Firefox is very popular because it is fast and secure. Also, it is an open source project where thousands of independent programmers can work on finding security holes before they are exploited.

Even though Internet Explorer comes integrated with Windows, Firefox is almost half the size of Internet Explorer. So, downloading it is faster than downloading Internet Explorer. Besides, a typical web page will get loaded faster on Firefox than Internet Explorer.

Another thing that I like Firefox more than Internet Explorer is that it is customizable by using Firefox Add-ons.

This is the list of add-ons that I like the most:

• Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer
  You just need to install Foxmarks on each of your computers, and it will work silently in the background to keep your bookmarks synchronized.
• ScribeFire
  ScribeFire (previously known as Performancing for Firefox) is a full-featured blog editor that integrates with your browser and lets you easily post to your blog.
• All-in-One Sidebar
  It lets you quickly switch between sidebar panels, view dialog windows such as downloads, extensions, and more in the sidebar, or view source or websites in the sidebar.
• Google Calendar Notifier
  It notifies you the events from your Google Calendar.
• Google Reader Notifier
  It shows you how many unread items you have in your Google Reader account.
• WebMail Notifier
  It checks your webmail accounts and notifies the number of unread emails. It supports gmail, yahoo mail, hotmail, daum, naver, empas, nate and more. You can use multiple accounts in the same host.
• FasterFox
  It is a performance and network tweaks for Firefox. I really like it because it makes Firefox run much faster.
• Google Toolbar
  It adds a Google toolbar to Firefox. If you search through Google a lot, you must install it.
• FireFTP
  It turns Firefox into a FTP Client.
• GMail Space
  It acts as an online drive, so you can upload files from your hard drive and access them from every Internet capable system. The interface will make your Gmail account look like a FTP host.
• FireBug
  It integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.
• IE Tab
  I use Firefox almost all of the time. However, when I need to test new pages or view those rare but interesting IE-only pages, I find this add-on very useful and convenient because I can see what these pages look like in IE.

The above list is just my favorite add-ons. If you are using some add-ons that are not in the above list and you find them useful, please leave a comment to share them with us. Thank you.

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