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Firefox

TechCrunch Sues FusionGarage, Aol. Spins Off, and Apple Tablet for $1,000?

December 12, 2009

Tech News from 12-7-09 through 12-11-09. This week includes TechCrunch suing FusionGarage for stealing the CrunchPad. Mozilla is launching Firefox Mobile for Nokia phones, Windows Mobile, and Google Android. No Firefox Mobile for the iPhone has been mentioned yet (that I have seen). By the way, Firefox Mobile will support extensions such as Adblock. [...]

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What Is A Web Browser?

October 7, 2009

Which web browser do you use? And more importantly, what is a web browser? Believe it or not, most people do not know which web browser they are using (or even what it is) on a daily basis. A web browser is a free (typically) piece of software that you install on your computer to [...]

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Firefox 3.5 Released

June 30, 2009

Firefox 3.5 is now available for download – get your copy before the servers become overloaded. What’s new in Firefox 3.5? Firefox 3.5 is based on the Gecko 1.9.1 rendering platform, which has been under development for the past year. Firefox 3.5 offers many changes over the previous version, supporting new web technologies, improving performance and [...]

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Firefox 3.5 Focuses On Privacy

June 23, 2009

A few days ago, Mozilla released Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate, and the world’s second most popular web browser is sporting some nifty new features. Firstly, Firefox 3.5 contains addition speed improvements from the previous releases. Mozilla claims that Firefox 2 averaged page load times of about 18,000 milliseconds, Firefox 3 at roughly 4,000 milliseconds, and [...]

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Firefox Extensions Cause Web Pages To Load Slower

June 12, 2009

It’s no secret that Firefox extensions can potentially cause Firefox to become slower and less responsive during the course of using it throughout the day. What some people may not realize is that too many extensions can actually cause web pages to load much slower than they otherwise should. I recently downloaded the Opera 10 [...]

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Google Chrome Adds Plugin Functionality

May 14, 2009

Google Chrome is slowly but surely inching closer and closer to becoming a serious Mozilla Firefox competitor. In recent developer builds of the browser new APIs have been found to allow for true browser extensions (or add-ons). In the latest developer releases of Chrome it offers some improved APIs and tools for developers who would [...]

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How To Transfer Bookmarks

August 10, 2008

Recently I have received a lot of questions about transferring bookmarks from one browser to another. Here I’ll show you have to import and export your bookmarks from Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari. Importing and exporting bookmarks (Favorites) in Internet Explorer is very easy, simply go to File -> Import and Export and follow the [...]

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Useful Firefox Extensions

August 9, 2008

Firefox is a common browser alternative to Internet Explorer on Windows or Safari on the Mac. One of the things I love about Firefox is the extensions available for it. There are an abundance to choose from that extend functionality and/or add features. My most commonly used extensions include the following: Tab Mix Plus provides [...]

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Download Firefox 3 Early

June 17, 2008

If you are one of those people who cannot wait to download the new Firefox (Version 3) as I am, you can use the link below to obtain a copy directly from the Mozilla website. Download Firefox 3 I was messing with the current download URL for Firefox 2.0.0.14 and thought I would try replacing [...]

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Firefox 3 RC 1 Initial Thoughts

May 22, 2008

Firefox 3 RC 1 to me, shows a much improved browser, one that will be the browser to beat in the coming months. There are a number of improvements that extend to almost every aspect of the browser itself – from password management to a more intuitive user interface. Let’s break down some of the [...]

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Quick Tip – Access Quick Find in Firefox

April 23, 2008

Thanks to Mandy (my girlfriend) for pointing this out to me. Ever need to find something on a web page? Chances are eventually you will find yourself searching a particular page for a something such as a string of text or a keyword. Generally, most people will either go to the menu bar – click [...]

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