On Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:07:28 +0100, FredW wrote:

>> I was a long-time user of Firefox.
> But recent developments at Mozilla made me look at an alternative.
>
> May I recommend you to try Opera in stead of Firefox?
> http://www.opera.com/
>
> There is also a portable version of Opera:
> http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/opera_portable

I fully agree with you about both what's going on with Mozilla and your
liking for Opera. If only the adblocking in Opera was better!

But you can still keep your preferred version of Firefox with your favourie
addons if you use Palemoon. Take a look here

http://www.palemoon.org/

And it's being maintained.