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I’ve come across some new (well new to me) Firefox extensions that I thought you might find helpful:

del.icio.us – the del.icio.us extension for Firefox offers everything you need to seamlessly integrate the del.icio.us service with your Firefox browser. This is very handy if you use del.icio.us to keep track of your favorite web sites.

SessionSaver – I love this extension! SessionSaver restores your browser -exactly- as you left it, every startup, every time, even if your browser crashes! I love this extension because I usually have numerous windows open at the end of the day that I want to continue to review; instead of having to bookmark all of the pages, they’re automatically saved by this extension. If you have upgraded to Firefox version 1.5 you can get the updated extension at the developer’s site.

Select Search – select any text on a web page, right click and from the menu you can search Google Maps, compare prices, shop, search jobs, read product reviews, look up definitions and acronyms, search health information, find movies and TV shows, look up music, and more. This is a very handy extension.

IE Tab – this is a great tool for web developers, since you can easily see how your webpage displayed in IE with just one click and then switch back to Firefox.

OperaView – open pages in Opera from Firefox context menus.

Viamatic foXpose – click on the icon in the status bar to display a single page which includes captures of all the open browser windows. Handy!

For more Firefox tools, Finding the Good Stuff lists some of my favorite web developer extensions.

Some older Firefox extensions will not work with version 1.5, but I have read numerous blog posts with fixes for this issue. Check Scattered for instructions on how to modify Firefox 1.5 to work with all extensions.

Emily Chang – eHub – an extensive list of web applications, services, resources, blogs or sites with a focus on next generation web (web 2.0), social software, blogging, Ajax, Ruby on Rails, location mapping, open source, folksonomy, design and digital media sharing.