Free Firefox Extensions Every Student Should Have
Posted on | December 1, 2009 | No Comments
Firefox may be in the number two spot for web browsers in the world, but it is number one in the minds of many students. Firefox web browser is more stable than most other available web browsers. In addition, it is a well-designed browser that comes with a great number of useful features, including private browsing, tabs and session restore. However, the feature that makes the Firefox web browser such a fantastic option for students is the available extensions.
The Firefox web browser has a considerably large library of extensions and add-on that have been created by users. These extensions and add-ons are a great way to customize your browser so that it suits your needs ideally. Here are a few Firefox extensions that every student should have:
1. Delicious
Delicious is one of the best bookmarking sites on the Internet today. This site’s Firefox extension is ideally suited for any student. With the extension, the Delicious bookmarking tool is accessible from the sidebar of the web browser, which makes searching and organizing all of your tags and bookmarks easier than you ever imagined.
Your bookmarks will remain synchronized between the browser extension and the Delicious web site, giving you access to edit your research from any location. With the Delicious web browser extension for Firefox, you will be able to keep track of your research with the greatest of ease.
2. FireCal
Any student working to fulfill the math requirements of their education will benefit from using the FireCal web browser extension for Firefox. It is a wide-ranging calculator extension takes care of all of the general functions you expect from a calculator, but also comes with a daily energy requirement calculator, a body mass calculator, a color selector and converter, a currency converter, a compound interest calculator, a wind chill calculator and a temperature calculator.
The FireCal extension for the Firefox web browser can be used by students studying meteorology, finance, nutrition, science, art, medicine and a great many other subjects as well.
3. Firefox Environment Backup Extension
If you use the Firefox web browser on a regular basis for academic purposes, you will want to ensure that all of the work that you do is secure and saved often. The Firefox Environment Backup Extension is one of the best ways to back up all of your bookmarks, search plugins, cookies, extensions, themes, saved passwords, histories, preferences and so much more, automatically.
The Firefox Environment Backup Extension will back up everything at a scheduled time as installable .xpi files. You will be able to install your backed up files on other computers as easy as installing any other extension.
4. Juice
Juice is an extension for Firefox that allows you to select any text on a web page and find out additional information. All you have to do is highlight the text that you want to find out more about and drag it, Juice will search Wikipedia, YouTube, IMDB, Yahoo! and others to find more information automatically.
The best part about Juice is it knows the difference between a movie title and a person’s name so it will search for movie trailers for Benjamin Buttons instead of Wikipedia for a biography. The Juice extension is the best way to learn more about your research without disrupting your flow of work.
5. LeechBlock
The web is a wonderful place filled with glorious distractions. The LeechBlock extension for Firefox is the best way to ensure you stay on track when you need to be working. You will be able to specify the sites that you want to keep yourself away from and the times when those sites will be inaccessible. You will be able to schedule the time you need to work on your research, and not worry about wasting time watching YouTube videos or chatting with friends on Facebook.
You can set time limits and LeechBlock will block sites after the specified time has passed. If you need to stop immediately, the lockdown feature will lock you out at the simple click of a button.
6. Reminderfox
Reminderfox is a wonderful calendar extension designed for the Firefox web browser. You can add items and set a time to be reminded about them. You can set events to repeat daily, weekly, monthly or yearly. A notification box will pop up in the bottom corner of your browser at the time you specify. It also includes a to-do list that allows students to review daily lists of all the things they need to accomplish.
7. Taboo
When you are working on research, it is common to have several tabs open in your browser. Taboo allows you to save tabs for later. Once you save the tab, you will be able to close it and come back to it in the future when you actively need it. It even saves scroll location so you can return to the exact place where you left off reading.
Dena White writes about how to obtain an online undergraduate degree.
Comments
Leave a Reply