FireFox Tips

Introduction

Mozilla Firefox, or simply Firefox for short, is just a free Internet browser. It's not a cure for cancer. It doesn't wash your car or make you a frothy coffee. So why all the fuss and hype over Firefox? In a nutshell, the reason is simple: Firefox is a true open source competitor to Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

"What's wrong with Internet Explorer?" you say - well despite being a good browser, Microsoft was getting complacent. Internet Explorer's vulnerability to numerous security breaches was growing by the day, yet many simple things MS could do to patch these up were left undone. Internet Explorer lacked many convenience features often-requested but never delivered. And finally, Internet Explorer did not adhere completely to web standards; it pretty much set its own standards. In short Internet Explorer lacked competition. However all that has changed since Firefox became a legitimate challenger. Firefox has forced Microsoft to incorporate many much-needed security, convenience and customization features into the latest version of the world's most used Internet browser, Internet Explorer 7. All of this has been spurred on solely by Firefox's existence and growing popularity, so even if you're a dyed-in-the-wool Internet Explorer user, you have Firefox to thank for these improvements.

Ok, so aside from helping improve Internet Explorer, what else makes Firefox great? That's easy to answer: It has all the useful and familiar features of Internet Explorer, yet provides additional features, tight security, correct adherence to web standards, much less of Internet Explorer's quirky behavior, and most important of all: far greater potential for customization. In recently releasing Firefox 2.0, the Mozilla Foundation has further improved Firefox, adding useful new features and tightening its code base to prevent new security vulnerabilities. Now more than ever, Firefox stands as a true competitor to Internet Explorer.

Whether you're a first-time user or a veteran, this Firefox Tweak Guide brings together all the major tips, tricks and tweaks for Firefox. From the basic to the advanced, the following pages of information are sure to enhance your Firefox experience.