Firesheep is a Firefox extension that basically allows anyone you are sharing a wireless network with to discover and access certain online sessions that you are logged into. Many sites encrypt information only for your initial log in; once you successfully log in, the server (that hosts the website you are accessing) sends your browser […]
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Posts Tagged ‘firefox’
Protect Yourself Against Firesheep Attacks
September 23rd, 2011
Save Web Forms as you Type with Lazarus
April 15th, 2010
If you’ve ever lost your work when typing in an online form, posting content to Blackboard or writing webmail, then you know how frustrating it can be! Next time you can prevent this inconvenience by installing a very helpful Firefox add-on, Lazarus: Form Recovery. Lazarus automatically saves the text you have entered in a form, blog response or even […]
Customize your Web Print Size
March 25th, 2010
When printing from the Web, components of a webpage such as headers, side menus or ads can take up a large portion of the printed page. In some cases, the text font-size on a webpage may be too small for printing. With Aardvark, a Firefox add-on, you can easily clean up a webpage for easier […]
Backing up your Firefox Profile
March 11th, 2010
If you have personal settings, bookmarks and extensions added on to your Firefox Web browser, it is helpful to know how to back-up your profile folder that contains all of this information. If you are backing up your computer system or you would like to add your Firefox profile to another computer, follow these instructions […]
Enhance your Web Browsing Experience with Firefox Add-ons
March 26th, 2009
Whether or not you are already using Mozilla Firefox for Web browsing, it’s helpful to know how you can extend Firefox to more precisely meet your needs. Firefox Add-ons, such as themes and extensions, are small pieces of software that add functionality to Firefox. Add-ons enable you to customize Firefox’s interface, manage bookmarks on-line, display […]