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	<title>gHacks technology news &#187; firefox 3</title>
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		<title>Firefox 3.5.5</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/11/05/firefox-3-5-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ghacks.net/?p=18147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Mozilla Firefox developers are currently distributing the latest official version of the Firefox 3.5.x branch to ftp servers around the globe. Firefox 3.5.5. will soon be announced officially at the official Mozilla website. Most Firefox users will get update notifications about the new version eventually with a high likelihood that the update notifications will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Mozilla Firefox</a> developers are currently distributing the latest official version of the <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a> 3.5.x branch to ftp servers around the globe. Firefox 3.5.5. will soon be announced officially at the official Mozilla website. Most Firefox users will get update notifications about the new version eventually with a high likelihood that the update notifications will appear later today in the web browser if automatic updates are enabled in the Internet browser.</p>
<p>The release notes are &#8211; as usual &#8211; not up yet and the fixed bugs list at Bugzilla <a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=ALL%20status1.9.1:.5-fixed">shows</a> only four fixes in this latest version. One of the bugs that has been fixed was rated critical on the other hand with the other three rated as normal.</p>
<p><span id="more-18147"></span>The description of the release on the Mozilla website states that it is a &#8220;short-cycle security and sustained engineering release to fix several top crashing bugs&#8221;. In other words a stability update for the web browser. The <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/11/03/firefox-release-schedule/">Firefox release schedule</a> which we posted a few days ago indicates that the next version of the web browser (Firefox 3.5.6) will be released about a month from now on December 15.</p>
<p>We have uploaded the US-English version of Firefox 3.5.5:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?4tninznya3q">Mac</a><br />
<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?zyyggegyjdi">Windows</a><br />
<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?zintmkhmnng">Linux</a></p>
<p>Cautious users might want to wait until the official release announcement is public to update their browser from the official source.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/" title="firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3-5-5/" title="firefox 3.5.5" rel="tag">firefox 3.5.5</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-update/" title="firefox-update" rel="tag">firefox-update</a><br />

	<h4>Related posts</h4>
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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/27/web-browser-firefox-308/" title="Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.8 (March 27, 2009)">Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.8</a> (13)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/21/prepare-for-firefox-309/" title="Prepare For Firefox 3.0.9. (April 21, 2009)">Prepare For Firefox 3.0.9.</a> (4)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/28/firefox-3-5-4-and-firefox-3-0-15/" title="Firefox 3.5.4 And Firefox 3.0.15 (October 28, 2009)">Firefox 3.5.4 And Firefox 3.0.15</a> (8)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/26/firefox-303-released/" title="Firefox 3.03 released (September 26, 2008)">Firefox 3.03 released</a> (4)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/04/firefox-306-update/" title="Firefox 3.0.6 Update (February 4, 2009)">Firefox 3.0.6 Update</a> (5)</li>
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		<title>Firefox Release Schedule</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/11/03/firefox-release-schedule/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/11/03/firefox-release-schedule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Browsing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox 3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox 3.5]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox 3.6]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most Firefox users could probably care less about the date the next release of the web browser gets published publicly. But there are some users who like to know. This can be extension developers who want to make sure that their Firefox add-on is compatible with the next releases of the web browser, system administrators [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a> users could probably care less about the date the next release of the web browser gets published publicly. But there are some users who like to know. This can be extension developers who want to make sure that their Firefox add-on is compatible with the next releases of the web browser, system administrators who want to make sure they can update the web browsers of their clients in time or advanced users who just like to be up to date with all technology news.</p>
<p>The Firefox web browser, like Google Chrome, is developed in several branches simultaneously which makes it kinda hard to track. There are currently three different versions of Firefox under development not counting the future releases of Firefox 3.7 and 4.0. First there are the two official public releases Firefox 3.0.15 and Firefox 3.5.4 and second there is the soon to be released Firefox 3.6. The release schedule looks like the following currently (subject to change, source: <a href="http://ffextensionguru.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/update-firefox-release-recap-october-week-4/">FF Extension Guru</a>).</p>
<p><span id="more-18043"></span><br />
<blockquote>Firefox 3.5.5 â€“ November 6th<br />
Firefox 3.0.16 â€“ December 15th<br />
Firefox 3.5.6 â€“ December 15th<br />
Firefox 3.6 RC1 â€“ Late November 2009<br />
Firefox 3.6 â€“ Mid December 2009</p></blockquote>
<p>According to this list two versions of the Firefox 3.5.x branch will be released this year, one Firefox 3.0.x version and the final version of Firefox 3.6 which is likely to replace the Firefox 3.5.x branch. If you are a Firefox user: Which version of the web browser are you currently running and why?</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/" title="firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-35/" title="firefox 3.5" rel="tag">firefox 3.5</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3-6/" title="firefox 3.6" rel="tag">firefox 3.6</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-release/" title="firefox release" rel="tag">firefox release</a><br />

