Firefox Techniques

Crash Recovery

2006-03-23T19:36:00.000-05:00

Crash Recovery is a wonderful extension that saves Firefox exactly as you left it when Firefox happens to crash. When you turn on Firefox again, Crash Recovery asks if you would like to have it go back to the way it was before it crashed. It worked beautifully and perfectly for me each and every time. It is a great tool for anyone who doesn't want to lose their work.

Coincidentally, while I was writing this post, Firefox crashed. No problem for me. Crash Recovery opened up each and every tab that I had put up and none of the text that I was typing at the time was gone.

Download Crash Recovery.

Firefox 1.5 Has Arrived

2005-11-29T19:44:00.000-05:00

Yes, the wait is over. Firefox 1.5 is finally available. Many new features along with improved older features make this the best Firefox yet. Since Firefox makes it easy to bring your favorites and settings, you can start surfing the web in no time! For more information, and to download, click on the Firefox button in the sidebar. There is little improvement from the older versions and mixed reviews. Personally, I think it is much better and I love moving the tabs around. Plus, you can update very easily, no complicated steps or anything. Just download and install the new version, and you're ready to go. It takes a little while for all your extensions to be updated (Firefox does it, or you can do it manually) but updating is worth it. Try this new version, and if you're not satisfied, you can always uninstall and get the older version back (I wouldn't recommend it).

Happy 1st Birthday, Firefox!

2005-11-09T18:27:00.000-05:00

Happy 1st birthday, Firefox!

One year ago, Firefox 1.0 was released. In that year Firefox has had A LOT of downloads.
For more information, click here.

Full-Size

2005-10-20T19:27:00.000-04:00

If you want to make Firefox full size, hit F11. Though, if you have Windows, you wont't see the start bar, and won't be able to switch to other programs. I don't know about Macs (but if someone does know, please leave a comment). You also won't see the task bar in Fireox.

New Google Toolbar

2005-10-15T08:43:00.000-04:00

There is a new Google toolbar out there for Firefox users. I haven't tried it out yet, since I'm using Firefox 1.5 (because it's in beta, and can't have the extensions running on it). You can go here to find out what new things are on the toolbar. There's word translator and spell check, and much more! Of course, you get the usual page rank, search box, and auto fill. So if you want to download the Google Toolbar for Firefox, you can click here.

Firefox 1.5 Beta 1 (Deer Park)

2005-09-10T10:50:00.000-04:00

As part of Mozilla Firefox Project, you can download the Firefox 1.5
Beta 1 (Deer Park), which is now available.

This is the first Beta release of the next generation Firefox browser,
which would be release later this year. However, it is being made
available to Firefox's developers and testing community (thats us) for
compatibility testing and to solicit feedback.

You can download it at: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/

I LOVE this new version. At first glance there it doesn't seem new, but then you notice new things. Now you can move tabs in any order that your little heart desires. Pop-up blocker is much better (remember you occasionally got a pop-up on Firefox, now that doesn't even happen). And, it gets even better for Mac users. That's pretty much all I can tell you. Don't just take my word for it, download it.

Firefox 1.0.6

2005-07-27T11:47:00.001-04:00

A newer version of Firefox is here. It looks exactly the same but it has more security features according to Mozilla. Installing a new version is a breeze. Just download Firefox (by following the link on the sidebar which says: Take Back the Web) and just double-click on the install icon. It's that easy. And the next time you click on the Firefox icon, it'll be automatically 1.0.6. All your extensions, layouts, themes, etc. will all be there exactly where you put them.

New Firefox Version

2005-07-17T10:39:00.000-04:00

Firefox 1.0.5 is available right now. Mozilla recomends that current Firefox users download it right now, because it has new security features. Don't worry, it doesn't look any different. To download click the link on the sidebar on the right side.

A new group about Firefox

2005-07-10T12:06:00.000-04:00

If you haven't scrolled down lately, and haven't seen the new FireFox Group, then read on further. On July 8, 2005, "FireFox is Awesome" was born, and this is the place where both the young and experienced users can talk about Firefox and be updated about it.

	FireFox is Awesome
	Browse Archives at groups-beta.google.com

The Google Toolbar

2005-07-10T11:34:00.000-04:00

There is finally a Google Toolbar forFirefox. One made by Google. It has all the same features as the Internet Explorer version except things like Pop-Up blocker (you don't need one for Firefox). It's great!

You can download the Google Firefox Toolbar at http://toolbar.google.com/firefox/index.html. This is part of Firefox Extensions that Google released.

Foxy Tunes

2005-07-08T11:33:00.000-04:00

Ever listen to music when you're surfing the web? Well, if you're a Firefox user you can do that without turning on your music player. Get Foxy Tunes. It works with popular players like Windows Media Player, Itunes, and the list goes on and on. I tried it and it works really well for me.

For more information and to download this wonderful extension click here. To download it right now, click on the Foxy Tunes button on the sidebar.

Updates

2005-05-24T15:57:00.000-04:00

Want more with your Firefox browser. You can get updates for it. These include things like ForecastFox. That lets you get the weather for wherever you live right on the browser's toolbar (the weather's from weather.com so you can trust it). For more updates like this, visit Mozilla's website with the link below. Plus, you can get more updates from third-party companies like mozdev.org.

https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/?application=firefox

Google Toolbar

2005-05-23T16:01:00.000-04:00

If you want a Google Toolbar for Mozilla Firefox, you have to go to Mozdev.org. That's because Google doesn't offer one. Don't try asking Google for Google Toolbar for Firefox, because they'll send you to the same website, and I know from experience. If you want one with page rank you'll have to go to prgooglebar.org for one. All of the links are below.

http://googlebar.mozdev.org/

http://www.prgooglebar.org/