If you’re like more than 50 percent of our readers, you’re visiting this blog using Firefox. Good for you! For those of you who are still using Safari or Internet Explorer, there’s never been a better time to switch. Mozilla, Firefox’s parent group, has released Firefox Campus Edition, a copy of Firefox bundled with add-ons designed to appeal to college students.

The add-ons (music plugin Foxytunes, note-taking plugin Zotero, and social media plug-in Stumbleupon) are good, but they aren’t the best on offer for add-on-savvy college students. Here’s a rundown on the plug-ins in the pack and the superior alternatives. Read the rest of this entry »