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Block Google Images In Firefox

Here is a simple way of removing and blocking Google Images in Firefox.

Even if you have blocked images in Firefox using plugins like Adblock Plus of ImgLikeOpera, still Google images start appearing. Here is the solution for how to make this problem resolved and block Google images on Firefox.

Block Google Images – Firefox

To block Google images in Firefox, you need to follow the steps below:

  • Open a new tab in Firefox and enter the following url:
    about:config
  • You will see a warning message, which you have to agree by clicking on the button there.
  • Now search for extensions.adblockplus.whitelistschemes and double click on this preference.
  • You will see a long string value like about chrome file irc
  • Simply cut this this whole string value and paste it into any text editor, and remove the word data from this string.
  • After you have removed the word data from the string, now paste the whole value again into the preference value of extensions.adblockplus.whitelistschemes
  • Restart Firefox
  • Now Install Adblock Plus extension
  • After installing Adblock Plus, right click on any of the normal image (not Google image) and choose the option Adblock Plus: Block Image
  • After clicking Adblock Plus: Block Image option, choose the last option Custom and insert the text data:image* in the Custom text field and click on Add Filter
  • Now restart Firefox again

By following the steps above, your Google images will have been blocked now. Try searching out in Google and see the results yourself.

Hope this will help you in removing and blocking Google images.

Firefox 5 Ubuntu, Firefox 5 Linux

As you people know that Firefox 5 has been launched officially by Mozilla, after a very short time of the release of Firefox 4. You would be glad to know that Mozilla has also launched the Firefox 5 Ubuntu / Firefox 5 Linux version. As I have already posted the installation of Firefox 4 beta previously, I would recommend to please check out the post here, after downloading the Firefox 5 version of your Linux / Ubuntu from the official website.

All you need to do is to simply follow the steps posted on the following link, after downloading the firefox 5 from mozilla.

Download Firefox 5 Ubuntu, Firefox 5 Linux

To download Mozilla Firefox 5 for Ubuntu, goto the following link:

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/new/

Install Firefox 5 Ubuntu, Firefox 5 Linux

After downloading, simply follow the steps on the post below, though they’re for Firefox 4, but they will hopefully be working for Firefox 5 as well:

http://www.webtechquery.com/index.php/2010/07/beta-firefox-4-ubuntu-beta-firefox-4-linux/

Adblock Plus – Ad Blocker

Looking for Firfox Adblock Plus, an ad blocker, which will let you block unwanted ads and unwanted images from the websites permanently?

Adblock Plus – Ad Blocker

Through Adblock Plus, you can easily block and remove ads and images from the websites permanently. All you have to do is simply install the Adblock Plus plugin from the Mozilla Firefox plugins website and searching for Adblock Plus there.

How To Block Ads From Adblock Plus

After successfully installing Firfox Adblock Plus, you can now easily remove unwanted ads and images by right clicking on them and choosing the option “Adblock Plus: Block Image“, and giving the exact image path, or the relevant images path from the same or relevant sort of url (you can choose multiple options to recognize that).

Hope this will help you removing unwanted images and unwanted ads from the websites permanently through Adblock Plus.

Ubuntu Firefox 3.6

Wanna download and install the latest Ubuntu Firefox 3.6 version ?

Download Ubuntu Firefox 3.6

To download Ubuntu Firefox 3.6 for your Ubuntu or Linux, you can simply goto the Mozilla Firefox url below, which will give you a download link for the tar.gz / tar.bz2 file, for the latest Firefox Linux version:
Download Mozilla Firefox

Install Ubuntu Firefox 3.6

After successfully downloading the Firefox file, simply extract the downloaded file anywhere in your hard drive, for example, you can extract the files into a folder named firefox, in your Desktop or home folder.

After extracting the file into your firefox folder in your Desktop, you simply have to create a Launcher in your Desktop, and start using Firefox for your Ubuntu.

To know how to use Launcher in Ubuntu, check out the following post:
Ubuntu Shortcuts, How To Use Launcher

Just follow the commands as given in the Launcher post given above, and in the Command field, give the path of the firefox file, existing in the folder you just extracted. For example, if you have extracted all the files in the Desktop folder, as firefox, then the command path in the Launcher could be:
/home/username/Desktop/firefox/firefox
(replace the username with our ubuntu username)

or if you have saved the folder in home folder as firefox, then the command path in the Launcher could be:
/home/firefox/firefox

Now that when you have created the Launcher of your Firefox successfully, simply close your current Firefox, and start using the new Firefox by double clicking on the shortcut or launcher you just created.

Hope this will help you downloading and installing Firefox 3.6 latest version in your Ubuntu / Linux.

Beta Firefox 4 Ubuntu, Beta Firefox 4 Linux

Also check out the Beta Firefox 4 Ubuntu or Beta Firefox 4 Linux version in the following post:
Beta Firefox 4 Ubuntu, Beta Firefox 4 Linux

Firefox FTP, Upload Files Using Firefox

Are you looking for a tool which will let you upload your files using Firefox in FTP server ? Here is a better solution:

Upload Files Using Firefox

If you are a Firefox user and a Firefox fan, and you want to upload files within Firefox, instead of using any other software, then you should simply download FireFTP, a plugin of Firefox. It will let you manage your FTP files, where you can upload, download your files, within the environment of Firefox.

FireFTP

No matter which operating system you are using, if you’re using Firefox, simply check out the following post to download and install FireFTP in Firefox:

http://www.webtechquery.com/index.php/2010/03/upload-files-in-linux-windows-ftp-upload-ubuntu-linux/

Firefox 4 Beta 2 Ubuntu, Firefox 4 Beta 2 Linux

As you know that Firefox is now focusing on its other major release of Firefox 4. Now after Firefox 4 Beta 1, they have released another of its beta version Firefox 4 Beta 2. If you are looking for Firefox 4 Beta 2 Ubuntu or Firefox 4 Beta 2 Linux, to know how to download and install it easily, then you are at the right place.