	<h4>Related posts</h4>
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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/15/mozilla-posts-firefox-3-6-beta-and-3-5-4-release-candidates/" title="Mozilla Posts Firefox 3.6 Beta and 3.5.4 Release Candidates (October 15, 2009)">Mozilla Posts Firefox 3.6 Beta and 3.5.4 Release Candidates</a> (1)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/19/firefox-3-5-rc2/" title="Firefox 3.5 RC2 (June 19, 2009)">Firefox 3.5 RC2</a> (16)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/23/firefox-302-final/" title="Firefox 3.02 Final (September 23, 2008)">Firefox 3.02 Final</a> (12)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/10/expert-a-faster-firefox-3-6-beta-next-week/" title="Expect A Faster Firefox 3.6 Beta Next Week (October 10, 2009)">Expect A Faster Firefox 3.6 Beta Next Week</a> (8)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/13/web-browser-firefox-31-beta-3/" title="Web Browser: Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 (March 13, 2009)">Web Browser: Firefox 3.1 Beta 3</a> (4)</li>
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		<title>Firefox 3.5.4 And Firefox 3.0.15</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/28/firefox-3-5-4-and-firefox-3-0-15/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/28/firefox-3-5-4-and-firefox-3-0-15/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17825</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two new versions of Firefox were uploaded yesterday to the Firefox ftp server and website. Firefox 3.5.4 and Firefox 3.0.15 are now available. The automatic update in the web browser should have already recognized the new version and suggested an update to the user. Users who prefer manual updates can visit the Firefox website over [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/firefox.png" alt="firefox" title="firefox" width="128" height="128" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-13848" />Two new versions of <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a> were uploaded yesterday to the Firefox ftp server and website. Firefox 3.5.4 and Firefox 3.0.15 are now available. The automatic update in the web browser should have already recognized the new version and suggested an update to the user. Users who prefer manual updates can visit the Firefox website over at Mozilla to download a version for their operating system and language directly.</p>
<p>The Firefox 3.5.4. release notes <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5.4/releasenotes/">classify</a> the update as a security and stability update making it an recommended update for every Firefox user. The full list of fixes and changes lists a total of 124 items with seven marked as critical and 13 as major. The Firefox 3.0.15 release notes list fewer items but still mention several security and stability fixes for that version of the web browser making it a recommended update as well.</p>
<p><span id="more-17825"></span>It should also be noted that Firefox 2.x is no longer supported by the developers who ask users to update to the Firefox 3.x branch as the older branch contains known security and stability issues that are not (and will not be) fixed.</p>
<p>Both Firefox 3.5.4 and 3.0.15 are available from the <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/">Mozilla</a> firefox website.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/" title="firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-security/" title="firefox security" rel="tag">firefox security</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-update/" title="firefox-update" rel="tag">firefox-update</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/26/firefox-303-released/" title="Firefox 3.03 released (September 26, 2008)">Firefox 3.03 released</a> (4)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/27/web-browser-firefox-308/" title="Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.8 (March 27, 2009)">Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.8</a> (13)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/04/web-browser-firefox-307/" title="Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.7 (March 4, 2009)">Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.7</a> (5)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/21/prepare-for-firefox-309/" title="Prepare For Firefox 3.0.9. (April 21, 2009)">Prepare For Firefox 3.0.9.</a> (4)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/11/mozilla-firefox-3-0-11-released/" title="Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11 Released (June 11, 2009)">Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11 Released</a> (5)</li>
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		<title>Expect A Faster Firefox 3.6 Beta Next Week</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/10/expert-a-faster-firefox-3-6-beta-next-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/10/expert-a-faster-firefox-3-6-beta-next-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ghacks.net/?p=17137</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Mozilla Firefox developers are planning to release the first beta of the upcoming web browser Firefox 3.6 next week (to be precise on October 14 which is also the release date for the beta of Firefox 3.5.4). Not that many Firefox users will take notice of these two beta version releases but those that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Mozilla Firefox</a> developers are planning to release the first beta of the upcoming web browser <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a> 3.6 next week (to be precise on October 14 which is also the release date for the beta of Firefox 3.5.4). Not that many Firefox users will take notice of these two beta version releases but those that do will notice performance improvements in Firefox 3.6 beta. The Mozilla team is not only concentrating on the usual options to increase the web browser&#8217;s performance (that is JavaScript mainly) but also performance of the web browser in general which would include loading times and responsiveness.</p>
<p>The guys at <a href="http://www.betanews.com/article/Expect-228-performance-boost-from-next-weeks-Firefox-36-beta/1255120768">Betanews</a> have tested the latest alpha release version of Firefox 3.6 and came to the conclusion that the new version increases performance by 22.8% compared to the latest official release version Firefox 3.5.3. This performance does not come near the performance of Webkit based browsers yet but it shows dedication to close the gap between the browsers.</p>
<p><span id="more-17137"></span>It remains to be seen on the other hand if most users will notice the 22.8% performance increase in Firefox 3.6 Beta or if it is just more a figure without real values to everyday users. Performance is definitely not everything. The fastest web browser in the test, Google Chrome 3, does not pass the Acid 3 test which Opera 10 for example does. </p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/" title="firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3-6/" title="firefox 3.6" rel="tag">firefox 3.6</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/google-chrome/" title="google chrome" rel="tag">google chrome</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/opera/" title="opera" rel="tag">opera</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/web-browser/" title="web browser" rel="tag">web browser</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/web-browser-test/" title="web browser test" rel="tag">web browser test</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/21/web-browser-popularity/" title="Web Browser Popularity (March 21, 2009)">Web Browser Popularity</a> (51)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/21/web-browser-memory-usage-benchmark-gets-it-all-wrong/" title="Web Browser Memory Usage Benchmark Gets It All Wrong (June 21, 2009)">Web Browser Memory Usage Benchmark Gets It All Wrong</a> (15)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/15/web-browser-have-impact-on-battery-life/" title="Web Browser Have Impact On Battery Life (September 15, 2009)">Web Browser Have Impact On Battery Life</a> (1)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/14/web-browser-benchmark-comparison/" title="Web Browser Benchmark Comparison (December 14, 2008)">Web Browser Benchmark Comparison</a> (19)</li>
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		<title>Firefox 3 History Recovery</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/14/firefox-3-history-recovery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/14/firefox-3-history-recovery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a Firefox user who regularly cleans the Firefox history and other traces like downloads from the web browser&#8217;s memory? Do you think that these information are really gone and cannot be recovered because you have deleted them? You might want to think again as it is usually possible to recover data on computer [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/firefox.png" alt="firefox" title="firefox" width="113" height="109" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-12575" />Are you a <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a> user who regularly cleans the Firefox history and other traces like downloads from the web browser&#8217;s memory? Do you think that these information are really gone and cannot be recovered because you have deleted them? You might want to think again as it is usually possible to recover data on computer systems even if it has been deleted by the user. There are exemptions to the rule. If the free space of the hard drive has been overwritten by software to clean it of data traces then recovery is not possible. The same is true if Firefox was executed from a read only device.</p>
<p>Firefox 3 History Recovery helps in all other cases. It is a command line tool that can analyse uncompressed disk images to discover traces of the four SQLite tables moz_places, moz_historyvisits, moz_formhistory and moz_downloads. What the recovery tool can return are therefor the visited urls, the form history and the downloads.</p>
