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Firefox only (Windows/Mac/Linux): Close’n Forget, one of the runners-up for Mozilla’s Best Firefox 3 Extensions, has updated to, well, actually work more often, erasing any site’s cookie/history/AwesomeBar evidence from Firefox with one button click. More »

Firefox with Greasemonkey: The AddTo Google Reader script adds web pages to your shared items in Google Reader, so you can bookmark and share non-feed items easily. Once you’ve installed the script, More »

Firefox only (Windows/Mac/Linux): Keep your menubar and its drop-down options accessible but out of sight with the handy little Hide Menubar Firefox extension. More »

You already know how to create multiple user profiles in Firefox for various types of online work; but if you’re trying to troubleshoot an existing Firefox profile, start up the ‘fox in “Safe Mode” to disable add-ons or reset other custom configuration. Use firefox -safe-mode at the command line to get there.

Firefox only (Windows/Mac/Linux): The Flickr Gallery Plus Firefox extension or Grease monkey script make browsing galleries faster and easier in Flickr. More »

Firefox with Greasemonkey: The Gmail Unread Message Count in Favicon Greasemonkey user script displays your unread message count on the Gmail site favicon.

If you’re not familiar with the concept of the favicon, it’s the small icon that appears next to the address bar or in the tab and helps identify which sites are open in which tab (like the little ‘lh’ that Lifehacker uses as its favicon). With this script installed, the favicon gets even more useful by showing your unread count in addition to identifying which tab holds your Gmail account. The unread number glows brighter with each new message you receive, and it maxes out at 10. The improved favicon is a perfect More »

Google has taken a more aggressive approach to moving users away from Internet Explorer, recommending that Gmail users install Firefox or Chrome if they want to see Gmail run “an average of twice as fast.”

When you log into Gmail using Internet Explorer, you’ll see a “Get faster Gmail” link in the set of links across the top of the page. If you follow the link in IE7, which claims that Gmail runs an average of twice as fast on Firefox 3 or Chrome than it does IE.
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Firefox extension Automatic Save Folder allows you to assign filters to your downloads, so that the save as dialogue always points in the right direction.

After installing Automatic Save Folder you can begin assigning rules based on domains and file types. You can set up a rule for instance, so that every time you save a file from More »