A feature of Firefox which is somewhat buried but quite useful is View Page Info. Using Fx 4 for Windows this is accessible in one of two ways. Either you right click on anything that isn’t a link or an image, or use the keystroke ALT+T (for Tools menu) and then click Page Info. The former is the easier of the two. Example of right-clicking on anything not...

I downloaded and briefly tested Fx 5 and 6 to see how the browser is coming along. As far as features go, there’s really not much to talk about other than the fact in version 5 the add-ons area has a new nicer "get to know you" intro screen: (Yes, I used Windows 2000 to test because.. well.. why not?) I consider this a good thing because for...

As most people are aware, Firefox is a memory-munching monster. There is, however, a fix for this with the add-on Memory Fox. So what’s the problem? It’s not available for download because it hasn’t been approved yet. The only way to get it is to email the developer directly. So I did just that and received v7.02 of Memory Fox:The first...

Once you get accustomed (or customize) the new Firefox 4 interface, one thing you may notice is the drop down arrow next to the back and forward buttons is missing. This button is very helpful because it allows you to jump back several pages at once without having to click back on each page. This function still exists in Firefox 4 via a right-click on the back...

It’s well known that the Firefox has had memory-releasing issues ever since version 2 of the browser, and with 4 it doesn’t appear that the problems have been resolved. I want to make clear that Fx isn’t a bad browser, but it does eat up tons of memory that requires restarting it frequently whereas you don’t have to do that with IE9 or...

Firefox 4 is a great browser, but can be a source of confusion when it comes to customizing the interface. True to Firefox tradition, you can customize everything. In the video below you’ll see how to perform some basic customizations, including how to hit the “panic button” if you customize too much and want to revert back to...

Some of you may have upgraded to Firefox 4, then said: "The fonts look like sh*t!" The reason they look that way is because of the new hardware acceleration feature. Here’s how to get your fonts back to looking normal: 1. Firefox > Options > Options2. Advanced (top) > General (tab) > Use hardware acceleration when available...

If you are a Firefox user, by now you have probably already downloaded or at least heard the latest release, version 4, is now available. There are a myriad of articles out there detailing the changes and improvements, so I am simply going to point you to a cool download visualization tool: Firefox 4 Download Stats. When you view this site, you are a seeing the...

Upon the release of Firefox 4, a member of the Firefox User Experience team (yes, there is such a thing) posted a Reddit thread which at the time I write this has 2,000+ comments and is rising. In the beginning of the thread lists some important stuff Mozilla is working on right now for future releases of the Firefox browser, namely:The next version of the...

The location bar a.k.a. the address bar in Firefox 4 does not show a feed button for RSS feeds by default in the standard theme. However it’s easy to bring it back. There is a “Subscribe” button that you can add in when customizing the way Firefox 4 looks. See video below for details on how to do it; it’s very...

Currently I’m running the Firefox 4 Beta 12 browser on both my netbook with XP and desktop with Win7 64-bit. On both systems, Firefox still has the same memory-releasing problem it has had for years. As such, I find it mandatory to run Memory Fox. Why do I continue to deal with Fx even though it’s a memory-muncher? Because it’s the best...

When I changed over from Firefox 3.6.13 to Firefox 4 Beta 11, the standard utility I use for ‘complete page’ screenshots, ScreenGrab, was not supported in Fx 4. However the alternative Screenshot Pimp is fully supported and works great. If you need a utility to grab quick screenshots and save videos, Screenshot Pimp is highly recommended; it works...

Firefox 4 does work in Windows 2000 with no issues whatsoever, however it’s most likely true your Win2000 setup requires a browser that’s as speedy as possible to overcome slower hardware limitations. While Fx 4 is faster on startup, rendering web pages and shutdown, here are some easy things you can do to make the browser take up less physical...

The default behavior in Firefox 3.6 for new tabs which are opened by clicking on a link is for them to appear immediately to the right of the tab that opened it. While this can work for keeping your tabs somewhat organized, it can throw off tabs you want to always have in front. With a simple tweak, you can have Firefox open all new tabs at the end of your open...

Mozilla is going to "pull a Google" so-to-speak and release Firefox 4, 5, 6 and 7 this year; it’s true. This is something where I’m not sure if I’m in total agreement with. Google has been able to get away with fast-change Chrome browser versions and nobody seems to mind. The current Chromium nightly builds for example are already at...

I read a tip on Lifehacker recently where a reader offered a very simple tweak which may boost your Firefox performance. Essentially, if you have multiple languages set in Firefox, it will slow down the rendering engine (as each language gets processed separately). By default, US installations will have 2 languages configured: English and English/US, so by...

One of the lesser-known features of Firefox is the ability to specify how you want the browser to look even down to a menu-font level via the userChrome.css file. If you use Windows Vista or 7, you may hate the fact Firefox uses the stock Segoe UI font when using a standard Windows theme and wish you could go back the XP-look of Tahoma. You can. Step 1. Click...

Firefox add-ons like NoScript are good but at times suffer from having too many options when all you want is a simple on/off toggle for JavaScript, Flash, images and so on. QuickJava, a Firefox extension, makes it very easy to do this with simple on/off buttons you can place anywhere in the top toolbar...

Firefox users on Windows who want to get a boost of speed in their browser should check out Palemoon which can increase performance by up to 25%. Mozilla does not provide optimized browser packages for Windows, while many Linux ("from scratch") users get the advantage of a browser built specifically for their system. That needs to change! So, here is...

In both the Chrome and Firefox browsers there are plenty of ‘about’ pages. These are addresses that start with about: and followed by a word, such as about:blank which is a default blank web page. Did I miss any? If I did, post a comment below.