On 5/21/07, Lynn Newton <lynn.newton@gmail.com> wrote:
> I do not add many plugins to FF either in Linux or Windows. I explicitly DO
> NOT download/add ANY add-ons from links that pop up on web sites. > Basicly I
> do not trust the average site to be honest or competent to add something to
> my system.
Well, that's way to look at it I suppose.
Personally, as a pretty heavy web user and developer I have 13
Firefox downloads on my Linux version, and don't know how I ever
lived without any of them. Well ... there is one and maybe two
that I could dispense with.
Every one that I use I've found by going to Firefox's extensions
site at addons.mozilla.com and downloading what looks good after
reading any appropriate reviews. I also figure anything that's
marked as particularly popular is being used by a lot of people,
so is likely to work.
Exactly my point Lynn.
addons.mozilla.com being one of the trusted sites. What I was clumsily trying to say is that if I see a link in a news item, blog or whatever for an add-on, I NEVER use that link to get the add-on. As far as the number of add-ons, I don't think I have ever had more than 5 or 6 but I also don't see 13 as a large number compared to some folks. On the other hand, I think I have only ever had FF crash once or twice and I also use it heavily. Sometimes I will have 20-30 tabs open
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