<p><span id="more-16333"></span>Firefox 3 History Recovery is a forensic tool and therefor not designed with usability in mind. It can only be executed from the command line and the biggest problem that users face is that they need to create a disk image for this process. The developer mentioned a few tools that can be used to create those disk images: winhex, ftk imager and dcfldd.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/firefox_history_recovery-500x251.jpg" alt="firefox history recovery" title="firefox history recovery" width="500" height="251" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16334" /></p>
<p>The program itself is easy to use in comparison. All the user needs to do is to enter the command</p>
<p><code>ff3hr -i<br />
<input file></code></p>
<p>to start the recovery process. The command line tool will create four new text documents in its directory that will contain the information found on the disk image. Firefox 3 History Recovery is an Open Source software program that is <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/ff3hr/">available</a> at the Sourceforge website.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/" title="firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-history/" title="firefox history" rel="tag">firefox history</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/forensic-software/" title="forensic software" rel="tag">forensic software</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/history-recovery/" title="history recovery" rel="tag">history recovery</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/open-source/" title="Open Source" rel="tag">Open Source</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/recovery-software/" title="recovery software" rel="tag">recovery software</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/windows-software/" title="windows software" rel="tag">windows software</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/04/xenocode-web-browser-sandbox/" title="Xenocode Web Browser Sandbox (April 4, 2009)">Xenocode Web Browser Sandbox</a> (0)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/03/wireless-network-scanner-inssider/" title="Wireless Network Scanner inSSIDer (July 3, 2009)">Wireless Network Scanner inSSIDer</a> (3)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/22/windows-tabbed-browsing/" title="Windows Tabbed Browsing (November 22, 2008)">Windows Tabbed Browsing</a> (4)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/05/windows-run-aliases/" title="Windows Run Aliases (May 5, 2009)">Windows Run Aliases</a> (8)</li>
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		<title>Firefox 4 Mockup Theme For Firefox 3</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/13/firefox-4-mockup-theme-for-firefox-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/13/firefox-4-mockup-theme-for-firefox-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The designers and developers of the Firefox web browser have shown several design mockups of future Firefox versions in July. These mockups have since then been the source of inspiration for Firefox theme developers who tried to create a theme that would look like one of the possible future designs of the web browser.
The Strata [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/firefox.png" alt="firefox" title="firefox" width="128" height="128" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-13848" />The designers and developers of the <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a> web browser have shown several <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/29/firefox-3-7-and-4-0-design-mockups/">design mockups</a> of future Firefox versions in July. These mockups have since then been the source of inspiration for Firefox theme developers who tried to create a theme that would look like one of the possible future designs of the web browser.</p>
<p>The Strata 40 theme for Firefox is probably the most complete theme yet as it combines not only a Firefox theme but also add-ons and userscripts that need to be installed to look like the <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/11/firefox-4-alpha/">Firefox 4</a> design mockup. Several versions of the theme are possible depending on the add-ons and scripts that are installed next to it. This somewhat reflects the various designs that have been posted by the Firefox designers (e.g. tabs on top or normal position for tabs).</p>
<p><span id="more-16293"></span><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/firefox4_theme-500x408.jpg" alt="firefox4 theme" title="firefox4 theme" width="500" height="408" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16294" /></p>
<p>Links to all add-ons and userscripts that are needed to make the theme look similar to Firefox 4 designs are posted on the theme&#8217;s page at the Mozilla website. Here is the list for your convenience:</p>
<ul>
<li>Download and install the <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/14284">Strata 40</a> theme.</li>
<li>Install <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/14288/">Strata Glass</a> add-on for glass effects in Windows Vista and <a href="http://windows7news.com/">Windows 7</a>. [optional]</li>
<li>Install <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3895">Personal Menu</a> add-on for Bookmarks and Tools buttons in the toolbar. [optional]</li>
<li>Install <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1951">Fisson</a> add-on for progress line features. [optional]</li>
<li>Install the <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2108">Stylish</a> add-on and the <a href="http://userstyles.org/styles/20866">Tabs on Top</a> userstyle to move the tabs to the top of the web browser. [optional]</li>
<li>Install the <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8823">Omnibar</a> add-on to add search functionality to the address bar. [optional]</li>
</ul>
<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/firefox4_theme_tabs_on_top-500x410.jpg" alt="firefox4 theme tabs on top" title="firefox4 theme tabs on top" width="500" height="410" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-16295" /></p>
<p>The result is a elegant theme for the Firefox 3 web browser.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/" title="firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-4/" title="firefox 4" rel="tag">firefox 4</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-theme/" title="firefox theme" rel="tag">firefox theme</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/strata-40/" title="strata 40" rel="tag">strata 40</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/web-browser/" title="web browser" rel="tag">web browser</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/04/web-browser-firefox-307/" title="Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.7 (March 4, 2009)">Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.7</a> (5)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/21/prepare-for-firefox-309/" title="Prepare For Firefox 3.0.9. (April 21, 2009)">Prepare For Firefox 3.0.9.</a> (4)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/11/mozilla-firefox-3-0-11-released/" title="Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11 Released (June 11, 2009)">Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11 Released</a> (5)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/19/littlefox-theme-optimizes-firefox-screen-usage/" title="Littlefox Theme Optimizes Firefox Screen Usage (May 19, 2009)">Littlefox Theme Optimizes Firefox Screen Usage</a> (3)</li>
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		<title>Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11 Released</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/11/mozilla-firefox-3-0-11-released/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mozilla team has released version 3.0.11 of the Firefox web browser. The release is currently distributed to all mirror sites but can already be downloaded from various download portals like Betanews or MajorGeeks. The update seems to be a security and stability update if the beta release notes can be trusted. Users are therefor [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Mozilla team has released version 3.0.11 of the <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a> web browser. The release is currently distributed to all mirror sites but can already be downloaded from various download portals like <a href="http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Mozilla-Firefox-for-Windows-v3/1032985422/4">Betanews</a> or <a href="http://majorgeeks.com/Mozilla_Firefox_3_d2248.html">MajorGeeks</a>. The update seems to be a security and stability update if the beta release notes can be trusted. Users are therefor encouraged to update the web browser as soon as possible to fix the security and stability issues that have been encountered in Firefox 3.0.10.</p>
<p>A full <a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?keywords_type=anywords&#038;keywords=fixed1.9.0.11+verified1.9.0.11">list</a> of all 50 bug fixes is available at the Bugzilla website. Cautious users might want to wait until the update has been distributed to all mirror sites so that it can be downloaded either from the official Mozilla website or through Firefox&#8217;s check for update functionality. The public release is expected soon.</p>
<p><span id="more-13456"></span></p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/" title="firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-security/" title="firefox security" rel="tag">firefox security</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-upate/" title="firefox upate" rel="tag">firefox upate</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/internet-browser/" title="internet browser" rel="tag">internet browser</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/web-browser/" title="web browser" rel="tag">web browser</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/26/latest-firefox-web-browser-vulnerable-to-0-day-exploit/" title="Latest Firefox Web Browser Vulnerable to 0-Day Exploit (March 26, 2009)">Latest Firefox Web Browser Vulnerable to 0-Day Exploit</a> (4)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/29/youtube-it-firefox-add-on/" title="Youtube It Firefox Add-on (April 29, 2009)">Youtube It Firefox Add-on</a> (4)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/27/web-browser-firefox-308/" title="Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.8 (March 27, 2009)">Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.8</a> (13)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/21/qtweb-internet-browser/" title="QtWeb Internet Browser (January 21, 2009)">QtWeb Internet Browser</a> (8)</li>
</ul>

