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Browsing Tips. Mozilla Firefox. About Firefox. Available at http://www.mozilla.org Maintained by the Mozilla Foundation Available for Windows, Linux, Macintosh, Unix. The Mozilla Project. Open source project launched by Netscape in 1998 Named for the code name for Netscape Navigator
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Browsing Tips Mozilla Firefox
About Firefox • Available at http://www.mozilla.org • Maintained by the Mozilla Foundation • Available for Windows, Linux, Macintosh, Unix
The Mozilla Project • Open source project launched by Netscape in 1998 • Named for the code name for Netscape Navigator • Current Projects • Mozilla web browser • Firefox web browser • Thunderbird e-mail client
Key Features • Tabbed browsing • Full screen mode • Popup blocking • Cookie control • Customizable toolbar • Sidebars • Import/export bookmarks • Extensions • Plugins • Themes
Options • General (home page) • Privacy (cookies) • Web Features • Popup blocker • Software controls • Downloads • Advanced • Tabbed browsing • Software updates
Advantages • Stable • Lives peacefully alongside Microsoft products • Does not “break” Windows • Does not change your default browser without your permission • More secure than Internet Explorer • Community of developers and testers • Not tightly integrated with Windows OS • Does not support ActiveX
Disadvantages • Cannot run Windows updates • Does not support or properly display some web sites • May not support as many third-party plugins • Will not run your favorite malicious ActiveX controls