Firefox - USE ME!

Research has shown that only 25% of the users who download the Mozilla built browser Firefox use it regularly. That is a very good start but not enough...
Why is it so hard to outrun Internet Explorer?

First of all and most importantly - Internet Explorer comes with Windows and is ready to use. There is no additional work for the user and all Windows applications work hand-in-hand with it.

Another part of the users will simply not want to switch because they feel more comfortable with Internet Explorer and don't see the reason why to make the switch.
How to increase the Firefox market share?

Mozilla has build valuable partnerships to further increase their market share. Google Pack now includes Mozilla Firefox. When a user downloads and installs the software pack the possibility is given to choose to install every single item separately but also as a bundle. It is all about the ease of use - and the possibilities are much higher for people to install the software if less work = less hassle is involved.

Mozilla Firefox has agreed on a new strategy with a 12 point plan retention to increase its usage:

1. Change Firefox icon label to resemble action of getting to the Web
2. Put the Firefox icon in a better location
3. Make default browser settings easier to use
4. Big outbound marketing program driving brand recognition
5. Improve download page and first run pages
6. Improve support page
7. Make plug-ins work out of the box
8. Make add-ons and personas more accessible
9. Make the Web feel more human
10. Improve messaging through communications channels
11. Stickier start page
12. Explore Changing the Firefox icon image to closer resemble the action of getting to web

Tetridia's advice - be adventures and you will not regret it: download Firefox !

by Anja Glauch

Who Will Win the Race - Internet Explorer or Firefox

For the first time in a web browser’s era, we are witnessing real action behind a browser other than Internet Explorer. The most browser history we can remember, major and widely accepted internet browser was Internet Explorer.

In late 90s, there was a time when Netscape was trying to claim superiority in that browser market share, but Internet Explorer walk away winning a lions share. However at present, for the first time Microsoft is facing tough competition. The new contender of Internet Explorer is “Firefox”, which is likely to take advantage of the security concerns that is counted as loop holes in Internet Explorer structure.

A browser from the producers of Mozilla, Firefox is drawing massive attention. Firefox is a browser that focuses on opening websites rapidly while keeping malicious pop-ups and spyware a side.

While, at final stages Firefox luckily was picked for the upcoming browser two federal agencies that recommended Internet users to select browser other than Internet Explorer for the first time, because of security concerns.

Internet users began switching over Firefox after facing numerous security issues with Internet Explorer. Users believe that Internet Explorer has not actually been upgraded since beginning of 20s. Users have to download the patch known as Service Pack 2 as well as upgrade their system up to windows XP for more secured Internet Explorer.

Internet Explorer use to hold around 95 percent of market share for web browsers but slide down to nearly 92 percent in just the few months. This might seem a few percentage points, but these few percentages depict millions of people who have switched over to Firefox from Internet Explorer.

It shows that Firefox is becoming widely accepted by millions of its fans, for its excellent features such as download speed, outstanding user interface along with its pop-up blocker.

But the biggest advantage for Internet Explorer is that most websites are still built to work best with Microsoft's browsers. It may result that some sites may not sees right or not be accessible at all through internet browser other than IE.

So, who will win this race Internet Explorer or Firefox? If Firefox sustains getting market share as it has at current phase than future is bright for Firefox. But, if Internet Explorer comes out with the solutions for its security issues, it can hold onto its over 90 percent lions share in the browser market.

Whatever, but the fact is that both browsers have had advantages along with security problems and loop-holes. So only the time will show the right answer, just wait and watch.

by: Allen Brown

How To Soup Up Your Firefox Browser

Most experts agree that the free Firefox browser from Mozilla is superior to Internet Explorer. For one thing, it has a feature called Tabs that lets you have many different web pages loaded at the same time and then just “tab” back and forth between them.

But you can soup up Firefox and make it even better and even more versatile, thanks to a feature called Extensions.

What are Extensions?

Extensions are like after-market accessories you can add to your car. For example, if you car did not come equipped with a DVD player, you might choose to add one. Extensions is the same sort of thing – accessories you can add to Firefox to make it even more versatile.

