Firefox Guide Part 2

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Here's part 2 to the Firefox Guide Lens that contains more Firefox content and resources.

Firefox Guide Part 2 

Why?

Because of the amount of Firefox content that is available on the Web, it was necessary to create a second Lens because the original Firefox Guide Lens was getting quite full making the Lens page pretty long. Here you'll find more Firefox content that I hope that you'll find useful and informative.
You can checkout the original Lens here .

Squidoo Firefox Extension 

Take Squidoo with you.



Are you a big fan of Squidoo? Get the Squidoo Firefox extension and you'll have access to Squidoo at anytime wherever you are online.
What does the Squidoo Fire extension do?
Via a drop down menu in Firefox:
You get access to Squidoo and your account.
The ability to add a link to any one of your Lenses from whatever site you may be at without leaving the current site (very cool).
Selecting "My Lenses" quickly takes you to your Lenses to review, edit etc.
Selecting "My Account" takes you to your Profile where you can make changes to your personal preferences and settings.
You can also get quick access to the Top 100 Lenses including all of the Top 100 categories, the "About Squidoo page, Squidoo FAQ's page for help and information, and lastly the ability to hide the menu altogether.
If you prefer not to display the drop down menu, you can add a Squidoo button to any toolbar in Firefox which gives you the ability to add the current URL to a Lens, or a button to take you directly to your "My Lenses" page.
But wait there's more. You'll also get Squidoo search added to the Firefox search box to search for anything on the Squidoo site.
Fore more info on the Squidoo Firefox extension, visit the
Firefox Add-ons site .
Ready to install?
Install Squidoo Firefox extension



Pimp out Firefox 

Changing the look



Firefox Themes allow you to change the whole look of the Firefox Browser.
There are well over 100 different themes to choose from and more added nearly every day, so if you so choose, you never have to look at the same interface again.
Themes come in many different styles and colors and they are all organized on the Firefox Add-ons site in categories so finding the right look for your Firefox is easy.


Your can get easy access to and change your themes by selecting Tools> Themes and the Themes Manager will pop up letting you choose from different themes that you have installed.



To change themes, simply click on a theme and select "Use Theme", then restart Firefox and your all set.
The following are theme feeds from the Firefox Add-ons site so you can checkout the latest themes, the most popular ones and more.

Firefox Extensions 

More Firefox Stuff



This next section of the Lens was going to be a comprehensive guide to Firefox extensions.
But after some thought, I've decided that some direction and guidance to them is a better idea because there are well over 1,000 different extensions available for Firefox making Firefox the most customizable browser on the planet.
Extensions are free add-ons for Firefox that are small pieces of software that allow you to have Firefox do pretty much anything except cook you breakfast (although that's probably in the works).
I could simply recommend some extensions that I personally use, but everyone has their own needs for what they need their browser to do, so I'll direct to some sites where you can get extensions and see full descriptions of what each one can do.
Also you can see from the feeds below, some of the newest, most popular and recently added extensions. But the best suggestion that I can offer you is to pick a rainy day, visit the extension sites, and see what's available and what they can do.
I would highly recommend that you back up your Firefox Profile and/or create a new Profile
to test extensions before integrating them with your current Profile.
Visit the mozillaZine forums with help on this.

Extensions Links 

Here's a few links where you can get Firefox extensions.
Firefox Add-ons Site
On the Firefox Add-ons site, you'll find over 1,000 different extensions available in 21 categories.
The Extensions Mirror
Yet even more extensions are available at the Extensions Mirror.
More than 400 (and counting) that are not available on the Firefox Add-ons site.
Extension Room
Presented by mozdev.org, the site that hosts extension projects, there are currently 122 extensions in various categories.
My Extensions
Here's an ever changing list of my own Firefox extensions with descriptions of each. It's ever changing because I'm always finding and adding new ones.
Extensions Help
Troubleshooting help with extensions and discovering the latetest can be found at the mozillaZine forums.
Google it
Finally, you can find Firefox extensions by simply Googling it.

Newest Firefox Extensions 

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Most Popular Extensions 

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Highest Rated Extensions 

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For more Firefox resources, visit
Mouse Runner's Firefox Guide which contains a wealth of Firefox resources for beginner's, users and those who want to spread the word about Firefox.

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