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I’ve been using Firefox since around version 1.0, and over the past few years, it’s become the only web browser I can use. Yes, Safari and Camino are both great browsers, IE7 is better than IE6 but still not great, and Opera is decent too, but their is one key thing that all those browsers are missing. Great Addons. I think addons are the killer app for Firefox, and with Firefox 3, addons are better than ever.

Here is a list of addons that I’ve come across over the past few years

Adblock Plus - It does exactly what it says, it blocks advertisements. Those annoying flashing banner ads are gone for good!

NoScript - This addon disables all scripts on all websites by default, so no annoying JavaScript gets through. You can whitelist websites that you want to allow executable content on.

Linkification - This is my absolute favorite addon. Quite often people forget to actually link a URL that they copy and paste. This automatically links any URLs that haven’t been hyperlinked.

Download Statusbar - This neatly organizes and shows you your downloads in a tiny statusbar at the bottom of your browser window and doesn’t get in the way of your browsing!

Firefox PDF Plugin - One of my main complaints about Firefox is that when you view a PDF, it downloads it and uses Preview to open it. With this plugin, it allows you to view it in your browser. No files to mess up your downloads folder.

TwitterFox - I twitter alot, and having it just a short keystroke away in Firefox is very handy when you want to blast out a link you’ve found. You can follow me at http://twitter.com/shawnmolnar

URL Fixer - Everyone misspells URL’s from time to time, this corrects common errors such as .con, .ocm, etc.

StumbleUpon - I love StumbleUpon. Its algorithms to find content that you like are great and has introduced me to many new blogs and other sites that I’ve come to use nowadays.

Mozilla Weave - Weave has found a new special place in my heart. It synchronizes all of my data between Firefox 3 on my Mac, and Firefox 3 for Vista in boot camp. So whenever I have to use Vista, I can open up Firefox and have all of my data there too, bookmarks, history, even passwords if you like.

PicLens - PicLens is a very cool addon that allows you to view 3D slideshows of Facebook images, Flickr images, and on many more sites. It’s a great way to view multiple pictures at the same time.

Those are my favorite plugins, If I’ve missed anything or you have one you think I’d like, leave a comment or reply to me on Twitter!

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