I tried Opera and Safari and I didn’t like them. I was also brave or stupid enough to try Google Chrome again (after they released a new version). I didn’t like Google Chrome either. The main problem with all these browsers is that there are not a lot of plug-ins. So I stay with Firefox. To free up memory, I periodically quit and restart Firefox.
August 4, 2009
March 26, 2009
How to install Flash Player in Ubuntu 8.0.4 and Firefox 3.0
There are many ways to install Flash Player. But I found this to work the best. I did not have any luck trying to install Flash Player 10.
1. Close Firefox.
2. Open a Terminal window in Ubuntu.
3. Update the package list. Type:
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sudo apt-get update
- Wait until the list is updated.
4. Get the flash player and install it. Type:
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sudo apt-get install flashplugin-nonfree
- This will install Flash Player 9.
5. Check it is installed.
- Open FireFox. Go to the plugins page by type this into the URL.
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about:plugins
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- You should see Shockwave Flash in the plugins page.
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September 1, 2008
Useful Firefox add-ons
Here is a list of useful Firefox add-ons that I currently use.
Addblock Plus
Customize Google
- Removes adds from search results.
- Rewrites links to point straight to the images in Google Image.
- Blocks Google Analytic cookies.
- And many other features.
- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/743
Flashblock
- Replaces Flash object with a button so you can decide whether to play it or not.
- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/433
Forecastfox
- Displays current weather condition and weather forecasts from AccuWeather.com in status bar.
- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/398
NoScript
- Allows active content to run only from sites you trust, and protect yourself against XSS attacks.
- The drawback is that you have to build a list of sites you trust.
- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722
Nuke Anything Enhanced
- Allows hiding of almost anything via context menu ‘Remove Object’.
- This is useful when I just want to print some section. “Print Selection” works, but it takes some effort to select the sections, especially when the page is long. Also I can’t preview. This add-on allows me to preview the page after the objects have been removed.
- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/951
PDF Download
- When you click on a link that points to a PDF file, this add-on asks you if you want to download it, open it, view it as html, or bypass it.
- This is a great add-on to have to prevent Firefox from been unresponsive when downloading large PDF files or you just want to see the content of the PDF file without downloading it.
- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/636
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