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.

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:

• sudo apt-get update

• Wait until the list is updated.

4. Get the flash player and install it.  Type:

• 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.

  • about:plugins

• You should see Shockwave Flash in the plugins page.

Here is a list of useful Firefox add-ons that I currently use.

Addblock Plus

• Blocks ads.
• https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

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

References:

• Firefox add-on page.
• LifeHackers Top 10 Must-have Firefox extensions.