Tuesday, December 16, 2008

How to install the Dallas Mavericks Toolbar for Firefox.

I have uploaded the Dallas Mavericks Toolbar for Firefox to the Mozilla website and I am currently waiting for the Mozilla Team to test the Dallas Mavericks Toolbar and then place it into a "live" status and out of the "sandbox". You can view the Dallas Mavericks Toolbar for Firefox on Mozilla's website here. One thing that you can do to help get the Dallas Mavericks Toolbar for Firefox "live" quicker is to create a free developer account at Mozilla (you can do so on Mozilla's website here) and then log in and download the Dallas Mavericks Toolbar for Firefox and leave a good review. Otherwise you can follow the steps below to download and install the Dallas Mavericks Toolbar for Firefox - there are several ways to download and install the Dallas Mavericks Toolbar for Firefox the following steps are the easiest to explain for everyone:
  1. You can download the Dallas Mavericks Toolbar for Firefox here.
  2. Click on the mavstoolbar.xpi file
  3. This will bring up a Save File Menu
  4. Click the Save button and choose a location on your computer to download the mavstoolbar.xpi file.
  5. Go to the location where you downloaded the file and double click the mavstoolbar.xpi file.
  6. A window will open asking you what program you want to use to open the mavstoolbar.xpi
  7. Select the second option to manually choose the program and the following window will open.
  8. Select Firefox from the List and also Select the check box that states "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" - this will keep you from having to go through this step the next time you install an XPI file for Firefox.
  9. Click the OK button.
  10. Firefox will then open and display the following window.
  11. The Install Now button will be disabled for the first 4 seconds (you can see it counting down) and then it becomes enabled.
  12. Make sure that the application you are about to install says mavstoolbar.xpi
  13. Click the Install Now button.
  14. Firefox will then install the Dallas Mavericks Toolbar for Firefox.
  15. You must then re-start Firefox for the Dallas Mavericks Toolbar for Firefox to be installed.
  16. Once Firefox is re-started you will now see the Dallas Mavericks Toolbar for Firefox in the top navigation.