Firefox is still one of the best web browsers out there thanks to the many add-ons available. Here's a list of top 10 essential add-ons for Firefox.

Xmarks Sync - Keeps your Firefox bookmarks synced across all your computers.

Trackmenot - Protects your privacy during web search in popular search engines.

Snap Link Plus - Select a number of links with a rectangle and open them all in separate tabs.

FireFTP - Free FTP add on to Firefox.

Exif Viewer - Display the EXIF data of JPG images on a web page.

Download Statusbar - View and manage downloads from a tidy statusbar.

Adblock Plus - Blocks advertisements.

DownloadHelper - Download and convert Web videos from YouTube-like sites.

gTranslate - Translate any text on a web page by selecting and right-clicking over it.

Speedyfox (not an addon) - A program that makes Firefox startup much faster and snappier.

Joby GP3 Gorillapod SLR-Zoom Flexible Tripod + BH1 Ball Head with Bubble Level

A small tripod that can fit in any bag but big enough to hold a DSLR camera, this is truly a remarkable travel tripod. The bendy legs allows this to be placed anywhere, even on uneven surfaces.

Eye-Fi Pro X2 8 GB Class 6 SDHC Wireless Flash Memory Card EYE-FI-8PC

This SD memory card allows you to magically transfer your images from your camera to your computer - wirelessly.

Canon PowerShot S100 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)

This compact camera is small enough to fit in your pocket but is packed with many features and functions (it also shoots RAW!). It is a camera that you can bring with you anywhere, anytime. A good companion to have in addition to a DSLR.

Wacom Intuos4 Medium Pen Tablet

If you're serious about photography, this is one piece of equipment that is essential. Allows more precision and much easier to use than a mouse when retouching photos. This is a definite must have device!

Understanding Exposure, 3rd Edition: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera

Bryan Peterson is a fantastic author. By far, the Understanding Exposure book is his most famous photography book and highly recommended by all photographers. His explanations are easy to understand and his book is beautifully illustrated. He gives photography courses that costs thousands of dollar, so this book is definitely a bargain. A must read!

Here at Red Dot Studio, we offer you your own personal online gallery which you can share with your family and friends. And the great thing is that this comes free together with our photo session! We take care of uploading the photos to our website and you will receive a nicely laid out and user friendly photo album.

Nonetheless, for your own photos that you wish to share with your family and friends there are many free sites available that can host your photos. We find that the top 3 are as follows:

1. Picasa Web Albums (picasaweb.google.com)

Picasa Web Albums is Google's free web photo hosting service. Each user will get 1 GB of free storage for your photos. And by user, I mean emails. So each email you use to sign up for an account will get you 1GB. There is a free photo management software called Picasa that can be installed locally on your computer. This software has many easy to use functions from photo editing to collage making tools and also can be used to easily upload photos by bulk to Picasa Web Albums.

Picasa is one of the best free photo software around and coupled with a free account on Picasa Web Albums, editing and sharing photos can never be easier.

2. Flickr (www.flickr.com)

Flickr is an image and video hosting website and has a huge online community. Flickr offers two types of accounts: Free and Pro (which means you have to pay). Free account users are allowed to upload 100 MB of images a month and 2 videos.

3. Photobucket (photobucket.com)

Photobucket offers free storage of photos and videos up to 500MB. Photobucket's image hosting is quite popular and often used to store images intended for eBay, Facebook, other blogs, message boards or forums. Users may keep their albums private, allow password-protected guest access or open them to the public.

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Here's a top 10 list of most bookmarked photography blogs.

10. The Online Photographer

A photography news and information website in the form of a weblog with multiple authors who write on a variety of photography and art-photography related issues.

9. Photocritic photography blog

Photocritic is photography taken back to its roots - fun projects, quirky ideas, and tips to spark your creativity back up the scale.

8. PixelatedImage Blog

Blog of David duChemin who is a world & humanitarian photographer, best-selling author, and international workshop leader.

7. The Big Picture - Boston.com

The Big Picture - News Stories in Photographs from the Boston Globe.

6. Photoshop Insider Blog By Scott Kelby

Scoops, tips and comments published exclusively for friends of Scott Kelby.

5. DIYPhotography.net | Photography and Studio Lighting

A place for photographers to share, and learn from each other. To bring cheap studio equipment to those who can't really buy all the expensive stuff out there. And to bring back the joy of making something out of nothing.

4. Stuck In Customs

Unique photography for unique people.

3. Joe McNally's Blog

Professional photographer Joe McNally shares his thoughts, tips, and tricks on the photo industry and how to use light to get the best possible images out of any situation.

2. Digital Photography School - Digital Photography Tips for You

Digital Photography Lessons for New Digital Camera Owners.

1. Strobist

Strobist: The off-camera flash lighting blog. Learn how to use your digital camera and small flashes like a pro.