DSK Guide #9.1: Some Useful Functions of Firefox

I've been a Firefox user since year 2004.

For one big reason, ability to customise.

1) Search


This is the main reason I use internet - to search for information.

As you can see, there are numbers of quick search engine that I can manage, for my convenience to search using the search box.

To get some of those search engine for Firefox:
Yahoo Dictionary click here
Wikipedia English click here
Wikipedia Chinese click here
Filehippo click here

Or, search the plugin you want here


2) Add-ons

Firefox' Extensions section provides the ability to enhance its basic feature.

One of the most useful plugin I found so far is DownThemAll! plugin.
It is a download manager that is free (!!!) - you can resume or prioritise your download, best of all, it can speed up the download (by opening new connection/trunk of download) - it is really useful for country like Malaysia (thanks to its slow internet connection)

You can get DownThemAll! here

Or, search for the add-ons you want here


3) Private Browsing
Last but not least, starting with version 3.1, Firefox comes with Private Browsing (or better known as porn browsing) function



With this function, the browser won't remember the link you've visited, nor it will store any information regarding to the sites you visit, under this mode.