\n\tMozilla Firefox 4 is now available as a free download. As these First Look screenshots show, Firefox 4 has taken some cues from Chrome and Internet Explorer 9 to make a cleaner and more nimble web browsing experience.
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\n\tThe TechRepublic front door.
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\n\tSimilar to Internet Explorer 9, you can pin websites for easy access. Only in IE9 the pinned icons are on the Taskbar, while in Firefox 4 they are located on the tab bar.
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\n\tBookmark favorites and access browser history with convenient icons.
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\n\tHistory menu.
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\n\tHelp menu.
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\n\tGeneral options screen.
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\n\tTabs option screen.
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\n\tContent options screen.
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\n\tApplications option screen.
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\n\tPrivacy options screen.
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\n\tSecurity options screen.
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\n\tSync options screen – we’ll revisit this one.
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\n\tAdvanced options screen – General tab.
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\n\tAdvanced options screen – Network tab.
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\n\tAdvanced options screen – Update tab.
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\n\tAdvanced options screen – Encryption tab.
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\n\tYou’ll have to setup Firefox Sync first before you can use the service.
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\n\tI am curious – do you use the Firefox Sync service? Is it effective? Do you recommend it?
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\n\tOf course, add-ons are availabe for Firefox 4, but beware, many of the add-ons that worked with Firefox 3.6 are not compatible with 4. You’ll have to download updated versions, if they are available.
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\n\tSimilar to add-ons, extensions for Firefox 4 are available, but many of the older 3.6 extenstions will not work with 4.
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\n\tThe default Firefox 4 theme is okay with me, but you may crave something more.
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\n\tFirefox plugins are also available, but they may need to be updated to work with version 4.
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Mark W. Kaelin has been writing and editing stories about the information technology industry, software, hardware, gaming, finance, accounting, and technology geekdom for more than 30 years.