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		<title>Internet Browsers: Firefox 3.0.10 Update</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/28/internet-browsers-firefox-3010-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/28/internet-browsers-firefox-3010-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An update to the Internet browser Firefox has been released a couple of hours ago out of the usual release cycle. It is a security update that is fixing one critical security vulnerability and one major stability issue. Critical security vulnerabilities are classified as those that require no user interaction and allow the attacker to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/firefox.png" alt="firefox" title="firefox" width="110" height="105" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-11887" />An update to the Internet browser <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a> has been released a couple of hours ago out of the usual release cycle. It is a security update that is fixing one critical security vulnerability and one major stability issue. Critical security vulnerabilities are classified as those that require no user interaction and allow the attacker to run code and install software on the attacked computer system.</p>
<p><span id="more-12422"></span>Downloads have already been pushed to the update mirrors and the Mozilla homepage has been modified to show Firefox 3.0.10 as the latest available version of the web browser. Users can also initiate the download from the Firefox menu by clicking on Help > Check for Updates. The release notes only list the two <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.0.10/releasenotes/">fixes</a> mentioned in the first paragraph.</p>
<p>Our new software updates notification site <a href="http://appnews.net/">appnews</a> broke the news more than 4 hours ago. Make sure you check it out if you have not been there before ;)</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-update/" title="firefox-update" rel="tag">firefox-update</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/internet-browser/" title="internet browser" rel="tag">internet browser</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/internet-security/" title="internet security" rel="tag">internet security</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/web-browser/" title="web browser" rel="tag">web browser</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/21/prepare-for-firefox-309/" title="Prepare For Firefox 3.0.9. (April 21, 2009)">Prepare For Firefox 3.0.9.</a> (4)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/11/mozilla-firefox-3-0-11-released/" title="Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11 Released (June 11, 2009)">Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11 Released</a> (5)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/27/increase-internet-security-with-safe-ssl/" title="Increase Internet Security With Safe SSL (April 27, 2009)">Increase Internet Security With Safe SSL</a> (4)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/17/firefox-305-security-update/" title="Firefox 3.05 Security Update (December 17, 2008)">Firefox 3.05 Security Update</a> (5)</li>
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		<title>Prepare For Firefox 3.0.9.</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/21/prepare-for-firefox-309/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new version of the popular web browser Firefox is currently distributed to all major and minor Firefox mirror sites to be ready for the usual traffic demand when millions of Firefox users try to update their web browser to the latest version. Both the update check in the web browser and the links on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/firefox.png" alt="firefox" title="firefox" width="110" height="105" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-11887" />A new version of the popular web browser <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a> is currently distributed to all major and minor Firefox mirror sites to be ready for the usual traffic demand when millions of Firefox users try to update their web browser to the latest version. Both the update check in the web browser and the links on the Mozilla website are still listing Firefox 3.0.8. as the latest available version of the browser.</p>
<p><span id="more-12240"></span>The Mozilla web development team does not want websites to draw attentions to their mirror sites during the distribution phase. Interested users can download it from various third party download sites like <a href="http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Mozilla-Firefox-for-Windows-v3/1032985422/4">Betanews</a> which unfortunately does only host English language versions of the latest Firefox (<a href="http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Mozilla-Firefox-for-Linux-v3/1032985422/6">Linux</a>, <a href="http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Mozilla-Firefox-for-Mac-OS-X-v3/1032985422/5">Mac</a>).</p>
<p>The changelog lists the following updates and changes to previous versions of the web browser:</p>
<ul>
<li>Fixed several security issues.</li>
<li>Fixed several stability issues.</li>
<li>Many users experienced an issue where a corrupt local database caused Firefox to “lose” its stored cookies. (bug 470578)</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where, starting with Firefox 3.0.7, inline attachments on popular webmail services (like AOL and AIM) would not display. (bug 482659)</li>
<li>Large forms would sometimes take a long time to submit. (bug 426991)</li>
<li>In certain cases, new windows would not have proper focus. (bug 446568)</li>
</ul>
<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/firefox_309.jpg" alt="firefox_309" title="firefox_309" width="284" height="131" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-12241" /></p>
<p>The security and stability updates are reason enough to update the web browser to the latest version as soon as possible. Cautious users might want to wait until the Mozilla team updates the reported version as 3.0.9. in the updater and on the website.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/" title="firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-update/" title="firefox-update" rel="tag">firefox-update</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/mozilla/" title="mozilla" rel="tag">mozilla</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/web-browser/" title="web browser" rel="tag">web browser</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/03/firefox-3-5-2-released/" title="Firefox 3.5.2 Released (August 3, 2009)">Firefox 3.5.2 Released</a> (8)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/25/firefox-3-5-rc3-released/" title="Firefox 3.5 RC3 Released (June 25, 2009)">Firefox 3.5 RC3 Released</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/26/firefox-303-released/" title="Firefox 3.03 released (September 26, 2008)">Firefox 3.03 released</a> (4)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/23/firefox-302-final/" title="Firefox 3.02 Final (September 23, 2008)">Firefox 3.02 Final</a> (12)</li>
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		<title>Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.8</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mozilla Firefox development team had to react quickly after a working vulnerability was discovered affecting all the latest versions of the Firefox web browser. (read Latest Firefox Web Browser Vulnerable to 0-Day Exploit). After news about the vulnerability spread like wildfire on the Internet a first official statement was released that was suggesting an [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Mozilla Firefox</a> development team had to react quickly after a working vulnerability was discovered affecting all the latest versions of the <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a> web browser. (read <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/26/latest-firefox-web-browser-vulnerable-to-0-day-exploit/">Latest Firefox Web Browser Vulnerable to 0-Day Exploit</a>). After news about the vulnerability spread like wildfire on the Internet a first official statement was released that was suggesting an early release of Firefox 3.0.8 on March 30, 2009. Many users felt that the Mozilla team should release the new version earlier than that after fixes for the vulnerabilities had been confirmed to close the security hole for every Firefox user.</p>
<p>The good news is that Firefox 3.0.8 has already been uploaded to the official Mozilla ftp site. It can be downloaded from there by everyone. The problem is that some users and the Mozilla team discouraged users to post links to those new releases to avoid disturbing the mirror distribution process and to avoid complications if that release will receive a last minute fix.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s a catch-22 situation as you can imagine. Interested users should perform a search for the Mozilla ftp site on Google or another search engine to locate it. They will find a Firefox directory there and another subdirectory called 3.0.8 which contains downloads for all languages and operating systems supported.</p>
<p><span id="more-11495"></span><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/web_browser_firefox_308-500x156.jpg" alt="web browser firefox 308" title="web browser firefox 308" width="500" height="156" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-11496" /></p>
<p>If you want to be safe download it right away. If you want to wait for the official announcement install and use the No Script add-on to increase <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/28/my-firefox-security-profile/">Firefox security</a> and avoid falling prey to the vulnerability.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/" title="firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-vulnerability/" title="firefox vulnerability" rel="tag">firefox vulnerability</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-update/" title="firefox-update" rel="tag">firefox-update</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/mozilla-firefox/" title="mozilla-firefox" rel="tag">mozilla-firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/web-browser/" title="web browser" rel="tag">web browser</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/04/web-browser-firefox-307/" title="Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.7 (March 4, 2009)">Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.7</a> (5)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/21/prepare-for-firefox-309/" title="Prepare For Firefox 3.0.9. (April 21, 2009)">Prepare For Firefox 3.0.9.</a> (4)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/09/firefox-3-5-3/" title="Firefox 3.5.3 (September 9, 2009)">Firefox 3.5.3</a> (11)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/25/firefox-3-5-rc3-released/" title="Firefox 3.5 RC3 Released (June 25, 2009)">Firefox 3.5 RC3 Released</a> (2)</li>
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		<title>Latest Firefox Web Browser Vulnerable to 0-Day Exploit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dante send me a tip about a 0-day exploit that is affecting the latest versions of the popular Firefox web browser. The exploit is described as a remote memory-corruption vulnerability that is affecting Firefox running on all supported operating systems. A proof of concept has been published by the security researcher and the Mozilla team [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dante send me a tip about a 0-day exploit that is affecting the latest versions of the popular <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a> web browser. The exploit is described as a remote memory-corruption vulnerability that is affecting Firefox running on all supported operating systems. A proof of concept has been published by the security researcher and the Mozilla team has acknowledged the existence and announced plans to rush a Firefox 3.0.8 update at the beginning of next week.</p>
<p>The Firefox exploit could be used to add software to the target system without the knowledge of the users. There is currently no solution to block this attack from being executed other than being very careful about the visited websites. The safest would be to switch to another web browser at least for the time until the Mozilla developers have published the update that fixes the vulnerability in the web browser or a hot fix becomes known.</p>
<p>The issue has already been fixed <a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=485217">according</a> to the bug report that was filed at the Mozilla website and is now awaiting verification. </p>
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	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/" title="firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-bu/" title="firefox bu" rel="tag">firefox bu</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-exploit/" title="firefox exploit" rel="tag">firefox exploit</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-security/" title="firefox security" rel="tag">firefox security</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-vulnerability/" title="firefox vulnerability" rel="tag">firefox vulnerability</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/mozilla-firefox/" title="mozilla-firefox" rel="tag">mozilla-firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/web-browser/" title="web browser" rel="tag">web browser</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/27/web-browser-firefox-308/" title="Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.8 (March 27, 2009)">Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.8</a> (13)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/04/web-browser-firefox-307/" title="Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.7 (March 4, 2009)">Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.7</a> (5)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/15/critical-security-vulnerability-in-firefox-3-5/" title="Critical Security Vulnerability In Firefox 3.5 (July 15, 2009)">Critical Security Vulnerability In Firefox 3.5</a> (10)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/11/mozilla-firefox-3-0-11-released/" title="Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11 Released (June 11, 2009)">Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11 Released</a> (5)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/09/firefox-3-5-3/" title="Firefox 3.5.3 (September 9, 2009)">Firefox 3.5.3</a> (11)</li>
</ul>

