Have you ever copied some text from a Web page into your word
processor or e-mail client, only to find that the text kept its
original formatting? And, as you quickly discovered, getting rid of
that formatting is a chore. That's where the Copy Plain Text extension
comes in.
As the name suggests, Copy Plain Text strips any formatting from Web
page text. You can even set up the extension so that it removes and
extra space around the text that you've copied. If you do any research
on the Web, then you'll find Copy Plain Text to be a useful and
time-saving extension.
Flash Block
Flash has become a popular way to do Web animation. It's used in
ads, Web site splash pages, and more. But Flash content can also be
really annoying. It can take a while to load, and can be distracting.
Flash Block lets you choose whether or not to view Flash on the Web.
The Flash content is replaced with a button. If you want to see the
Flash animation, just click the button.
Calendar
As you can tell from the name of this extension, it's a calendar that integrates with Firefox. But Calendar doesn't just display a the days of the month in a set of little boxes. Calendar is also great for reminding you of events, or for keeping track of various tasks that you need to do.
Say you have to meet a friend for lunch on a particular Thursday. You can set up an event that contains the time and date in Calendar, and add a note about where you'll be meeting. You can also set an alarm to remind you about the meeting. When you have one or more tasks to carry out, you can track them in Calendar. You set the tasks up in the same way as you would an event. You can also specify how much of the task has been done, and give it a priority.
Sage
Most news Web sites and many blogs have one thing in common: they
have feeds which shoot out the latest headlines and updates. To read
those feeds, you'd normally use a piece of software called an RSS
reader. Not anymore. The Sage extension adds an RSS reader to Firefox.
Sage is pretty much a list of the feeds that you've bookmarked. In fact, the links associated with your feeds appears in your list of Firefox bookmarks. You open and close the list by pressing ALT-S, and you just click Sage's refresh button to get the latest updates to your feeds. Just click on a feed, and the headlines appear in a Firefox window.
FireFTP
If you build Web pages, then you know that you need to use an FTP (file transfer protocol) app to get your files on to your server. Instead of using a separate FTP program, why not try the FireFTP extension?
FireFTP is a great FTP client that opens in its own Firefox window. And it's easy to use. You enter the name of the FTP site you want to access, along with a login name and password. Then, click the Connect button. If all goes well, you're connected to the FTP server.
FireFTP consists of three panes. The two panes on the left side of the window list the folders on your computer, and the contents of the folder you're currently in. The pane on the right list the files and folders on the FTP server to which you're connected. Just select the files you want to transfer, and then click the upload or download button. The buttons are green arrows that point either to your computer or to the FTP server.