Fix for installing unsigned add-ons in Firefox Dev and Nightly
If you run a recent version of Firefox Dev or Nightly, and try to install an unsigned add-on, you may receive the error message that the browser prevented the o
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Mozilla improves about:performance page in latest Firefox Nightly
Mozilla introduced the Performance Monitor in Firefox Nightly about three months ago.
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Finally! Audio indicators and muting arrives in Firefox Nightly
Mozilla just enabled audio indicators and muting in the most recent version of Firefox Nightly, the cutting edge version of Firefox that gets features first.
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Mozilla to release 64-bit Firefox to stable channel in version 41
Firefox users who prefer a 64-bit version of the web browser instead of a 32-bit version on Windows will be able to install and use a 64-bit stable channel vers
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Scrolling in Firefox to get a lot better thanks to APZ
If you run a Nightly version of the Firefox web browser with E10s enabled, you may have noticed that scrolling and zooming improved after you have installed the
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Textmarker: Mark text temporarily or permanently in Firefox
Textmarker is an easy to use browser extension for Firefox that allows you to mark text on web pages you visit temporarily or permanently.
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Firefox Developer Toolbar commands that are useful to all users
The Developer Toolbar is a command driven console in the Firefox web browser that enables you to perform specific actions within the browser.
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Mozilla plans to change how Firefox ships in 2015
There has been one major change in past years in regards to how the Firefox web browser is developed and shipped to its users.
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Firefox 41: Mozilla modifies how icon fonts are handled by the browser
Version 41 of the Firefox web browser ships with a change that affects how icon fonts are handled by the browser if fonts are blocked in the preferences by the
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How to remove unused preferences from Firefox's about:config page
Many extensions that you install in Firefox add one or multiple preferences to the browser to control various settings.
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These Firefox features could be part of Mozilla's Great or Dead Initiative
Mozilla announced a while ago that it plans to improve the quality of the Firefox browser through a new initiative that it called Great or Dead internally.
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Tab Origin for Firefox ensures you can always return to pages you came from
Tab Origin is an add-on for the Firefox web browser that provides you with the means to return to pages you came from even if you have closed them already.
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Mozilla blocks all versions of Adobe Flash in Firefox
Mozilla has added all versions of Adobe Flash up to the most recent version 18.
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What you need to do if Firefox is not automatically updating anymore
The Firefox web browser is configured to check for and install updates automatically by default.
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Garbage Collection improvements in Firefox improve memory usage
Mozilla introduced Garbage Collection in Firefox 38 that improves memory management of the web browser as part of the organization's ongoing effort to bring mem
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Optimize tabs in Firefox with Classic Theme Restorer
Classic Theme Restorer is a popular extension for the Firefox browser.
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NoScript Tip: Check the whitelisted sites listing
NoScript is a powerful security add-on for the Firefox web browser that blocks the execution of scripts on websites and includes additional security features th
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Which Firefox features would you like to see removed and which polished?
Mozilla published a blog post about a week ago on the official blog of the organization which was entitled "what to look forward to from Firefox".
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LastPage displays internal Firefox pages at the bottom of the browser
As a Firefox user, you known probably that you can display the browsing history or bookmarks in a sidebar in the web browser.
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Firefox 39: Find out what is new
Mozilla planned to release Firefox 39 on Tuesday but a last minute bug in the application required fixing so that the release has been delayed for later this we
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Control Privacy Settings in Firefox easily
The Firefox web browser is likely the modern browser that gives users the most control over privacy and security features.
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Firefox 41 ships with massive memory improvements for Adblock Plus
Version 41 of the Firefox web browser ships with memory improvements that benefit all users of the browser but Adblock Plus users especially.
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Restore version information in the Firefox add-on manager
If you have opened the Add-ons Manager in the Firefox web browser in recent development builds, Nightly versions for instance, you may have noticed that version
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Mozilla removes option to change New Tab Page from Firefox
Users of the Firefox web browser have had options until now to replace the default New Tab page of Firefox with a custom one using the built-in preference brows
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DOM element as a bookmark makes Firefox's bookmarks fully dynamic
I wrote a guide a couple of days ago on adding dynamic components to Firefox bookmarks.
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How to switch between search engines in Firefox easily
Firefox is one of the few browsers that is offering access to a dedicated search bar in its interface.
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How to erase traces of sites visited in Firefox
Whenever you visit a website in the Firefox browser, traces of that visit are stored by the browser automatically.
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Mozilla wants to make Chrome Extension ports to Firefox easier
Add-ons are one of the cornerstones of the Firefox web browser.
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Pro and Con of Mozilla's Pocket integration in Firefox
The native integration of the third-party service Pocket in the Firefox web browser by Mozilla was certainly one of the most controversial topics in recent time
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How to use dynamic bookmarks in Firefox
Bookmarks are quite useful as they allow you to save links to websites, applications and services in the web browser you are using so that you can re-open them
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Result Preview for Firefox adds visual cues to Google Search
If you are still using Google Search and not one of the excellent alternatives such as DuckDuckGo or Startpage, then you may have seen features come and go over
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How to disable the Firefox add-on signing requirement
Mozilla will enforce the signing of extensions in Firefox in Firefox 40.
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Firefox 41: Live Search Suggestions in the address bar
You get suggestions whenever you type in the address bar of the Firefox web browser which are displayed in a small overlay window as you type.
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Firefox 41: change translation engine from Bing to Yandex
Mozilla has been working on implementing translation functionality in the Firefox web browser for some time now.
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Paywall Pass for Firefox bypasses paywalls on popular sites
Some sites, in an effort to increase reader subscriptions and revenue, have implemented so called paywall systems on their sites or parts of their sites.
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Finally: Mozilla adds working HTML5 Video autoplay blocking to Firefox
I just wrote a tutorial on disabling auto-playing Flash and HTML5 videos in Firefox and Chrome in which I mentioned Firefox's media.
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Why the Firefox 38.0.6 update won't hit most users
Numerous download portals, Softpedia, Major Geeks or Freeware Files as well as news sites such as Neowin reported earlier this week that Firefox 38.
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Create a log of pages opened in the Firefox browser
Sometimes, you may want to know if a website spawned another site in the browser, or how you got to a particular page on a website in first place.
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Firefox 41: View Page Source opens website HTML code in tabs
Early versions of the Firefox web browser used windows predominantly to display contents.
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Mozilla needs to make up its mind
I have been following the development of the Firefox web browser for a long time.
