We mentioned a setting for the Firefox web browser earlier today that allows you to use the tab key to jump to the first text field on a website so that you […]
While some websites like Google Search set the focus on text fields automatically, it is not used on other websites either because the webmaster does not know that such a feature exists, […]
Comments can be very useful wherever they are allowed. To many comments on the other hand make it complicated to get a good overview of the opinions in the comments especially if […]
Originally written in 2009, the review of the User Agent Switcher add-on for Firefox is still as valid as it has been. The extension is still available and compatible with recent versions […]
Firebug is a very popular extension for the Firefox web browser that provides web developers with an immense set of development related tools that they can make use of on the website […]
Any Color is an add-on for the Firefox web browser that allows users to change the look and feel of the browser without the need to install themes. While you may not […]
If you like the Cleartype fonts that Microsoft shipped with Windows Vista, you may be inclined to use them not only in the operating system itself, but also in the web browser. […]
Many websites, including many of the popular file hosting providers on the Internet, display intermediary pages during the process of selecting a file for download, and the actual downloading. Those display a […]
SSL connections, which you can identify by the use of the HTTPS protocol in the address bar of the web browser that you are using, provide additional security in comparison to the […]
Open XML Viewer is a free extension for Mozilla Firefox that adds support for the new Microsoft Office 2007 XML formats in Firefox. The introduction of the new Microsoft Office XML formats […]
Dante send me a tip about a 0-day exploit that affects the latest versions of the popular Firefox web browser. The exploit is described as a remote memory-corruption vulnerability that affects Firefox […]
The best way of controlling which websites are opened in a web browser is to block all of them except those that are listed on a custom whitelist. This does require work […]
If you want to post an image from your Flickr account as a status message on Twitter you need to do quite a few things to accomplish the task. First you log […]
Image Transloder is a free browser extension for the Firefox browser that enables you to upload web images to various image hosts. If you stumble upon images on websites regularly that you […]
One of the nicest features that the Opera web browser supports is the so called Scroll Marker. This feature - when enabled - will display a transparent line at every page break […]
Web browser users can enable or disable web proxy servers in their browsers. There is usually no way to configure a different web proxy server based on the visited website, or an […]
Since I always go through a lot of 'phases' in the way I use software, I am really interested to know how you guys use your browsers. Basically in the beginning I […]
If you use Firefox you probably have had to enter the address about:plugins to see if the plugin you just installed actually did install. But did you know there is another "about" […]
Mozilla Firefox is 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 […]
Up until recently there was not a single add-on available for the Mozilla Firefox 3 web browser that would check the bookmarks for invalid or duplicate entries. Several add-ons existed that were […]
The last article about Firefox's zoom capabilities received several interesting comments that discussed the zoom functionality of the browser. What many users who commented did not know was that the zooming behavior […]
I recently had two conversations with Firefox users who did not know that Firefox came with the means to zoom in and out of a website. They were using external applications to […]
QuickWiki is a handy experimental Firefox add-on for users who often use Wikipedia and Wiktionary either actively or as a resource to look things up on the Internet. The Firefox add-on adds […]
If you are a cautious user on the Internet you may want to find out as much as possible about sites that you are going to visit before actually visiting them. The […]
If you regularly come upon websites that list direct links to mp3 music files you might find the Firefox extension Play Them All handy. Play Them All automatically scans the entire website […]
One of the greatest strengths of the Firefox web browser is its extensibility. This does not only include new features but also security enhancements that make the web browser more secure and […]
If you take a look at the installed add-ons in Firefox you may notice an add-on called Microsoft .net Framework Assistant. That add-on is different from most other installed add-ons: the first […]
Media Player Connectivity is a Firefox add-on that can send embedded media to an external media player so that the media can be played externally. The add-on will perform a scan of […]
Tiny URL is an url shortening service that turns web addresses and other resource links into shorter versions. The basic idea behind the service is to make it easier to paste or […]
Snap Links, one of our favorite Firefox add-ons of all time, has not been updated for quite some time by its original author. The only way to use it was to rely […]
One of the most annoying aspects of the Firefox web browser is the way add-ons are updated in the browser. Firefox will display that an update for an installed add-on has been […]
There are several possibilities to copy and paste text on two different computers. Some users may use email for that. They add the text they want to be available on the other […]
Do you like your taskbar clean and shiny? Are you one of those users who prefer to minimize to the system tray instead of the taskbar? If you have answered the questions […]
Facebook Beacon is part of Facebook's advertising efforts. It is basically a cooperation with 44 partner sites who execute JavaScript code on their website sending specific user information to Facebook. Examples would […]
It happens that the Firefox Greasemonkey extension displays the message "No Scripts Installed" even if you have installed a script a second ago or have been using scripts for some time now […]
Firefox users will be automatically notified if an update to an installed extension or theme is available for public download. The add-on can be downloaded directly from within the web browser's interface. […]
Experienced users use the Internet to research the price of items before they make a purchase. While they use the Internet for price comparison, they do not necessarily make the purchase on […]
It is most of the times faster to perform an action with the keyboard than with the mouse if a keyboard shortcut is available for that action. There may be situations where […]
Use long secure passwords. That's what they say. Did you ever try to type in a secure password with a length of 25+ characters several times because the web form does not […]
If you want to download the full sized images at Flikr you soon notice that this involves clicking your way through quite a few pages before you can finally do so. Many […]
