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Updating the Better Extensions for Firefox 3.6

Gina Trapani — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:57:10 +0000

Now that the Firefox 3.6 beta is available for download (portable version is here), it's time to start updating the Better Firefox extensions. The most popular ones, Better Gmail 2 and Better GReader, are already 3.6-compatible; the rest will come in the next few weeks. As always, join the Google Group to ask questions or make comments about the Better Firefox extensions.

Better GReader 0.7.2 Catches Up to Reader Updates

Gina Trapani — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:03:56 +0000

Just released an update to my Firefox add-on, Better GReader 0.7.2, which contains a few fixes plus a new integrated print button. Huge thanks to the folks at Mozilla for making Better GReader one of their official "Recommended" add-ons; it's now got over 33,000 active daily users (relatively small compared to Better Gmail 2's 304,000 daily users).

As always, a lively conversation about all the Better Webapps add-ons is going on on the mailing list. Hit us up with questions, problems, or requests there.

Download Better GReader and let us know what you think. My favorite feature: "Preview Item," which loads the originating web page right inside Google Reader.

Better Webapps Collection of Firefox Extensions Now Available

Gina Trapani — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:44:40 +0000

Now that Mozilla's launched Add-on Collections, an easy way to subscribe to lists of good extensions for Firefox and friends, it only made sense to compile my series of Better extensions into a single collection.

Subscribe to the Better Webapps Firefox extension collection to get all the add-ons I'm still maintaining: Better Gmail 2, Better GReader, Better Amazon, Better YouTube, Better Flickr, Better GReader, and Better GCal. (Yes, some of these I maintain a bit more actively than others.)

You'll need Mozilla's official Add-on Collector to subscribe to the collection and others; if you do, you'll automatically get updates to it as we go along. If you have questions regarding any of the Better Webapps add-ons, hit up the mailing list.

Also, speaking of Better add-ons and collections, thanks to both Lifehacker and Download Squad for including Better Gmail 2 in their collections: Lifehacker's Must-Have Extensions and Downloadsquad Pack.