Last time, I mentioned Firefox extensions. These are little additions to your browser that allows you to customize it in any number of ways, such as blocking out banner ads, integrating web applications or widgets into your browser, or adding snippets of functionality to the browsing experience.
Mozilla refers to these as "Add-Ons" and maintains a library of them on the Mozilla site. You can add an extension right from within the browser. Just go to the page for that extension and click the "Add to Firefox" button. Note that older extensions that have not been maintained may not work with the newest version of Firefox. You'll have to restart Firefox before the extension will be loaded. You can disable or uninstall any current extensions at any time (this also requires restarting) from the "Tools: Add-ons" menu.
These extensions are written by third-party developers (not Mozilla), so some may be more reliable than others. In fact, it's a good idea to install and check out extensions one at a time to verify that you actually want to use it, that it is stable, and that it doesn't have any strange interactions with any other extensions you may have installed. Also keep in mind that every extension you install makes your browser use up a bit more memory and possibly, run slower. It's not a bad idea to occassionally review your extensions and dump any you don't want or need.
Next up, individual extensions I <3! style="font-weight: bold;">Heard about them from: Probably wherever I heard about Firefox
Get them from: Mozilla Add-Ons or from wherever else the developer makes them available
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