Sometimes Firefox freaks out and for no reason at all, the downloads (Ctrl + J) stop working and it doesn’t allow you to download anything while using the browser. Be it a simple image, or an email attachment - nothing can be done.

This problem has happened to me before, and the solution to get the […]

While the recent Firefox news say that the new version has been delayed, you can still use the browser for some unproductive stuff, like playing PacMan.

The Firefox Pacman Extension has one the most retro styles I have ever seen, but at the same time it is just as playable as the original version – […]

It is pretty obvious that 93% of the people that surf the web, don’t like to open .PDF files on the browser itself because it eats a lot of memory among other issues. Some browsers don’t even ask the users what to do, and instantly open Acrobat Reader inside the browser - a pain in […]

Alex over at Lifespy is a big fan of tabbed browsing (as am I), but he’s not into the scrolling tabs so much. If you share his displeasure with scrolling tabs, you may find the following Tab Scrolling Tweak interesting.

Open the about:config page
Find the key browser.tabs.tabMinWidth
To allow smaller tab widths before scrolling, you can […]

Alex over at LifeSpy has a great Firefox Quick Tip…
Do you ever use the “go” button in Firefox? Of course you don’t…no moderately advanced user does…and if you’re here, chances are you’re at least a little moderately advanced. Well, you can get rid of that useless waist of toolbar space very easily. […]

There are some hidden options for the Tabbed Browsing that will allow you to force links that open new windows to open in the current or a new tab. First, add the following code to your user.js file:
// Reveal more tab/window options:
user_pref(”browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs”, true);
Restart Firefox and go to Tools > Options… (Edit > Preferences… under Linux […]

Do you ever go to sites where the text is either to darn small…or worse yet…too darn big?
Well, in Firefox there is a quick keyboard shortcut to fix that.
Simply hold down Ctrl and scroll up with your mouse scroll wheel to increase the font size. Scroll down to decrease the font size.
If […]

Today’s tip comes from Bloggy Network sister blog LifeSpy. Thanks for the tip guys!

If there is one thing that drives me nuts it’s pop-ups. Thanks to the built-in pop up blocking in Firefox it’s rarely an issue these days…except when I’m downloading something. The Download Manager pops up, and drives me crazy. […]

Firefox is our favorite browser around here at Forever Geek…on Windows, Macs, and Linux. So we’re going to be showing you some quick ways to customize the browser so you can get the most out of this versatile IE killer.
First up…changing the Live Bookmark Refresh Rate.
I love live Bookmarks. It’s a great […]