Dark background and light text firefox add-ons good for night mode

If you surf the internet using Firefox web browser at night, you will find the white background and dark text too bright for the eyes. To change the background to black and light text, use the Dark Background and Light Text 0.5.5 add-on in Firefox. Add-on is available in Firefox and it's source code at … Continue reading Dark background and light text firefox add-ons good for night mode →

netstat shows unknown connections to *.clients.your-server.de domain

Upon starting Firefox and web browsing, when I perform a netstat -tuape, I find a network connection opened and shut down which points to a server *.clients.your-server.de. Upon further investigation with $ sudo netstat -tuape <enter> it was found that this shows up each time I start up Firefox and enter a URL to visit. … Continue reading netstat shows unknown connections to *.clients.your-server.de domain →

IE Tab 2 – Use Internet Explorer to render pages in Firefox

At times, you would encounter sites that do not display well in Firefox, as they are predominantly designed to work only with Internet Explorer. The IE Tab 2 plugin allows you to view these pages in Firefox by using Internet Explorer to render them in Firefox. Classic examples where you could use this plugin is … Continue reading IE Tab 2 – Use Internet Explorer to render pages in Firefox →

Firefox add-ons you should never surf without

The firefox web browser has been a game-changer for most of us who use it. Once used, we do not want to go back to Internet Explorer. When you install firefox on your computer or smartphone, you should also install the following handy add-ons available on their web site: Add OnDescriptionDesktopAndroidAd Block PlusHelps to get … Continue reading Firefox add-ons you should never surf without →