Use Firefox's Page Info to Recover Forgotten Passwords


Updated 10/19/08 4:54 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 8 comments

View Passwords from Any Site in Firefox

Do you chronically blank on your passwords? If so, I have a little tip that can make things much easier on you: you can recover saved passwords from any site in Firefox in five easy steps! Ready? Here we go: Right click anywhere on the web page you need to sign in to. Select "View Page Info" Click on the "Security" tab in the menu. Click on "View Saved Passwords" Click on "Show Read more

Firefox 3 Makes It Into the Guinness Book of World Records


Updated 07/04/08 6:41 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 11 comments

Firefox 3 Makes It Into the Guinness Book of World Records

Hoorah! It looks like with your ample help, Firefox 3 made it into the prestigious pages of The Guinness Book of World Records, as was their goal. Mozilla's achievement is in the most downloads on a 24-hour period: 8,002,530! I know some fraction of those were geeksugar readers so pat yourselves on the back for helping make history! I'm already getting used to Firefox 3 and experimenting with Read more

If You're Finding Firefox 3's Awesome Bar Not So Awesome. . .


Posted by GeekSugar · 6 comments

OldBar Restores Your Firefox 2 Location Bar

I can't say enough good things about Firefox 3 — it's extremely fast, has an intuitive interface and uses much less memory than Firefox 2 (hence, fewer Firefox crashes). But, you knew it was coming, I cannot adjust to the "Smart Location Bar," or as others have been calling it, the "Awesome Bar." I don't want my location bar to suggest 12 bookmarks and URLs that resemble what I've previously Read more

Did You Download Firefox 3 Yesterday?


Updated 06/21/08 9:33 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 29 comments

Did You Download Firefox 3 Yesterday?

The newest version of Firefox was released yesterday, and Mozilla pushed to hit their Guinness World Record goal — so hard that they overloaded their servers in the morning, as some of you experienced when you tried to download it. I'd been using the beta version of 3 for a while, and now that my essential add-ons work (trust me, once you get used to them, Colorful Tabs and FoxyTunes are Read more

The Week in Geek


Updated 03/26/11 3:25 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

Top News and Stories This Week on GeekSugar 2011-03-26 03:20:38

This week: Twitter turned 5, AT&T bought T-Mobile, and the Nintendo 3DS readied for launch. Check out these stories and more big news in this week's recap. On Sunday, the news broke that AT&T bought T-Mobile, becoming the country's largest mobile provider. Details surrounding what this could mean for consumers are still unclear, so stay tuned for more information. Twitter celebrated the Read more