In Pictures: Turbo-charge your browser with these top add-ons

Browser add-ons bring convenience, pizzazz, and efficiency to our surfing. I’ve rounded up some of the best to help you get the most out of the web.

FlashBlock

Chrome | Firefox

If Flash animations and videos loaded in the background are slowing down your computer, FlashBlock can help fix this. It automatically blocks Flash elements on web pages and replaces them with a placeholder. You can click on the placeholder to load the video and also set up a whitelist for sites like YouTube and Vimeo.

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