To try the new functionality Mozilla is offering for its browser, you have to download a Firefox add-on from testpilot.firefox.com and enable an experiment.
The main caveat is that experiments are currently only available in English (though Mozilla promises to add more languages "later this year").
Test Pilot was first introduced for Firefox 3.5, but the new program has been revamped since then, featuring three main components:
Activity Stream, Tab Center and Universal Search. Activity Stream is designed to help you navigate your browsing history faster, surfacing your top sites along with highlights from your browsing history and bookmarks.
Tab Center displays open tabs vertically along the side of your screen. Mozilla says Universal Search "combines the Awesome Bar history with the Firefox Search drop down menu to give you the best recommendations so you can spend less time sifting through search results and more time enjoying the web."
I have installed it and now am trying it out.
But as always with us old dogs, change is annoying and will take some time getting used to.
Update:
Ok, this old dog has found that after his inertial attempt at forcing himself to leave the realm of the familiar, has found that all of the above is a vast improvement upon an already fine system of things.
I give it the "yelp" five stars, good job dudes and dudettes at Firefox!
Update:
Been using the new features for over a week and i can say it is definitely major improvements.
I updated Firefox and lost the features so I had to search out this post to find the link to reup them.
My user experience is vastly improved with the features activated.
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