Sick of Windows XP’s default theme? Get Vista theme for Firefox

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Mozilla Firefox 3 has been launched to much fanfare. One of the changes has been a newer interface. However, most people are not particularly fond of the default theme. If you do not like the default theme on either Windows XP or Vista, you could swap out the theme by installing an addon.

Screenshot: Vista on XP theme for Firefox If you are on Windows XP and are looking for a change of pace, try the Vista on XP addon.

Use Advanced Search to filter Firefox 3-incompatible addons

Firefox 3 extension search trick With the much-awaited launch of Mozilla Firefox 3, extensions, themes and addons will be a problem.

Mozilla has released many alpha, beta and release-candidate versions of Firefox before the big launch, giving developers time to update their addons. Most extensions work flawlessly, and many more can be hacked to work, but themes and other non-extension addons still remain a problem.

Prevent accidental closing of Firefox tabs with Permatabs Firefox addon

When browsing with a large number of open pages (especially if you are a heavy tab user), closing tabs accidentally is common. This happens very often because Firefox has close buttons on each tab, and when a large number of tabs are present, the proximity between those red close buttons get very small.

Stack Firefox tabs verticaly with Vertigo extension

The number of widescreen monitors are rapidly increasing, and vertical screen space can be a premium on such monitors. So, Firefox users usually try to move bookmarks and other elements to the sidebar. It is also beneficial to load pages of less importance in the sidebar.

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