Anupam asks: I have to install Operating System on my customer’s system. As the process will be carried offline I require .xpi files to install Firefox add-ons. Is there a way by which I can download and save Firefox add-ons
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Summary: To install a .xpi file in Firefox simply drag the file into an open Firefox Window/Tab and Click Install. Firefox installs browser add-ons as .xpi (XPInstall) files. When you download an add-on from a website, Firefox automatically recognizes an
Newer version of Firefox (Firefox 4 onwards) sports a cleaner Firefox button instead of the Menu Options. Apart from serving as a visual treatment, Firefox Button also provides quicker access to common tasks like Print, Save Web Page, Add-ons, History,
Firefox introduced the “Search Bookmarks and History” feature in Firefox 3. While this feature is enabled, Firefox pulls down site suggestions from your bookmarks and history as you start typing in the location bar (address bar). I find it pretty
The “I’m feeling lucky” button is my favorite thing on Google’s minimalistic homepage. For those of who not familiar with it, hitting I’m feeling Lucky button for a search query will automatically take you to first search result. It really works wonders
Mike asks: I recently installed Firefox 6 and am quite impressed by its speed and performance. I have been using Internet Explorer all my life. How do I make Firefox 6 my default Browser? Firefox 6 does back a punch
Users might have missed the status bar/add-on bar at the bottom of Firefox in latest versions of Firefox. The new status bar that was introduced in Firefox 4, now only shows page loading activity and link previews. If neither of
Users can troubleshoot issues in Firefox by running it in Safe Mode. Safe Mode in Firefox disables add-ons and allows users to reset settings. Internet Explorer 9 doesn’t have exactly have a safe mode, but you can run it without
Most of the users prefer to be specific about the default search engine in their browsers. Some of them prefer Google, some Yahoo while others prefer Bing. Fortunately recently launched Firefox 6 has them all. Further, it allows you to
Since the rapid release has been announced for Firefox , we have seen too many upgrades of Firefox as a browser from version 3 to 5. We mentioned yesterday that Firefox 6 is going to be released on Tuesday ,
There was a time when only Internet Explorer was the only browser available to most of us which came loaded with the Windows operating system, but now we have a choice and a vast choice of browsers as per our