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Top 5 important Mozilla Firefox Add-ons (Plugins)

Posted by max On April - 21 - 2010 3 COMMENTS

Mozilla Firefox is one of the most widely used internet browser. Being an open source browser it is available for free with the condition that one cannot modify its code to create a new browser. It can be downloaded from the official Mozilla website. The thing that has made Mozilla Firefox one of the most trusted browsers is the huge number of plug-in it offers. These plug-in are also known as Add-ons and are small programs that run with the main program.

By default Firefox comes without any add-on and one has to install the add-ons that are required. Though there are some important add-ons that have to be installed in your Firefox browser because browsing the web can be a whole lot easy with these add-ons.

Top 5 Mozilla Firefox Add-ons are:

Adobe Reader:

There are many web pages that have content in .pdf format and viewing such content in your browser is not possible by default. So for this you need to have Adobe Reader Add-on for Mozilla Firefox.

Get Adobe Reader

Adobe Flash Player:

Adobe flash player enables you to view flash videos online like on YouTube. If you don’t have a flash player installed on your browser, it may ask you to install it just as you open the web page containing the video. After installing Flash Player add-on you can enjoy watching videos and live matches without having to download them.
Get Adobe Flash Player

JAVA Add-on:

Java is one technology that has been growing at a rapid pace and more and more websites are using Java in them. Some websites require Java plug-in or Java runtime environment installed on your system to function properly. So it is necessary to install this Java Add-on for Mozilla Firefox.

Get Java Add-on

Windows Media Player:

Windows media player is manufactured by Microsoft. As we all know there are hardly few things that Microsoft provides for free, and luckily this is one of them. Windows media player add-on will let you play streaming audio, video and multimedia presentations on the web. So this add-on is as important as any other when you need a fluent flow online.
Get Windows Media Player Plugin

QuickTime Add-on:

QuickTime player is just like Microsoft’s Windows Media player but it is manufactured by Apple Corp. Both these plug-in fulfill the same purpose, so you can choose any of these.

Get Quicktime addon

Latest Ebook Reader: HP Slate, Reviews

Posted by max On April - 19 - 2010 1 COMMENT

In this era of technology there is never a looking back. The existing technology may seem outdated after a few months. A little time back the huge technology giant Apple came up with the amazing eBook reader, the Apple iPad. It was expected to make a revolution in the market and dominate the industry just like what Apple iPhone did. But this time around the competitors HP, Acer and Microsoft didn’t stayed back and also introduced their products in the market.

HP has been around for quiet sometime with its tablets and the touch screen technology. In January at the ICES HP introduced its new product Slate in collaboration with the tech giants Microsoft. Slate the eBook reader from HP and Microsoft is powered by Windows 7 and has all the features that were missing from its competitor the Apple iPad.

Slate lies between a powerful Smartphone and a fully functional PC. It is perfect for reading eBooks, epapers and surfing the web. Watching movies and other entertainment functionality makes this gadget simply unbeatable in its class. If you look at Slate, you will be reminded of Amazon’s Kindle but the performance and features are simply above the rest. Slate is a link between Smartphones and laptops as its specifications lies between the two. HP Slate works with Windows7 and supports all the multi-touch features. Slate comes with 3G connectivity for high speed internet access and you can remain in touch with your friends through all the social websites.

Considering its specifications, HP Slate can be termed as an Apple iPad killer. Moreover higher functionality and being less expensive than iPad, it includes many more features to keep its critics quite for a while. Having so much additional features as compared to apple’s iPad, slate definitely is in the limelight and is expected to get a good share of the e-reader’s market in future.

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