Firefox add-ons

[expat]

I can only vouch for one of the activities in your analogy.

I did debate with myself somewhat the best analogy, and I'm afraid that I didn't pee on an ideal choice.

[basshead]

Some not been mentioned that are worth having:

Abduction
Adblock Plus Element Hiding Helper
Colorzilla
Firebug
IETab
Greasemonkey
Tab Mix Plus
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