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Firefox Extension Lets You Pick the Name

Posted by michael on from the been-through-the-desert-on-a-browser-with-no-name dept.

Rovaedne writes "Mozilla Firefox , the web browser formerly known as Firebird, formerly known as Phoenix, has a new extension which allows you to change the name to something palatable. The extension called Firesomething lets users change the name seen in the browser titlebar, Help menu, and About dialog, thus erradicating all traces of "Firefox" in Firefox (currently version 0.8). There is a name change FAQ, but it currently does not mention this extension. This extension should hopefully help curb some of the criticism that Mozilla has received from its most recent choice of name."

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  1. Firefox by pipingguy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Disclosure: IAACWU (I am a clueless Windows user).

    I loved Firefox's addable tools feature, but then it broke. Could be my obvious ineptitude, but I default back to IE (actually, Avant Browser on top) with a bunch of custom security settings.

  2. Re:Actually by lemonjus · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Mine is "Mozilla Superfrog" !!