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A long time Netscape/Mozilla fan, I downloaded the first version of Firefox (version 0.1) and have been hooked ever since. At that time, the browser was named Phoenix, then later changed to Firebird before finally choosing "Firefox".
This is the browser that reignited the browser wars and caused Microsoft to begin work on the new Internet Explorer, much earlier than they had planned.
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Getting the most out of Firefox
Handy guides for tweaking, improving and adding to this terrific browser
- Firefox Tweak Guide - TechSpot
- A thorough guide from simple account settings and transfer to more advanced configurations.
- Introduction to Firefox
- A comprehensive series of articles covering the various tools and settings available within Firefox.
- Firefox - MozillaZine Knowledge Base
- MozillaZine's Firefox knowledge base, where you'll find answers to many common Firefox usage questions.
- Firefox Help: Firefox FAQ
- The official Firefox FAQ.
My favorite extensions for hassle-free browsing
- Delicious extension
- For me, this extension is a huge upgrade from the bookmarklet tool, which I really loved. This is a far more integrated approach to adding sites to you Delicious bookmarks with a few handy buttons added into Firefox.
- PDF Download
- If you're like me, you really don't like hitting a link for a PDF unknowingly, and having to wait for the browser to open Acrobat and display the PDF. Firefox seems particularly buggy with PDFs to boot. PDF download prompts you when you hit a PDF link and asks you what to do: view a PDF file inside the browser (as PDF or HTML) or you want to download it. Brilliant!
- Tabbrowser Preferences
- This extension provides a comprehensive UI for changing a number of the hidden tabbed browsing preferences in Firefox. It also provides the ability to control how internal and external links are opened in the browser and how the browser will react when links are sent to it.
My favorite extensions for web development
This list is for web designers and developers.
- Web Developer Toolbar
- The best of the best! An essential extension for any web developer/designer as it provides a raft of incredibly useful features all under one roof. You will wonder how you ever managed without it!
- View Source Choice v0.1
- Finally! Someone has developed an extension that redirects View Source to current window (current default in Firefox), new tab, or new window and more. New for Firefox 1.5
- ColorZilla
- Advanced Eyedropper, ColorPicker, Page Zoomer and other colorful goodies.
- MeasureIt
- A handy on-screen ruler to get the pixel width and height of any elements on a web page.
- View Rendered Source Chart
- HTML charting is a totally new and innovative way to look at source code.
Firefox Extension Resources
Browse hundreds of extensions in one of these great extension resources.
- The Extensions Mirror
- All the extensions you need for Firefox, Thunderbird and Mozilla.
- Extension Room
- A listing over 130 Mozilla and Firefox extensions.
- Mozilla's Firefox Add Ons
- A huge selection of Firefox extensions, organized by cagtegories.
- Quick Online Tips: 50 Best Firefox Extensions for Power Surfing
- Quick Online Tips list of their 50 favorite Firefox extensions, by category.
- Create your own Firefox extension!
- This tutorial has been created for individuals wanting to develop full-featured extensions for the Mozilla Firefox browser. The tutorial has been constructed as a step-by-step guide providing many examples, explanations, and external references to help the reader have a full understanding of extension development.
- Best Firefox Extensions Vol II
- In association with the Extend Firefox contest that Mozilla launched in December 2005, we picked our top 10 Firefox extensions at the time. Much has changed in two months, including an impressive batch of new extensions that came from the contest. Now that Mozilla has announced its 18 finalists, we're back with a second round of 10 Firefox add-ons simply too good to go unrecognized. Travel back to our December feature for our original 10 favorites, or visit the Firefox Extensions subcategory for a host of other tools.
by coreybrown
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