I just love Firefox.
Stability-wise, it won’t hold a candle to the almighty IE. I’m not really an advanced computer user but I do know for a fact that Mozilla Firefox is less vulnerable to viruses compared to Internet Explorer. Since I started using it, I haven’t recalled a single instance of it crashing or freezing whereas “internet explorer has encountered an error and needs to close” has been such a fixture in my old browser I almost made it a desktop wallpaper.
In terms of innovation, Firefox leads the way as well. I’m not sure if it was Opera that came first but Firefox is definitely one of the first browsers to feature tabbed browsing which means more surfing mileage and more prime real estate on the taskbar below.
But if there’s one thing I really, really like about Firefox it would be its uber PIMP-FRIENDLINESS. The sheer amount of customizable themes, add-ons, extensions and plug-ins are mind-boggling. And you don’t even have to pay a cent to download any of them. Well, for now at least. With its custom themes, Firefox literally changes the way one looks at he internet. You can make your browser reflect your personality or change it according to your moods. Heck, changing Firefox themes is even easier than changing my Friendster profile!
I used to have Firefox 2. In fact most of my pimping stuff is embedded there. Here’s my Firefox 2 rig, to name a few:
- Tinymenu – compresses the navbar icons, saves a lot of screen space
- Fasterfox – Light-speed loading time for firefox
- Tab Effect – puts a new twist to tab surfing
- NASA Night Launch Theme – A Dark, minimalist firefox skin.
But that’s history, I’ve recently downloaded the Firefox 3 which was launched last July 16 with the aim of setting a new World Record. I’m not sure if it did break a record but it did give me something new to gawk at. After downloading it and installing the Pitchdark for Fx theme this is how my screen looks like now:
So far so good. I can’t wait for the next custom pimp stuff they’ll be coming up with for Fx. In the meantime, I had to content myself with Piclens. To give you an idea of how cool this thing works, let me show you what a normal google image search looks like:
And this is what it looks like when viewed from my screen with Piclens running the show…
Upon being embedded in your firefox browser you can use piclens to provide a dazzling 3D display of images or video thumbs from Picasa, Google, Deviantart, Youtube and so much more. A truly visual feast.
I agree!