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RxPG_Team · Credits: 19655991 My Scrapbook My Reading List 5 Books

Internet is a great educational tool. And Firefox browser can be the perfect tool to tap this resource effectively.

We are starting this thread to help all of us share about the extensions which helped us to study or research the net for information more effectively. Everyone is welcome to participate but please keep the thread focussed only on extensions which are useful while learning.

BGM · Credits: 104373 My Scrapbook

SCRAP BOOK

Scrap book is a very effective tools for those who are doing research or making a Study project.

This extension allows u to save and edit web pages.
So through this tool u can gather all the web pages u need, edit and highlight all important points & thats it! the base for ur project is ready!

This is a screenshot showing scrapbook in action in an online grays Anatomy webpage. See how it can be used to highlight important points!

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To get it,

BGM · Credits: 104373 My Scrapbook

CUSTOMIZE GOOGLE

Not getting the answer of the controversial entrance question by google search?

Then this is the Add-On for you!

Customize Google adds lots n lots of options to google search,

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If u are unable to find the answer thru google search, u can always choose to try your search on
Ya ho o,
Ask,
AllTheWeb,
Live,
Lycos,
Technorati,
Feedster,
Wikipedia,
Bloglines,
Altavista &
A9 with the help of this extension!!

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To get it,

BGM · Credits: 104373 My Scrapbook

"GOOGLE SUGGEST" option in CUSTOMIZE GOOGLE

There a lot of wonderful advantages by installing customize Google.

The best thing is the Google Suggest option which will display the possible matches even before we press Enter!

Another advantage is the variety it adds to Google search!

Just see this screen shot and u will understand.

Bruno · Credits: 44579 My Scrapbook My Reading List 50 Books

I like the Download Status Bar.....

Of late, Opera too has caught up with Firefox in many ways (example - Speed Dial in Opera)

BGM · Credits: 104373 My Scrapbook

USAGE COUNTER

Are you worried about your excessive online hours?

Do you lose the sense of time after sitting in front of a PC?

If yes, you will love this extension,

It tells you how much time you have spent using Firefox and browsing sites.

Features:
- Total & Session Uptime
- Total & Session Usage
- Total & Session Site Usage
- Blacklist/Ignore Sites
- Statistics for every site

And there is a timer running in firefox showing you the time you spent online.

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