Is it fair that other companies can install unrequested plugins to Firefox? It is happening right now, and there is not a lot we can do about it. Asa Dotzler brought this topic up in one of his most recent blog posts and I do think it is an interesting debate. The three big tech giants out there find it ok to add things to Firefox without asking me first. Google does it. Microsoft does it. Even Apple does it.
The ACE Foxdie theme for Firefox might very well be one of the most creative themes I have seen out there today for the Firefox browser. Now, that is pretty big praise to give any theme out there for Firefox – but let me tell you why I think this is so.
The Firefox Home application is now available for both the iPhone or iPod Touch from the Apple Apps store. Previously we toured and went over some of the fantastic features of this new Mozilla-based browsing tool for your Apple device, but how do you get started with it – and where do you go for help?
Well, it is official – almost. Mozilla submitted their new iPhone app, Firefox Home, to the Apple App Store. Now the question is, how long will it take Apple to get it added for the world to enjoy?
How excited are you about this new Mozilla innovation?
Well, we all know we are not going to see Firefox on the iPhone. Then again, we might get the next best thing with Firefox Home. Using the technology behind Firefox Sync, this iPhone app with give an Firefox user access to their browser history, bookmarks and tabs from their recent browser session. In other words, you are kind of getting Firefox – but exactly the way you use it in your day to day life now.
Looking for a lean, mean Mac only Firefox theme? If you want Firefox to look a little more minimal on your Apple-powered PC, then look no further than Leanfox. This theme has all the style and substance you need, and little to no distractions in the interface.
Ready for a new theme for Firefox to start the new year? How about a theme that doesn’t just give you one skin to choose from, but rather two?
GrayFox, a new theme for Firefox does exactly that.
In the first 24 hours that is was available, Firefox 3.0.11 was downloaded 150 million times. This big news comes on the heels of Apple boasting about 11 million downloads of Safari 4 in three days. *tries not to chuckle*
Now it is likely that both companies included the automatic updates in their download numbers, however that doesn’t really take away from the fact that many more users are getting those latest updates these days, which for security reasons is a very good thing indeed.
So congrats to Firefox for 150 Million downloads, and to Safari… well, 11 million is pretty good too. *holds back “that is cute” remark*
Looks like this Firefox theme is feeling a little blue. The Blu Canidae theme for Firefox is a modified version of the iFox theme with Photoshop CS3 style icons. The combination of those great features makes for a really nice looking blue/mac-ish theme.
Here is a little more about the theme from the developer:
This was designed to be a cleaner, blue version of iFox. It has stylized buttons, and is intended to be a new alteration of my old theme, Blu Vos. I hope you like it. If you can, please leave a comment and a review. This helps me out immensely. If you run into any problems, or find any flaws, please tell me! I want to make this theme better, and your assistance makes that possible.
You can pickup the Clu Canidae theme yourself on the Firefox Add-ons web site.
Doing my part to share the knowledge around, a lot of people have requested that I do more to post alternative operating system keyboard combinations here.
So, for those of you who live the Apple lifestyle, here is the way you can navigate around the navigation bar without having to ever lay your fingers on your one button mouse. If you know of any more (because as you can see, I am not a big Apple user) please share in the comments. Would love to build up a database of more keyboard shortcuts for everybody to use.
Navigation Bar Keyboard Shortcuts
Choose Your OS: Windows | Linux | Mac OS
Cmd + [ or Cmd + Left Arrow or Delete = Go Back a Page
Cmd + ] or Cmd + Right Arrow or Shift + Delete = Go Forward a Page
Opt + Home = Go to your Homepage
F5 or Cmd + R = Reload a Page
Cmd + . or Esc = Stop a Page from Loading
Cmd + P = Bring up the Print Options
Cmd + J = Launch the Download Window
Cmd + Shift + H = Open Your History in the Sidebar
Cmd + B = Open Your Bookmarks in the Sidebar
Cmd + T = New Tab
Cmd + N = New Browser Window
Cmd + X = Cut
Cmd + C = Copy
Cmd + V = Paste
For the Apple fans out there, here are a few more bonus keyboard combinations, that should help assist you in getting your browsing done a little faster.
Know of anymore Firefox keyboard shortcuts that would be useful for your fellow Apple fans to know? Drop in a comment and share!
