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Google Calendar Notifier For Firefox

Like most of us, we have the need for reminders to keep track of important dates and times. If you use Google calendar, there is an extension which will alert you of the appointment right through Firefox. This extension has also been updated for use with Firefox 3.
The notifier lives in your status bar and […]

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Firefox Is Still The Safest Browser According To Study

No sooner did I do an article about Internet Explorer I spot this study which was completed over an 18th month period, establishing Firefox as the most secure. But what is interesting is the reason why Firefox is most secure. It is because users are more inclined to update the browser with the latest fixes […]

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Firefox 3 - Is It Still A Memory Hog?

Every time I have previously written about Firefox 2 and the huge amount of RAM that it consumed, I got all kinds of criticism not only from readers, but also from the folks at Mozilla. So when I started testing Firefox 3 betas and noticed little difference in the amount of memory usage, I again […]

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FireTune For Firefox - Have You Tried It?

FireTune for Firefox is a free optimization tool that claims to improve the performance of Firefox, depending on the connection and computer choice you select. After downloading Firetune, which is small at 1MB, you are presented with a screen asking you to check which of the settings applies to you. I chose fast connection and […]

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Mozilla Firefox 3 Needs A Fix Already

Mozilla may have broken two records. One for the most downloads in a 24 hour period. The second for needing a vulnerability fix only 5 hours after being released. The latter I am sure was not expected. But what the heck. Nobody is perfect and the folks at Mozilla are only human. It is going […]

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Why Firefox Is The Pride Of Open Source At Its Best

Like many of you, my first browser experience was with Netscape. Over the years I used every version of Netscape including Communicator, up until the demise of the company back in 2003. It appeared that our only browser option was going to be Internet Explorer for the foreseeable future. But out of the ashes […]

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I Downloaded Firefox 3 Just To Be A Part Of History

So today was the big day. The day when Firefox 3 final became available to the masses. The day the Mozilla team was hoping to set a world record for downloads. Which is kind of strange. It has been stated there is no current download record, so I guess their intent was to make this […]

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Not All Firefox Extensions Are Open Source

I had always believed that the extensions provided by the Mozilla team were all open source and did not require a license. So when I received this link for Terms and Conditions for the popular StumbleUpon Toolbar, I was somewhat surprised. According to the email I received, the concept that ALL extensions for Firefox are […]

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Google Teleporting - Search Within A Search

Google and it’s teleporting feature makes it easy to find what you are looking for. Having a search within a search, allows anyone to find what they are looking for, even if they do not know the entire information they seek. Google describes teleporting as:
Have you ever forgotten the exact address of a site that […]

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Firefox 3 RC2 - Memory Useage Still An Issue For Some

Everytime I write about Firefox and it being a memory hog, I have to always point out the following:
First I have been using Firefox since it was in diapers. I personally believe it is far superior to Internet Explorer. I will continue to use Firefox no matter how much RAM it uses. Enough said.

But […]