Sarah's Top Ten Firefox Plug-ins and Extensions

I love Firefox.  There are relatively few things in this world that work well, give me what I need from them, and do so seamlessly.  Firefox is one of those things.  One of the best things about Firefox is all of the additional little widgety things you can add on to customize the functionality of your browser.  Some people call them add-ons, others call them extensions. And there is probably some very technical explanation of the difference between the two, but my brain hasn't the space to remember that.  Here are the ones that make me smile the most, and why:

1. Column Bookmarks: view your bookmark list in a column so you don't have to scroll to Hades and back to see what's at the bottom of your list
2. Copy Plain Text: turns all text copied from web pages into plain, unformatted text.  A lifesaver for those of us working with web content.
3. Enhanced Bookmark Search: vastly increases the bookmark search function
4. Firebug: lets you view and edit webpage code a lot easier
5. Fireshot: a screenshot tool that lets you annotate your screenshots (I use this because for some reason Jing, which also rocks, crashes every computer I've tried it on)
6. Firesizer: lets you resize windows to specific pixel dimensions (great for web developers)
7. Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer: synch up your bookmarks between different computers and also access them online - I would love to take this developer out to lunch to say thank you.
8. Snap Links: draw a box around a series of links you want to open, and they all open at once to your specifications (can you say "time saver"?)
9. Tab Mix Plus: so much control over how your tabs look and function it will make your head spin - if you're a tab addict, try this out and you'll find at least one thing to love
10. Unhide Passwords: shows you what you're typing (or have saved) in those password fields that usually show just asterisks - only use this though if you're pretty sure nobody's peering over your shoulder.  Am I the only one who thinks I make mistakes typing in these fields, but can't tell if I did for sure and then end up retyping the same thing at the pace of a snail to make sure it's right?  This add-on fixed that for me right quick.

Bonus!!!!!  Three extensions that I use at home that I also like are Autofill Forms (put in your standard data once, and future forms will be pre-filled out for you), RetailMeNot (a toolbar from the famous "online coupon code" site that notifies you if the site you're on has available discount codes), and the Facebook Toolbar (automatic log-in, searching, live notifications, and more).

Long live APIs and add-ons that make people's lives easier!