Firefox A Great Alternative Browser

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Firefox A Great Alternative Browser

• Stephen Rahn
• Kennesaw State University
• Georgia Department of Education

srahn_at_kennesaw.edu http//ksuetc.org/stephen
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How do I get Firefox?

• http//getfirefox.com
• http//mozilla.org

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How much does it cost?

• Free to download (5 megabytes)
• 6.00 (plus shipping) if you want to order a CD

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What Operating System is required?

• Windows 98
• Windows 98SE
• Windows ME
• Windows NT 4.0
• Windows 2000
• Windows XP
• Windows Server 2003
• Red Hat Linux 8.0 and later
• (and a few other Linux packages)
• Mac OS X 10.1.x
• Mac OS X 10.2.x and later

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Why is it free?

• Open source (http//www.opensource.org)
• OpenOffice
• Linux
• Apache
• MySQL
• PHP

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Why is OpenSource a good thing?

• Because the code is make public, anyone can
  modify it and/or create extensions for the
  program.
• A community of developers works to find bugs and
  make improvements.

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Why was Firefox created?

• To provide an alternative to Microsoft Internet
  Explorer.
• To create a more secure browsing experience.
• To provide users with features which were
  previously unavailable to most.

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How is it more secure?

• Unlike Internet Explorer, Firefox is not
  integrated with the operating system.
• It does not support ActiveX controls and
  VBScripts (these are known to have security
  holes).

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Is anybody actually using Firefox?

• http//tinyurl.com/56kp (w3schools.com)
• http//tinyurl.com/bmx88 (onestat.com)

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(w3schools)
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Some Great Features

• Pop-up blocking
• Tabbed Browsing
• Multiple Home Pages
• Easy clearing of cookies, history, etc.
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Mouse gestures
• THOUSANDS of extensions

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Popular Extensions

• Gmail Delete button
• Fasterfox
• IE View

• Dictionary Search
• Image Toolbar
• Image Zoom
• Sage
• Tinyurl creator
• Pdf downloader

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Thanks for Coming!

• This presentation is available at
• http//ksuetc.org/stephen
• Feel free to E-Mail me with any questions
• srahn_at_kennesaw.edu