Getting Started with Firefox

Getting Started with

Asmaa El-Bamby Mozilla Campus Rep

What is Firefox? • Firefox is a free, open-source, cross

platform and graphical web browser for

Windows, Linux and Mac OS X

developed by the Mozilla Corporation.

• Firefox has features like Pop-up blocking,

tabbed browsing, multiple search engine

support, and built-in RSS support.

• Similar to Internet Explorer, but so

different!

The Mozilla Corporation made the

Firefox

Mozilla is a global, open source project

a mission-oriented organization

a public benefit company and

subsidiaries

250 employees

40% of code comes from non-employees

20,000+ testing volunteers

over 300 million users

Who made Firefox?

Where can I get Firefox? • You can download the latest version of

Firefox from the Official Mozilla

website, www.Mozilla.com/Firefox

• To get previous versions of Mozilla

Firefox simply go to, www.oldversion.com/Mozilla-Firefox.html

Why switch from Internet Explorer? (for IE users)

Well, Top 5 reasons to switch Let's have a look at these!

Speed: going from IE to Firefox is like trading

in your minivan for a sports car.

Safety: It's open-source security process means

it address threats faster to keep you safe online.

Easy to Use: Firefox's cutting-edge features

are so intuitive you won't know how you

lived without them.

Customization: It offer literally thousands of

ways for you to adapt Firefox to meet your

unique browsing needs.

Free: They say the best things in life are free,

and Firefox is totally, 100% free of charge.

How can I Import preferences from my

To import your bookmarks, settings, and preferences

from your previous browser. First click on the File Menu

and then click on Import. Now you will be prompted to

select which browser you would like to import your

information from. After selecting the browser, click on

the Next button. The default option in importing is to

import all internet options like Cookies, Browsing

History, Saved Form History, Saved Passwords and

Favorites(i.e. bookmarks). After clicking the Next button,

Firefox will soon tell you that it’s finished.

old browser?

Parts of Firefox

Status Bar

Search Engine

Toolbar Menus

Location

Toolbar

Bookmark

Toolbar New Tab

This Firfox Homepage

How did Firefox become? • Firefox has developed considerably since its

first release as Phoenix on September 23,

2002.

• Pre-1.0 releases suffered many issues with

extensions, as the code for handling them

changed from version to version.

• Throughout its development, Firefox versions

have had internal codenames.

• PC Magazine named it best browser.

• With over 25 million downloads in the 99 days

after the initial 1.0 release, Firefox became one of

the most downloaded free and open source

applications, especially among home users.

• On October 19, 2005, Firefox had its 100

millionth download, just 344 days after the

release of version 1.0. Firefox 1.5 was released

with more than 2 million downloads within the

first 36 hours.

• On June 18, 2008, 8,002,530 people

downloaded Firefox 3 in only 24 hours!

• Worldwide market share hovering near 30%

Statistics About Firefox?

Speed Frefox 1.5 ...12 months

Frefox 2.0 ...11 months

Frefox 3.0 ...21 months

Frefox 3.5 ...12 months

Frefox 3.6 ... 6 months

Frefox 3.7 ... 5 months

Frefox 4.0 ... 6 months

IE7 was 60 months ...

IE8 was 17 months ...

What are add-ons? Small programs to create your own

unique browsing experience. By using

these add-ons, browsing can be made

faster, more efficient and more enjoyable.

Firefox Add-ons

More Than 2,039,501,348

Add-ons Examples • Weave: synchronizing user profiles across several

Firefox instances (including mobile)

• AdBlock+: blocks advertising.

• Flashblock: blocks Flash applets.

• CustomizeGoogle: adds features to Gmail,

remove redirects from search results.

• MassPasswordReset: makes it easier to change

your corporate password.

• BetterPrivacy: removes ad-related tracking

cookies.

• ThiTan: Shortcut to create a wiki link and puts it

into the clipboard.

Why Firefox succeed?

• For the users.

• By the users.

• Of the users.

How you can contribute? • By reporting bugs on bugzilla.mozilla.org.

• You can join spreadfirefox.com which is

home of Firefox community Marketing to

promote more and more Firefox to the

people.

• You can be a Mozilla Campus Rep like me

and help Firefox to grow in your Campus.

GET FIREFOX

www.getfirefox.com

Thank You!

Asmaa El-Bamby Mozilla Campus Rep