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eeePC Firefox Plugins/Addons

eeePCs come pre-installed with the wonderful Firefox browser. The 7-inch screen means that screen real-estate is at a premium so I have listed below some Firefox add-ons that I recommend.

Get rid of those pesky adverts:

Adblock Plus – https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865
Adblock Updater – https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1136

Shrink the menus:

Compact Menus 2 – https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4550

Hide all the menus and toolbars:

Fullerscreen – https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4650

Speed up that fox:

Fasterfox – https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1269

Change the text size at the click of a button:

QuickZoom – https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2540

Were this a personal machine I would probably add some others, but for pupil use in the classroom, this is my list so far.

Do you have any others you would add to the list? Please let me know in the comments.

Full Screen mode (F11):

Normal mode:

Amplify

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  • http://mathfest.blogspot.com Ross Isenegger

    catmoran has a great page about all things xo, among them recommended Firefox settings that are likely worth a look by EeePC owners.

  • http://www.mrstucke.com mrstucke

    Thanks Ross, I’ll have a look.

    Dan

  • http://timelady.com/blog/2008/04/01/759/ it’s about time» Blog Archive » A time…

    [...] a number of extensions to give you more desktop realestate in Firefox is so worth it. Also, make it [...]

  • Paul

    Thanks fr the tips, I found speed dial and colourful tabs were also useful.