If you are running Firefox on a mobile device and sometimes need to use a proxy (like [to get a secure connection on an open wireless network](/securely-browse-web-ssh-and-static-ip.html)), but other times don't need said proxy, having to open up Firefox's preferences every time this change occurs will seriously inhibit your use...
I often come across a long article that I want to read, but can't read it immediately. That's when the Firefox extension [ReadItLater](http://readitlaterlist.com/) comes in handy. It puts a checkmark in the right side of the address bar, which can be selected for any page to save to the list....
Although its no Internet Explorer, Firefox still has security holes. The thing is, many of these flaws come from the scripting support, such as support for javascript or Flash. The obvious way to fix this is to turn off scripting, but by default that happens to be an all or...
After the 2.0 version of [NoScript](http://noscript.net/) installed on my desktop, I began noticing a curious event repeatedly occurring in my Drupal access logs. Every few minutes I would get a hit on the main page of this site from my IP, despite the fact that I wasn't visiting the site...