http://malektips.com/mozilla_firefox_help_and_tips.html Browse the web using Mozilla Firefox? Tips on downloading the browser, customizing Firefox, altering pop-up window settings, enhancing security, changing search engines, and more. en-us Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:19:56 GMT Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:19:56 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Custom webmaster@envprogramming.com (Andrew Malek) webmaster@envprogramming.com (Andrew Malek) http://malektips.com/graphics/logo_88x30.gif http://malektips.com/mozilla_firefox_help_and_tips.html 88 30 http://malektips.com/firefox-about-about-plugin-cache-mozilla.html The "About:About" extension offers convenient shortcuts to several "about" pages in Mozilla Firefox such as the cache, configuration, and 'Book of Mozilla'.

You may or may not know that Mozilla Firefox contains several "about:" pages that display the memory and disk caches, Firefox configuration options, "The Book of Mozilla", Firefox contributors, and other information. However, if you do not know the syntax for these pages, they may as well not exist.

MR Tech's "About:About" extension adds shortcuts to these pages from Firefox's "Help" menu, providing easier access. To install:...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:10:39 GMT http://malektips.com/firefox-about-about-plugin-cache-mozilla.html http://malektips.com/firefox-snake-game.html Play the classic snake game in Mozilla Firefox. Grab the food while dodging the borders and yourself as you grow.

Looking for a quick diversion while browsing the web in Mozilla Firefox? Play the classic snake game where you must guide the snake to its food.

Every time the snake eats, it gets bigger and moves faster, and it has to keep moving. Touch a border or itself and you lose. ...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:19:47 GMT http://malektips.com/firefox-snake-game.html http://malektips.com/firefox-resize-window-firesizer.html See how websites appear in different display resolutions by resizing the Mozilla Firefox web browser to exact dimensions.

When designing a website with a fluid layout, it may prove beneficial to test it with a variety of display resolutions. This helps ensure the site appears correctly for those with different monitor or window sizes. To aid in this endeavor, the Firesizer plug-in for Mozilla Firefox lets you resize the browser window to exact dimensions via the status bar.

1. Visit the following website from within Firefox:...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Fri, 5 Jun 2009 17:23:09 GMT http://malektips.com/firefox-resize-window-firesizer.html http://malektips.com/firefox-ping-pong.html 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....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Tue, 2 Jun 2009 17:23:10 GMT http://malektips.com/firefox-ping-pong.html http://malektips.com/firefox-switch-tabs-foxtab.html Add pizzazz to tab switching in Mozilla Firefox with FoxTab.

Tired of switching between webpages via tabs inside Mozilla Firefox the normal, boring way by clicking on tabs or pressing Ctrl + Tab?

FoxTab lets you switch between tabs similar to Windows Vista's Windows Flip 3D as well as other arrangements - carousel, row, grid, and wall mode. You can filter open tabs by keyword, group tabs together, and "break out" of Firefox by viewing tabs in full screen....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Fri, 29 May 2009 14:42:47 GMT http://malektips.com/firefox-switch-tabs-foxtab.html http://malektips.com/firefox-froggr-frogger-clone.html Guide your frog across the street and river in this clone of a classic arcade game, playable inside Mozilla Firefox.

George Costanza claimed that "Gettin' that frog across the street was my entire life". Now it can be yours too.

Play a clone of Frogger, "Froggr", inside Mozilla Firefox. Dodge cars and trucks, jump on logs and turtles, snatch the flies, and more in this fun reproduction of the arcade classic. With "Froggr" it's just a couple of clicks away via the "Tools" menu....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Wed, 27 May 2009 15:33:30 GMT http://malektips.com/firefox-froggr-frogger-clone.html http://malektips.com/firefox_0048.html For privacy or speed, learn how to remove all content from Mozilla Firefox's disk cache.

Is Mozilla Firefox running too slowly? Are previously-viewed web pages not rendering correctly? Or do you need to delete personally-identifiable information to increase your privacy? For these and other reasons you may wish to temporarily clear Firefox's website cache. There are several ways to do this - below is one way:

1. Click "Tools" - "Options"....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Thu, 7 May 2009 17:38:30 GMT http://malektips.com/firefox_0048.html http://malektips.com/firefox_0054.html Is it raining outside? How hot or cold is the temperature? Find out merely by glancing at Mozilla Firefox's status bar.

Instead of browsing web sites for weather reports, would you find it more convenient if your Mozilla Firefox status bar gave you instant weather information, forecasts, and access to satellite maps?

The Forecastfox extension does just that, displaying weather information from AccuWeather. To install:...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Mon, 4 May 2009 19:46:47 GMT http://malektips.com/firefox_0054.html http://malektips.com/firefox_0049.html Now you can play a game of Tetris, filling up row upon row of blocks from within Firefox.

Waiting forever for a download to complete in Mozilla Firefox? Is a webpage taking a long time to load? If you're looking for a quick distraction, consider the "Xultris" Tetris clone. As a Mozilla Firefox extension, you can play it right from your browser!

To install the "Xultris" extension:...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:07:47 GMT http://malektips.com/firefox_0049.html http://malektips.com/firefox_0042.html Quickly clear the Mozilla Firefox website history without disabling it altogether.

Need to clear your history of browsed websites in Mozilla Firefox without disabling the history list altogether? (Note that you can also disable the History feature in Mozilla Firefox.)

