My FireFox usage has been definitely improved after installing greasemonkey scripts., various sites, custom options, readily avialable 1000s of scripts, and you can write your own like a simple one in 5 minutes.
i mostly use it for autologin purpose or adding extra menu to regular pages.., a handy use is grabbing youtube videos (legally i guess ;> 'm not breaking into youtube's content server, just using the browser's video handle)
I used to grab youtube videos for offline usage and my ipod, mostly with with tools which are either trial versions or adwares.., sometimes used on-the-go javascripts to grab video link, and again it will be made obselete by youtube in 2 days, and wont work anymore.. now its just a click away.
How GreaseMonkey Works? 
Once you install GreaseMonkey extension, when a webpage loads, firefox is capable of running offline scripts installed by the user. Say you install few scripts for gmail.com, and on any page from "*gmail.com*", the script will be executed..
Simple Steps - How to get?
Here are simple steps, on how to get YouTube videos (just clicks)
- Install GreaseMonkey extension for firefox
- Install readily available Youtube Video Download user-script on Grease Monkey
- Restart the browser and goto youtbe page, you will be a nice menu to get video in all available format by just a click. (YouTube Video Formats)
Here's a sample screenshot.. (you can see newly added 'Download' menu, and GreaseMonkey running in bottom right)
YouTube grab is just a sample and simple usage of GreaseMonkey, and its powerful,userful beyond that.. Visit http://www.userscripts.org to get readily available scripts for 1000s of sites (gmail, facebook, twitter,...), and you can write your own autologin scripts, or skip scripts..
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