Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Tool of the Day: Firefox

A tool that I use everyday in my life. Here is why with some hows


  1. Free.
    Yes its right you don't need to pay for such an safe,secure & efficient browsing tool.
  2. Safe & Secure
    When I use the "e" icon on my desktop I get to have the malicious spware & adware from around the world.Some don't go away no matter what you do. Even latest & popular MS AntiSpyware Beta or Spybot can't. Firefox is the only solution for safe & secure browsing.I've been using this tool without even a single spyware infection on my desktop for the past 1-1.5 years.I spearhead this tool's use even among non-developer community.
  3. Usability - Efficient browsing

    1. Tabbed Browsing
      View more than one web page in a single window with this time saving feature.Behavior customizable via Tools->Options->Advanced menu.
    2. Autocompletion
      Stores the information entered on web-forms & search bar to make fillin g out forms & searching faster.Customizable via Tools->Privacy menu.
    3. Password Manager
      Stores the login information so that you don't need to re-enter.You can set master password & also view the saved password.Use this feature only on your desktop.For "e" we need third party tools for this purpose. Its free here.
    4. Customizable Search
      You can add search engines to customize the search toolbar behavior. Very useful & time-saving feature. I use wikipedia & encarta dictionary via this.
    5. Text Zooming
      To make pages with small text easier to read.Use Ctrl++,Ctrl--
    6. Bookmarks
      A powerful feature to add bookmarks to the toolbar. You can group them in a folder. Later you can open all bookmarked site under a folder in tab. Very efficient browsing.

  4. Hassle-Free Downloading
    Files you download are saved automatically to the specified directory.Downloads could be paused & continued later.
  5. For Web-Monkey's
    Comes with a standard set of developer tools including a powerful JavaScript and CSS error/warning console, and an optional Document Inspector that gives detailed insight about your pages.

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