RS Designs

Last week Revka told you about Colorzilla which is a wonderful thing for web designers especially. Well unless you use FireFox as a web browser this little tool won’t do much for you.

As a FireFox enthusiast I thought I’d tell you why I like it so much (and hopefully convince you of getting it)

According to Mozilla, the developers, FireFox help you stay safe on the net, helping you avoid scams. The other feature which makes FF very popular is the option of personalizing your browser with different themes and add-ons, FF is so much more than just a browser! While I’ve left the themes behind I have added a whole lot of add-ons that I use daily.

When I started using the Internet 10+ years ago I was introduced to Netscape. Everyone seemed to be using Netscape or at least it seemed like that. Then Internet Explorer became the standard browser and nowadays comes with every PC. Starting to use FF was a scary thing for me, I had only heard about it and was a bit reluctant to download it. “What if it was difficult to use? And what about that tabbed browsing - what is that anyway? And why would I need add-ons?” Those were questions I asked myself.

Because I am a very curious person in regards to new things I decided to give it a try. Sure it took me few days to get used to it but I have never looked back and now I prefer FF over IE.

The tabbed browsing: The latest version of IE does have this feature now as well however FF gives you options to color your different tabs, separating them, easy closing using only the keyboard and an easier overlook of your tabs.

Pop-up Ad blocker: Have to love this! No pop-ups - ever!

Toolbars: FF lets you add toolbars to your browser that can be easily hidden if you don’t want to see them. Example of toolsbars could be StumbleUpon, PayPerpost.

Add-ons: There are too many add-ons available to mentioned here, some are SEO tools, web designer tools, screen grab tools, finder tools, clocks, and much more. You can read more on what add-ons I like here. When adding add-ons they go either up on your current toolbars or create a new., which you can hide and customize the way you want. Many add-ons are added to the bottom of the browser.

Twitter: For those who like twitter there are various options available, TwitterFox or Tweetbar for example.

Additional goodies: I really like how you can use keyboard shortcuts for almost anything. Just a simple way to copy and paste saves time.

I highly suggest you give FF a try unless you already have. You will not regret it! To download FF click here.