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Firefox: il browser di fuoco - Subtitles in English
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1 00:00:08,333 --> 00:00:12,200 It's called Mozilla Firefox 2 00:00:12,233 --> 00:00:16,033 It's a browser, a program to surf the internet 3 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:18,933 I'm inside it... 4 00:00:19,333 --> 00:00:23,333 Firefox is currently the second-most used browser worldwide, 5 00:00:23,367 --> 00:00:26,533 after Internet Explorer for Windows, (the most used one probably only because 6 00:00:26,567 --> 00:00:30,167 natively installed on Microsoft operating systems). 7 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:34,600 On June 17 2008 version 3 was released. 8 00:00:34,633 --> 00:00:38,167 It had 8 million downloads in 24 hours 9 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:40,667 setting a Guinness World Record. 10 00:00:40,700 --> 00:00:44,000 Firefox is cross-platform: 11 00:00:44,033 --> 00:00:46,267 it runs on Linux (of course! it's Open Source!) 12 00:00:46,300 --> 00:00:49,833 and also on Windows and Mac. 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 ... red panda! 15 00:00:56,033 --> 00:00:58,667 In fact its logo represents a fox made of fire... 16 00:00:58,700 --> 00:01:01,933 Like if a company named "sea lion" 17 00:01:01,967 --> 00:01:06,467 had a lion at the beach as logo. 18 00:01:06,500 --> 00:01:09,200 Let's have a look at the extraordinary features of the lion 19 00:01:09,233 --> 00:01:13,867 errr, the fox... the panda... oh, well: of the beast. 20 00:01:13,900 --> 00:01:19,433 When surfing the Internet you don't want scams and viruses. 21 00:01:19,467 --> 00:01:23,500 For every address you type 22 00:01:23,533 --> 00:01:26,233 Firefox queries the Google black list 23 00:01:26,267 --> 00:01:28,700 and warns you about possible dangers. 24 00:01:28,733 --> 00:01:32,100 It's very effective for preventing visiting 25 00:01:32,133 --> 00:01:35,833 sites with viruses or dangerous programs. 26 00:01:35,867 --> 00:01:39,500 Another popular scam is phishing: 27 00:01:39,533 --> 00:01:43,600 fake sites masquerade as institution or bank websites 28 00:01:43,633 --> 00:01:46,100 to steal your password or PIN. 29 00:01:46,133 --> 00:01:48,033 To prevents such scams 30 00:01:48,067 --> 00:01:51,167 digital certificates have long been developed 31 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,600 to guarantee individual identities. 32 00:01:53,633 --> 00:01:55,633 If the website has a certificate 33 00:01:55,667 --> 00:01:59,433 Firefox turns green and gives you notice. 34 00:01:59,467 --> 00:02:03,867 You can also get additional information about the current site: 35 00:02:03,900 --> 00:02:06,567 your visits count 36 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:08,667 password access 37 00:02:08,700 --> 00:02:12,667 last change date and much more. 38 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,500 Not to forget Firefox is Free Software 39 00:02:16,533 --> 00:02:19,800 guarded by thousands of experts 40 00:02:19,833 --> 00:02:22,400 that report even the smallest bug. 41 00:02:22,433 --> 00:02:25,233 Firefox regularly checks for new patches 42 00:02:25,267 --> 00:02:29,167 or new versions and gives you notice. 43 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,633 You can update with just two clicks! 44 00:02:32,233 --> 00:02:34,633 A very useful feature is the CTRL key command 45 00:02:34,667 --> 00:02:37,500 that can be used for tons of operations. 46 00:02:37,533 --> 00:02:39,533 For example, dragging while holding down CTRL 47 00:02:39,567 --> 00:02:41,700 duplicates a tab 48 00:02:41,733 --> 00:02:43,733 with all its navigation history. 49 00:02:43,767 --> 00:02:46,867 That's a handy feature to follow different searches at once. 50 00:02:46,900 --> 00:02:49,467 To copy different parts of a text page 51 00:02:49,500 --> 00:02:52,033 you can use CTRL 52 00:02:52,067 --> 00:02:56,333 and select multiple portions of text to copy and paste. 53 00:02:56,367 --> 00:02:58,200 CTRL + and CTRL - 54 00:02:58,233 --> 00:03:00,700 zoom the page in and out 55 00:03:00,733 --> 00:03:04,500 preserving the objects aspect ratio. 56 00:03:04,933 --> 00:03:08,500 You know those annoying sites that ... pop! 57 00:03:08,533 --> 00:03:11,333 open up ad windows before our eyes? 58 00:03:11,367 --> 00:03:16,733 Well, Firefox blocks them by default. 