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If you are a student or researcher I have 3 Firefox extensions that can make life much easier. The last 2 extensions I will mention are really for everyone. The last extension is simply amazing.

Zotero

Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives right where you do your work — in the web browser itself.

Lets face it we do research on the web. This extension allows you to track your research and annotate your finding. When you are ready to publish your paper it automates the process of creating a bibliography in a multitude of standard formats. This can be integrated in MS Word, various blogger software, and Open Office.

As simple as this process is they have screen cast tutorials to guide you if needed.

http://www.zotero.org/documentation/screencast_tutorials

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BugMeNot

http://erichamiter.com/firefox/bugmenot/

This little plugin looks at the current URL and gives you UserName and Passwords to use so you don't have to register your own. There are other very useful features offered that are not part of this plugin:

Hate opening PDF Files?
Check out our latest tool:
http://www.pdfmenot.com/
Disposable Email Addresses
Tired of disclosing your real email address to anyone who asks?
Introducing free, disposable email addresses from bugmenot:
http://email.bugmenot.com/
Wikileaks won't be censored
Have documents the world needs to see?
http://www.wikileaks.org/wiki/Wikileaks
Share Coupon Codes
Online coupon codes from sister site RetailMeNot.com include:
Turbo Tax Coupons
ShopBop Coupons
Target Coupons
Adobe Coupons
Zappos Coupons

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Finally the most insanely genius plugin I've seen in a very long time. This is not only useful but is fun to play with. I would think the Google people would buy this up fast.

PicLens



Think beyond the browserPicLens instantly transforms your browser into a full-screen, 3D experience for viewing images on the web. Photos will come to life via a cinematic presentation that goes well beyond the confines of the traditional browser window. With PicLens, browsing and viewing images on the web will never be the same again.