hi uh i want to switch from chrome to firefox, and i have most of everything ready EXCEPT for an extension called screen shader that is only on chrome that I REALLY like and i tried to figure out a solution in firefox and wasn't able to (i broke the whole thing and couldn't figure out how to reset and it remembers me when i uninstall and install again) i dont really know what to do now
Hey there. I'm going to assume you're here because my post about deleting Chrome is going around again. I'd like to preface this by saying that I am not a professional internet security expert, I just read a lot about it and follow the tech news out of spite (modern internet capitalistic practices make me want to spit nails and personally punch every Silicon Valley bro).
So I don't know exactly what happened with your set up. However: here is a link to Mozilla support that talks about resetting your browser to default settings, which should hopefully fix whatever you have going on. If it doesn't, here's a slightly older wikihow that lists 3 different ways to do so.
As for Screen Shader, I dont use it so I don't know anything about it, but here's a list of alternatives to it (source: alternativeto.net, a software site for people to make and share extensions). Personally, I've heard good things about Midnight Lizard, a screen color adjuster for Firefox. (Link is to addons.mozilla.org). I cant personally recommend it, its just what a friend of mine who has vision issues uses.
Best of luck! I still think its a great idea to switch from chrome, especially because in January 2023, Chrome is going to disable extensions anyway, in order to prevent people from using ad blockers. (Source: Forbes, June 2022).
Oh, and Chrome is now tracking you thru extensions using "browser fingerprinting." (Source: hothardwire.com, (a software testing website), June 2022).
...and Google is using AI to "anticipate your browsing needs," (source: siliconrepublic.com, June 2022) which means they are letting the algorithm decide what you are searching for regardless of what, you know, you are actually searching for. I'm paraphrasing and being sarcastic - but also, I'm not. (Source: brain and cognitive scientists and internet technology scientists from MIT, as reported via republished from The Conversation, a nonprofit news site dedicated to sharing ideas from academic experts.)
