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Mozilla Firefox - Plugins and Extensions - Play Ping Pong in Your Browser

SUMMARY: Play the most basic of all computer games, ping pong, inside Mozilla Firefox.

Looking for something to do while Mozilla Firefox is downloading a file or waiting for someone to log into their messaging account?

If you're in a retro mood, play a quick game of Ping Pong in your browser. Eduardo Garcia made this extension for Firefox users, allowing a game of Ping Pong to be just a click away via the status bar.

Note that most extensions are from third party developers. Installation and use of extensions are solely at your own risk.

1. Visit the following website from within Firefox:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1724

2. Click the "Add to Firefox" button.

3. The "Software Installation" dialog box will eventually appear. Click "Install Now" as soon as the button is enabled.

Installing the PingPong Add-On

4. Once the add-on has installed, click the "Restart Firefox" button. Depending on your configuration, Firefox may note that it will try to restart your windows and tabs.

Restarting Firefox from the Add-Ons dialog box

To play, just click the "PingPong" link in the status bar. The following keys control the game:

S: Serves
Q: Moves Up
A: Move Down

This extension has no options that can be set.

This tip was written for Mozilla Firefox v3.0.10 and PingPong 0.10. Screenshots, instructions, and features for other versions may vary.

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