How do you get Extensions? Just click on Tools and then scroll down to and click on Extensions. The screen that opens will show any updates you need to be aware of and then a list of Extensions that have already been added to your copy of Firefox.

Four neat extensions

Next, click on the link Get More Extensions. This opens a list of the Most Popular Firefox Extensions. You can scroll down this list to see which Extensions you would like to add to your Firefox. A good one to start with is Adblock, which lets you filter out annoying ads at their source-address.

The second Extension I like is ForecastFox. This neat, little add-on lets you automatically get weather forecasts from AccuWeather.com and display them on your toolbar or status bar. Two other Extensions I recommend are Scrapbook and Answers. Scrapbook lets you save web pages and more easily manage collections of pages. Once you install Answers, you can just hold down Alt (or Option on a Mac) and click on any word to get a quick definition, an up-to-the-minute reference and more. However, to get Answers, you will have to search for it by typing Answers in the Firefox Add-ons Search box at the top, right hand part of the page.

How easy is it to install these Extensions?

Installing one of these Extensions is simplicity itself. Just click on the Extension and you will go to a page with a description of the Extension and an Install Now button. Click on this button and then Install Now. The Extension will be downloaded to your computer, then, in most cases, you will see a message that the Extension will be automatically installed next time you open Firefox.

So, go ahead. Find the Extensions that can make your browsing experience easier and more fun. It will be like turning your car into a custom hot rod.

Something else that's neat and free is a new technology called HD Radio that enables AM and FM radio stations to broadcast their programs digitally. These digital broadcasts provide listeners with radically improved audio quality, more radio channels through multicasting, and new data services. To learn more about this amazing new technology, just go my Web site, http://www.hd-radio-home.com, to get all the buzz.

By Douglas Hanna Platinum Quality Author Douglas Hanna is a retired marketing executive and the author of moe than 100 articles on HD radio, the Internet and family finances. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Douglas_Hanna

Top 10 Firefox Extensions

Firefox extensions are the pure reason why I choose to use Firefox over Internet Explorer. Over the past couple years of using Firefox, I have came across many new extensions, some that were great, others just the opposite. Here is a list of my favorite Firefox extensions and what they do.

1. StumbleUpon Toolbar, I wouldn't call this extension a useful one, but I love using it. Simply click stumble, and based on your interests, Stumble sends you to random sites, many you probably have never seen before. Stumble also works as a good bookmarker.
2. ReminderFox- If you find yourself on the computer a lot, and you find yourself wasting a couple of hours, when you should be doing something else, ReminderFox is for you. Simply put up a reminder, like in Outlook, and when it is time to do that thing, ReminderFox tells you, you should be doing so and so, making it my favorite online scheduler.
3. ScrapBook- I recently started using it, and it has become very useful to me. If you need to save a whole webpage, or parts of a webpage without paying for an expensive program, just download this, and your problems are solved. You can choose to save it from different levels of links, and choose to save certain types of files in it.
4. Del.icio.us Buttons- Using online bookmarks presents a big advantage over computer saved bookmarks. Not only do you not have to worry about losing your favorite sites, but you can access your bookmarks from anywhere. If you want the best of the online bookmarking toolbars, then Del.icio.us is for you.
5. Gspace- This used to be one of my favorite ways to save and archive files, but with Google's new limit on the size of the file, it gets harder to upload big files unless you compress it into small files. Gspace uses gmail to save files like an FTP kind of service. It sends an email to your gmail with the attachment and everything; if you want to make even more use out of it, create a label and a filter so all of your downloaded files go straight to your label for easy downloading.
6. Adblock- Adblock is a multi featured ad-blocker for Firefox. Truth is, I no longer use it anymore because it wouldn't let me run certain things, and I would have to unblock them, because it thought they were ads. Adblock still works very well, and if you are tired of advertisements simply "block" them. Adblock also supports custom ad blocks, you can block certain ads like Yahoo's, and keep Google's.
7. Restart Firefox (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/1249) - This is one of my favorite Firefox tools, and the title says it all: it restarts Firefox, and it comes in handy a lot of the time.
8. FasterFox- FasterFox finely tunes your browser's settings for optimal settings, and if you know how to use it very well, you can fine tune it yourself.
9. iMacros (http://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3863) - If you have heard of Macros, you should be familiar with what they do. If you don't know, in one short sentence: they are a set of inputted commands that do things for you take save time and energy. If you constantly have log in and go to a website, just record your actions, and whenever you need to go a certain page you want, just click run, and it does all the steps for you. If you know VBA, iMacros provides many many more possibilities.
10. Google Notebook (http://www.google.com/notebook/download) - Last, but not least Google Notebook is a simple notebook where you can write anything you want down, and save for reference. It is much easier than going to a text editor, writing saving a piece of text or something you need, and on top of all that, your notes are available online with your Google account.

