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username
and passwords are case sensitive
 
I have been reciving emails from members that cant
not login
 
example
 
if you username was JameyBoje on the
you must type in as it is on the old
site.
 
if you try jameyboje you will not be able to login

if you request lost password for jameyboje the new
http://www.spreadfirefox.com/ 
the new spreadfirefox does not recognize your
username
 
 
we apology for the inconvenience
 
if you are experiencing any problems please contact
me

jamey AT  spreadfirefox.com

Jamey Boje
SFx Administrator Mozilla News

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    I didn't contribute to any of Lifehacker's "Show Us Your Firefox" posts awhile back (you can find them here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4).  Before I read those articles, I thought I had already determined what I wanted.  I still remember browsing through pages of extensions, trying to determine what I wanted when I took that leap into extending my browser experience, and the only one not listed was Freenigma's - which I now use alongside FireGPG (which I'll get into the "why" in another post).

    I use various operating systems for running my business: Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows, and I have found at least 1 Firefox add-on that's specific to each OS.  The one that I found that I like for Firefox on a Mac is the 1Password add-on by Agile Web Solutions.  The only downside is you have to pay for 1Password, but you can download a trial, and there are deals online that can be found (like this one).  It stores passwords, serial numbers, credit card numbers, etc, and it integrates well with Firefox so a user can recall data, create passwords, etc. with a couple key taps or mouse clicks.

    There are 2 things that I really like about the add-on, in addition to the capability it provides (I'm not trying to sound like a commercial ... really):  1. a password generator, 2.  button and/or toolbar options.  The password generator is pretty simple to use; you can create a good password by working 3 sliders that determine length, character/number ratio, and how many symbols.  From there you can either copy it to the clipboard or have it automatically fill a password block.

    The add-on comes in 2 flavors: 1. button, 2. toolbar.  If you want, you can use both.  However, I'm anal about screen real estate, so my preference is with the button.  Clicking the button gives you a drop-down menu that has all the options available via the toolbar.  However, the toolbar gives you direct access to each function that you want to use.

     Lastly, there is 1 more option that I like, but seldom use - which is why I didn't say 3 things I like.  It's the Identity feature.  When there's a new site that I want to try for a while, but I'm not comfortable about putting too much info out there, I have an alias stored in 1Password that I use.  When I get to a registration page, I press Command-Option-(corresponding number) and it automatically fills all the information in (name, e-mail, location, etc), and it will store up to 3 different identities.

    Anyways, that's my "Mac only" Firefox add-on.

The new Spread Firefox is live and visiting http://spreadfirefox.com will take you to the new site. This site will remain here at http://archive-sfx.spreadfirefox.com as an archive of the first two years of Spread Firefox.

Over the coming days and weeks, this site will stop accepting new content and accounts and will become essentially read-only with all of the new Firefox spreading happening at the new site.

Just a little something I put together. It's a Firefox desktop theme for Windows. I built it on my XP system, but the elements are in a zipped folder, not an exe, so you can pick and choose what you want to add to your system.

I put together some of the icons and cursors, but most of the cursors and other parts were gleaned from the Web. Hope this is a fun thing to start the New Year with. It can be found at http://stormbringer005.angelfire.com/index.html .

Strange, I thought that the Mozilla copyright people enforced things. You know, things like using the logo for your own financial gain. I'm not going to waste my time reporting this again, but I'll let you take a look: http://cgi.ebay.com/MENS-BOYS-FIREFOX-BROWSER-IT-PC-WRIST-WATCH_W0QQitemZ120200994750QQihZ002QQcategoryZ31387QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Jamey Boje
SFx Administrator Mozilla News