Editorial Review:

They dreamed of a better browser . . . and before you could say "explore no more," Firefox was born. But already you want more. Tighter security, greater functionality. A custom installation for Linux. Maybe even that unique extension you've always dreamed of creating. Well, if you want to tweak the Fox, here are over 400 pages of ways to do it. From hacking profile settings to cracking links and cleaning out the cookie jar, this is the stuff that puts you in control.
Step-by-step instructions for these hacks and dozens more

• Settings, content, and extension hacks
• Hacking the interface and themes
• Performance boosters
• Anti-phishing and security hacks
• Toolbar and status bar tweaks
• Navigation, download, and search hacks
• Hacks for common plugins
• Extension and theme creation

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

A Survey of Mostly Out-of-date Hacks:

Briefly describes lists anyone could have culled from the usual Firefox websites. Given Firefox's fast-changing nature, this ends up not being a good second step.

Other FireFox Help? Yes!:

FireFox Help Forum.
Created by Mystic Thunder. One of the best Help Forums out there. Voted 4/5 by internet sites. One 5/5!
What you do is type invisionfree.com in your URL browser. Then look to the left and look for "Board Directorys" at the navigational menu. Click it. Scroll down until you see Computer (& Internet) Support. Go to Page 1 (If you haven't already) and at the very bottom you'll see FireFox Help Forum. Click on it. Then register on the forum and tell others to registeras well!... more info

easy to extend, but it can be dangerous:

Of the popular browsers, Firefox has certainly joined those ranks recently and rapidly. But its appeal is not just to the user. Reyes explains how it was made from the ground up to be easily extensible by programmers. He illustrates this at length, with over 150 hacks developed by its fans. These are grouped into sections like performance, menus and navigation.
But you may want to try and thumb through the detailed contents and then through the hacks, to see if any catch your fancy. Because the book... more info

The perfect book to boost your browser to the next level...:

Every time I think there's not much more someone could do with a Firefox book, I end up being wrong. I've found a great new advanced Firefox book... Hacking Firefox by Mel Reyes (published by Wiley).
Contents:
Part 1 - Basic Hacking: Hacking Firefox Boot Camp; Hacking Around Manually; Hacking Extensions; Hacking Themes and Icons
Part 2 - Hacking Performance, Security, and Banner Ads: Performance Tweaks and Hacks; Hacking Security and Privacy; Hacking Banner Ads, Content, Images, and Cookies... more info

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