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to tell me. Keep in mind these are the top 10 extensions I like the most. If you have any suggestions, I am more than willing to listen.

by Alex, he is the Founder of The Teen Review, where you can find unbiased reviews of products/sites/etc from a teen's point of view. You can view the site at http://theteenreview.com
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Firefox Provides the best Protection for the Internet Today

Companies spend billions of dollars each year combating spam. Billions more is spent with the loss of productivity, having to purchase additional equipment, software, and man hours filtering through unwanted spam, and fixing problems directly related from spam. Direct effects of spam are the consumption of network and computer resources, data and intellectual property theft, identity theft, infection from virus and malware infection, and more.

When most people think of spam, they are thinking of the unsolicited emails sitting in their inbox that is time consuming to clean up. However, there are many more different types of spam; instant messaging spam, chat spam, newsgroup and forum spam, even cell phone spam, blogs and guestbook spam, video sharing spam, video gaming spam, mail bombing, and non-commercial spam. Email and Internet spam is frustrating and sometimes embarrassing when pornography pops up in front of grandma.

Why would someone want to send out so many annoying messages or pop-ups and what is the benefit for a spammer? A spammer expects total profit and if even only small percentages of people respond or make a purchase from the spam message, the spammer stands to make a bunch of money. Other non-commercial spammers are criminals seeking banking information, committing fraud, and have even lured people to their own kidnappings and murders. Competitors might use spam as a denial of service to your website to flood the viewer of your website with a ton of pop-ups and make it impossible to view the site. This is another malicious way spammers attack.

Having a positive Internet and positive email experience is what everyone wants. Mozilla wants this for everyone too. Mozilla is a non-profit organization who is dedicated to making your online experience incredible. They offer their web browser Firefox free of charge. Firefox is available to all Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms, in over 35 different languages. This web browser has integrated protection from spam, pop-ups, and phishing protection that tells you when you have accessed a website that is looking for information.

Mozilla Firefox is the leading web browser because they care about what the user wants. This browser allows you to personalize it the way you want it. Firefox includes a spell checker and search engine suggestions. It also includes a session restore so when you lose your Internet connection and have to sign online again, Firefox will take you back to the exact webpage from where your session terminated. That way, you don’t have to spend hours finding where you were before. Firefox even has accessibility features that integrate with Microsoft’s accessibility features in Windows for people with physical impairments to easily surf the web without having too many keystrokes to get to the site they want.

The best quality of Mozilla’s Firefox is the protection. Unlike Internet Explorer, Firefox has a button to clear private data so the browser doesn’t keep personal information. It also automatically updates itself. This is much better than having to go to Microsoft’s website to install the latest security updates and patches.

Don’t allow unwanted spam, pop-ups, and phishing sites ruin your computing. In today’s online world, Microsoft just isn’t cutting it. Mozilla Firefox provides the total protection needed for the safest online experience.

by KIRK POMERLEAU

Firefox 2 Full Features

There’s a lot to do on the Web, and Firefox 2 is full of helpful features to make your time online more productive.

(originally can be shown on www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/features.html)

Improved Tabbed Browsing

Firefox 2 will open new web pages in tabs by default.

Spell Checking

Firefox 2 has built-in spell checking to keep you from making any mistakes in your blog posts and Web-based email, so you can worry about more important things.

