A new Firefox release appeared on the Mozilla ftp site in the release directory only a day after the release of Firefox 3.5 RC1. The new Firefox release is currently being distributed to all Mozilla mirror websites before it is being made available to the public. The web browser can then be downloaded directly from [...]
Disable Location-Aware Browsing (Geolocation) In Firefox
The next installment of the Firefox web browser comes with a new location-aware browsing (geolocation) feature that is enabled by default. Geolocation makes it possible to identify the user’s location in the world based on data such as the computer’s IP address. It has to be noted that messages will be displayed whenever the user [...]
Mozilla Firefox 3.5 RC1
The Mozilla Firefox development team is currently releasing the latest public build of the upcoming Firefox 3.5. The first release candidate of Firefox 3.5 has already been transferred to all mirror servers. Users who already work with a Firefox 3.5x version can perform an update check right in the web browser in the Help > [...]
Firefox Extensions Website Gets Overhaul. Collections Introduced
The Firefox extensions website at Mozilla.org got a long needed overhaul. The design of the website has been changed drastically making it more welcoming and eye pleasing to visiting users. The various extension categories are listed on the right while the main part of the screen is reserved for extension recommendations sorted by topics like [...]
Firefox 3.5 Preview
The Mozilla Firefox team has released a new version of the upcoming Firefox web browser. The version is called Firefox 3.5 Preview by the team and is listed as Firefox 3.5b99 on the Mozilla ftp site and about pages in the web browser. Users who are already working with the Firefox 3.5x branch can update [...]
Increase Firefox Security With FormFox
Add-ons can increase the security of the Firefox web browser. Popular extensions like NoScript, Safe SSL or Safe Cache add additional security layers to the web browser.
Form Fox is another security add-on for the Firefox web browser. It deals with web forms as the name suggests and displays the destination url of the submit button [...]
Mozilla Ubiquity Command List
Ubiquity is an interesting add-on for the Firefox web browser that was covered before here at Ghacks. Here is a short explanation of what Ubiquity adds to the Firefox browser. It basically provides access to a command line in Firefox that comes preinstalled with dozens of commands to make life easier for the Firefox user. [...]
