Save time when browsing with Firefox

Firefox is the best browser available. Period.

Don't take my word for it...feel free to check out any of these reviews from CNET, PCWorld, or InfoWorld.

I've used it on two platforms now (Windows and OSX), and it beats IE and Safari hands-down in terms of features, convenience, and speed.

One of the best things about Firefox is that it's Open Source-based. This means that developers are able to provide free browser extensions, themes, plugins, add-ons, etc. No, you won't use all of them, but some are a godsend.

A couple of examples:

• FireFTP – an FREE, integrated FTP client within Firefox with a great interface. No need for a seperate FTP application.
• IE Tab – a great little status bar icon that can immediately render the current browser page using the IE engine WITHIN Firefox. Great for when you stumble on a page that requires use of IE7 to render properly (I can't think of any, but that's what it's for).
• Screen grab – this is a great one when you're doing research...it allows you to either copy or save a webpage as an image, including an option to save the entire page or just the section currently visible on the screen.

To grab some of these add-ons, use Firefox's Tools | Add-Ons menu. Then just look for the Get Add-ons button and you're on your way.