Category - Firefox
When Portable Apps released their portable Firefox, it is meant to be used only on Windows. Now, with the release of Portable Firefox OSX, Mac users can also enjoy the benefit of bringing the Firefox everywhere they go, even on their iPod.
Portable Firefox OSX is developed by FreeSMUG (Free Open Source Software Mac User Group) and is meant to be used on any Mac OS X computer. It can be installed on any portable devices such as USB thumb drive, iPod, portable hard drive or memory card as long as it has 57MB of free space and in a format readable by Mac.
The installation is easy. On your Mac desktop, simply drag the “Portable Firefox OS X” folder to your portable device. That’s it. To use it, click “Portable Firefox” from your portable device. No configuration is required.
A good thing about Portable Firefox For OSX is that upon installation, it will also import your existing Firefox profile over. Your entire profile, including your bookmarks, preferences, passwords, extensions, history and cookies will all be ported over such that when you open Portable Firefox, all your settings and configurations are fully intact.
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Creating a Firefox theme has always been a designer and coder job. If you are one of those who wanted to create your own theme, without learning the coding skill, then Personas For Firefox is going to make it very simple for you.
Personas For Firefox is a Firefox extension that allows you to easily create and change theme for your browser, and to personalize it so that you can truly call it your own. You don’t need to be a designer or coder. As long as you have some simple photo editing skill, you can start to create your own personas.
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After upgrading to Firefox 3, if you find that you cannot get java to run and you are 100% sure that you have already installed the latest version of java, here is a simple fix (for Ubuntu Hardy Heron).
Open up your Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal).
Type the command
sudo apt-get autoremove icedtea-gcjwebplugin
to remove the icedtea-gcjwebplugin package from your system.
Restart your Firefox 3. The Java runtime should be working now.
(icedtea-gcjwebplugin is a little web browser plugin to execute Java applets. It is targeted for Mozilla and compatible browsers that support the NPAPI. It seems that this has some compatibility issue with Firefox 3.)
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After much waiting and anticipation, Firefox 3 is officially launched. If you have installed the previous beta and release candidate version, simply run the Update manager (System->Administration->Update Manager) to upgrade to Firefox 3.
For those who have not installed Firefox 3, you can do it by adding the following package to your repository.
gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Add the following line:
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/fta/ubuntu hardy main
Save and exit.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
Once finished, you should have Firefox 3 running in your Ubuntu.
(Alternatively, if you are patient enough, you can wait for Ubuntu to update their repository. It may take a while)
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If you are a frequent user of Facebook, Twitter, AIM, Flickr, FriendFeed, Youtube and wish there is a centralized place to control everything, now you have it - Yoono.
Yoono is a extension for the Firefox browser. For those who are familiar to Flock, you might find this to be too similar. However, Yoono is only 2MB in size and works right in your Firefox browser, so there is no need for you to install the new 15MB Flock browser.
Once you installed the extension, you will see a slick Yoono interface on the sidebar. On the corner lies all the widgets where you can add to your Yoono interface.
The widgets are categorized into Videos, Photos, Friends, Music, Web notes and Discovery. The Videos and Photos widgets allow you to view videos from Youtube, Metacafe and photos from Flickr. Music widget enables you to listen to online radio while Friends widget allows you to connect to the various social media sites and instant messaging networks (Facebook, Twitter, MSN, gadu-gadu, google talk, AIM etc).
People who love Stumbleupon will also find the Discovery widget useful as it analyzes the page you have visited and present the sites that are of your interest.
Generally, I have been pretty impressed by Yoono as it has successfully and creatively integrated all the various social media networks together. It is definitely not flawless, but it has really proved to be an addictive and useful extension for power social media users.
Yoono
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One of the feature that makes Firefox a great favorite among users is its huge library of extensions that improved both its functionality and user’s experience. While there are a good number of extensions that are ready for Firefox 3, there are also some of the great add-ons that are not compatible and are sorely missed by many. Here is 5 of them that I missed most:
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With the release of Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1, all those who have waited long can now download and install it in your system. For Ubuntu users, it is wise to install it via the repository rather than download from the Mozilla site.
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Power Firefox users will know that they can ‘hack’ the Firefox via the about:config option. However, most of us out there don’t even know the existence of about:config, and for those who do, there is another issue of understanding the technical jargons and find out what the settings do.
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I have used Firefox browser for a long time and I always think that I know all the features inside out. When I was told of the following seemingly simple but useful tricks, I know I was wrong. Some of you power users may have already known these tricks, and if you know of any other Firefox tips and tricks, feel free to share it.
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Mozilla has released the latest beta of Firefox 3 for testers and early adopters. This latest beta includes many useful features and improved user interface. There is expected to be a beta 4 coming out in end February:
There will be a fourth beta and it is expected quite soon. Probably by February’s end. Release candidates could start by mid-March and hopefully on schedule for a first quarter final release. and release candidates could start by mid-March and hopefully on schedule for a first quarter final release.
by http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2008/02/a-deep-look-to-firefox-3-beta-3/4/
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