Feeling that urge to try Google Chrome, but don’t really want to switch away from Firefox? I have found five themes that will let you stay with Mozilla, and still get that Chrome look and feel. Some might say these themes have even made the Google Chrome theme even better.
Chromifox Basic
One of the cool Google Chrome browser features is the ability to pin tabs in the browser by default.
Pinned tabs are shifted to the left side of the tab bar where their tab will be changed to just show the favicon for the web site in question. Thanks to the Pin Tab add-on for Firefox, you can bring that functionality to your favorite browser.
Another neat feature of this Firefox add-on is when you type something in the address bar, [...]
I have really liked using some of the former Google Chrome-like themes for Firefox, so coming across Chromifox Extreme 3, I just had to give it a shot. If you were one that was tempted to give Chrome a shot, but didn’t want to leave Firefox behind, this theme is for you.
As you can see, the idea here is to make it look as much like Google’s browser as possible. You have tabs on top, you have those happy [...]
So that you end your week with something really amusing, I had to share this story I found at CyberNet as it concerns Microsoft’s new browser comparison or “fact” sheet.
So we are to believe that Firefox and Chrome are both insecure, difficult to use, and unreliable? The Internet Explorer team might want to check their calendars, because last time I checked – it is June 26th, not April 1st.
If that isn’t enough – they also have a [...]
/ May 15, 2009 -
News
Some have discovered a new project from the Mozilla Wiki documenting the first steps and timeline for Firefox to become a multi-process supporting browser. The project in question, simply known as Content Processes looks to separate processes to display the browser UI and web content.
Here are the current initial goals:
Provide better application UI responsiveness
Improve stability from slow rendering or crashes caused by content
Improve performance, especially on multi-core machines
Now why do this, and what does it even mean? [...]
/ March 3, 2009 -
News
Flock, the social media browser, who’s backend is mostly Firefox, might be moving away from Mozilla and over to Google’s Chrome browser. At least, so says a recent article on Tech Crunch. So why might Flock’s love for Mozilla be wavering?
As to why Flock is leaving Mozilla: sources say that they’ve become frustrated with Mozilla’s lack of attention to Flock’s needs. One source says Flock felt like the “red headed step child of the Mozilla development community.” Sources [...]
Want to get Chrome’s thumbnail preview page when you open a new tab in Firefox?
Google has ported one of Chrome’s most popular features to Firefox, the personalized new tab screen. The only catch is that you have to use the Google Toolbar to get it. Your new tab page looks exactly like Chrome’s after the install of the Google Toolbar 5 Beta.
When do you get this fantastic new edition? This happens when you launch a new tab( hit Ctrl+T, [...]
Tired of the way your Firefox bookmarks toolbar looks? Here are some easy tweaks you can make, as long as you have the Stylish add-on installed.
Gradient Background for the Bookmarks Bar
Hide the Bookmarks Toolbar, Forever!
Hide only the Folder Icons on the Bookmarks Toolbar
Hide ALL Icons on the Bookmarks Toolbar
Auto-Hide the Bookmarks Toolbar
Icons Only (text on hover) via the Bookmarks Toolbar)
Save on Space! Compress Bookmarks Toolbar Items
To make use of any of these changes, go download and check out the [...]
Looking at Google Chrome features that could be ported to Firefox with an add-on, one of the most obvious additions many people wanted to see was Google Chrome’s Omnibar. It mixes both the search box and address bar into one browser feature.
The simply named Omnibar extension gets the job done, and adds a few new features where Google let us down in Chrome. First, the most obvious feature (as pictured above) it gives you all the features of the [...]
From the creator of Colorful Tabs, we have yet another handy and helpful Firefox extension. FfChrome, for Firefox, is an add-on that trims and slims your context menus. After installing too many add-ons, your right click menu might get a little cluttered. FfChrome is here to clean things up.
The second part of this awesome addition to Firefox is that you never have to click on anything to get it going. All you have to do is pause on the [...]