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		<title>Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.7</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/04/web-browser-firefox-307/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/04/web-browser-firefox-307/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new update to the popular Firefox web browser is currently distributed to mirror sites across the world. The release is already available at selected mirror sites and raises the version of the Firefox web browser to 3.0.7. The beta release notes which have been published in the end of February are mentioning that Firefox [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A new update to the popular <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a> web browser is currently distributed to mirror sites across the world. The release is already available at selected mirror sites and raises the version of the Firefox web browser to 3.0.7. The beta release notes which have been published in the end of February are mentioning that Firefox 3.0.7 fixes several issues including security and stability issues found in versions prior to Firefox 3.0.7.</p>
<p>Other notable changes to the new version of the web browser include several bug fixes. A full list of all bugs that have been fixed in Firefox 3.0.7 is accessible <a href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?keywords_type=anywords&#038;keywords=fixed1.9.0.7+verified1.9.0.7">here</a>.</p>
<p>The release has not been announced officially yet although it is available directly on several ftp mirrors already. There is a slight chance that changes will be made to this release before it is announced which would mean that early downloaders would have to download the new version as well. It is however unlikely that this is going to happen and you will be informed here if it is.</p>
<p><span id="more-10927"></span>Users who want to update Firefox to the latest version right away can access the official list of <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/mirrors.html">mirror</a> sites. Some are already listing the Firefox 3.0.7 release while others have not been updated yet. </p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/" title="firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-security/" title="firefox security" rel="tag">firefox security</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-stability/" title="firefox stability" rel="tag">firefox stability</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/mozilla-firefox/" title="mozilla-firefox" rel="tag">mozilla-firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/web-browser/" title="web browser" rel="tag">web browser</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/27/web-browser-firefox-308/" title="Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.8 (March 27, 2009)">Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.8</a> (13)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/11/mozilla-firefox-3-0-11-released/" title="Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11 Released (June 11, 2009)">Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11 Released</a> (5)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/09/firefox-3-5-3/" title="Firefox 3.5.3 (September 9, 2009)">Firefox 3.5.3</a> (11)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/26/firefox-303-released/" title="Firefox 3.03 released (September 26, 2008)">Firefox 3.03 released</a> (4)</li>
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		<title>The Ultimate Firefox Download Extensions List</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/28/the-ultimate-firefox-download-extensions-list/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/28/the-ultimate-firefox-download-extensions-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mozilla Firefox is already a complete web browser. Its extensions, user generated add-ons for the web browser, heave it to the next level and make it a browser that sticks out of the masses. This article will list the most important extensions to download files with the Firefox browser. 
The following list contains the most [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Mozilla Firefox</a> is already a complete web browser. Its extensions, user generated add-ons for the web browser, heave it to the next level and make it a browser that sticks out of the masses. This article will list the most important extensions to download files with the <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a> browser. </p>
<p>The following list contains the most important Firefox download extensions. The concentration on the most important (and not an overinflated list) makes it easier for anyone to handpick the best download extensions from the list. </p>
<p>The list is divided into the categories files, images, movies and misc. Each category lists a handful of extensions linking directly to their download page at the Mozilla website.</p>
<p><span id="more-10829"></span><strong>Files</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/201">Down Them All</a> &#8211; Firefox Download Manager.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/down_them_all-500x423.jpg" alt="down them all" title="down them all" width="500" height="423" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-10832" /></p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/684">Fire FTP</a> &#8211; ftp client for the Firefox web browser.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/220">Flash Got</a> &#8211; Download Manager integration in Firefox.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6656">Get Filesize</a> &#8211; Retrieves the file size of a selected file.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4902">Save File To</a> &#8211; Makes it possible to save files into custom folders without having to open the file browser.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/save_file_to.jpg" alt="save file to" title="save file to" width="462" height="332" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10830" /></p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1616">Spiderzilla</a> &#8211; A website mirroring software based on the excellent HTTrack.</p>
<p><strong>Images</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5355">Image Grabber</a> &#8211; Download images that are protected by a transparent spacer image.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/614">Save Image In Folder</a> &#8211; Save images in personalized folders.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3404">Save Images</a> &#8211; Saves the images from the current tab to a specified location.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/save_images-437x500.jpg" alt="save images" title="save images" width="437" height="500" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-10831" /></p>
<p><strong>Movies</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9915">MP4 Youtube Downloader</a> &#8211; Downloads Youtube videos as mp4 videos.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5229">Flash Video Resource Downloader</a> &#8211; Compatible to most flash video websites.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006">Video Download Helper</a> &#8211; Excellent video downloader that is compatible with hundreds of video portals on the Internet.</p>
<p><strong>Misc</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3247">Amazon S3 Firefox Organizer</a> &#8211; Helps you organize/manage/store your files on Amazon S3</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2608">Clean And Close</a> &#8211; Replaces the clean up button in the Firefox Download Manager with a clean and close button.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9779">Download Rapidshare @ Office</a> &#8211; The add-on converts all <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/04/5-rapidshare-search-engines/">Rapidshare</a> download urls to IP and uses the IP to download them.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/25">Download Sort</a> &#8211; The extension saves downloads automatically into different folders.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8598">Download Status</a> &#8211; Displays detailed download information like the average download speed, the time remaining and the number of files.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/26">Download Statusbar</a> &#8211; Displays downloads in a status bar instead of the default download manager window.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3199">Link Alert</a> &#8211; Changes the mouse cursor according to the file type.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8404">MD5 Hasher</a> &#8211; Calculates hashes of files that have been downloaded to the local computer.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/207">Open Download</a> &#8211; Allows to download and open any file from the Internet in the default application for that file type.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8376">RDown &#8211; Rapidshare Downloader</a> &#8211; Rapidshare Download helper.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4336">Snap Links</a> &#8211; Use the right mouse button to mark multiple links at once.</p>
<p>Did we miss any noteworthy extension? Let us know in the comments.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/" title="firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-add-ons/" title="firefox add-ons" rel="tag">firefox add-ons</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-download/" title="firefox download" rel="tag">firefox download</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-list/" title="firefox list" rel="tag">firefox list</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-extensions/" title="firefox-extensions" rel="tag">firefox-extensions</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/mozilla-firefox/" title="mozilla-firefox" rel="tag">mozilla-firefox</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/14/skip-megaupload-time-limit/" title="Skip Megaupload Time Limit (March 14, 2009)">Skip Megaupload Time Limit</a> (15)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/12/firefox-55-add-ons-to-increase-your-security-and-privacy/" title="Firefox: 55 Add-Ons To Increase Your Security And Privacy (February 12, 2009)">Firefox: 55 Add-Ons To Increase Your Security And Privacy</a> (18)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/10/03/firefox-urlbar-extension/" title="Firefox URLBar Extension (October 3, 2008)">Firefox URLBar Extension</a> (1)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/10/firefox-extensions-website-gets-overhaul-collections-introduced/" title="Firefox Extensions Website Gets Overhaul. Collections Introduced (June 10, 2009)">Firefox Extensions Website Gets Overhaul. Collections Introduced</a> (6)</li>
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		<title>Firefox 3 Site Specific Zoom</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/24/firefox-3-site-specific-zoom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/24/firefox-3-site-specific-zoom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last article about Firefox&#8217;s zoom capabilities received several interesting comments about the zoom function. What many users who commented did not know was that the zooming behavior changed in Firefox 3. It is still possible to zoom in or out of a website using keyboard shortcuts or the Firefox menu but observant visitors will [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The last article about <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a>&#8217;s zoom capabilities received several interesting comments about the zoom function. What many users who commented did not know was that the zooming behavior changed in Firefox 3. It is still possible to zoom in or out of a website using keyboard shortcuts or the Firefox menu but observant visitors will notice that the zoom level seems to get saved on a per-domain basis. This means that the actual zoom level will always be saved in Firefox 3 and therefor be displayed whenever the user visits a page on the domain.</p>
<p>In short: Firefox 3 will remember the current zoom level and display any page on the domain in it. This can lead to all kinds of troubles if a user does not know that Firefox 3 stores that setting. There is however a new parameter in the Firefox configuration that can be changed to disable the automatic storage of zoom levels in Firefox 3.</p>
<p>Type [about:config] in the Firefox 3 location bar and filter for the following term: <strong>browser.zoom.siteSpecific</strong>. The default value for the parameter is true which means that the feature is enabled. To disable it simply double-click the entry so that it changes to false. This has the effect that Firefox 3 will not remember the zoom level and display all websites in default view.</p>
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	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-tips/" title="firefox tips" rel="tag">firefox tips</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-zoom/" title="firefox zoom" rel="tag">firefox zoom</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/mozilla-firefox/" title="mozilla-firefox" rel="tag">mozilla-firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/remember-zoom/" title="remember zoom" rel="tag">remember zoom</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/size-specific-zoom/" title="size specific zoom" rel="tag">size specific zoom</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/zoom-page/" title="zoom page" rel="tag">zoom page</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/zoom-website/" title="zoom website" rel="tag">zoom website</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/23/how-to-zoom-in-firefox/" title="How To Zoom In Firefox (February 23, 2009)">How To Zoom In Firefox</a> (20)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/12/fix-cannot-delete-firefox-3-bookmarks/" title="Fix: Cannot Delete Firefox 3 Bookmarks (December 12, 2008)">Fix: Cannot Delete Firefox 3 Bookmarks</a> (6)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/18/fast-firefox-3-unsorted-bookmarks-access/" title="Fast Firefox 3 Unsorted Bookmarks Access (September 18, 2008)">Fast Firefox 3 Unsorted Bookmarks Access</a> (4)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/29/custom-prefix-and-suffix-auto-complete-in-firefox/" title="Custom Prefix and Suffix Auto-Complete In Firefox (September 29, 2008)">Custom Prefix and Suffix Auto-Complete In Firefox</a> (1)</li>
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		<title>Remove Microsoft .Net Framework Assistant From Firefox</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/09/remove-microsoft-net-framework-assistant-from-firefox/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/09/remove-microsoft-net-framework-assistant-from-firefox/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you take a look at the installed add-ons in Firefox you might notice an add-on called Microsoft .net Framework Assistant. That add-on is different from most other installed add-ons. The first thing that you will notice is that you cannot uninstall it as the uninstall option is inactive in Firefox. You might also realize [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you take a look at the installed add-ons in <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a> you might notice an add-on called Microsoft .net Framework Assistant. That add-on is different from most other installed add-ons. The first thing that you will notice is that you cannot uninstall it as the uninstall option is inactive in Firefox. You might also realize that you did not install that add-on actively which means it must have been installed by another application.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://ffextensionguru.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/how-to-remove-microsoft-net-spyware-extension/">Firefox Extension Guru</a> posted a walkthrough on how to remove the Microsoft .Net Framework Assistant. It basically comes down to the following steps (it might be a good idea to backup all data before proceeding).</p>
<p><span id="more-10431"></span>
<ul>
<li>Make sure Firefox is closed.</li>
<li>Go to C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\Windows Presentation Foundation\DotNetAssistantExtension in Windows Explorer and delete everything in that folder but keep the folder name.</li>
<li>Start Firefox. The add-on should not be in the list anymore.</li>
<li>Type about:config in the Firefox address bar.</li>
<li>Filter for the entry general.useragent.extra.microsoftdotnet</li>
<li>Right-click that entry and select Reset</li>
</ul>
<p>The process is apparently a bit more complicated for Firefox 3.1 beta versions as the Microsoft .Net Framework Assistant is not yet compatible with that version of Firefox and thus not completely installed.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/" title="firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-add-ons/" title="firefox add-ons" rel="tag">firefox add-ons</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-microsoft-net/" title="firefox microsoft .net" rel="tag">firefox microsoft .net</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-tips/" title="firefox tips" rel="tag">firefox tips</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-add-on/" title="firefox-add on" rel="tag">firefox-add on</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/microsoft-net-framework-assistant/" title="Microsoft .Net Framework Assistant" rel="tag">Microsoft .Net Framework Assistant</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/remove-firefox-add-on/" title="remove firefox add-on" rel="tag">remove firefox add-on</a><br />

