Top 5 Firefox Extensions for Medical Workers

by admin on July 16, 2009

Firefox is considered the ideal browser for majority of people. Medical workers can experience the various utilities it has to offer. A number of these extensions can be used by people in the medical profession to be able to work effectively.

1. Customized Google

This extension allows the users to set the search engine Google features to his or her liking. This extension blocks any unsolicited advertisement in the engine. This blocking of unwanted information includes Google mail. The medical worker wanting to search on images of a particular ailment can remap Google images and he or she can go to images directly. He or she does not have to go to the original website. Customized Google extension allows the user to add links acquired from different engines into the final search results.

2. Gspace

This extension manages and stores content and the Google mail is used as an internet storage device. A doctor can use this extension to store information concerning similar patient medical history and condition from the internet. This extension is convenient as it allows files to be place  in Google mail easily without stopping  other work  from being carried out. Gspace also allows the user to listen and watch audio and video files. The extension also allows the user to access pictures stored in the Gdrive.

3. DownThemAll

This Firefox extension is convenient for the medical workers. It is very flexible in terms of down loading files. This utility gives the user more control in downloading of files from the internet. The medical worker can easily establish the files he or she wants to download.

4. Scrapbook

This extension is the most widely used by medical personnel through out the world. Medical students and scientist find it extremely useful. It allows users to save web pages from particular sites together with website addresses. These come in handy to medical workers who frequently search through the internet concerning a particular topic. The extension allows the user to arrange the pages in way similar to bookmarks .This comes in handy as the user is able to create a bibliography of areas researched on. The medical worker will find this extension very useful as it replaces typing errors when typing of addresses in the bar for the URL.Due to his or her work schedule he or she may not correctly type websites internet addresses. The extension also fixes typing errors of domains such as .edu,.com,.gov.it also corrects the protocol used in internet addresses. The extension will also look into the correct country code.

5. Flash block

This extension stops flash player from opening when a site is accessed. This is useful to the medical worker who does not want annoying information from playing. This is so because majority of site are written with the flash media. This extension will replace flash with button where u can watch the message if the user decides to. There can be a useful documentary to the medical worker on e U-TUBE and he or she can stop it if its one of those irritating online advertisements.

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