InsaneJournal

Extensions = love
I always seem to do extension links piecemeal, but I wanted them all collected in one place. And I'm gonna try to keep this post updated as I link new extensions in the future. New extensions are red. Well, burgundy.

• Better GCal. Installed mainly for the "week numbers" feature, since people in this country often use the week number as a reference and I hardly ever know what the hell they're talking about.


• Bookmark Duplicate Detector. Recognizes if you have the same bookmark in any other folder and asks you if you really want a duplicate, which, let's face it, with 2000+ bookmarks, I'm probably going to say no to.


• Bookmarks LinkChecker. Detects broken links in your bookmarks. I usually only use this when I go on an organizational kick and try to wrestle my bookmarks into shape.


• Calculator. My favorite things about this calculator: History. Saves all my past calculations. Conversions. Converts temperature, mass, volume, length, etc. Invaluable in my line of work.


• Clippings. Save frequently-entered text for pasting later. This is one of those extensions I feel like I should be using more than I do. I just seem to forget that it's there. *makes concerted effort to use it more*


• ColorZilla. You select a color on any web page and get the hex code for use in other programs.


• CoLT. CoLT makes it easy to copy either a hyperlink's text or both the link and the link's text. Used to link every item on this list!


• Dog Ears. Mark important parts of a webpage to easily relocate them. Good for not only finding important items fast, but because of the saved history, it's a great way to temporarily bookmark fanfics that you're currently reading.


• Download Statusbar. Is there anyone who can do without this at this point? It should be integrated into Firefox in my opinion.


• ErrorZilla Mod. Replaces the regular error page with a page with links to Try Again, Try Google Cache, Try Wayback Machine, etc.


• Extended Copy Menu. Provides the option to copy selection as plain text or html. Not quite the same as CoLT. Installed to provide an easy way to include images in the copied material. I hate linking images by hand, and thanks to this, Semagic and LiveJournal Hook, I never do.


• Favicon Picker 2. This really helps organize your bookmarks, especially when you use the Smart Bookmarks Bar.


• Fission. Fission combines address bar and progress bar (Safari style). This is probably the one I'm closest to uninstalling because it keeps trying to update with corrupt versions and I'm sick of always skipping it.


• Forecastfox. Since I hardly ever watch TV, I need to get my weather forecasts from somewhere.


• FoxClocks. I actually use this mostly because my ancient computer isn't compatible with my TV, so the screen resolution has to be set so that I can't quite see the clock down in the corner. However, it's also great for keeping track of what time it is where my flisters are at. Especially Brazil, since the time zone/south of the equator Daylight Savings thing always screws me up.


• Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer. LOVE THIS. Love the tree-like structure that you can't get from bookmarking sites like delicious and Simpy, love being able to access them online, love the ease of transfer when getting a new computer.


• FoxyTunes. Anything that'll help me keep only my browser open is a-okay with me. This one handles all my music needs.


• Gmail Notifier. I also use the WebMail Notifier on my laptop, but that's mostly so I don't forget to check my hotmail and lose the account - something that's happened repeatedly. Luckily, no one else ever wants my user name there.


• Google Calendar Notifier. I adore all of Google services, and this not only serves as a reminder tool, it also provides a quick link to the site.


• Google Calendar Quick Add. A shortcut to add calendar entries quickly without having to open a Google Calendar.


• Google Icon. Adds favicon to google search results. Helps you get an easy overview of the search results and is also great for use with Favicon Picker.


• Google Images Re-linker. Skips the frames version and goes directly to the image.


• Greasemonkey. Allows you to customize the way a webpage displays using small bits of JavaScript. Absolutely essential for the modern surfer. Here and here are some LJ-specific scripts to get you started. Or see the links further down.


• gTranslate. Curious about what your foreign flisters are really saying to each other? Just highlight, right-click and choose gTranslate. Babblefish at its finest, of course, but it does give you a sense of the conversation.


• HashColouredTabs+. Uses color coding for sites that don't have favicons. Good for FaviconizeTab and for general overview purposes. It does irk me that you can't pre-pick colors for frequently visited sites, but it's better than nothing.