	<h4>Related posts</h4>
	<ul class="st-related-posts">
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/15/page-bookmarks/" title="Page Bookmarks (December 15, 2008)">Page Bookmarks</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/06/21/load-links-with-the-keyboard-in-firefox/" title="Load Links with the Keyboard in Firefox (June 21, 2008)">Load Links with the Keyboard in Firefox</a> (5)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/08/05/whitelist-bookmarks-in-adblock-plus/" title="Whitelist Bookmarks In Adblock Plus (August 5, 2008)">Whitelist Bookmarks In Adblock Plus</a> (1)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/06/19/trim-down-the-location-bar-in-firefox-3-to-show-results-in-one-line/" title="Trim down the Location Bar in Firefox 3 to show results in one line (June 19, 2008)">Trim down the Location Bar in Firefox 3 to show results in one line</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/18/three-local-firefox-search-tips/" title="Three Local Firefox Search Tips (August 18, 2009)">Three Local Firefox Search Tips</a> (5)</li>
</ul>

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		<title>Firefox 3.0.6 Update</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/04/firefox-306-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/04/firefox-306-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Browsing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[firefox 3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox release notes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox security update]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox stability update]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox-update]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/04/firefox-306-update/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mozilla is currently distributing an update to their Firefox web browser. The new Firefox 3.0.6 version is already available on the official Mozilla website as well as in Firefox. The browser should be able to pick up the update automatically if it is configured that way. The update process can be initiated by clicking the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mozilla is currently distributing an update to their <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a> web browser. The new Firefox 3.0.6 version is already available on the official Mozilla website as well as in Firefox. The browser should be able to pick up the update automatically if it is configured that way. The update process can be initiated by clicking the Check for updates button in the Firefox help section.</p>
<p>Firefox 3.0.6 fixes several security and stability issues of Firefox 3.0.5. One critical, two high, one moderate and two low rated security issues have been fixed in the web browser. The <a href="http://">bug list</a> contains dozens of issues that have been fixed in Firefox 3.0.6 but the main reason for the update were the security and stability issues.</p>
<p>It is advised to update the web browser as soon as possible to fix the security issues and prevent the possibility of exploiting those vulnerabilities on the computer system.</p>
<p><span id="more-10328"></span></p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/" title="firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-release-notes/" title="firefox release notes" rel="tag">firefox release notes</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-security-update/" title="firefox security update" rel="tag">firefox security update</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-stability-update/" title="firefox stability update" rel="tag">firefox stability update</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-update/" title="firefox-update" rel="tag">firefox-update</a><br />

