If you do a lot of copy-pasting from Firefox, an add-on you simply must have is AutoCopy: Select text and it’s automatically copied to the clipboard. Like Linux or mIRC. Simple enough. Additionally, if you only want to get the plain text instead of the formatted text, this extension works with the Copy Plain Text extension to accomplish this. This is an...

Have you ever been reading a website which references something you would like more information on, but don’t want to have to navigate to another site? If so, just look it up directly in a pop-up window using Cleeki. With Cleeki your search experience can be as simple as one click on a keyword you would like to query. You leave the rest to Cleeki, which...

Most PCMech readers probably make good use of the tabs in their browser. Firefox users looking for some extensions to make their life easier might want to take a look at this article on Linux.com. The appropriately titled article “Recent Firefox extensions for tab addicts” covers about a dozen different extensions you might be interested in. There is...

Firefox users who are looking to either disguise or change the title of their tabs will want to take a look at the add-on, Page Title Eraser. From the description: The Page Title Eraser adds menu item to the page context menu and “Tools” menu items. “Right-click” menu includes a “Hide title” menu item now. Using this item you...

A while ago, I wrote about how to backup your Firefox bookmarks and that occassionally doing so was prudent in the event of a disaster. Of course, the problem with that method is that it is a manual process you have to remember to do. The best method is to have your bookmarks backed up automatically and the appropriately named add-on, Bookmark Backup, does just...

Most of us have a few sites we like to visit on a daily basis first thing in the morning (i.e. PCMech, your favorite comics, etc.). Rather than having to go through the ‘hassle’ of manually opening each page, check out the Firefox extension Morning Coffee. From the extension’s description: This extension lets you organize websites by day and...

Firefox ships with a very functional, yet somewhat basic download manager. For the most part, the default tool is adequate for the majority of users, however for those seeking a more powerful tool, check out the DownThemAll extension. DownThemAll makes the task of downloading any file (images, binaries, etc.) on a web site very easy. As opposed to selecting each...

A really nifty time saver when using a web browser is to control it by using simple mouse gestures. For example, whenever you need to go back to the previous page, instead of going to the back button at the top of the screen simply hold down the right mouse button and drag it to the left. Much quicker.To activate mouse gestures in Internet Explorer 7, use IE7...

Something interesting I came across today is a parental control addin for Firefox called Glubble. While I do not personally have a need for something like this, the idea is neat since it is something different from the whole “take over your computer” style program many parental control software suites employ. Glubble has a pretty (what I would...

Developers who use database back ends are probably used to having nice graphical environments in which to build and maintain their databases. Many of the popular choices (MySQL, SQL Server, etc.) have readily available environments, but one simple and easy database, SQLite seems to lack in this area. No longer with the SQLite Manager Firefox extension. This...

For those of you who like to keep a constant eye on your investment portfolio and use Firefox as your browser, take a look at the StockTicker extension. This extension is pretty simple to use. You just add the symbols and/or indexes in you want to monitor and set both a refresh and rotation (how often the stock symbols rotate from one to the next) time in the...

Have you ever wanted Firefox to act as a functional file manager (much like the way Internet Explorer acts in Windows)? With the Firefly Firefox extension, you can have this functionality. This free extension features (among others):Support for Windows and Linux (possibly Mac). View splitting. Auto-preview of files as long as appropriate readers are...

If you like to make use of TinyURL‘s and Firefox is your browser of choice, then you need to take a look at the TinyURL Creator extension. The usage is pretty straight-forward. Your URL is taken as input and then passes this along to TinyURL to give you the same thing you would get from TinyURL’s site. While this plugin isn’t the biggest of...