Instructor: Philip Kay

What is Firefox? Firefox is a free, open-source web browser for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X and is based on the Mozilla codebase. It is small, fast and easy to use , and offers many advantages over Internet Explorer, such as the ability to block pop-up windows.

Firefox is a free, open-source web browser for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X and is based on the Mozilla codebase.

It is small, fast and easy to use , and offers many advantages over Internet Explorer, such as the ability to block pop-up windows.

What is a Web Browser? A program that accesses and displays files and other data available on the Internet and other networks. The browser you are probably most familiar with is Internet Explorer .

A program that accesses and displays files and other data available on the Internet and other networks. The browser you are probably most familiar with is Internet Explorer .

Why switch from Internet Explorer? I already know how to use Internet Explorer and it is already installed on my computer! Top Ten reasons to switch

I already know how to

use Internet Explorer

and it is already

installed on my computer!

Top Ten Reasons to Switch Tabbed Browsing Popup Blocking Find Stuff Easier Simplified Privacy / Annoyance Eliminator Better Bookmarks and History Accessible, Intelligent, Responsive Customizable and Extendable Modern Download Manager Built for standards KISS (Keep It Simple and Straight-Forward) Let’s have a look at these!

Tabbed Browsing

Popup Blocking

Find Stuff Easier

Simplified Privacy / Annoyance Eliminator

Better Bookmarks and History

Accessible, Intelligent, Responsive

Customizable and Extendable

Modern Download Manager

Built for standards

KISS (Keep It Simple and Straight-Forward)

Top Ten Reasons to Switch Tabbed Browsing

Tabbed Browsing

Top Ten Reasons to Switch Popup Blocking

Popup Blocking

Top Ten Reasons to Switch Find Stuff Easier

Find Stuff Easier

Top Ten Reasons to Switch Simplified Privacy / Annoyance Eliminator

Simplified Privacy / Annoyance Eliminator

Top Ten Reasons to Switch Better Bookmarks and History

Better Bookmarks and History

Top Ten Reasons to Switch Accessible, Intelligent, Responsive Best Accessiblity. Firefox offers the best set of keyboard shortcuts about. Ctrl+L quickly focuses the Location Bar. Ctrl+K the Google Bar. Ctrl+T opens a new tab… Intelligent. Firefox remembers what you've filled in web forms, to make searching for things again, or filling out things like your name and address a simple process.

Accessible, Intelligent, Responsive

Best Accessiblity. Firefox offers the best set of keyboard shortcuts about. Ctrl+L quickly focuses the Location Bar. Ctrl+K the Google Bar. Ctrl+T opens a new tab…

Intelligent. Firefox remembers what you've filled in web forms, to make searching for things again, or filling out things like your name and address a simple process.

Top Ten Reasons to Switch Accessible, Intelligent, Responsive More Responsive. Firefox feels more responsive in day-to-day browsing than competitors like Internet Explorer. Pages appear on screen sooner, and there are fewer annoying lock ups. The effect is a browser that feels faster.

Accessible, Intelligent, Responsive

Top Ten Reasons to Switch Customizable and Extendable

Customizable and Extendable

Top Ten Reasons to Switch Modern Download Manager

Modern Download Manager

Top Ten Reasons to Switch Built for standards Firefox has world beating support for W3C standards like CSS, DOM, etc. Where browsers like Opera or IE may fail on a dynamic page, Firefox usually succeeds. Firefox is also Open Source. This means that the browser is not just 'free' to use, but its also open for development. Firefox is just one of many browsers and projects based on the Powerful Mozilla Gecko engine. Since its open source, the software is guaranteed to not have intended malicious code or spyware included.

Built for standards

Firefox has world beating support for W3C standards like CSS, DOM, etc. Where browsers like Opera or IE may fail on a dynamic page, Firefox usually succeeds.

Firefox is also Open Source. This means that the browser is not just 'free' to use, but its also open for development. Firefox is just one of many browsers and projects based on the Powerful Mozilla Gecko engine. Since its open source, the software is guaranteed to not have intended malicious code or spyware included.

Top Ten Reasons to Switch KISS (Keep It Simple and Straight-Forward) The Simple interface and embeded search allows for a simple and uncluttered web experience Simplified User Interface Straight-forward - out of the box More Space for Pages

KISS (Keep It Simple and Straight-Forward)

The Simple interface and embeded search allows for a simple and uncluttered web experience

Simplified User Interface

Straight-forward - out of the box

More Space for Pages

How To get Firefox At Tyndale Look for this icon in your Novell Delivered Applications Window

At Tyndale

How To get Firefox At Home

At Home

Instructor: Philip Kay Q & A

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Instructor: Philip Kay