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How to Change Proxy Setting in Firefox

Connecting to a proxy server is a very common requirement at most business establishments. To use Firefox through a proxy it must first be configured to do so. Here is how to do it: Click the “Firefox” menu. Hover over “Options”, and then select “Options” from the submenu. Open the “Advanced” category. Click on the […]

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Restoring Lost Session in Firefox

After a crash Firefox, when restarted gives a page with the option of Restoring the session or Starting a new session. Sometimes in haste we might hit the “New Session” option and feel a bit stupid that all those open tabs are now gone… Well there is a simple way to undo that. Simply point […]

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Firefox: Spell Check Single Line Fields

Image via Wikipedia Firefox by default spell checks text fields, it has the built in ability to spell check single line fields(search bars ect) but that is disabled by default. To activate the ability of firefox to spell check single line fields, do the following: Bring up your about:config page. You can do this by […]

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Upgrading to the Latest Firefox – Ubuntu Hacks

Image via Wikipedia Heard a lot of wonderful reviews of the latest firefox? Want to try it out on your Ubuntu box? Well unfortunately Ubuntu does not update its Firefox packages immediately after the release. To give a good test run for the latest and best you need to add the repository for the latest […]