1. Select the "Tools" - "Clear Private Data" menu item....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:55:39 GMT http://malektips.com/firefox_0042.html http://malektips.com/firefox_0008.html Typing about:mozilla into the Firefox address bar may surprise you...

If you've been on the Internet for a while and previously accessed the web using Netscape, you may remember the about:mozilla easter egg. Enter "about:mozilla" in the Mozilla Firefox address box and press Enter. An interesting screen appears...

Different versions of Firefox contain various verses from "The Book of Mozilla". To view more, visit the following links:...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Wed, 4 Mar 2009 17:07:55 GMT http://malektips.com/firefox_0008.html http://malektips.com/firefox_0036.html Obtain settings into Mozilla Firefox from other web browsers such as Internet Explorer or Opera.

When installing Mozilla Firefox, you are given the option to import settings from other supported installed browsers. After using Mozilla Firefox, if you still need to access these other browsers occasionally, you may find it necessary to re-import changed items.

1. Select "File" - "Import". ...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:41:16 GMT http://malektips.com/firefox_0036.html http://malektips.com/firefox_0052.html Prevent Mozilla Firefox from loading images from most websites.

Perhaps you're browsing the web with Mozilla Firefox on a dial-up connection or a slow wi-fi hotspot. Or, maybe the webpages you browse contain too many images and you just want the text.

For whatever the reason, you can force Mozilla Firefox to not load standard images (note that images loaded from Flash files and other multimedia types may not be affected by this tweak)....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Wed, 4 Feb 2009 02:17:38 GMT http://malektips.com/firefox_0052.html http://malektips.com/firefox_0017.html Show all images in their full resolution when browsing the web with Mozilla Firefox.

Normally, if you view an extremely large image file in Mozilla Firefox, the image will be resized to better fit the browser window. Firefox's window will also notify you of this, listing the scaling factor.

When you hover over the image, your cursor turns into a magnifying glass. Click the image and it will resize to its full resolution. Click the picture again and the image will resize back to a smaller version....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:12:22 GMT http://malektips.com/firefox_0017.html http://malektips.com/firefox_0012.html View and manage an easier-to-navigate listing of your Mozilla Firefox bookmarks.

Tired of accessing your bookmarks via menus in Mozilla Firefox? Choose "View" - "Sidebar" - "Bookmarks" or press Ctrl + B and a list of bookmarks will appear in a left sidebar inside the Firefox window.

In the "Bookmarks" pane, here are some operations you may perform:...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:40:06 GMT http://malektips.com/firefox_0012.html http://malektips.com/firefox_0027.html Make Mozilla Firefox even easier to use for newbies by labeling toolbar icons.

Normally, when using Mozilla Firefox, the toolbars display non-labeled icons to frequently accessed features. As examples, the red X stops a page from loading and the house button accesses your home page.

While these icons are recognizable to frequent browser users, others may have difficulty remembering the functions each icon performs. If you are setting up a machine for a new user, consider adding text descriptions of each icon so they can more easily learn how to use Mozilla Firefox. Or, you can completely remove the icons and only display text buttons such as "Back", "Forward", "Reload", etc....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:25:09 GMT http://malektips.com/firefox_0027.html http://malektips.com/firefox-view-extension-type-link-alert.html Find out exactly what type of link you are clicking on via Firefox with the Link Alert Add-In.

While browsing the web in Mozilla Firefox, you may blindly click on links from search engines or other webpages and be surprised when those links turn out to be .PDF files, .ZIP archives, or Microsoft Word .DOC documents.

While you could look at the status bar to see each link's target, what if there was an easier way to instantly determine the type of a link before you click it? This way you could avoid certain types of documents, as desired, especially if you don't want to wait for a large file to download. Also, this might help avoid accidentally downloading an application to your machine that you may not want or need (such as spyware or other malware)....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:51:08 GMT http://malektips.com/firefox-view-extension-type-link-alert.html http://malektips.com/firefox_0007.html View web pages in Mozilla Firefox without annoying status or menu bars.

You can view webpages in Mozilla Firefox using "Full Screen" or "Kiosk" mode. This (depending on your operating system) hides all standard taskbars and the Firefox toolbar, using the full screen to view the current webpage.

Press F11 to toggle this mode on and off. Or, select "View" - "Full Screen". When in this mode, if desired, you can move the mouse to the top of the screen to display the navigation toolbar as well as the tab bar....

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:10:12 GMT http://malektips.com/firefox_0007.html http://malektips.com/firefox_0053.html Play Aces Up, Canfield, Klondike, Spider, and other games from within Mozilla Firefox.

Looking for something to do while Mozilla Firefox is downloading a file or application? Or maybe you're just looking for a quick diversion from browsing the web. If so, Stephen Clavering has created a "Cards" extension for Mozilla Firefox that lets you play the following solitaire games and more in the browser:

* Aces Up...

Read more at MalekTips.]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:32:26 GMT http://malektips.com/firefox_0053.html http://malektips.com/firefox_0016.html If security restrictions require accessing the Internet through a proxy server, here's how to configure Mozilla Firefox to do so.

For security reasons, if you access the Internet through a proxy server, you need to configure Mozilla Firefox with the correct settings, else you may not be able to access web sites, FTP servers, and the like through your web browser.

1. Click "Tools" - "Options"....

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