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You may need to use IE to occasionally open a few web sites that have not yet been optimized for Firefox. You can also open them in IE on a tab in Firefox with an extension!

How do I clear cookies and temporary files in Firefox?

You can set Firefox to eliminate all saved personal information each time you close it!

Right Arrow: Set the default browser here Right Arrow: Set 1 or multiple home pages here All settings for Firefox can be found under Tools/Options

The PRIVACY tab is where you can manually adjust settings for history, saved form info, passwords, download history, cookies and cache (aka temporary internet files)

The CONTENT tab allows you to configure how popup’s will be handled, whether to load images or simply text and whther to enable java. Also the fonts and colors can be set here.

The TABBED BROWSING option is only available if you have installed the extension. But it is quite handy for customizing how new tabs behave.

When you download files via Firefox it uses a Download Manager. You can set where downloaded files are saved to and other download options here.

The ADVANCED tab allows you to set options for updates, security and general browsing options.

Additional components (extensions) are accessible by clicking on Tools/Extensions.

Left Arrow: Click here to open the Extensions web link

Click on INSTALL NOW and the extension will be installed.

Most extensions require you to close/re-open Firefox to complete the installation.

Be sure to check often for available updates and new extensions. Due to the nature of the Open Source community there are always useful and fun things available!

Use an alternative browser! Internet Explorer is not only the most popular browser on the Net, it is also the browser most widely and easily exploited by spyware pushers to install spyware and adware behind users' backs. Thus, you might decide that Internet Explorer is simply not worth the hassle or risk. In that case, you can install and run an alternative, non-IE browser such as: Mozilla, Firefox or Opera

All three of these browsers are mature, robust, and fast. Moreover, they have built-in pop-up blocking and several other nice features that Internet Explorer simply lacks. More importantly, all three of these browsers are much less susceptible to unwanted adware and spyware installations. And all three are free.
Note: even if you do switch to an alternative browser, you should still lock down Internet Explorer, as described above. Given that Internet Explorer has effectively been integrated into Windows, it can still be exploited by adware and spyware that gets installed to your system through other means. Thus, locking down Internet Explorer remains important even if you're not regularly using Internet Explorer to browse the internet. http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm