Now I am not afraid to mention that this whole proxy switching thing never made too much sense to me. Then again, I never feel the need to be sneaky or need to get around anywhere to get my browsing done. For those of you who do feel sneaky or need a work around to browse, I have found the perfect companion for your Firefox browser. FoxyProxy is the way to go.

Here is what the developer of the extension had to say about it.

FoxyProxy is an advanced proxy management tool that completely replaces Firefox’s proxy configuration. It offers more features than SwitchProxy, ProxyButton, QuickProxy, xyzproxy, ProxyTex, etc. No more wondering whether a URL loaded through a proxy or not: FoxyProxy includes an optional log of all URLs loaded, including which proxy was used (if any), which pattern was matched, timestamps, etc.

That is not where the fun ends though, there are plenty of more features available. You can temporarily or permanently disable a proxy with the click of a button. Also available to you is the ability to define multiple proxies and order their use with priorities.

If you are just itching to see it in action, check out these screenshots.

This Firefox extension is for versions 1.5 and up of the browser. If you want to download it and try it out for yourself, you can do so at the Mozilla Add-ons Web site.

[tags]Firefox, extensions, proxy, switch, clear, privacy[/tags]