Filed under: Features, Mozilla, Browsers
There's been a total of one blog post by Mozilla and all of its many-tendrilled offshoots this week. I don't know why -- perhaps they're trying to finish up Firefox 3.6.4 and get the 4.0 beta out of the door -- but even then, we haven't even seen a new release candidate for either 3.6.4 or 4.0. In fact, the only actual release this week was a developer preview of Gecko 1.9.3 (but more on that later).
A slow week, then -- but don't worry worry, that just means I have to shower you with Firefox tips and tricks to make life with your fiery-headed vixen just a little bit easier.
1. Encrypt the Web with the HTTPS Everywhere add-on
Oh EFF, how we love you! If it wasn't for the EFF and Free Software Foundation, who knows where the Internet would be right now. Even outside the digital realm, without rms I would never have learnt how best to cultivate a beard. But I digress -- the EFF has released a fantastic add-on for Firefox that automatically uses HTTPS when it's available.
HTTPS is the secure variant of HTTP -- it's that padlock and colored address bar that ensure any data you send is securely encrypted. With this add-on (direct link), you'll automatically hit the https:// version of Google, Wikipedia, Twitter, Facebook -- the list goes on. You can also add your own rules to the add-on until you're protected by HTTPS wherever you go!
Everyone should use this add-on.
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