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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
If you are anything like me, you despise the plague that TinyURL has been on the internet. I like to know where I’m clicking and TinyURL prevents that.
Tiny Decoder is a Greasemonkey script with seamless integration. When the script is active, compacted URLs from 13 URL shrinking services are automatically converted to their source [...]
Recently I posted “Build a Web Developer PC and Enable Most Media Playback Using Ubuntu Linux” and received a few messages asking what other tools I use. To save me time with answering email messages that essentially contain the same information, and to help the maximum number of readers, I thought it would be a [...]
Flickr overlays a transparent image on some ‘protected’ photos named spaceball.gif. If you find a photo you like and wish to use for your private non-commercial purposes, what’s the harm? Getting around this is quite simple.
The easiest way is the Stylish plugin. Install the plugin, and then right click on the [...]
If you are someone who always like to test out bleeding edge products and applications, then Firefox 3.1 is something that you definitely don’t want to miss. Not only does it comes with more improved features, it is also much faster than its predecessor and other browsers. The current version is at beta 2 and [...]
After all the stress of the holidays, and before you start getting stressed about taxes – you need a way to relax. How do I relax? I play games. Want to turn Firefox into your own personal arcade? Here are a more than a few extensions to help you along [...]
Ever have a Firefox add-on that just did not want to leave your PC? Most of the extensions to Firefox are really easy to remove, however sometimes you run into a situation where one is so bad or tricky, it just doesn’t want to let go. Here are some of the common ways [...]
The tab is easily one of the most used feature in Firefox. It gives you the convenience of browsing different sites in one single window and save you the trouble of too many windows cluttering your desktop. If you are like me, who like to open many tabs at the same time, here are 10 [...]
Have you lost your master password?
If you want to add another layer of protection to your Firefox browser, you can turn on the master password option. In short, this will allow you to secure your login information – especially if your PC is used by more than one person, so they can’t snoop through [...]
How many times have you been frustrated that you have to go to a site just to search for a particular post or article? Wouldn’t it be great if you can search your favorite websites or blogs right from the Firefox search bar? The search bar itself does not provide you with any methods of [...]