Firefox Plugin: Customize Google
In an effort to enhance the Google experience in Firefox, CustomizeGoogle was born. It’s a free Firefox extension that adds flexibility to Google services. Customizing is as easy as opening the Add-on window, clicking on options and choosing what functions you would want to activate or deactivate. You can turn on Google Suggest, a feature that suggests words as you type them when doing a web search. Filter spam sites and exclude them from your web search.
One of my favorite things about this is that users can remove ads on several of the Google services available, such as in Gmail and Google Groups. You can also remove unwanted information such spam counters in your mail.
If privacy is an important factor for you, CustomizeGoogle can secure your Gmail and Google Calendar by switching to https. It also includes the option to use an anonymous Google cookie UID as well as prevent Google Analytics from receiving cookies that gives information on your surfing habits. If you’re a regular user of Google services, this add-on is worth checking out.
CustomizeGoogle is compatible with Firefox 1.0 to 3.0.
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Aug 28, 2008 at 4:18 am
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