1 00:00:08,333 --> 00:00:12,200 Its name is Firefox, Mozilla Firefox, 2 00:00:12,233 --> 00:00:16,033 and it's a browser, a program to surf the internet 3 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:18,933 Mmm... I'm into it... 4 00:00:19,333 --> 00:00:23,333 Firefox is currently the second most used browser in the world, 5 00:00:23,367 --> 00:00:26,533 after Internet Explorer for Windows, which probably would not be the first, 6 00:00:26,567 --> 00:00:30,167 if it were not already installed with Microsoft operating systems. 7 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:34,600 On 17 June 2008 the new version was released, the 3, 8 00:00:34,633 --> 00:00:38,167 which in 24 hours has been downloaded 8 million times, 9 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:40,667 thus entering the Guinness Book of World Records. 10 00:00:40,700 --> 00:00:44,000 Firefox is available for any operating system: 11 00:00:44,033 --> 00:00:46,267 obviously for Linux, since it is Open Source, 12 00:00:46,300 --> 00:00:49,833 but also for Windows and Mac. And clearly it's free. 13 00:00:49,867 --> 00:00:53,333 By the way, Firefox, in English, means... 14 00:00:53,367 --> 00:00:56,000 no, wrong: it means red panda! 15 00:00:56,033 --> 00:00:58,667 But in fact, symbol is a fox on fire,... 16 00:00:58,700 --> 00:01:01,933 Ah yes... it is as if a company named "sea lion" 17 00:01:01,967 --> 00:01:06,467 had as a symbol a lion at the sea. 18 00:01:06,500 --> 00:01:09,200 But let's see what's extraordinary in the lion, 19 00:01:09,233 --> 00:01:13,867 wrong, the fox,... the panda,... in short, the beast. 20 00:01:13,900 --> 00:01:19,433 For those who surf the Internet, the main concern is to avoid scams and viruses. 21 00:01:19,467 --> 00:01:23,500 Every time you type an address, Firefox checks to see if that site 22 00:01:23,533 --> 00:01:26,233 is on the black list made available by Google 23 00:01:26,267 --> 00:01:28,700 and warns you about a possible danger. 24 00:01:28,733 --> 00:01:32,100 It's a very effective way to avoid those sites that contain 25 00:01:32,133 --> 00:01:35,833 viruses or programs that may damage your computer. 26 00:01:35,867 --> 00:01:39,500 Another type of widespread scam is phishing: 27 00:01:39,533 --> 00:01:43,600 fake sites that mimic the layout of institutional sites or banks, 28 00:01:43,633 --> 00:01:46,100 in order to steal passwords or PIN. 29 00:01:46,133 --> 00:01:48,033 To avoid such scams, 30 00:01:48,067 --> 00:01:51,167 since long have been developed digital certificates, 31 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,600 that guarantee the identity of a subject. 32 00:01:53,633 --> 00:01:55,633 Well, if the site is fitted, 33 00:01:55,667 --> 00:01:59,433 Firefox automatically becomes green and highlights it. 34 00:01:59,467 --> 00:02:03,867 You can also retrieve additional information on the site where you are: 35 00:02:03,900 --> 00:02:06,567 how many times you have visited it before, 36 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:08,667 if you access via a password, 37 00:02:08,700 --> 00:02:12,667 when it was last changed and much more. 38 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,500 We shouldn't forget that Firefox is a Free Software, 39 00:02:16,533 --> 00:02:19,800 which means that it is always under the eyes of thousands of experts 40 00:02:19,833 --> 00:02:22,400 who can discover and report any small bug! 41 00:02:22,433 --> 00:02:25,233 Periodically the software checks the availability 42 00:02:25,267 --> 00:02:29,167 of patches or new versions and if there are, it informs you. 43 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,633 The update is done with two clicks! 44 00:02:32,233 --> 00:02:34,633 Very useful is the key "citral", control, 45 00:02:34,667 --> 00:02:37,500 which can be used for a sea of operations. 46 00:02:37,533 --> 00:02:39,533 For example, holding it 47 00:02:39,567 --> 00:02:41,700 you can duplicate the navigation tabs 48 00:02:41,733 --> 00:02:43,733 and with all the navigation history, 49 00:02:43,767 --> 00:02:46,867 a very comfortable feature to follow different inquiries in parallel! 50 00:02:46,900 --> 00:02:49,467 You need to copy different parts of a text? 51 00:02:49,500 --> 00:02:52,033 Again, with the help of key "citral", control 52 00:02:52,067 --> 00:02:56,333 you can make a discontinuous selection of the text! Copy and paste! 53 00:02:56,367 --> 00:02:58,200 In combination with the "plus" and "minus" 54 00:02:58,233 --> 00:03:00,700 you can zooms and decrease the page, 55 00:03:00,733 --> 00:03:04,500 without deformating the proportions of objects inside! 56 00:03:04,933 --> 00:03:08,500 Do you have in mind that annoying habit of some sites which... pop! 57 00:03:08,533 --> 00:03:11,333 they open up ads before our eyes? 58 00:03:11,367 --> 00:03:16,733 Well, by default, Firefox blocks these annoying windows! 