Mozilla has integrated several new tab preview features in the recent release of Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 which were initially planned to be integrated into earlier release versions of Firefox 3. Even more problematic than the late implementation of this features is the fact that they are not enabled by default in the web browser. [...]
Prioritize Tabs In Firefox
It is possible to load several websites in different tabs or windows at once in Firefox. This can happen after a session restore for example where all websites that had been open before are loaded again, while opening a bookmark folder with all its bookmarks, using add-ons like Snap Links to open multiple websites at [...]
Recover Firefox Master Password With FireMaster
The Firefox Master Password is a security option in the Firefox web browser that password protects saved login information in the web browser. These login information can be accessed directly in the web browser if no master password has been set.
We reviewed FireMaster back in 2007. The principle to recover the Firefox master password has [...]
Three Local Firefox Search Tips
Firefox users have an almost unmanageable amount of add-ons, bookmarklets, user scripts and other tools for searching the Internet at their disposal. The choice is however severely limited when it comes to local searches. Local meaning searches on websites that are currently displayed in the Firefox web browser.
The shortcut [CTRL F] allows them to search [...]
Display Firefox Unsorted Bookmarks More Visibly
The Mozilla development team has introduced several new dynamic bookmark folders in Firefox 3 including the recently bookmarked, unsorted bookmarks or recent tags folders. All but the unsorted bookmarks folder are displayed in the default Firefox bookmarks menu. The unsorted bookmarks folder on the other hand is only visible in the Firefox bookmarks manager. It [...]
Make Tabs Permanent In Firefox
Firefox by default handles all tabs the same way. A tab gets closed if a user presses the close button, no matter if that action was intended or not. It is also true that new websites get loaded in the active tab under certain circumstances which is another thing that some users might want to [...]
Save Firefox Bookmark Searches
If you open the menu to organize (some would call it manage) the Firefox bookmarks you are presented not only with an interface to sort, delete or add bookmarks but also with the possibility to search them. All you need to do is to enter a search term and perform a search in the bookmark’s [...]
