Install Mozilla Firefox Web Browser v3.6 on Ubuntu 9.10

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Install Mozilla Firefox Web Browser v3.6 on Ubuntu 9.10
Today Mozilla has released the latest version of their flagship Web Browser, Firefox v3.6. This release brings a number of enhancements as well as bug fixes. In this article I will outline how to manually install the latest Mozilla Firefox release alongside [...]

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How to install Firefox 3.6 in Ubuntu Karmic/Jaunty/Intrepid/Hardy

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How to install Firefox 3.6 in Ubuntu Karmic/Jaunty/Intrepid/Hardy
Firefox v.3.6, released January 21st, 2010.Firefox 3.6  is built on Mozilla’s Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering platform, which has been under development since early 2009 and contains many improvements for web developers, add-on developers, and users. This version is also faster and more responsive [...]

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Greatly improve the speed of Firefox 3

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New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database.
Greatly improve the speed of Firefox 3
We all know Firefox is a memory hog. To speed things up greatly, do the following:
1. Open Firefox and in the address bar type about:config.2. Click on “I’ll be careful, I promise“3. Use the search bar above to look for network.http.pipelining and double click [...]

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Minimize space with Firefox

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New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database.
Minimize space with Firefox
Because of the netbook craze or just because you like seeing more of the web and less of the application it takes to view it, one might want to minimize the usage of screen space taken up by various firefox functions.   Below are several tips for accomplishing [...]

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Firefox Tip: Open search results in a new tab

Posted by suvi under Browser, Tricks

New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database.
Firefox Tip: Open search results in a new tab
When you Ctrl+K to the Google search box in Firefox, type your terms and hit Enter, the results appear in your current tab – but it’s easy to make ‘em open a whole new tab so you don’t lose your current page.
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Ubuntu Tip:How to open PDF,postscript files inside Firefox

Posted by suvi under Browser, Desktop, Ubuntu

If you want to open PDF files inside Firefox you need to install mozplugger.mozplugger allows you to seamlessly integrate external applications to view files downloaded from the web that Mozilla can not normally handle. The application is embedded within a Mozilla window as to act like and feel like a true plugin.

Read more at Ubuntu [...]

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Tutorial: Fix Invalid Dictionary Entries in Firefox

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Firefox, one of the greatest browsers in the world, comes with it’s own built in spell checker to help you ensure that all the words you type are correctly spelled. It won’t help you with grammar, but hey, at least you’ll have your spelling right. ^_^
Firefox also has the ability to add special [...]

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Install Firefox 3.5 in Ubuntu 9.04 using Ubuntuzilla

Posted by suvi under Browser, Software, Ubuntu

In my previous post on installing Firefox 3.5 on Ubuntu 9.04, I explained how to install Ubuntu’s firefox-3.5 package. As several commenters and I realized, this may not be the best solution. The package is branded Shiretoko instead of Firefox 3.5, including the user agent string which can cause compatibly problems with some websites.
Manually downloading [...]

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Install Firefox 3.5 in Ubuntu 9.04

Posted by suvi under Browser, Desktop, Software, Ubuntu

Firefox 3.5 (formerly known as 3.1) adds support for new web standards including audio and video tags and downloadable fonts, a private browsing mode, significantly improved JavaScript performance, and more.
Ubuntu will not be upgrading the default Firefox package to 3.5 until Ubuntu 9.10. However, the universe repository in Ubuntu 9.04 includes a special firefox-3.5 [...]

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Ubuntu Tip : gecko-mediaplayer – Media plug-in for Gecko browsers

Posted by suvi under Browser, Multimedia

Gecko Media Player is a browser plug-in that uses GNOME MPlayer and Mplayer to play media in a browser. It uses the NS4 API and is therefore compatible with all NS4 derived browsers: Iceweasel, Firefox, Iceape, Epiphany, Galeon, Midbrowser, etc.
Read more at Ubuntu Geek

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How To Login To Multiple Accounts On The Same Website Simultaneously

Posted by suvi under Browser, Tricks

Creating multiple login accounts on a website is never an issue. Accessing them simultaneously is. Most browsers have their own centralized cookie management system. When you are logged in to a website in one instances, you won’t be able to login to the same website using another account, even if you open a new [...]

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How To Be More Efficient With Firefox Keywords

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A feature of Firefox that often gets overlooked is the keyword system. Firefox can be set up to accept keywords to do things like open a favorite page or search a particular website. Today we’ll try out some of the things you can do with keywords.
Bookmark Access
Often, it’s faster to send your computer [...]

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Block Advertisements in ANY Browser via /etc/hosts

Posted by suvi under Browser, Security

I have been getting more and more tired of Firefox lately. Tired of the bloat. The unreliability. The gecko engine. I’ve been tinkering with alternate browsers such as Midori (which is *great*, assuming you can get >=0.1.6), Arora and Chromium. I think WebKit is the browser engine of the future, and with these browsers it [...]

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Useful Firefox Shortcut Keys (and Cheatsheet Download)

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I like using the keyboard as much as possible because it makes me feel more productive. In my opinion, moving your hand over to the mouse is unnecessary the majority of the time because most applications provide very convenient keyboard shortcuts. Today we will discuss the most useful Firefox keyboard shortcuts that will allow [...]

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Automate Your Browser Tasks With iMacros

Posted by suvi under Browser, Software, Tricks

iMacros is a nifty Firefox extension that allows you to save loads of time by letting you record repetitive tasks such as filling out forms, email, and more without the need of any sort of special skills!
End the terrible thought of having to manually conduct every task that requires your attention on the web and [...]

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