Turn Firefox into an even better Chrome Clone

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Lifehacker has the full guide. It requires 10 extensions and one theme.

Chromifox

So, you want to have chrome as your default browser, but you still need firefox to access that one page that doesn't work in chrome(I know there are more, but the average person won't have more than one or two pages that they use frequently that don't work with chrome).  This is what Chromifox is for.  It makes firefox look pretty much like Chrome.

There are some minor differences, but it is close enough that I don't feel like I'm out of Chrome(except for the loss of speed and some functionality).

Available here, Chromifox should tide those Chrome fans over until it works on every site.

Mozilla Wallpapers, Lifehacker Show and Tell

Lifehacker has highlighted two great firefox wallpapers:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deakaz/2857210021/in/pool-lifehacker-desktop-showandtell/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deakaz/2857210717/in/pool-lifehacker-desktop-showandtell/

Article available here.

Firefox 3.0.2/2.0.0.17 Delayed

The title pretty much says it all. They have been pushed back to 9/23, this coming tuesday. They look like pretty minor updates, but this might push back some more important stuff from Mozilla, which would be bad.

Firefox jumps on the privacy bandwagon

First it was(to the best of my knowledge) safari, with private web browsing. Then IE8 Beta 2 introduced a feature which is essentially the same thing called "InPrivate". Then Chrome added this feature in as "Incognito". Mozilla has announced that they will add the same feature under some other name to the next version of firefox(3.1). More details here.

IE Marketshare Falls

Internet Explorer marketshare fell by 1.4 percentage points to 71% today. Chrome grew to 0.7%, firefox grew by 0.3% points, safari grew by 0.4% points, and opera grew by 0.01% points. It seems that all of the publicity comparing Chrome to the other alternative browsers has gotten some of the less likely users to experiment, at least that's my theory. Whatever the cause, this is good news for the opensource movement.

Ubiquity

Web Browsers have for some time now included a search bar, allowing the user to quickly and easily search with just one or two clicks. The next logical step is to make that search identify what you are looking for based on where you are, and this is where Ubiquity for firefox comes in.

Ubiquity allows the user to bring up a search bar that does just that, with no clicks, just a keyboard hotkey.

The Ubiquity search box searches its commands as you type, and often tries to include whatever you have selected in its search. For instance, you want to email a page to your friend, you just type email this to *Friends name in contact list*(Note:Only works on Gmail so far). You want to search for an address you've highlighted on google maps, you just hit the hotkey(Ctrl+Space) and type map, and it will look as follows:

Ubiquity has many built in commands, and others can be added by subscribing to command lists, which will eventually include a trust network similar to the current firefox addon one. The official demo video from Mozilla Labs is available below.

Ubiquity for Firefox from Aza Raskin on Vimeo.

Ubiquity is available at the bottom of the Mozilla Labs Ubiquity page.