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Still using IE, built-in Internet Browser in Windows. Try switching side by using Mozilla Firefox, not the most secure browser available now but better in security issue than IE.

With Firefox, you can add various addon/extension, sorted by categories that fit your needs while browsing the internet. I’ve listed my favourite addons for you to try out. Read this carefully, more addons you add, more memory will consume by firefox itself. If you don’t use some of the addons frequently, you can disable or uninstall it for good.

Adblock Plus	Block unwanted ads and banners
NoScript	Block unwanted Javascript
AI Roboform Toolbar	Password management toolbar
FEBE	Backup Firefox Profiles
Web Developer	Very useful in website building
Foxmarks	Online bookmark syncronizer
Screengrab	Screenshot for current browsing page
FasterFox	Tweak for faster browsing
IE Tab	IE tab for on-firefox-friendly website
Google Preview	Preview website screenshot in Googling
Minimize To Tray	Minimize Firefox to tray

My Fox Screenshots

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Most of you already known about "Firefox The Browser". Now, it’s updated to version 3.0 Beta 2. Still BETA?, yeah you’re right. Better stick to current STABLE version :D. How about a test drive.

Download here

For Firefox users, Windows Update usually becomes the only time we are forced to run Internet Explorer. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Since Windows Update requires an ActiveX control in order to run, it’s impossible to exclude Internet Explorer completely, so you will need to install IETab first, the magical Firefox extension that lets you open a web page with Internet Explorer within Firefox in a couple of clicks.

Once it is installed, you will need to replace the Windows Update shortcut in the All Programs menu. To do this:

• Press Start. Select All Programs.
• Right-click on Windows Update menu item and select Properties.
• In the properties window, enter “C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe” http://update.microsoft.com in the Target field. Make sure you enter the correct path for your Firefox install and if the path contains any blank space, enclose the path in double quotes.

Since IE Tab includes update.microsoft.com in its list of sites to render using IE, the next time you select Windows Update from the All Programs menu, it will launch in a Firefox tab.

Yet another alternative that doesn’t require IE or even IETab is WindizUpdate, an independent site that provides a Firefox plugin to detect and download patches your computer is missing. I haven’t tried it but according to comments I’ve read around it seems to be even smarter than Windows Update as it identifies what Windows components you have installed and only offers relevant patches.

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