How	
  Firefox	
  Works
Firefox	
  History	
•  2003	
  -­‐	
  became	
  the	
  
   Mozilla	
  Founda?on	
  
•  2004	
  -­‐	
  the	
  official	
  
   release	
  on	
  Nov.	
  9	
  
                                            Firefox	
  is	
  an	
  alterna?ve	
  browser	
  	
  
•  2009	
  -­‐	
  Firefox's	
  market	
     to	
  Opera,	
  Safari,	
  Internet	
  Explorer	
  	
  
   share	
  at	
  nearly	
  20	
            and	
  other	
  Web	
  browsers.	
  	

   percent
Firefox	
  Basics	
•  official	
  site:	
  
   hOp://
   www.geRirefox.com	
  
•  Awesome	
  Bar	
            Screenshot	
  by	
  How	
  Stuff	
  Works.com	

•  fully	
  customizable	
  
•  security
Firefox	
  Features	
•  Tabbed	
  Browsing	
  
•  Built-­‐in	
  Pop-­‐up	
  
   Blocker	
  
•  Cross-­‐PlaRorm	
  
   Applica?on	
  
•  Firefox	
  Extensions	
  
•  Open	
  Source	
                                Firefox	
  features	
  "tabbed	
  browsing."
Firefox	
  Extensions	

•  Themes	
  
                                    Foxy	
  Tunes	
•  Gestures	
  
•  Foxy	
  Tunes	
  	
  
•  Forecast	
  Fox	
  	
  
•  Radial	
  Context	
  	
  
                                  Radical	
  Context	
•  Adblock	
  Plus	
  
Firefox	
  Security	
•  Security	
  Zones	
  
•  Digital	
  Signatures	
  
•  Ac?veX	
  
•  Favicon	
  
•  Open	
  Source	
  
Firefox	
  3.5:	
  What's	
  New?	

•  Gecko	
  1.9.1	
  rendering	
  engine	
  
•  memory	
  leak	
  
•  processing	
  speed	
  
•  the	
  XPCOM	
  cycle	
  collector	
  tool
Firefox	
  Problems	
  and	
  Concerns	

•    popularity	
  
•    hackers	
  focusing	
  
•    based	
  on	
  open	
  source	
  code	
  
•    its	
  ability	
  to	
  block	
  adver?sements	
  
•    less	
  likely	
  to	
  click	
  on	
  Web	
  ads
What's	
  next	
  for	
  Firefox	
•    Another	
  new	
  version	
  of	
  the	
  popular	
  browser	
  
•    APNG	
  
•    Mul?	
  touch	
  refers	
  to	
  computer	
  interfaces	
  
•    API	
  
•    Firefox	
  4.0	
  

How firefox works

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Firefox  History •  2003  -­‐  became  the   Mozilla  Founda?on   •  2004  -­‐  the  official   release  on  Nov.  9   Firefox  is  an  alterna?ve  browser     •  2009  -­‐  Firefox's  market   to  Opera,  Safari,  Internet  Explorer     share  at  nearly  20   and  other  Web  browsers.   percent
  • 3.
    Firefox  Basics •  official  site:   hOp:// www.geRirefox.com   •  Awesome  Bar   Screenshot  by  How  Stuff  Works.com •  fully  customizable   •  security
  • 4.
    Firefox  Features •  Tabbed  Browsing   •  Built-­‐in  Pop-­‐up   Blocker   •  Cross-­‐PlaRorm   Applica?on   •  Firefox  Extensions   •  Open  Source Firefox  features  "tabbed  browsing."
  • 5.
    Firefox  Extensions •  Themes   Foxy  Tunes •  Gestures   •  Foxy  Tunes     •  Forecast  Fox     •  Radial  Context     Radical  Context •  Adblock  Plus  
  • 6.
    Firefox  Security •  Security  Zones   •  Digital  Signatures   •  Ac?veX   •  Favicon   •  Open  Source  
  • 7.
    Firefox  3.5:  What's  New? •  Gecko  1.9.1  rendering  engine   •  memory  leak   •  processing  speed   •  the  XPCOM  cycle  collector  tool
  • 8.
    Firefox  Problems  and  Concerns •  popularity   •  hackers  focusing   •  based  on  open  source  code   •  its  ability  to  block  adver?sements   •  less  likely  to  click  on  Web  ads
  • 9.
    What's  next  for  Firefox •  Another  new  version  of  the  popular  browser   •  APNG   •  Mul?  touch  refers  to  computer  interfaces   •  API   •  Firefox  4.0