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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

By Mark W. Kaelin March 31, 2011, 5:57 AM PDT

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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

Firefox 4 - getting a first look

Firefox 4 - getting a first look

ntMozilla 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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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

TechRepublic Front Door

TechRepublic Front Door

ntThe TechRepublic front door.

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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

Pinned websites

Pinned websites

ntSimilar 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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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

Easier bookmarking and history access

Easier bookmarking and history access

ntBookmark favorites and access browser history with convenient icons.

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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

History menu

History menu

ntHistory menu.

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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

Help menu

Help menu

ntHelp menu.

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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

General options screen

General options screen

ntGeneral options screen.

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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

Tabs option screen

Tabs option screen

ntTabs option screen.

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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

Content options screen

Content options screen

ntContent options screen.

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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

Applications option screen

Applications option screen

ntApplications option screen.

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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

Privacy options screen

Privacy options screen

ntPrivacy options screen.

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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

Security options screen

Security options screen

ntSecurity options screen.

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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

Sync options screen

Sync options screen

ntSync options screen – we’ll revisit this one.

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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

Advanced options screen - General tab

Advanced options screen - General tab

ntAdvanced options screen – General tab.

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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

Advanced options screen - Network tab

Advanced options screen - Network tab

ntAdvanced options screen – Network tab.

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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

Advanced options screen - Update tab

Advanced options screen - Update tab

ntAdvanced options screen – Update tab.

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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

Advanced options screen - Encryption tab

Advanced options screen - Encryption tab

ntAdvanced options screen – Encryption tab.

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Setup Firefox Sync

Setup Firefox Sync

ntYou’ll have to setup Firefox Sync first before you can use the service.

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ntI am curious – do you use the Firefox Sync service? Is it effective? Do you recommend it?

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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

Firefox 4 add-ons

Firefox 4 add-ons

ntOf 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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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

Firefox extensions

Firefox extensions

ntSimilar 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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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

Firefox themes

Firefox themes

ntThe default Firefox 4 theme is okay with me, but you may crave something more.

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First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser

Firefox plugins

Firefox plugins

ntFirefox plugins are also available, but they may need to be updated to work with version 4.

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