Firefox 4 Beta 2 Ubuntu, Firefox 4 Beta 2 Linux

To download and install Firefox 4 Beta 2 in your Ubuntu or Linux, I would recommend you to check out the following post, where you can get the directions of downloading, installing and using Firefox 4 Beta in your Ubuntu easily:
Beta Firefox 4 Ubuntu, Beta Firefox 4 Linux

Firefox 4 Beta 2

A little time back, we were talking about Firefox 4 Beta 1, but Mozilla has just launched another of its Beta version Firefox 4 Beta 2.

Firefox 4 Beta 2 Released

Not so big changes as such seen by looking into this version, while few are listed below, which includes one major change / new feature App Tabs:

  • Support for 23 more languages
  • Added more support for CSS3 features, including support for CSS3 transitions and animations.
  • App Tabs, created for your most accessed websites, which you can access by clicking on their favicons or icons, right above the url bar, instead of a whole tab with the site descriptions in it.

For details about Firefox 4 Beta 1, check out the following post:
Firefox 4 Beta 1

To download and install Firefox 4 Beta in Ubuntu or Linux, check out the following post:
Beta Firefox 4 Ubuntu, Beta Firefox 4 Linux

Please give your comments related to Firefox 4 Beta 2, or something major missing here, which is added in the release of Firefox 4 Beta 2.

Beta Firefox 4 Ubuntu, Beta Firefox 4 Linux

As u know that Firefox 4 has also been launched officially, so I would recommend you to download the Firefox 4 for Ubuntu / Linux from the Mozilla’s official website first at:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

and then follow the steps of Installing Firefox below.

Beta Firefox 4 Ubuntu, Beta Firefox 4 Linux

Beta Firefox 4 Ubuntu or Beta Firefox 4 Linux could be downloaded and installed easily by following the steps below:

Download Beta Firefox 4 Ubuntu, Download Beta Firefox 4 Linux

To download Beta Firefox 4 for your Ubuntu or Linux, you can simply goto the Mozilla Firefox 4 Beta url below, which will automatically detect your operating system, and will give you a download link for the tar.gz file:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/beta/

or if you are unable to get your desired version of Firefox Beta, then check the following link:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html

Install Beta Firefox 4 Ubuntu, Install Beta Firefox 4 Linux

After successfully downloading the Beta Firefox 4 file, simply extract the tar.gz file anywhere in your hard drive, for example, you can extract the files into a folder named ff4beta, in your Desktop or home folder.

After extracting the tar.gz file into your ff4beta folder in your Desktop, you simply have to create a Launcher in your Desktop, and start using Beta Firefox 4 for your Ubuntu.

To know how to use Launcher in Ubuntu, check out the following post:
Ubuntu Shortcuts, How To Use Launcher

Just follow the commands as given in the Launcher post given above, and in the Command field, give the path of the firefox file, existing in the folder you just extracted. For example, if you have extracted all the files in the Desktop folder, as ff4beta, then the command path in the Launcher could be:
/home/username/Desktop/ff4beta/firefox
(replace the username with our ubuntu username)

or if you have saved the folder in home folder as ff4beta, then the command path in the Launcher could be:
/home/ff4beta/firefox

Now that you have created the Launcher of your Firefox 4 Beta successfully, simply close your current Firefox, and start using the Firefox 4 Beta by double clicking on the shortcut or launcher you just created.

Hope this will help you downloading and installing Beta Firefox 4 in your Ubuntu / Linux.

Firefox 4 Beta

If you are a fan of Mozilla Firefox, then you would be glad to know that Firefox has released Firefox 4 Beta 1.

Firefox 4 Beta

Firefox 4 Beta 1 has been finally launched by Mozilla Firefox. The world’s second most popular web browser Firefox is now coming with its latest Firefox 4 Beta version. Some of the enhancements and new features in Firefox 4 are listed below:

  • Tabs are now on top
  • Enhanced HTML5 support
  • Hardware-accelerated HD video
  • WebSockets
  • Enhanced add-on support via Jetpack

For more details, you can check out Firefox Feature Spotlight below, to know more about the upgrades this new browser contain:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/beta/technology/

Download Firefox 4 Beta

To download the beta version of Firefox 4, goto the official website of Firefox, and start using Firefox 4:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/beta/

Beta Firefox 4 Ubuntu, Beta Firefox 4 Linux

If you want to download and install Beta Firefox 4 in your Ubuntu / Linux, then check out the following post:
Beta Firefox 4 Ubuntu, Beta Firefox 4 Linux

FireShot

FireShot is a good and easy tool to help you make screenshots of your webpages, to embed in your documents, user manuals, SOPs etc.

FireShot

Fireshot is a plugin of Firefox browser, which will help you take screenshots of your webpage or website documents, and not only screenshots, but it also provides an enrionment which will let you modify your screenshots, append text in it, write in different font colors for documentation, show directions or arrows to show the text directions etc.
As said on its official website: FireShot is a extension for Firefox and Internet Explorer that captures, edits, annotates, organizes, exports and prints screenshots of your web pages.

FireShot IE

FireShot is also available to be installed in your Internet Explorer, from where you can make your screenshots using IE.

FireShot Download

To download FireShot for Firefox or IE, or to check out more details about FireShot, please have a look at its official website below:
http://screenshot-program.com/fireshot/

Or goto the Mozilla Addons website, to install it on your Firefox directly, by searching it at:
https://addons.mozilla.org/