Homepage: https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/
Mozilla Firefox, or simply Firefox, is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation.
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I thought it would be trivial to add a custom search engine to Firefox. To be fair, it is fairly trivial, but not quite as easy as navigating to the correct Firefox settings page and adding a new entry. Instead, I found the process to be somewhat hidden and less obvious.
I've been reading a lot of good things about the Vivaldi web browser of late, so I thought I would give it a try. These are my notes on what I did to personalise Vivaldi.
Some thoughts about Mozilla's decision to build AI features into the Firefox web browser.
I believe that it's really important to support and use Firefox. Not only do I think that Mozilla understand/support user's privacy more than Google, but I also think it's important for the health of the web that more than one option exists when it comes to rendering engines. Also, it's a really good web browser.
Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but it is far easier to set a custom new tab page and create a custom search engine in Firefox on iOS than it is in Firefox on my Linux desktop. This does not seem right.
After more than a week of using/testing Vivaldi browser, I've moved back to using Firefox. I really enjoyed using Vivaldi, it's a great browser with lots of settings/features that other browsers don't offer (without extensions/add-ons). It's good to know that if Firefox ever dies, I can switch to using Vivaldi and be happy.
Also, a good thing to come out of using Vivaldi, it forced me to edit my personal Firefox extensions to work with both Firefox and Vivaldi/Chrome.
Having a play with Vivaldi browser. First impressions were not good as there seemed to be a lot going on with the user interface, compared to Firefox. I've since tinkered with the settings and managed to get it looking pretty minimal, which is nice. The amount of settings this browser has is bonkers, in a good way. I'm thinking I'll use it for a week and see how I get on.
Writing down some thoughts about Mozilla's decision to build AI features into the Firefox web browser: philipnewborough.co.uk/blog/ai-in-f...
I'm seeing some backlash aimed at Mozilla in regards to their new Ad Tech feature in Firefox. I think it's probably justified. I also think it was definitely to be expected; Firefox has a tiny share of the browser market and I would imagine most its users are technical and probably loyal. It's not hard to imagine how they might feel when their favourite browser starts to disrespect their privacy. Not sure what is happening at Mozilla lately. It's disappointing.
I normally use Chrome for PWAs, which is an annoyance as I prefer to use Firefox as my browser. Decided to take a look at the Progressive Web Apps for Firefox add-on today and I'm glad I did, it seems to work really well and should mean I can get away with only needing to use Chrome occasionally for testing. addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon…
Using Mozilla's web-ext tool to lint and package a browser extension for Firefox that was originally written for Chrome. Just needed to make a single modification to the manifest file and everything just worked. Nice.
Giving the Firefox Nightly .deb package a spin. I normally just download the binary and set-up my own .desktop file etc, so it's nice that Mozilla are providing this option now. I'm hoping that now I'm not using a Nvidia display driver, Firefox runs a bit better.
Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% staff, drops advocacy division | TechCrunch The Mozilla Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the Firefox browser maker Mozilla, has laid off 30% of its employees as the organization says it faces a “relentless onslaught of change.”
I can't help but think Firefox is in its last throes of decline. I really hope it manages to bounce back, somehow, but it's difficult to see how.
mdn/webextensions-examples: Example Firefox add-ons created using the WebExtensions API 
Getting started with web-ext | Firefox Extension Workshop web-ext is a command-line tool designed to speed up and simplify development. This article explains how to install and use web-ext.
The Dying Web | Matthias Endler I look left and right, and I'm the only one who still uses Firefox.
Announcing Official Puppeteer Support for Firefox - Mozilla Hacks - the Web developer blog We’re pleased to announce that, as of version 23, the Puppeteer browser automation library now has first-class support for Firefox. This means that it’s now easy to write automation and perform end-to-end testing using Puppeteer, and run against both Chrome and Firefox.
"Privacy-Preserving" Attribution: Mozilla Disappoints Us Yet Again Firefox users are not a captive audience that needs to be coddled, they are generally full-grown adult computer users who need to be listened to
Adactio: Journal—Ad tech Now, it’s one thing to roll out a new so-called “feature” to benefit behavioural advertising. It’s quite another to make it enabled by default. That’s a piece of deceptive design that has no place in Firefox. Defaults matter. Browser makers know this. It’s no accident that this “feature” was enabled by default.
rcmaehl/MSEdgeRedirect: A Tool to Redirect News, Search, Widgets, Weather and More to Your Default Browser A great tool for Firefox users on Windows.
Platform Tilt: Documenting the Uneven Playing Field for an Independent Browser Like Firefox - Open Policy & Advocacy 
Firefox 121 released, now defaults to Wayland on Linux - OMG! Ubuntu 
My name is Philip Newborough and I’m a full stack web developer living and working in Lincoln, England. This website (philipnewborough.co.uk) serves as my personal homepage. When I’m not working with tech, I love to ride bicycles with my wife and friends.