One of the features I like with Windows Vista (yes there are some things I like with Vista) is the improved ALT+TAB interface. With Windows Vista not only can you still switch between windows with ALT+TAB but it shows you a preview of the Window. Now, Firefox does have a tab switcher option by default with CTRL+Tab. But all this does is switch between tabs by bringing the next (or previous if you do CTRL+SHIFT+Tab) into focus. There is no preview interface like I grown so accustom to in Windows Vista. That is until the Control Tab extension: This add-on…

This was another add-on from the 50 Add-ons…Change The Way You Surf The Web post that I thought would be very handy to have. Sadly, I was wrong. This add-on has a lot of potential but it’s default behaviors really bother me and are some what confusing. Once this add-on is install you will get your choice of a couple buttons to help you manage your Closed Tabs. However even that takes some work and is confusing. Here are my complaints: By default it adds an ‘Undo Last Closed Tab’ button to the left of the tab bar. I did…

There are seveal ways to quickly repoen a tab that was closed in error: CTRL+SHIFT+T reopens the last closed tab (note: CTRL+T opens a new tab) Right-click anywhere in the tab bar and select ‘Undo Closed Tab’ also reopens the last closed tab From the History Menu then Recently Closed Tabs allows you to select from a list of recently closed tabs.

Found this handy add-on from the list in the 50 Add-ons…Change The Way You Surf The Web post. Some sites (especially newspaper/television) require you to create a free account to view some or all of the content. Many people don’t want to give out their personal information or email address. In the case of the latter, some people setup a ‘junk email’ account for the purpose. Still, it is pain and time consuming to have to register then wait for a confirmation email before you see or worse get back to the content you were trying to view. BugMeNot allows…

What can I say, I am sucker for add-ons lists. They’re great as I usually I can find a new add-on or two add to my collection that I would have not known about otherwise. Last month we brought you 100 Essential Firefox Add-Ons for Librarians. This time around we have 50 Firefox 3 Add-ons That Will Change the Way You Surf the Web. Like the Librarians collection there are also broken down in to categories. Even better about this list is since all the add-ons listed are hosted on AMO, they should work with no problems in Firefox 3….