59 00:03:16,767 --> 00:03:18,767 And if you need them, 60 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:22,733 then you can authorize the site to make pop! 61 00:03:23,433 --> 00:03:26,133 Then there's the Awesome Bar, the smart bar, 62 00:03:26,167 --> 00:03:28,633 where not only you write the addresses, 63 00:03:28,667 --> 00:03:32,200 but you automatically search among your favorites 64 00:03:32,233 --> 00:03:36,133 and the sites you have visited recently and if nothing is found, 65 00:03:36,167 --> 00:03:38,333 it searches in Google and Wikipedia. 66 00:03:38,367 --> 00:03:42,867 Again on the Bar you can fast mark both the RSS, 67 00:03:42,900 --> 00:03:46,267 pressing on the special icons invented by the Mozilla Foundation, 68 00:03:46,300 --> 00:03:48,667 and the bookmarks, clicking on the star. 69 00:03:48,700 --> 00:03:52,933 You can devote to reorder them calmly and when you have time, 70 00:03:52,967 --> 00:03:55,400 creating custom folders, too: 71 00:03:55,433 --> 00:03:57,867 extraordinary the ways of organization. 72 00:03:57,900 --> 00:03:59,900 About bookmarks ... 73 00:03:59,933 --> 00:04:04,000 in case of a move from Internet Explorer to Firefox, don't be afraid, 74 00:04:04,033 --> 00:04:06,367 you can import them easily! 75 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,333 Let's move to the other bar, to the right. 76 00:04:10,333 --> 00:04:12,867 Google is the default search engine, 77 00:04:12,900 --> 00:04:15,400 but you can choose whatever you want: 78 00:04:15,433 --> 00:04:18,233 Yahoo!, Wikipedia, an Italian-English dictionary, 79 00:04:18,267 --> 00:04:21,133 an etymological dictionary, the white pages, ... 80 00:04:21,167 --> 00:04:23,167 There are more than 16,000 81 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:27,100 and the most famous are clearly Youtube and search for torrent files ... 82 00:04:27,133 --> 00:04:29,133 little scamps... 83 00:04:29,167 --> 00:04:32,167 But Firefox is really unsurpassable with extensions, 84 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:35,833 small programs that you can download and add, 85 00:04:35,867 --> 00:04:39,767 which allow you to do with ease specific operations. 86 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:41,800 Here are some examples ... 87 00:04:41,833 --> 00:04:46,067 Would you like to download videos from YouTube or other video sharing sites? 88 00:04:46,100 --> 00:04:48,667 An extension called Video Downloadhelper 89 00:04:48,700 --> 00:04:50,833 lets you do it very easily 90 00:04:50,867 --> 00:04:53,933 and let you even set the automatic conversion of video files 91 00:04:53,967 --> 00:04:55,967 in a specific format. 92 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,900 Who hates advertisements in the web sites, 93 00:04:58,933 --> 00:05:02,267 find an ally in AdBlock Plus, which blocks all of them! 94 00:05:02,300 --> 00:05:06,300 These are just two examples of the hundreds of extensions available, 95 00:05:06,333 --> 00:05:11,633 for every whim or need, all free downloadable from Mozilla site. 96 00:05:11,667 --> 00:05:13,667 And then there is the choice of the themes: 97 00:05:13,700 --> 00:05:16,500 you do not like the default for your operating system? 98 00:05:16,533 --> 00:05:20,533 You prefer one more daring? Spatial? Honey? More sober? 99 00:05:20,567 --> 00:05:22,967 Choose the style that suits you! 100 00:05:23,467 --> 00:05:26,867 There may be doubt about which browser to use? 101 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,167 Someone will say, but I am used with mine ... 102 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:33,000 Yes ... but it is as if for a transcontinental flight 103 00:05:33,033 --> 00:05:35,567 they would offer to move for free in first class 104 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:39,733 and you 105 00:05:46,100 --> 00:05:48,500 If you believe that these videos are useful, 106 00:05:48,533 --> 00:05:51,533 help us to create new ones! How? 107 00:05:51,900 --> 00:05:53,900 Distribute them as much as possible: 108 00:05:53,933 --> 00:05:55,933 you are allowed by the licence, 109 00:05:55,967 --> 00:05:57,967 we choise it on purpose! 110 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,533 Let us know what you liked and what should be improved, 111 00:06:00,567 --> 00:06:02,567 correct the text of the new episodes, 112 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:04,867 or evaluate video previews. 113 00:06:04,900 --> 00:06:08,000 Participate in the research and development of the text, 114 00:06:08,033 --> 00:06:10,933 help us to resolve some technical problems 115 00:06:10,967 --> 00:06:14,200 or even help translate the texts in other languages! 116 00:06:14,233 --> 00:06:16,667 Make a donation, become a sponsor, 117 00:06:16,700 --> 00:06:19,567 or put us in contact with possible donors. 118 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:21,800 Subscribe to the newsletter of the project, 119 00:06:21,833 --> 00:06:23,833 and choose how to cooperate. 120 00:06:23,867 --> 00:06:26,367 Or follow the work in the "Cantiere" (dockyard)! 121 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:28,400 Every little help is valuable. 122 00:06:28,433 --> 00:06:30,433 See you soon!