Firefox, Not Just An Internet Browser Anymore!

Firefox 3.0 is here and it is bringing with it a slew of features that Firefox already has and so few people are aware of, and even less take advantage of them. Firefox has two distinct features that allow you to download and install multitudes of plugins and even themes to change its appearance. To learn more about all of the features of Firefox you can find more here .

Add-ons Manager

Mozilla has made it even easier to get Add-ons. You don't even have to go the their website anymore and can access everything right from the browser. You can review the listed add-ons with ratings, recommendations, descriptions and pictures. You can also view, manage, and disable third party add-ons.

Simply go to Tools --> Add-ons in the program Menu:

Voilà! The Add-ons Manager appears.

Here we are going to list a few of the most popular and useful everyday plugins available for Firefox 3.0:

Adblock Plus - Ever been annoyed by all those ads and banners on the internet that often take longer to download than everything else on the page? Install Adblock Plus now and get rid of them.
Video DownloadHelper - The easy way to download and convert Web videos from hundreds of YouTube-like sites. This works also for audio and picture galleries.
DownThemAll! - The first and only download manager/accelerator built inside Firefox!
IE Tab - IE Tab - an extension from Taiwan, features: Embedding Internet Explorer in tabs of Mozilla/Firefox. A must if you use Internet Explorer for certain sites, this will prevent you from having to switch back and forth between browsers. This is for Windows based pc's with Firefox installed ONLY!
Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer - If you use Firefox on more than one computer, you'll want Foxmarks. Install Foxmarks on each computer, and it will work silently in the background to keep your bookmarks synchronized. You can also log in to my.foxmarks.com to manage your bookmarks from any computer.
United States English Dictionary - English United States (en-US) spellchecking dictionary.
Fast Dial - Fast access to your favorite sites through thumbnails, like Opera Speed Dial.
All-in-One Sidebar - All-in-One Sidebar (AiOS) is an award-winning sidebar control, inspired by Opera's. It lets you quickly switch between sidebar panels, view dialog windows such as downloads, extensions, and more in the sidebar, or view source or websites in the sidebar.
CustomizeGoogle - CustomizeGoogle is a Firefox extension that enhance Google search results by adding extra information (like links to Yahoo, Ask.com, MSN etc) and removing unwanted information (like ads and spam). All features are optional and easily configured.
Gmail Manager - Allows you to manage multiple Gmail accounts and receive new mail notifications. Displays your account details including unread messages, saved drafts, spam messages, labels with new mail, space used, and new mail snippets.
Cooliris Previews - Cooliris Previews gives you the power to browse and share Web links and rich media faster. Just mouse over any link, and the Cooliris preview window immediately appears to show you the content. To email it, just click.
Mini Map Sidebar - The Minimap Addon gives you a suite of in-built maps and mapping tools for your web browser. Create and save a sidebar map using the addresses or address links you find on web pages (highlight then drag and drop), or by manually adding locations. Import/Export KML, GPX, minimap xml file, CSV (export only). View traffic Info, drag and drop kml files, local search, Google, Yahoo and Live Local directions, view in google earth, tagzania, platial, geourl and many more. Address/Location points are stored locally for later use.
FireFTP - FireFTP is a free, secure, cross-platform FTP client for Mozilla Firefox which provides easy and intuitive access to FTP servers.
WOT - Warns users about risky websites that try to scam visitors, deliver malware, or send spam.