Firefox 3 and just about any version of Firefox is nothing special without addons. Here are 5 Firefox 3 addons that are a must have:
1) AdBlock Plus – Give you an ad free browsing experience. (including both banner and third party ads such as Google Adsense) It cannot block links.
2) StumbleUpon – Brings to the StumbleUpon toolbar. It allows you to discovers web sites based on your interests, learns what you like and brings you more. You can review and tag sites.
3) Greasemonkey – Allows you to customize the way a webpage displays using small bits of JavaScript. There are hundreds of free scripts to use.
4) Customize Google – This addon enhances your Google search results by adding extra information (like links to Yahoo, Ask.com, MSN etc) and removing unwanted information (like ads and spam). All features are optional and easily configured.
5) New Tab Homepage – A very simple tabbed browsing extension that loads your homepage when you open a new tab. If you have multiple homepages, the first is chosen.
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