59 00:03:16,767 --> 00:03:18,767 If you want 60 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:22,733 it's you that let that site ...pop! 61 00:03:23,433 --> 00:03:26,133 The Awesome Bar (the smart bar) is 62 00:03:26,167 --> 00:03:28,633 for writing web addresses 63 00:03:28,667 --> 00:03:32,200 and also for searching your bookmarked 64 00:03:32,233 --> 00:03:36,133 and recently visited sites. If no matches are found, 65 00:03:36,167 --> 00:03:38,333 Firefox searches Google and Wikipedia. 66 00:03:38,367 --> 00:03:42,867 Using the Awesome Bar you can easily subscribe to RSS feeds, 67 00:03:42,900 --> 00:03:46,267 by clicking on the RSS icon - invented by the Mozilla Foundation - 68 00:03:46,300 --> 00:03:48,667 or bookmark webpages by clicking on the star icon. 69 00:03:48,700 --> 00:03:52,933 You can later organize your bookmarks 70 00:03:52,967 --> 00:03:55,400 creating even custom folders. 71 00:03:55,433 --> 00:03:57,867 The tools for organizing bookmarks are amazing. 72 00:03:57,900 --> 00:03:59,900 Speaking of bookmarks ... 73 00:03:59,933 --> 00:04:04,000 if you are moving from Internet Explorer to Firefox, don't be scared: 74 00:04:04,033 --> 00:04:06,367 you can easily import your old bookmarks! 75 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,333 Now let's move to the field on 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 search tools. 81 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:27,100 The most popular are Youtube and a search tool for torrent files ... 82 00:04:27,133 --> 00:04:29,133 You little scamps! 83 00:04:29,167 --> 00:04:32,167 Firefox is really the number one for add-ons, 84 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:35,833 that are small programs you can download. 85 00:04:35,867 --> 00:04:39,767 They are built to perform specific operations easily. 86 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:41,800 For example: 87 00:04:41,833 --> 00:04:46,067 You want to download videos from YouTube or other video sharing sites? 88 00:04:46,100 --> 00:04:48,667 Thanks to the Video Downloadhelper add-on 89 00:04:48,700 --> 00:04:50,833 you can easily do that 90 00:04:50,867 --> 00:04:53,933 and even set an automatic file conversion 91 00:04:53,967 --> 00:04:55,967 to a specific format. 92 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,900 You hate ads on web sites? 93 00:04:58,933 --> 00:05:02,267 AdBlock Plus is you friend: it blocks them all! 94 00:05:02,300 --> 00:05:06,300 These are just two examples from the hundreds of add-ons available for free download 95 00:05:06,333 --> 00:05:11,633 from the Mozilla website. One for every whim or need. 96 00:05:11,667 --> 00:05:13,667 Theme management: 97 00:05:13,700 --> 00:05:16,500 You do not like the theme set by default by your operating system? 98 00:05:16,533 --> 00:05:20,533 You would like a daring theme? A space theme? A sugary theme? A plain one? 99 00:05:20,567 --> 00:05:22,967 Choose the style that suits you! 100 00:05:23,467 --> 00:05:26,867 Are you still undecided as to which browser to use? 101 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,167 You might say: "I am used to another browser..." 102 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:33,000 Yes, just like if you were on a transcontinental flight, 103 00:05:33,033 --> 00:05:35,567 they offered you a first class seat for free 104 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:39,733 and you refused because already settled with your cabin luggage. 105 00:05:46,100 --> 00:05:48,500 If you rate these videos useful, 106 00:05:48,533 --> 00:05:51,533 help us creating new ones! How? 107 00:05:51,900 --> 00:05:53,900 Promote them as much as you can! 108 00:05:53,933 --> 00:05:55,933 You are allowed to distribute them 109 00:05:55,967 --> 00:05:57,967 - we chose the licence on purpose!- 110 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,533 Let us know what you like and what should be improved, 111 00:06:00,567 --> 00:06:02,567 proofread the script of the new episodes, 112 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:04,867 or evaluate the video previews. 113 00:06:04,900 --> 00:06:08,000 Participate to the research and development of the script, 114 00:06:08,033 --> 00:06:10,933 help for possible technical issues 115 00:06:10,967 --> 00:06:14,200 or contribute translations to 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 gives us contacts for possible financing entities. 118 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:21,800 Subscribe to the project newsletter 119 00:06:21,833 --> 00:06:23,833 and choose how to collaborate. 120 00:06:23,867 --> 00:06:26,367 Or follow the work progress in the "Cantiere" (dockyard)! 121 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:28,400 Every contribution is valuable. 122 00:06:28,433 --> 00:06:30,433 See you soon!