Whenever a new version of Firefox is released, there is always the possibility that some of your add-ons will not be compatible. When this happens you can either wait for the add-on to be upgraded, not upgrade Firefox or go without the extension. Alternately, you can easily ‘hack’ the add-on to force compatibility.
The process is pretty simple: you download the add-on install file and extract the files and edit the configuration file. After recompressing the new package you can install the modified add-on in the new version of Firefox.
Of course, this does not guarantee functionality since the add-on is not natively compatible, but it is definitely worth a shot if you find yourself in a pinch.
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Nightly tester tools do the same job.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6543
by the way someones fixed linkification so it now works
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/92382
I meant to say ietab not linkification in my last post.
and Firefox 3.6.2 is out…. no broken addons this time.