Firefox import bookmarks

Firefox 4 latest stable version of Firefox. In Importing or Exporting bookmarks on Firefox on older version of Firefox like Firefox 3.6.*  they have a bit difference with Firefox 4.

Firefox import bookmarks

Step 1. Open Firefox.

Step 2.  Click Bookmarks and click Show all Bookmarks. Or you can use the shortcut key Ctrl + shift + B on your keyboard.

Step 3. The Firefox Library will show. Click the Import and backup.

Step 4. Click Import HTML and choose to import bookmarks from. Let say from Microsoft Internet Explorer. then click Next. And finish.

 

                             If you want to choose From HTML then click it and browse or select the HTML file. And Click Finish.

You can try using Export HTML, Backup and Restore in Firefox 4. Those have very important function specially in updating Firefox versions, or Switching from Internet Explorer to Firefox.

Firefox 4 Bug: Can't use to develop Dojo applications

Firefox 4 has been released last month and users around the globe was very happy of Firefox 4 being Fast, Customizable, Secure, and New UI. But it seems that all those attractive bright features had stolen Mozilla developers' attention from what the real Firefox advantage once used to be - its Firebug extension.

 Firefox 4 was released with a bug in it. Basically the bug makes it impossible to use Firebug with Firefox 4 to develop Dojo applications. From discussion in the bug report it seems that Firefox 4 will never get fixed and JavaScript developers have to choose between using Firefox 3.6 (slow and clumsy) and switching to another browser until Firefox 5 becomes available.

This situation could seem surreal, but things get more clear with three facts in mind: Firefox is IBM's default browser, Firebug is sponsored by IBM, and Dojo is IBM's primary JavaScript platform.

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Clear Firefox Cache

Firefox keeps a copy of certain elements on the web pages you visit, such as images, to load pages faster the next time you view them. In Firefox, it’s very simple to clear the cache. Here’s how you can clear Firefox’s cache. On this tutorial I used Firefox 4.0

Step 1. Click Tools, Clear Recent History. Or you can use short key for that "CTRL +  Shift + Del

Step 2. It will show up the Clear All History. Now choose Time range to clear: Everything. On Details, Check boxes you want to clear. Click Clear Now. finished.

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Firefox 5 and New Channels for Firefox Rapid Releases

Mozilla  launched Aurora, a semi-stable dev build of Firefox. 
Mozilla's always had nightly (Minefield) and beta builds that users could test drive, but Aurora adds a release that lives between the nightly build (now simply called Nightly) and the beta build. Aurora is a bleeding edge release that updates every six weeks, but it also undergoes some QA before updating, making Aurora more stable than Nightly—and a browser that power users might realistically use as their default.

Mozilla Firefox is moving to a rapid release development cycle to deliver new features, performance enhancements, security updates and stability improvements to users faster.

• Nightly test builds – Includes features not tested by Mozilla QA
• Firefox Beta – Broadly test the stability of new features and improvements in the next version of Firefox
• Firefox Final Release – Delivers the polished and stable features in Firefox to hundreds of millions of users.

If your going to try downloading Aurora visit Firefox Channel - The Future of Firefox
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Which Add-Ons Are Slowing Down Firefox

Slow Performing Add-ons

Add-ons provide many useful features and functions, but they can also cause Firefox to become slower. Some add-ons can even slow Firefox to a crawl and make it difficult to use for regular web browsing. If you think add-ons might be the reason Firefox is lethargic, check the list below for some of the biggest bottlenecks. And remember, for best performance you should disable add-ons that you no longer use regularly.

Add-ons with Slow Start-up

The following add-ons have a significant impact on how long it takes Firefox to start up.

Firefox Addon: RSS ICON

Great News for those love RSS. Adds the RSS Icon back into the Location Bar -- Bringing back the FF 3.X behavior.

RSS Icon 1.0.6 Specifically, when a page contains link tags in it's header with a type of application/atom+xml or application/rss+xml it places the orange RSS icon into the right side of the location bar (a.k.a. urlbar, awesomebar). If one and only one feed is detected, then clicking on the icon invokes your feed-handler (see about:config browser.feeds.handler). If multiple feeds are detected, it popups up a little menu to allow you to select which feed to add.

