Firefox 4 Beta 1 has finally came up with a number of nice improvements that will probably change the way you used to work with the browser. Firefox 4 Beta 1 is now available for download for Windows, Mac and Linux users.

As you can see from the screenshot below, the tab is now placed on the top of the address bar by default that Firefox veteran user might not like it or find it hard to adapt with it. Fortunately, an option to move the tab position to the old position is provided. Read the rest of this entry »

If you click on a link containing a pdf or docx file, normally your browser will download it instantly. If you have a pdf reader integrated with your browser, the pdf file will be viewed inside the browser instead of being downloaded as usual. 1-click Google Docs View is an extension for Firefox that allows you to open DOCX, PDF, PPT, DOC, TIFF online in Google Docs in just one click. Read the rest of this entry »

Before you can open or download the full size version of a picture in Google Image Search, you have to visit the web page from where the picture comes. In some situations, this isn’t necessarily bad or inefficient. You probably prefer to click the thumbnail once it is displayed to get the full size, but if you wait for the web page to finish the loading you might find more interesting pictures. Anyway, if what you really need is to open the full size picture as fast as you can, there is a way to get it in just one click, but this one is just for Firefox users. Read the rest of this entry »

Check Firefox Add-On Compatibility for Next Firefox Version. One thing that makes user worry to upgrade when there is a new Firefox version is that their beloved Firefox plugins won’t work anymore. So, they have to wait until the plugin gets updated by the developer to be compatible with the latest Firefox version. This add-on, called as Is It Compatible?, will help you finding out if your current add-ons are compatible with the next Firefox release. Read the rest of this entry »