Overview

Firefox For Dummies gives you the inside scoop on the exciting new browser from the Web wizard that got it started. The book's author, Blake Ross, began developing Firefox as a teenager. Once available to the world, the simple and powerful tool was an instant hit claiming a sizable share of the Web browser market with over 140 million downloads. In this book Blake not only gives you the lowdown on how to use Firefox for safe Web searching, but he also shares his insight into how the product came to life. It's a combination of practical tech insight and a good story that is rare in computer books. Topics covered include downloading and installing Firefox, creating a home page, searching with Google, creating customized themes and toolbars, using tabbed browsing, downloading and saving files, maintaining security and privacy, eliminating annoying popups, and adding Firefox extensions.

Full Product Details

Author:   Blake Ross
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   For Dummies
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.553kg
ISBN:  

9780471748991

ISBN 10:   0471748994
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   13 January 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  Adult education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Fired Up 5 Chapter 1: Why You Should Fire Your Old Browser 7 Chapter 2: Finding Your Way Around Firefox 19 Chapter 3: Setting Up Firefox 27 Part II: Ready, Aim, Firefox 41 Chapter 4: Finding Information Online 43 Chapter 5: Bookmarking Great Sites 55 Chapter 6: Returning to Sites You’ve Visited 77 Chapter 7: Browsing with Tabs 87 Chapter 8: Filling In Forms Quickly 99 Chapter 9: Blocking Popup Ads 111 Chapter 10: E-Mailing with Thunderbird 117 Chapter 11: Downloading and Saving Files 137 Chapter 12: Printing Web Pages 153 Chapter 13: Finding Additional Help 169 Part III: Outfoxing Hackers 175 Chapter 14: Clearing Your Tracks 177 Chapter 15: Staying Safe Online 191 Part IV: Dressing Up the Fox 213 Chapter 16: Setting Your Options 215 Chapter 17: Finding Your Dream Theme 229 Chapter 18: Tailoring Your Toolbars 235 Chapter 19: Controlling the Way Web Sites Look 247 Chapter 20: Extending Firefox 257 Part V: The Part of Tens 267 Chapter 21: Ten Secrets to a Foxier Web 269 Chapter 22: The Ten Best Firefox Extensions 283 Appendix A: Firefox Menu Reference 301 Appendix B: Firefox Keyboard Reference 323 Appendix C: Firefox Drag-and-Drop Reference 337 Index 343

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Blake Ross discovered computers when he was 4 and hasn’t had time to eat since then. He began working at Netscape at 14 and cofounded the Firefox project two years later to make the Web easy to use for plain old human beings. He also cofounded the SpreadFirefox.com community evangelism project, which has changed the face of software marketing and distribution. Blake was featured on the cover of Wired Magazine in early 2005, and he has since been featured in dozens of international publications and television shows to promote computing simplicity. He is on leave from Stanford University, where he is an undergraduate. Blake is currently working on a new project with some of the original Firefox team. If you enjoy Firefox, you’ll enjoy what’s coming next, so sign up at www.blakeross.com to hear when it launches.

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