Firefox 4 Mini Review, and fix.
Been reading a lot about Firefox 4 crashing computers, and having other problems. I kept getting a nag about upgrading, so I bit the bullet, and went ahead.
I just successfully installed Firefox 4 on two computers without drama. A core i7 64 bit Windows 7 Pro machine, and a little XP N270 netbook. Initially I thought, not a lot of difference with this new browser.
First big difference noticeable for me, was that he page tabs had jumped from the old V3 position, right to the top of the screen. View> Toolbars> Tabs on top, setting unchecked fixed this, and made it look much the same as the old version. I feel this is simply personal preference. Mozilla claim it is easier to see and fetch open Tabs from the very top of the screen.
After a few hours use, I had forgotten what the old version looked like, but I knew I was still missing something very important. Something that I had used daily in the past.
So I headed off to Mozilla, and checked out the old screen shots:
Firefox 4 History drop down window next to Forward-Back arrows is gone:
However a temporary fix can be grabbed and installed in seconds.
Firefox 4 has a wealth of features that I am yet to explore. They claim super speed, and easy sync between devices.
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Cheers Don...
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