Tip #8: Make Firefox Better
What I want from a browser
- To show the pages correctly
- To show as much as possible from a page (to remove the need of scrolling)
- To provide me with an easy way of accessing pages.
What I don’t like at Firefox
- The search bar is superfluous. I really like what Chrome is doing (and the latest version of Opera?): use the address bar as search bar.
- There is no ad blocker
- There is a lot of wasted space: bookmarks toolbar, menu bar (just think how often you use the top menu), big icons
After a few tweaks I got a browser looking like the one in the picture below that satisfies almost all my needs.
Tweaks applied and how/why to use them
Download Day 2008 – Success
The Download Day was a success! With 8.002.530 downloads in 24 hours, Firefox got in Guinness Book for the most downloaded application in one day.
If you helped Mozilla you can have your own certificate for helping set a Guinness World Record. In order to obtain it visit this link.
Download Day 2008
The quote below is from the official Download Day 2008 website. The guys from Mozilla want to set up a new World record for the most downloads in 1 day.
Set a Guinness World Record
Enjoy a Better WebSounds like a good deal, right? All you have to do is get Firefox 3 during Download Day to help set the record for most software downloads in 24 hours – it’s that easy. We’re not asking you to swallow a sword or to balance 30 spoons on your face, although that would be kind of awesome.
If you want to help just click the one of the links above. :)
The download date is not yet known but they will announce it soon. That day will be Firefox 3 launch date.