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Firefox Tips, Plus a Warning: Protect Those Passwords

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March 9, 2011
Hassle-Free PC
Firefox Tips, Plus a Warning: Protect Those Passwords
Follow these tips to make scrolling in Mozilla Firefox much smoother, plus a public service announcement: don't take password security lightly. - Rick Broida, PCWorld
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