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Re: Ask HN: What browser add-ons/extensions do you use?

#11

Post by talles »

I find myself using lesser and lesser add-ons as the years passes (idk why). Right now it's just a matter of:

* SearchPreview (I'm so used to that little screenshot on the search results... can't live without it anymore).

* FlagFox (Just for the curiosity where the website is hosted!)

* Pocket (Mostly links that I found at work but didn't had time to read there, I then read at home)

* AdBlock (Yeah, guilty. Download websites becames sane plus I hate so much thosein video ads at youtube ).

Re: Ask HN: What browser add-ons/extensions do you use?

#12

Post by talles »

gdewilde wrote: post #7
gdewilde wrote: post #3

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Why the down vote? Am I doing it wrong?

Instead of just a bunch of adons names, why not just list the most important ones and a little reason on why you use/like them.

In other words: why not make your contribution interisting somehow?

Didn't mean to be rude... just saying!

Re: Ask HN: What browser add-ons/extensions do you use?

#13

Post by dang »

gdewilde wrote: post #10
dang wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No doubt it was because of the massive copy-paste.

Ahhh of course, I keep forgetting how incredibly lazy people are. They cant even imagine someone would type that. Thanks for explaining.

I presume this is obvious, but the problem there is not whether it was pasted or typed; it's with the content dump. Good HN comments are supposed to be like good conversation. Just as one wouldn't read a complete list like that in a conversation, so one probably shouldn't write it into a thread here.

Re: Ask HN: What browser add-ons/extensions do you use?

#14

Post by Someone1234 »

LastPass, Personal Blocklist (Google.com), Google Cast (Chromecast), HTTPS Everywhere (EFF), RES, Google Keep (cross-platform PostIt notes), and Google Docs (depreciated).

I no longer use an advert removal addon as they seem to make more issues than they solve, plus some sites do legitimately deserve to get paid.

I do however turn on Click-To-Play for all browser plugins (Flash, Java, etc) which stops a lot of the worst adverts.

Re: Ask HN: What browser add-ons/extensions do you use?

#15

Post by akg_67 »

Only extension I use with Safari and Chrome is Adblock. When browsing, I don't feel any need for additional features that are not offered by browser and OS.

As my ecosystem is Mac/iOS, I use Add to Reading List in Safari to save articles that I may read/refer later. One Feature I really like in Safari is Reader which removes extraneous stuff on a page and makes it easy to share/email/read/print the main content.

Re: Ask HN: What browser add-ons/extensions do you use?

#17

Post by [deleted] »

dang wrote: post #13
gdewilde wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ahhh of course, I keep forgetting how incredibly lazy people are. They cant even imagine someone would type that. Thanks for explaining.

I presume this is obvious, but the problem there is not whether it was pasted or typed; it's with the content dump. Good HN comments are supposed to be like good conversation. Just as one wouldn't read a complete list like that in a conversation, so one probably shouldn't write it into a thread here.

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Re: Ask HN: What browser add-ons/extensions do you use?

#18

Post by gdewilde »

Someone1234 wrote: post #14

LastPass, Personal Blocklist (Google.com), Google Cast (Chromecast), HTTPS Everywhere (EFF), RES, Google Keep (cross-platform PostIt notes), and Google Docs (depreciated). I no longer use an advert removal addon as they seem to make more issues than they solve, plus some sites do legitimately deserve to get paid. I do however turn on Click-To-Play for all browser plugins (Flash, Java, etc) which stops a lot of the wo…

Personal Blocklist seems nice. Do you have a lot blocked? How dramatic is the improvement?

Re: Ask HN: What browser add-ons/extensions do you use?

#19

Post by gdewilde »

dang wrote: post #13
gdewilde wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ahhh of course, I keep forgetting how incredibly lazy people are. They cant even imagine someone would type that. Thanks for explaining.

I presume this is obvious, but the problem there is not whether it was pasted or typed; it's with the content dump. Good HN comments are supposed to be like good conversation. Just as one wouldn't read a complete list like that in a conversation, so one probably shouldn't write it into a thread here.

You've never used extensions?

Re: Ask HN: What browser add-ons/extensions do you use?

#20

Post by dang »

gdewilde wrote: post #19
dang wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I presume this is obvious, but the problem there is not whether it was pasted or typed; it's with the content dump. Good HN comments are supposed to be like good conversation. Just as one wouldn't read a complete list like that in a conversation, so one probably shouldn't write it into a thread here.

You've never used extensions?

A list of extensions with descriptions of what they do or what you find valuable about them would of course be fine.

Please don't feel like I'm singling you out for criticism. I just randomly saw your question and was trying to provide information about why such a comment might have gotten downvoted. You didn't do anything wrong, especially in the context of this thread, and I'm sorry I didn't make that clearer.

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