• IE Tab. Embedding Internet Explorer in tabs of Mozilla/Firefox. Good for sites that absolutely positively won't work in anything but IE. Of course, I'm such a Firefox snob that reject such sites without a second's pause. However, there is this game that doesn't work anywhere else, and occasionally, it calls to me...


• Image Toolbar. I use it mainly for the Copy Image function, since that's how I transfer screencaps into Photoshop when I'm making icons/picspams.


• Image Zoom. I use this A LOT. Especially the "zoom to fit", which I use for icons that I want to take a closer look at and screencaps with higher resolution than my screen.


• IMDb Preview.


• Preview movie & actor posters when hovering over their IMDb links. I use this mainly on LJ. Since it's kind of annoying to have the pop-up pop up immediately when you're actually on IMDb, I set the delay to 500 ms instead of the pre-programmed 100 ms.


• Link Alert. Changes the cursor to indicate the target of a link. I never realized how much I used this until I was surfing on a friend's computer. It's basically a safety precaution, but you quickly get used to knowing just exactly what it is you're clicking on.


• LiveJournal Hook. Integration of LiveJournal specific tags and text formatting into the right click context menu. The only thing I HATE is that the icon randomizer is preselected. Make sure you uncheck that box immediately unless you want it to pick your icons for you. You can use it on other LJ-compatible sites by listing the site names in the Clones tab under Options.


• NoScript. Forces you to activate scripts, which leads to safer and more personalized surfing.


• Organize Status Bar. I'm actually thinking of replacing it with this, which allows you to have multiple status bars that you can switch between, as well as organizing them. Hmmm...


• PDF Download. Allows to choose if you want to view a PDF file inside the browser (as PDF or HTML), if you want to view it outside Firefox with your default or custom PDF reader, or if you want to download it!


• Resurrect Pages. What do we do when a page is dead but we still want to see it? Call in the clerics, and perform a resurrection.


• Save Image in Folder.


• Save Link in Folder. I couldn't live without these two handy time-savers.


• Smart Bookmarks Bar. Only shows the icons in the bookmarks bar to save space. I've elected to have folder names show since ALL my bookmarks are housed on the bookmarks bar for ease of access.


• Snap Links. Open multiple links in new tabs with right-click/drag. Though I'm more prone to using the wheel-click to open in new tab, this is a good alternative for opening several links that are placed together (such as screencaps, as Tissa rightly pointed out).


• Stop-or-Reload Button. Merges the Stop and Reload buttons into one.


• Stylish. Customize the look of the application and of websites with Stylish, a user styles manager. Someone specifically mentioned using this for delicious, and since I've been trying to start using the site at least for fic and maybe for art resources I figured not having to look at the ugly-ass layout would be a good start.


• Super DragAndGo. Click and drag to save images, etc. I don't use this much, and I'm not sure I'll be keeping it for long.


• Tab Mix Plus. Includes such features as duplicating tabs, controlling tab focus, tab clicking options, undo closed tabs and windows, plus much more. Also includes a full-featured session manager.


• Undo Closed Tabs Button. I avoid right-clicking if I don't have to.


• VideoDownloader. I rarely care enough about online videos to download them, but I like knowing I can.


• Web Developer. One of these days, this extension will come in handy, I swear!


• WebMail Notifier. Supports : gmail, yahoo, hotmail, daum, naver, empas, nate and more.

• Always link to full LiveJournal userinfo.


• LJ Instant Comment. I mostly use this for downloading comms, saving me having to load each page.


• LJ Friend-Of Unhide. Nosy. Bitch. *g*


• LJ New Comments.


• LJ Thread Unfolder - Unfold All, All layouts.


• LJ Message Center: Delete Multiple Subscriptions.


• LJ Who. Puts an icon at the end of each user name that you can click and enter information about that user that is stored locally on your computer and is then visible when you hover over that icon.


• LJ Collapse Redux. I think there's a conflict with another script, or possibly with my layout, because this just Does. Not. Work for me. And I really want it to. *pout*


• Pin Messages. Never accidentally delete a message from your LJ inbox.


• LJ Show comments inline. If you want to see comments but don't want to open the entire post (because really, loading those picspams every time you want to see new comments is ANNOYING). This loads the comments directly into your friends page.