Tag Archives: Firefox

Disable Firefox Add-on Compatibility Checking

Disable Firefox Add-on Compatibility Checking

This article is updated for Firefox 28, but won’t work this way for Firefox 29. Read more for info. In an article I wrote last April concerning the Firefox 4 add-on compatibility checker, I explained how to quickly disable said tool in order to allow older add-ons to run. That […]

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Disable Yahoo’s Annoying Location Popup

Disable Yahoo’s Annoying Location Popup

A short time ago, Yahoo introduced a new feature to the comment section of their articles allowing readers to view and click the commentator’s location in order to filter all comments by that location. Why they felt this was a good feature, I don’t know. I do find it annoying, […]

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Open Firefox Web Search Results In New Tab

Open Firefox Web Search Results In New Tab

Having a search box with quick access to your favorite search engine is standard among web browsers. Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Opera all have a dedicated box to the right of the Address Bar. Google’s Chrome performs such searches from within the Address Bar itself. Before they became standard, this […]

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Open Firefox’s Page Source In Your Editor

Open Firefox’s Page Source In Your Editor

As a web developer, I’m constantly viewing the source code of websites, mine and yours. I look to fix bugs, improve efficiency, and learn new or interesting techniques. The Page Source viewer in Firefox is right there in the View menu or the shortcut Ctrl+U. I guess I could say […]

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Disable Firefox 4 Add-on Compatibility Checking

Disable Firefox 4 Add-on Compatibility Checking

This article only applies to FF 4-7. A newer article that applies to newer versions is found here. If you have an old browser add-on that isn’t yet compatible with the latest Firefox release, the Add-on Manager will let you know. The add-on will be disabled with the Enable button […]

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Make Firefox 4+ Look Like FF 3.6

Make Firefox 4+ Look Like FF 3.6

This article applies to Firefox versions 4-28. Some adjustments won’t work this way for FF 29+. Read more for info. I recommend using Pale Moon instead. Like millions of others, I updated my Firefox web browser from 3.6.16 to version 4.0 this week when Mozilla released the latest version. Mozilla […]

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