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July 23, 2005

Firefox: Locating Erring Extensions


Firefox is another web browser that's growing in popularity as an alternative to security-problem ridden Internet Explorer. It's a lightweight browser that is fast, has tabs and support for adding extensions and search engines.

Tabs allow you to view more than one website in the same browser window. You won't realize just how great this is how until you try it.

Firefox comes with very few features though they're enough for many people. This is by design. You can easily add new features to Firefox by installing new extensions. For example, Spellbound is a popular spell-checker for when you're filling out forms or blogging. There are also extensions for saving posts, tagging, saving your browser session (so you can start back where you left off), checking gmail, the local weather and more.

Sometimes things can go wrong though. Some extensions are poorly written or conflict with others. And that's where the topic link comes in. It's a short article on how to figure out which extension is causing the problem. I wish it had more but it's a good start for beginners.

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