It is November 1st, so you know what that means.  Time to break out the Easter decorations, right? No – since our bellies are still filled with Halloween candy, I thought we might take it easy today and just decorate Firefox with a more Thanksgiving-like theme.  I have searched far and wide through tons of Personas to get the very best.

Here are the ten best Thanksgiving themed Personas for Firefox.

Autumn Wind

Leafy Fall

Autumns Rainbow

Autumns Sunrise

Beautiful Autumn Maple

Persona H2

Thanksgiving Turkeysss 2

Beauty of Orange

Persona_13

Autumn Breeze

There you have it.  I hope you enjoy these Thanksgiving related Firefox Personas and get a lot of good use of of them.

Looking for an easy way to pass the time on a slow Friday?  Destroy the Web is the perfect game you can add into Firefox to help keep yourself entertained.  Turn any webpage out there into a shoot-em up video game.

Once installed, you will see that Destroy the Web adds an extra menu toolbar button.  Once you click it, the game begins.  It is then your goal to click on and “shoot” all the content on the webpage.  Destroy links, images, divs, headings and more in this little game for your browser.

Here is a little more about the Destroy the Web add-on from the developer:

Not satisfied with current games available for Firefox, I strived to create a game in such a way that it is well integrated with the actual browsing experience. Unlike the rest of those games, Destroy the Web is played against any page in the Web, causing the outcome to be always different.

it is definitely different, and a lot more fun than I was expecting it to be too.  You can download this add-on for Firefox from the Firefox Add-ons website.

Along with all of your productive and useful websites out there, gaming websites or online games often get tossed to the wayside.  You know what though? Supporting games and independent developers is just as important as supporting the guys making the awesome website applications we all know and love.  With that said, I am happy to see Mozilla has launched the new Mozilla Labs Gaming.

From the sound of it, it looks like they are really reaching out to online game makers to provide them with the community, platform and tools they need to create new and innovative games for the browser.

From the Mozilla Labs Gaming blog, here is what Pascal Finette said about why Mozilla is traveling down this new fork in the road:

Modern Open Web technologies introduced a complete stack of technologies such as Open Video, audio, WebGL, touch events, device orientation, geo location, and fast JavaScript engines which make it possible to build complex (and not so complex) games on the Web.  With these technologies being delivered through modern browsers today, the time is ripe for pushing the platform.  And what better way than through games?  Traditionally games and game developers have been at the forefront of technology, often pushing the boundaries of what was thought possible.

To to kick things off, and start them off right, Mozilla Labs Gaming is going to launch an international gaming competition called Game On 2010.  Not much news has been released about it yet – but keep your eye on gaming.mozillalabs.com for more information.

Is it really the most wonderful time of the year?  I think so.  We have reached the time in the year where we all start pulling our Christmas trees down from the attic and hunting down the best Christmas-y theme you can find in this Firefox winter wonderland.  Of course I am talking about the Tinseltown theme for Firefox.

This theme is decorated from head to toe with holiday joy. 

Here is a look at the theme in action, of course checking out the always entertaining TwisterMC (who just happens to be the mastermind behind the theme, but I am pretty sure isn’t a cat).

Like what you see?  You can download the Tinseltown theme for Firefox from the Firefox Add-ons web site. Have another favorite holiday-inspired Firefox theme? Leave your personal favorites in the comments!

Here’s a great video that does a good job at telling the story of Firefox, from then to now:

The peeps over at Lifehacker have also written up a great retrospective that is well worth checking out.  What birthday wishes would you like to send to the Mozilla team?  Without Firefox, there would be no Firefox Facts – so as I enjoy three years of this blog, I’d like to thank Mozilla for the inspiration and all of you for reading it every day and making it one of the most popular un-official Firefox blogs out there today.

So happy birthday to Firefox, one of the best browsers out there on the planet.

This year I hesitated to download any of the release candidates, because they always seem to spoil some of the surprise.  So, like many of you, I am anxiously awaiting Mozilla’s web site update that says Firefox 3.5 is ready for download.

9:43 AM CST – Firefox 3.5 is out via Mozilla’s web site!

Go here to download.  Be sure to add a comment and leave us your first impressions of the newest version of Firefox!

8:16 AM CST – Looks like we figured out a hacked-up way to get Firefox 3.5 from Mozilla.  Go to this address:

• http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/download.html?product=firefox-3.5&os=win&lang=en-US

FileHippo.com also boasts about having Firefox 3.5 ready for download already too.  Why/how is Mozilla letting all these other places jump the gun and beat them to the punch?

7:00 AM CST – Softpedia is claiming to have Firefox 3.5 Final, haven’t tested it yet.  Also, even the president of Brazil seems to be getting into the Firefox 3.5 release party mood:

6:07 AM CST – Nothing much to be seen yet.  I saw on Lifehacker they do have a confirmation that Firefox 3.5 will be released today.  Mashable also has a nice post on what’s on tap for Firefox in 2010 that should hold you over.

More news coming soon!  Keep checking back for more!

Might also be a good time to remind you to subscribe to Firefox Facts via our RSS feed.  Join the over 6,000 happy followers of the feed for free.  You can subscribe by e-mail too!

Keep coming back throughout the day, and we’ll have more coverage that you can shake a stick at.  If you have any well wishes for the Mozilla team, Firefox 3.5 feedback or anything else you wish to share – be sure to leave a comment and join the party!

More details coming soon… Would love to hear your thoughts, feedback and your view on how many Michael Bay-like explosions we need.

PONG! Multiplayer – Play a game of PONG! while you are waiting. (also see the PingPong add-on)

Cards – A collection of patience (i.e. single-player) card games. Included are: Aces Up, Black Widow, Canfield, Demon, Double Klondike, Double Solitaire, Grounds for Divorce, Fan, Forty Thieves, FreeCell, Golf, Gypsy, Klondike, Maze, Mod 3, Montana…

Pacman – The Retro Extension. Yet another Pacman-clone. (Also check out PagMan)

Clines – Clines, a little game. (with dots!)

Mozteroids – Mozteroids is a variant of the computer game classic Asteroids.

Xultris – Xultris is a variant of the computer game classic Tetris.

Snake – Snake is a clone of the popular Snake or Worm…

Xoom – a top-down racing game with simple graphics, but tons of fun.

Red vs. Blue – The goal of this little game is to sort all red dots to left side and all blue dots to right side. Do this as fast as possible.

Froggr – Froggr is a clone of the classic Frogger.

There are tons of free flash games out there too, so to help you with those – I have another add-on that is worth mentioning.  Flash Game Maximizer does exactly what it claims to do.  It maximizes the flash game you are playing to fill the entire browser.   Also, you can’t forget about FireNES, which (last time I checked) allowed you to play tons of old NES titles.

Have any other favorite games you can play from within Firefox?

This Playground theme is a perfect fit if your seeking a Firefox 3 theme that looks a little more playful in nature.  It is also very colorful and just fun to look at as well.  Kind of reminds me of the Scribblies line of themes for Firefox too.

You can pick it up on Mozilla’s add-on web site and give your own Firefox 3 install a more childish look.

Try out Scribblies Plain for a dull background but fun icons!

Need something more colorful? Try Scribbles Brite!

Also can’t forget about Scribblies Kids for an alternative look and feel!

I really love the entire line of Scribblies themes for Firefox. Which one is your favorite?  Maybe you’ll have an easier time picking a favorite than me.