Ultimate Browser - The Think Geek's Way

The ultimate browser based on FireFox is what we here at Think Geek's use to enhance the Internet browsing experience. Using Mozila FireFox and these add on extensions can eliminate a lot clicks and typing. Visiting frequent sites on a daily, weekly basis become easier and manageable. We here at Think Geek's use this as our primary browser as it's capabilities are far ahead of Internet Explorer by Microsoft. Though there are thousands of extensions available these are the most recommended by Think Geek's for their usefulness and enhancements.

Requirements:

Browser - Mozila FireFox (Download)

Extensions: (not all these are required but we do recommend them)

• Adblock Plus - Block those unwanted pop-ups and advertisements that are annoying and worthless.
• Broadband Speed Test - Check the status of the High Speed Internet with quick click and make sure your getting the speed your paying for.
• CTRL Tab Preview - Tab browsing just got easier with quick changes from tab to tab.
• FasterFox - Speeds up loading of websites by forcing sites to deliver pages faster.
• Foxmarks - Sync bookmarks across multiple computers or view them anywhere.
• IE View - View pages that were developed specifically for Internet Explorer with a single click.
• Mouse Gestures - Use your mouse to navigate your browser with cursor movements
• Speed Dial - Have your most visited pages as your home page with speed dial links.
• Tab Mix Plus - Enhance the tab browsing.
• Forcast Fox - Get weather updates instantly for your area.
• Hyperwords - Interact with words on any website even if there not clickable.

Optional: (don't like the look of your FireFox - Try a different theme)

• 14ZKids - Theme just for kids to make browsing fun for kids.
• BlueIce2 - Simple but elegant look.
• Aero Silver Fox - 3D Silver Glass look.
• Vista-Aero - Make FireFox look like your Internet Explorer.

Extensions/Add-Ons
	Adblock Plus	Ever been annoyed by all those ads and banners on the internet that often take longer to download than everything else on the page? Install Adblock Plus now and get rid of them.	ADD TO FIREFOX
	Broadband Speed Test	This extension includes a set of tools for broadband users. It can measure the bandwidth of Internet connections and perform diagnostic tests (connectivity, ping and traceroute etc).	ADD TO FIREFOX
	CTRL Tab Preview	This is an extension that replaces the behavior of Ctrl+Tab to visually view tabs in a nifty window.	ADD TO FIREFOX
	Faster Fox	Performance and network tweaks for Firefox to make pages load faster using a force technology to put load on the server to get pages.	ADD TO FIREFOX
	Foxmarks	If you use Firefox on more than one computer, you'll want Foxmarks. Install Foxmarks on each computer, and it will work silently in the background to keep your bookmarks synchronized. You can also log in to my.foxmarks.com to manage your bookmarks from any computer.	ADD TO FIREFOX
	IE View	Lets you load pages in Internet Explorer with a single right-click, or mark certain sites to *always* load in IE.	ADD TO FIREFOX
	Mouse Gestures	Allows you to execute common commands (like page forward/backward, close tab, new tab) by mouse gestures drawn over the current web page, without reaching for the toolbar or the keyboard. You can also use click-only "rocker" gestures which are even faster than drawn gestures.	ADD TO FIREFOX
	Speed Dial	With Speed Dial, you can easily access your most used websites. To show the Speed Dial tab, use the Speed Dial button (which can be added to the toolbar), or enter "chrome://speed dial/content" in your location bar.	ADD TO FIREFOX
	Tab Mix Plus	Tab Mix Plus enhances Firefox's tab browsing capabilities. It includes such features as duplicating tabs, controlling tab focus, tab clicking options, undo closed tabs and windows, plus much more. It also includes a full-featured session manager with crash recovery that can save and restore combinations of opened tabs and windows.	ADD TO FIREFOX
	Forecast Fox	Get international weather forecasts from Weather.com, and display it in any toolbar or status bar. Always have a jump on the weather man about the weather with up-to-date information.	ADD TO FIREFOX
	Hyperwords	Select any word (or words) for a menu of useful commands including references, searches, conversions, translations, email & more. Great way to learn new words or just search new terms or keywords.	ADD TO FIREFOX
Themes/Personalize
	14ZKids	A colorful theme for the young and the young at heart. Artists just love colors	ADD TO FIREFOX
	BlueIce2	Blue Ice 2 enhances the original Blue Ice theme with large, frosty toolbar icons, usability tweaks, more consistent cross-browser theme colors and a stylized menu/progress bar.	ADD TO FIREFOX
	Aero Silver Fox	A crisp silver theme to enhance the buttons clearly.	ADD TO FIREFOX
	Vista Aero	The most Internet Explorer 7-like theme with Vista Aero style!. You wont believe your using FireFox.	ADD TO FIREFOX