Install RSS Icon 1.0.6

Firefox Tip: USB iPad Keyboards, Tab Switching, and CyanogenMod Nightlies

Connect USB Peripherals to the iPad with the Camera Connection Kit:

Cycle Through Firefox Tabs with One Keypress:

 Download AutoHotkey and insert this script: 

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#IfWinActive ahk_class MozillaUIWindowClass ; Lazy Tab (Firefox 3.6.x)
^k::^+t ; turns search into undo close tab
Alt::
if winc_presses 0
{
winc_presses += 1
return
}
winc_presses = 1
SetTimer, KeyWinC, 300
return
KeyWinC:
SetTimer, KeyWinC, off
if winc_presses = 1
{
Send ^{TAB}
}
else if winc_presses = 2
{
Send ^+{TAB}
}
else if winc_presses 2
{
}
winc_presses = 0
return 

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#IfWinActive ahk_class MozillaWindowClass ; Lazy Tab (Firefox 4.0*)
^k::^+t ; turns search into undo close tab
Alt::
if wind_presses 0
{
wind_presses += 1
return
}
wind_presses = 1
SetTimer, KeyWinD, 300
return
KeyWinD:
SetTimer, KeyWinD, off
if wind_presses = 1
{
Send ^{TAB}
}
else if wind_presses = 2
{
Send ^+{TAB}
}
else if wind_presses 2
{
}
wind_presses = 0
return 

Keep Track of CyanogenMod Nightly Builds

 For those who are Cyanogen mod fans and who like to upgrade to the latest Nightly version, here is a great web site that searches the GITHUB commits and creates a webpage for each device with a summary of all changes applied to a certain nightly version.

Use the New Chrome Icon Before it Reaches the Stable Channel:

If you like the new chrome icon and can't wait for it to trickle down from the dev version, here is a link. It's a PNG so you can use it to convert to any format you may need.

Firefox 4 released

Mozilla, The creator of Firefox 4,  a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote openness, innovation and opportunity on the Web. They are proud to released Firefox 4 at March 22nd, 2011. 

Firefox 4, the latest version of free and open source web browser. Firefox puts users in control of their Web experience, providing a streamlined user interface, fun new features, a boost in speed and support for modern Web technologies. 

Firefox 4 is the fastest Firefox yet. Its four to six times faster than the previous version of Firefox. Start up time and page load speed are extremely fast. The latest version of Firefox introduces a sleek new look that lets Web content take center stage. With features like App Tabs and Panorama, Firefox makes it easier and more efficient to navigate the Web. Firefox delivers industry-leading privacy and security features like Do Not Track and Content Security Policy to give users control over their personal data and protect them online.

Whats in Firefox 4:

Fastest Firefox Ever

• Performance: Firefox is up to six times faster than the previous release. With improved start-up and page load times, speedy Web app performance and hardware accelerated graphics, Firefox is optimized for rich, interactive websites.

Streamlined Interface

• App Tabs: give a permanent home to frequently visited sites like Web mail, Twitter, Pandora, Flickr.
• Switch to Tab: easily find and switch to any open tab from your Awesome Bar without opening duplicate tabs.
• Panorama: drag and drop tabs into manageable groups to save time while navigating many open tabs.

Private and Secure Synchronization

• Firefox Sync: access your Awesome Bar history, bookmarks, open tabs, passwords and form data across multiple computers and mobile devices.

Most Customizable

• New Add-ons Manager: easily discover and install more than 200,000 add-ons to customize the features, functionality and look of Firefox.

Private and Secure

• Do Not Track: Firefox is leading the Web towards a universal standard Do Not Track feature that allows users to opt-out of tracking used for behavioral advertising.
• Firefox puts privacy first, fixing flaws in some Web standards to prevent others from accessing your browser history.
• HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS): automatically establishes secure connections to stop “man in the middle” attacks and keep sensitive data safe from interception during the log-in process.
• Content Security Policy (CSP): prevent cross-scripting attacks by allowing sites to explicitly tell the browser which content is legitimate.

Cutting Edge Tools for Web Developers:

• The JavaScript engine incorporates the new JägerMonkey JIT compiler, along with enhancements to the existing TraceMonkey JIT and SpiderMonkey’s interpreter for faster page-load speed and better performance of Web apps and games.
• HTML5 support in Firefox includes hardware accelerated, high-definition video (WebM), 3D graphics, offline data storage, professional typography, touchscreen interfaces and the Mozilla Audio API to help create visual experiences for sound and more.
• Firefox 4 also improves existing tools like CSS, Canvas and SVG to enable developers to make exciting Web pages.
• Firefox provides uninterrupted browsing when there is a crash in the Adobe Flash, Apple QuickTime or Microsoft Silverlight plugins. If one of these plugins crashes or freezes, it won’t affect the rest of Firefox. Simply reload the page to restart the plugin.

Firefox 4 is available for download for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.  Firefox also compatible with windows 7. Download Firefox for Windows 7 here

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  For more information:

• Video tour of what’s new in Firefox 4
• Full details on Features
• Firefox 4 Reviewer’s Guide
• Screenshots and logos
• Long, technical release notes