Firefox

I know this is a basic tip, but every second person in my office was unaware of it and they encouraged me to post it as something very useful. So here it goes.

This works in most browsers that support tabbed browsing. To create a new tab you can press Apple-T (Cmd-T) and to open a link from an existing page in a new tab you can hold Apple (Cmd) and click.

I think tabbed browsing is enabled in Firefox by default, but you need to enable it manually in Safari. Just go to Preferences/ Tabs /Enable tabbed browsing to get going. If you're using IE6-, you're out of luck, but it looks like IE7 will have it.

With two thousand entries and at least twice as many interesting and useful comments we've got many questions answered on creativebits.

To make searching through the content easier I've added a Firefox search plug-in that you can install with a click of a button to your browser to have it handy at any time. You can find the link for the install at the end of the sidebar on the home page.

If the built in search engine of creativebits doesn't give you the result you're looking for you may try searching through Google as well using this format:
keyword1 keyword2 site:creativebits.org
This always does the trick. No doubt Google is number one. Can't beat their search results.

If you want to create a similar plugin for your site follow the instructions here.

I have to give credit to whoever created these ads. They are great viral tools and I'd like to do my part in creating hype around them, because the more people use Firefox the better for all parties. Even MS wouldn't mind I guess, since they are not making money selling IE. So kudos, good job! However, I guess there is always room for improvement.

This tip will speed up your Firefox significantly, but will mainly work for broadband users. To achieve this speed increase you need to alter certain settings of Firefox to speed up page requests and the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives. To edit these preferences you need to open the configuration page of Firefox by typing the following into the address bar:
about:config

This will bring up a long list of Preferences. You can filter them by typing:
network.http.p

You will need to make 3 changes and one addition to the preferences:

• Find network.http.pipelining and click on it to turn it's value from false to true.
• Find network.http.proxy.pipelining and click on it to turn it's value from false to true.
• Find network.http.pipelining.maxrequest and change it's value to 30.
• Finally you will need to add an extra preference. You can do that by CTRL-Clicking in an empty area and selecting New/Integer from the contextual menu. Enter the name in a pop-up window: nglayout.initialpaint.delay and set it's value to O.

Restart Firefox and enjoy!

From little. yellow. different. Thanks Joshua!

Make your firefox HTML code widgets, such as radio buttons, input buttons and drop down menus as sexy as they are in Safari.

Download Firefoxy and put it into your Applications folder. Quit Firefox and drag your Firefox application over Firefoxy. It will fix your Firefox and quit immediately. Next time you launch Firefox your widgets will look neat. To go back to your default look, just repeat the same process.

This little app is based on Kevin Gerich's Pretty Widgets. If you haven't downloaded Firefox yet, it's about time to give it a try.

It's a Chinese name for a Panda.

It looks like Mozilla's Firefox will reach one million downloads within two weeks. Currently 58% of the visitors to this site is using Safari, 20% IE and 1% OmniWeb. Firefox has grown from 12% to 17% in the last three month.

Red panda, lesser panda
Ailurus fulgens

Red pandas look more like raccoons than their closest relative - the giant panda. They are secretive and gentle creatures, spending most of the day sleeping curled up with their tail wrapped around their head.

Life span: 12-14 years.

Statistics: Body length: 50-63cm, Weight: 4-6kg.

Physical Description: Red pandas have a bear-like body with thick russet fur. The belly and limbs are black and there are white markings on the side of the head and above the small eyes. They have thick bushy tails with light-brown rings, pointed ears and a pointed snout.

Distribution: Red pandas live in southern Asia: Bhutan, China, India, Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal.

Habitat: They inhabit forested mountain slopes.

Diet: Red pandas mainly feed on bamboo, but also eat acorns, roots, berries, lichens and occasionally eggs and young birds.

Behaviour: Red pandas lead solitary lives, except for mothers with cubs. They are slow-moving on the ground but are remarkably agile in the trees.

Reproduction: Females give birth to 1-4 young, after a gestation period of 112-158 days.

Conservation status: The IUCN classify red pandas as Endangered, and they are on CITES: Appendix I. They are protected in Nepal and China. Habitat loss is thought to be the major reason for their decline in the wild.

Notes: Unlike other bears, their claws are partly retractable.

Safari is a great browser, but Firefox is even better. Both browsers give a better surfing experience than Internet Explorer, but Firefox is really pushing the limits. It supports all the standrads and it's fast. (BTW, if you can't see the png image on the right, you might be using IE).

To export your bookmarks from Safari to Firefox you need to download Safari Bookmark Extractor. This application will create a simple HTML file of your Safari bookmarks.

Now open Firefox, choose Bookmarks/Manage Bookmarks... and than File/Import... and select your html bookmark file. Once you've imported the bookmarks, you can drag and drop the bookmarks to organize them.

Happy surfing bro! Tell me if Firefox is better than Safari!