Tag: firefox 3

Firefox Extension Boosts Browser Security

August 27, 2008 by Jason

The Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU) made available a extension developed at their School of Science and College of Engineering that improves in by protecting against man-in-the-middle attacks. The extension, named Perspectives, is available only for 3 and works on , Linux () and OS X (Intel), with support for Linux () and Open being in the experimental stage of development.

A man-in-the-middle is performed by intercepting the traffic between a user and a resource that he is trying to access. This can be achieved by exploiting several vulnerabilities, like the latest DNS cache poisoning or GMail accounts hacking incidents show.

When accessing a server resource using protocols like or SSH, a correct identification of the server is required. This is achieved through digitally signed certificates. Due to the fact that certificates issued by trusted authorities like VeriSign are expensive, it became common practice for small businesses and websites to use self-signed certificates. Read More»

How to Disable Smart Location Bar in Firefox 3

August 22, 2008 by Jason

After days of tweaking my new Firefox 3.0, I found out that one so-called top new features of is not so pleasing  Smart Location Bar or the Awesome Bar.

The Smart Location Bar is just too “smart” to an extent that it saves my viewed history without my ! The auto complete feature is fine with me but I would still prefer the old 2.0 way in handling my addresses. I tried to disable this “smart” option via the Option menu but there is no direct way to do it. So, I have to do it the indirect way via about: or with a help of an extension.

OK, here is how:

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To to this, you can just use Hide Unvisited extension to get the job done. What Hide Unvisited does is hide that you haven’t visited from showing in the Awesome Bar. Read More»

Restore Your Lost Firefox 2 Bookmarks in Firefox 3

August 19, 2008 by Jason

Mahesh was worried because after upgrading to 3, he didn’t see his and hence asked me if there is any way to get them back.

The answer is yes. You can definitely get back your because has a of through which you can restore them

So here are the steps to restore lost in 3 (only for , sorry Mac guys )

For XP

1. Click on Start- > Run

2. - > C:\Documents and \YourWindowsUserName

3. Display the folders by clicking on Tools at the top the Folder Options-> View -> Show Files

4. Now you should see a folder named Application . Double click on it and then go to -> -> Profiles Read More»

Speed up your Firefox 3.0.1 - Part2

August 06, 2008 by Jason

Yesterday, We posted about how can you tweak your firefox to speed up your browsing speed, today we are going to tell you more on so that it consumes less and usage.

Till now consumption is one of the major problem experienced by the users, the most common reasons behind high usage are primarily due to themes and extensions.

Let see your to consume lesser amount of ,

There are two ways with which you can use to to consume less and be more efficient and faster.

Method 1:

1. Open and about: in the address bar, press Enter. Read More»

Speed up your Firefox 3.0.1 - Part1

August 05, 2008 by Jason

It’s been a long time now, we have not contributed any or tricks on , After the 3 many people have started using .

Today, we have come up with the first part of the continued post on tweaking firefox and making it more faster for and use less and usage.

In this part we are going to tell you about how can you your to make it more faster in sites.

Lets see how can to turn it into more faster firefox

Here are some which will help you increase the in . Read More»

Fifty Best Firefox 3 Extensions

July 26, 2008 by Jason

Here is an attempt to collect the 50 popular and best extensions which make your , downloading and navigation in as easy as possible, while harnessing the full power and features of .

These extensions should work on the latest versions of the . Use the extensions which work best for your needs. The fastest way to install these extensions from developer sites is to drag them to the url bar.

When you upgrade to a new version, some extensions might not work till the AddOn owners upgrade them, use the Nightly testers tools to . Read More»

About:Config Tweaks For Firefox 3

July 15, 2008 by Jason

3 one of the maximum downloaded open source which has set a Guinness world record. Their were Over 8,000,000 downloads in 24 hours!. Along with 3 Spreadfirefox also got new cool look.

3 about: file is the core file of . By editing about: file we can get amazing hacks for 3. allows the users to change many preferences in the about: file so it’s totally ethical to do it.Here is list of 21 3 hacks & .

To get the 3 file “about:” at address bar.

Here is List of about: hacks for 3 Read More»

New Tweaks for Firefox 3

July 14, 2008 by Jason

Apart from one or two minor hiccups the 3 rollout seems to have gone quite smoothly and the general consensus is so far so good. However, there’s always room for improvement and already several of the top tweakers have set about hacking into 3’s menu, to pep it up, and or disable some of the more annoying features.

To open the menu go to the address bar and about:.. Read and understand the message and click I’ll be careful…

To change a True/False value simply right click on it and select , for numerical values click . Altered setting appear in bold , so you can easily go back and them if something goes wrong. Here a few tried and tested mods to get you started: Read More»

Firefox 3.0.1 Drops Next Week

July 10, 2008 by Jason

While Microsoft is still hammering away at Explore 8 in order to produce the second Beta, currently planned for August 2008, is gearing up to the first update to 3.0. The successor of 2.0 was released to the general public on June 17, 2008, and climbed to a record 8 million downloads in just the first day. Firefox 3.0.1 is the first and update for 3.0, and is targeting July 16 for the date. 3.0.1 code freeze status was available at the end of June, and the Beta versions of the first update to version 3.0 are already live and up for grabs.

“Candidate builds of 3.0.1 are now available for testing. You can get the builds here. If you have previously downloaded a beta version of 3.0 or have manually set your copy to be using the ‘beta’ channel for , you can update yourself to 3.0.1 by selecting ‘Help > Check for ’,” revealed Samuel Sidler, Quality Assurance Engineer at . Read More»

How to use About:Config for Firefox 3

June 25, 2008 by Jason

If you’ve been following our site you’re probably already familiar with how the about: works in , but since several of these utilize the about: screen I figured it wouldn’t hurt to provide a crash course. So before we dive into the glance through to make sure you know make the adjustments, or just reference this section when you need it.

1. Start .

2. about: into the address bar and press Enter. When you’re presented with the screen click the I’ll be careful, I promise button.

3.You should see a long list of that look meaningless and confusingly complicated. Read More»