Firefox 3.5 Released, Download Now
Mozilla today released Firefox 3.5 for download. I’ve been following up the development from quite some time by trying almost all beta releases and all I could say is that it’s just got faster than ever!
Several new features have been added, “Private Browsing” being one of the major additions. Many improvements have been made to support the latest web technologies.
3D Tab Management in Firefox with FoxTab
by Haris on March 12, 2009
in Firefox, Freewares, Tips and Tricks
In my previous article about extensions for customizing Firefox tabs, I missed a very important addon which I’m sure everyone is going to like.
FoxTab is a Firefox addon that brings innovative and attractive 3D tab management to Firefox. It takes your Firefox experience to the next level with its five eye-candy layouts.
Facebook Photo Album Downloader
by Haris on March 6, 2009
in Firefox, Social Networks, Tips and Tricks
I’m sure people with many friends on Facebook come across interesting albums or individual photos that are uploaded by friends, and sometimes you even want to download them.
But since Facebook does not provide an option to download albums, you have to go through all the photos saving each of them one by one.
Opera Like Tab Preview in Firefox
by Haris on February 15, 2009
in Firefox, Tips and Tricks
Last month, I wrote about the best 10 Firefox addons for tabs in which I shared the best addons that can increase and improve productivity using Firefox tabs.
I also mentioned about a plugin called Tab Scope. This Firefox entension can show a popup on tabs and enables you to preview and navigate tab contents through that popup.
Direct Image Link in Google Image Search
by Haris on February 12, 2009
in Firefox, Tips and Tricks
When I want to search for images, the first place to look for that comes to my mind is Google Image Search. It does lack a few features, but I still use it for all my image-searching needs.
To get a direct link for any image in Google Image Search, you have to first click the image and get the direct link from the website page where that image belongs to. But thanks to a Greasemonkey script, getting a direct link is much easier now.
10 Useful Firefox Extensions for Tabs
by Haris on January 1, 2009
in Firefox, Tips and Tricks
Tabs is one of the most important features in browsers these days. All browsers support tabbed-browsing as it allow users to surf as many websites as they want in one single window without cluttering your Windows taskbar.
Tabs in Firefox can be more useful than other browsers as they can be customized by using different extensions.
Download Original Flickr Image
by Haris on December 30, 2008
in Firefox, Freewares, Tips and Tricks
When a user uploads a photo on Flickr, it resizes it to various sizes and gives viewer the choice to view in whatever resolution (size) he wants.
Similarly, if you want to view or save the original Flickr image, you have to go all the way through the photo page and select Original from the sizes available.
FireTorrent: Firefox BitTorrent Downloader Addon
by Haris on December 21, 2008
in Firefox, Internet, Tips and Tricks, Tools
There are countless extensions available, but there is one thing that always made me jealous of Opera users. Yes, a built-in bittorent client in Firefox!
Opera has this feature since a long time, but Firefox never had one. But today, while going through a forums, I found this cool Firefox addon called, FireTorrent, thanks to which I’m no more jealous of Opera users.
How To Duplicate Tabs in Firefox
by Haris on December 16, 2008
in Firefox, Tips and Tricks
Firefox has always been my favourite browser, and I hope it always stays to be like this. Reason? Because of all the functionality it has, and the fact that it allows expansion of its features thanks to plugins and extensions.
Here’s a simple trick by which you can duplicate an already opened tab in Firefox. I still don’t get its use, but Firefox has this ‘feature’ in it.
