First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser
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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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TechRepublic Front Door
ntThe TechRepublic front door.
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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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Easier bookmarking and history access
ntBookmark favorites and access browser history with convenient icons.
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History menu
ntHistory menu.
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Help menu
ntHelp menu.
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General options screen
ntGeneral options screen.
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Tabs option screen
ntTabs option screen.
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Content options screen
ntContent options screen.
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Applications option screen
ntApplications option screen.
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Privacy options screen
ntPrivacy options screen.
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Security options screen
ntSecurity options screen.
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Sync options screen
ntSync options screen – we’ll revisit this one.
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Advanced options screen - General tab
ntAdvanced options screen – General tab.
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Advanced options screen - Network tab
ntAdvanced options screen – Network tab.
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Advanced options screen - Update tab
ntAdvanced options screen – Update tab.
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Advanced options screen - Encryption tab
ntAdvanced options screen – Encryption tab.
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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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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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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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Firefox themes
ntThe default Firefox 4 theme is okay with me, but you may crave something more.
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Firefox plugins
ntFirefox plugins are also available, but they may need to be updated to work with version 4.
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