	<h4>Related posts</h4>
	<ul class="st-related-posts">
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/27/web-browser-firefox-308/" title="Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.8 (March 27, 2009)">Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.8</a> (13)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/21/prepare-for-firefox-309/" title="Prepare For Firefox 3.0.9. (April 21, 2009)">Prepare For Firefox 3.0.9.</a> (4)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/11/05/firefox-3-5-5/" title="Firefox 3.5.5 (November 5, 2009)">Firefox 3.5.5</a> (18)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/28/firefox-3-5-4-and-firefox-3-0-15/" title="Firefox 3.5.4 And Firefox 3.0.15 (October 28, 2009)">Firefox 3.5.4 And Firefox 3.0.15</a> (8)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/26/firefox-303-released/" title="Firefox 3.03 released (September 26, 2008)">Firefox 3.03 released</a> (4)</li>
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		<title>Minimize Firefox 3 To The System Tray</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/26/minimize-firefox-3-to-the-system-tray/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/26/minimize-firefox-3-to-the-system-tray/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Browsing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox 3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox minimize]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox system tray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox-add on]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10136</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you like your Taskbar clean and shiny? Are you one of the users who prefer to minimize to the system tray instead of the taskbar? If you have answered the questions with yes chance is that you will love the Minimize to Tray add-on for Firefox 3. Minimizing a regular installation of Firefox 3 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you like your Taskbar clean and shiny? Are you one of the users who prefer to minimize to the system tray instead of the taskbar? If you have answered the questions with yes chance is that you will love the Minimize to Tray add-on for <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a> 3. Minimizing a regular installation of Firefox 3 will display the Firefox 3 icon in the taskbar with no option to minimize it to the system tray instead.</p>
<p>It only takes the installation of the Minimize To Tray <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10488">add-on</a> to change that behavior so that Firefox 3 will from then on minimize to the system tray instead. The add-on comes with three options that configure the behavior: Firefox can be configured to always appear in the system tray when minimized, to only appear there on close and that it requires a double-click to be restored from the system tray.</p>
<p><span id="more-10136"></span><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/firefox3_minimize.jpg" alt="firefox 3 minimize" title="firefox 3 minimize" width="333" height="155" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10137" /></p>
<p>Minimize To Tray is an excellent add-on for all users who prefer to minimize application windows to the system tray instead of the taskbar.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/" title="firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-minimize/" title="firefox minimize" rel="tag">firefox minimize</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-system-tray/" title="firefox system tray" rel="tag">firefox system tray</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-add-on/" title="firefox-add on" rel="tag">firefox-add on</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-extension/" title="firefox-extension" rel="tag">firefox-extension</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/mozilla-firefox/" title="mozilla-firefox" rel="tag">mozilla-firefox</a><br />

	<h4>Related posts</h4>
	<ul class="st-related-posts">
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/06/use-firefox-without-a-computer-mouse/" title="Use Firefox Without A Computer Mouse (January 6, 2009)">Use Firefox Without A Computer Mouse</a> (7)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/23/url-revealer/" title="Url Revealer (December 23, 2008)">Url Revealer</a> (2)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/05/tiny-url-generator/" title="Tiny URL Generator (February 5, 2009)">Tiny URL Generator</a> (10)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/29/sort-downloads-in-firefox/" title="Sort Downloads In Firefox (November 29, 2008)">Sort Downloads In Firefox</a> (1)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/25/save-and-paste-form-data-in-firefox/" title="Save And Paste Form Data In Firefox (November 25, 2008)">Save And Paste Form Data In Firefox</a> (1)</li>
</ul>

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		<title>Firefox 3.05 Security Update</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/17/firefox-305-security-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/17/firefox-305-security-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Browsing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[browser update]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox 3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox download]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9107</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Mozilla Firefox development team released version 3.05 of the popular web browser a day after the Opera team updated their browser. The latest update &#8211; like the Opera update &#8211; is considered a security update and therefor recommended to install as soon as possible to patch the security vulnerabilities.
A total of eight security vulnerabilities [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Mozilla Firefox</a> development team released version 3.05 of the popular web browser a day after the <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/category/browsing/opera/">Opera</a> team updated their browser. The latest update &#8211; like the Opera update &#8211; is considered a security update and therefor recommended to install as soon as possible to patch the security vulnerabilities.</p>
<p>A total of eight security vulnerabilities are patched in <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a> 3.05 including three critical vulnerabilities. Critical vulnerabilities are described as vulnerabilities that require &#8220;no user interaction beyond normal browsing&#8221;. </p>
<p>The other security vulnerabilities are rated as high, moderate and low. Most Firefox users should already be able to check for a new update directly in their web browser by clicking on the Help > Check For Updates link in the main Firefox menu.</p>
<p><span id="more-9107"></span><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/firefox_security_update.jpg" alt="firefox security update" title="firefox security update" width="403" height="354" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9108" /></p>
<p>The alternative is to head <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/">straight</a> to the Mozilla website and download the latest version of the Firefox web browser from there.</p>
<p>Five new languages (Bengali, Esperanto, Galicia, Hindi, and Latvian) have been added in this release as well. This is also the first release without an EULA during setup.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/browser-update/" title="browser update" rel="tag">browser update</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-download/" title="firefox download" rel="tag">firefox download</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-security/" title="firefox security" rel="tag">firefox security</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-update/" title="firefox-update" rel="tag">firefox-update</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/web-browser/" title="web browser" rel="tag">web browser</a><br />