Search Suggestions

Just start typing into the Search bar, and a drop down list of suggestions will appear. (Works for Google, Yahoo! and Answers.com.)

Session Restore

With Session Restore, if Firefox has to restart or closes when it comes back you’ll pick up exactly where you left off. The windows and tabs you were using, the text you typed into forms, and the in-progress downloads you had running will all be restored.

Web Feeds (RSS)

Firefox 2 gives you full control over Web feeds, showing you a preview and letting you choose how you want to subscribe.

Live Titles

Keep an eye on that auction or the status of a delivery using the new Live Titles feature in Firefox 2. Compact enough to fit as a bookmark label, Live Titles are regularly updated summaries of the most important information on a Web page.

Integrated Search

The Search bar comes pre-loaded with search engines for Google, Yahoo!, Amazon, eBay, Answers.com, and Creative Commons. You can select a new search engine from the Search bar menu at any time, and add search engines from hundreds of your favorite Web sites.

Live Bookmarks

With one glance, quickly review the latest headlines from your favorite sites and click to go directly to the articles that interest you.

Pop-up Blocker

Firefox’s pop-up blocker notifies you when pop-ups are blocked via the information bar or icon on the lower right of the screen.

Streamlined Interface

The user interface in Firefox 2 has been updated to improve usability without altering the familiarity of the browsing experience.

Accessibility

Firefox includes support for DHTML accessibility. Web developers can create pages that reduce the amount of tabbing required to navigate a document to minimize keystrokes for those with mobility disabilities. Firefox also includes support for Microsoft Active Accessibility, Microsoft’s accessibility API standard for Windows. This support allows Firefox to work with screen readers such as GW Micro’s Window-Eyes and Freedom Scientific’s JAWS.

Phishing Protection

When you encounter a Web site that is a suspected forgery (known as a “phishing” site) Firefox will warn you and offer to take you to a search page so you can find the real Web site you were looking for.

Open Source, More Secure

Openness and active community of experts helps to ensure Firefox are more secure and updated quickly, while also enabling us to take advantage of the best third party security scanning and evaluation tools to further bolster overall security.

Automated Update

System always checks to see if you’re running the latest version, and notifies you when a security update is available. These security updates are small (usually 200KB - 700KB), giving you only what you need and making the security update quick to download and install.

Protection from Spyware

You will be notified whenever downloading or installing software, and Firefox will always tell you what’s happening so that you can stay in control of your computer.

Clear Private Data

Firefox offers the ability to clear all your private Web browsing data with just one click with the “Clear Private Data” tool. You can be confident that when you clear your private data in Firefox it’s gone - whether you are using your own computer or one at the library.

An Add-on for Everyone

You can choose from over 1,000 add-ons at the Firefox Add-ons Web site. A Firefox add-on can help you comparison shop, share bookmarks with your friends, see the weather in a corner of your browser, write to your weblog, get news, listen to music - all from inside the browser you already love. You can even change the appearance of your browser - from buttons to colors and fonts - so that it matches your own personal style.

Add-ons Manager for Extensions and Themes

The new Add-ons Manager improves the user interface for managing extensions and themes, making it even easier for you to customize Firefox 2. Install, uninstall, enable and disable your add-ons in a single place.

Search Engine Manager

You can now quickly add, remove and re-order your search engines in the Search bar. Firefox 2 will also detect when a Web site has a search engine that can be installed, and will install it for you with a single click in the drop-down menu.

Firefox Web Browser features

1. Tabbed Browsing Interface
2. Includes the Google Toolbar
3. New Intelligent Webpage Caching
4. Speeds Up Website Navigation
5. Customizable Button Bars
6. Integrated Firefox Search Bar
7. Reorder Tabs by Drag-and-Drop
8. More Privacy Enhancements
9. Live Favorites that Update
10. New Clear Private Data Tool
11. Smaller Memory Footprint
12. Quick and Easy Security Updates
13. The Fastest Growing Browser

Join the 200,000,000+ people who have downloaded Firefox so far!