Important Things 1999

Can’t bear Firefox V3.5 any more, so back to V3.0.13, and update to V3.0.14.

But, still slow in its first startup.

Remove lots of plugins, only keep,

1. IE Tab

2. Zotero

3. Xmarks

4. Alexa Sparky

5. Gmail Manager

Maybe all these add-ons is why I like Firefox, and not give up to Maxthon.

Have tested Maxthon which is IE Kernel, two words to describe it “like light”.

But, I do NOT like its Adv in left-bottom status bar.

If, Mathon provide Zotero and Xmarks, and discard its Adv, ……………..  Hehe, it’s impossible. It’s more like a company.

Today, remove most plugins in Firefox V3.5.2 in order to improve its startup speed.

It seems having no effect after clearing up.

Firefox V3.5.2 starts up  slower than IE V6.0, and often crashs.

I have reported many times about the crash related with bookmark’s operation since V2, it’s still in this version.

After you create a bookmark or folder in left side bar, move it immediately, this operation will make Firefox crash.

If you tired of Firefox, Mathon will be a good choice to replaceV3.5.2, URL: http://www.maxthon.com/

I still use Firefox because of its powerful plugins, such as Xmarks, Alexa, and Zotera.

Firefox V3.5.2 is still in pre-release version, it’s hurry to publish, and harms its reputation.

Plugins in my Firefox V3.5 now,

1. Alexa Sparky

2. Gmail Manager

3. IE Tab

4. Java Quick Starter

5. Xmarks

6. Zotero

all of them are active.

Updated Firefox from 3.0.5 to 3.5.2. It’s a failure update because V3.5 has a long startup and is not compatible with some website. Also it seemed V3.5 want more CPU.

Now, Plugins and Addons in Firefox  V3.5.2,

• Alexa Sparky(Usally disable)
• FEBE(can be deleted)
• IE Tab
• Java Quick Starter(can be deleted)
• Xmarks
• Zotero

1. Using Foxmarks to synchronize bookmark between laptop and desktop PC.

2. Using Zotero to record interesting content when browsing.

3. Zotero home directory is backuped by Dropbox, so it can be restored/downloaded in different computer.

4. Using FEBE to backup addons and restore in other PCs

5. Using sync tools(lots of) to synchronize user directory of Firefox/Thunderbird from laptop to U-disk, for password, bookmark, and configuration protection.

6. Set cache 50MB.

7. Using Chromifox theme to replase colorfultabs addon which uses an ugly backupgroud picture in tabs after every upgrading.

Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives right where you do your work — in the web browser itself.

Refer: http://www.zotero.org/

IT1999 says “I used to collect web content using myBase, please refer: myBase for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista, until found zotero. “

Note: zotero directory can be backuped with dropbox or mozy.