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Mozilla MemShrink Set To Fix Firefox Memory

darthcamaro writes "If you're like a lot of Firefox 4 users out there, you've probably noticed that Firefox has a serious memory problem — it uses more than it really should. At long last, Mozilla developers are finally set to take this … Continue reading

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GoogleSharing :: A Special Kind Of Proxy

GoogleSharing is a special kind of anonymizing proxy service, designed for a very specific threat. It ultimately aims to provide a level of anonymity that will prevent Google from tracking your searches, movements, and what websites you visit. GoogleSh… Continue reading

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Hit Undo in Firefox’s Address Bar to Browse Your Recent History [Timesavers]

Hit the undo shortcut (Ctrl+z/Cmd+z) in Firefox's address bar to move through your recent history via keyboard and find tabs you've closed—sort of like a lightweight version of the Undo Clos… Continue reading

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How the Mozilla Sniffer Backdoor Was Discovered

An anonymous reader writes “Mozilla pulled one of their Firefox add-ons earlier this week for containing a backdoor which stole passwords from its users. Netcraft has taken a closer look at how the rogue extension worked, and how it was discovered by c… Continue reading

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Middle-Click Browser History Buttons to Go Back or Forward in New Tabs [Shortcuts]

Quick browser tip: Everybody knows middle-clicking links in modern browsers will open the link in a new tab. Reader Landon Roberts points out that the same middle-click works on your forward and back b… Continue reading

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Zotero

Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, cite, and share your research sources. It lives right where you do your work—in the web browser itself. Continue reading

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Zotero

Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, cite, and share your research sources. It lives right where you do your work—in the web browser itself. Continue reading

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Middle-Click to Open Firefox Links in a New Foreground Tab

Here is a variation of a useful shortcut you might not be aware of. Just include the Shift key when you want to open a link in a new tab in the foreground rather than in the background. It also … Continue reading

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