Firefox is a popular web browser that was created to provide an alternative to Internet Explorer. It was originally called Phoenix but had to change its name for trademark reasons. Firefox was first released in 2002 and is currently on version 3.5. It has several features that enhance security and usability like tabbed browsing, a built-in pop-up blocker, and extensions.

1. What do you use Web Browser?
● Many people use a version of Microsoft's Internet
Explorer. It's the browser that comes already
installed on computers with Windows operating
systems.
● Options are out there, however, and one of them
has been steadily chipping away at Internet
Explorer's dominance. It's called Firefox!

2. Firefox History
● At the first, Firefox called Phoenix.
● There were trademark problems, however, so the
name was changed to Firebird.
● Another software company had a project known as
Firebird, so the name changed again Firefox.
● First release is in 2002. The latest version of
Firefox: Firefox 3.5.
● the Mozilla software was becoming bigger and
bigger as more features were added in -- a
problem in software development known as "feature
creep" or "bloat."

3. Firefox Basics
● Awesome bar ● It's linked to your
● Now, if Firefox is so browsing library. If you
similar to Internet visit a site like
Explorer, why bother HowStuffWorks.com
switching? There are regularly, Firefox's
quite a few reasons, Awesome Bar will learn
but the most important and anticipate your
for many users is browsing habits.
security.

4. Firefox Features
Firefox has following features: useful windows as opposed to unwanted
ads.
 Tabbed browsing
Cross-platform application
 Built-in pop-up blocker
 Cross-platform application That means that Firefox works under
several different operating systems,
Tabbed browsing not just Windows. For now, all
Instead of switching between browser versions of Windows after 98 are
windows, a user can change between supported, along with recent versions
two or more different sites by clicking of Mac OS X and Linux.
on the tabs that appear just below the
toolbar in Firefox.
Built-in pop-up blocker
This prevents annoying ads from popping
up in front of the browser window.
This lets us enable pop-ups that are

5. Firefox Extensions
● Themes – Themes change how ● ForecastFox – We can select
Firefox looks. our location, how many days we
want in the forecast and
● Gestures – Users can execute
whether we want only daytime
various common Web surfing
forecasts or both days and
commands by holding down the
nights.
right mouse button and
“gesturing” in a certain ● RadialContext – It livens this
direction with the mouse. up by giving us a small dial of
graphical options instead of
● FoxyTunes – This allows users
that plain text menu.
to control any media player
software from within the ● Adblock Plus – These
browser. extensions allow users to block
some or all banner ads and
other advertisements.

6. Firefox Security
● While the absence of ActiveX in Firefox does mean that
some sites will not be viewable, it also closes many
security holes; in this case, Firefox chooses security over
functionality.
● Firefox 3.5 offers several other security enhancements.
Clicking on the favicon will tell you if that site's identity
can be verified.
● If you visit a site that may attempt to install spyware, a
Trojan horse or worm on your computer, Firefox will give
you a warning and even provide you with a reason why it's
not safe to visit that site.