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	<ul class="st-related-posts">
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/27/web-browser-firefox-308/" title="Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.8 (March 27, 2009)">Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.8</a> (13)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/04/web-browser-firefox-307/" title="Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.7 (March 4, 2009)">Web Browser: Firefox 3.0.7</a> (5)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/04/21/prepare-for-firefox-309/" title="Prepare For Firefox 3.0.9. (April 21, 2009)">Prepare For Firefox 3.0.9.</a> (4)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/06/11/mozilla-firefox-3-0-11-released/" title="Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11 Released (June 11, 2009)">Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11 Released</a> (5)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/26/latest-firefox-web-browser-vulnerable-to-0-day-exploit/" title="Latest Firefox Web Browser Vulnerable to 0-Day Exploit (March 26, 2009)">Latest Firefox Web Browser Vulnerable to 0-Day Exploit</a> (4)</li>
</ul>

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		<title>Page Bookmarks</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/15/page-bookmarks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/15/page-bookmarks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Browsing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[favorites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox 3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox bookmarks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firefox tips]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9068</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bookmarks are references to websites that are stored on a computer system. They are usually stored in a web browser to make it easier to open a website at a later time again. They also aid the user by storing the relevant information like the url so that those do not have to be remembered [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bookmarks are references to websites that are stored on a computer system. They are usually stored in a web browser to make it easier to open a website at a later time again. They also aid the user by storing the relevant information like the url so that those do not have to be remembered by the user.</p>
<p>A page is usually displayed from the top on which is problematic on very long pages. Maybe the relevant information are stored somewhere in the middle instead of the beginning. It could also be that you were not able to work yourself through all of the page and bookmarked the page to continue reading at a later time. You would need to scroll and search for the place where you stopped in both scenarios.</p>
<p><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9957">Page Bookmarks</a> aid <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a> users by providing the means to save a bookmark that does not only remember the url of the page but also the position of the scroll bar on the page. All functions are available through the right-click context menu. Whenever you want to save the position simply right-click that page and select the Page Bookmarks entry from the menu. The extension does not only save the position of the website but also the zoom level which is great for users who regularly zoom in and out of websites.</p>
<p><span id="more-9068"></span><img src="http://www.ghacks.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/page_bookmarks-500x256.jpg" alt="page bookmarks" title="page bookmarks" width="500" height="256" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-9069" /></p>
<p>One of the current limitations is that you cannot open the paged bookmarks unless you are on the same page. That&#8217;s a serious problem which is somewhat reduced by the Bookmark&#8217;s Manager that lists all the stored page bookmarks. This manager can be used to open the bookmark at the exact location.</p>
<p>The software developer could add value to the extension by providing the means to open bookmarks easier from any page. The add-on is an experimental add-on which means that you have to log into the Mozilla website before you are able to download and install it.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/favorites/" title="favorites" rel="tag">favorites</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/" title="firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-bookmarks/" title="firefox bookmarks" rel="tag">firefox bookmarks</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-tips/" title="firefox tips" rel="tag">firefox tips</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-add-on/" title="firefox-add on" rel="tag">firefox-add on</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-extension/" title="firefox-extension" rel="tag">firefox-extension</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/mozilla/" title="mozilla" rel="tag">mozilla</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/page-bookmarks/" title="page bookmarks" rel="tag">page bookmarks</a><br />

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	<ul class="st-related-posts">
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/10/23/firefox-drag-and-drop-search/" title="Firefox Drag And Drop Search (October 23, 2008)">Firefox Drag And Drop Search</a> (0)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/10/24/add-noise-to-firefox/" title="Add Noise To Firefox (October 24, 2008)">Add Noise To Firefox</a> (4)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/10/19/sort-firefox-bookmarks/" title="Sort Firefox Bookmarks (October 19, 2008)">Sort Firefox Bookmarks</a> (3)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/25/save-and-paste-form-data-in-firefox/" title="Save And Paste Form Data In Firefox (November 25, 2008)">Save And Paste Form Data In Firefox</a> (1)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/02/09/remove-microsoft-net-framework-assistant-from-firefox/" title="Remove Microsoft .Net Framework Assistant From Firefox (February 9, 2009)">Remove Microsoft .Net Framework Assistant From Firefox</a> (32)</li>
</ul>

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		<title>Fix: Cannot Delete Firefox 3 Bookmarks</title>
		<link>http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/12/fix-cannot-delete-firefox-3-bookmarks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/12/fix-cannot-delete-firefox-3-bookmarks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Browsing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ghacks.net/?p=8942</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Something strange happened today. Deleting a Firefox bookmark in the bookmarks toolbar or in the bookmarks folder removed that entry from Firefox. It did however reappear after a restart of the browser which was puzzling and annoying as it was not possible to remove old bookmarks from the computer system.
The best way to start the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Something strange happened today. Deleting a <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/">Firefox</a> bookmark in the bookmarks toolbar or in the bookmarks folder removed that entry from Firefox. It did however reappear after a restart of the browser which was puzzling and annoying as it was not possible to remove old bookmarks from the computer system.</p>
<p>The best way to start the analysis of the problem was to create a backup of the Firefox 3 bookmarks to be on the save side. A quick search on the Internet suggested to delete the files places.sqlite and places.sqlite-journal which contained the bookmark information. Deleting them would force Firefox to rebuild the bookmarks from the last backup. The best option is to simply move them from the profile folder into another folder for safety purposes.</p>
<p>Firefox did recreated both files but it did not solve the problem. It was still not possible to delete bookmarks permanently. Next option was to remove both the files and the bookmark backups so that Firefox could not recreate the bookmarks and would have to start with a new blank bookmarks file.</p>
<p><span id="more-8942"></span>This includes deleting or moving the folder bookmarkbackups and the bookmarks.xxx files in the Firefox profile folder.</p>
<p>A restart of Firefox revealed that all bookmarks were finally gone. It was also possible to delete and move the default bookmarks in Firefox. The last step was to import the bookmarks from the backup that was created at the beginning and move them into their correct places again.</p>
<p>A test to delete and move those imported bookmarks was positive and solved the issue of being not able to delete Firefox 3 bookmarks.</p>

	Tags: <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/cannot-delete-bookmarks/" title="cannot delete bookmarks" rel="tag">cannot delete bookmarks</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox/" title="firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3/" title="firefox 3" rel="tag">firefox 3</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-3-bookmarks/" title="firefox 3 bookmarks" rel="tag">firefox 3 bookmarks</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-bookmarks/" title="firefox bookmarks" rel="tag">firefox bookmarks</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/firefox-tips/" title="firefox tips" rel="tag">firefox tips</a>, <a href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/mozilla-firefox/" title="mozilla-firefox" rel="tag">mozilla-firefox</a><br />

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	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/10/19/sync-firefox-bookmarks-without-third-party-help/" title="Sync Firefox Bookmarks Without Third Party Help (October 19, 2008)">Sync Firefox Bookmarks Without Third Party Help</a> (5)</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/11/19/setup-firefox-to-use-minimal-screen-estate/" title="Setup Firefox To Use Minimal Screen Estate (November 19, 2008)">Setup Firefox To Use Minimal Screen Estate</a> (30)</li>
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