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iPox Aqua – It’s all about the blue!
iPox has spun off a new version with brighter blues and all new buttons. It’s called iPox Aqua and it’s for those that like iPox, but want just a bit more kick out of the theme.
Thanks to BitBox for the base buttons that started this re-work and thanks to you all for making iPox such a huge success.
And this is just the beginning, in the upcoming weeks I plan on helping everyone create their own version of iPox. Or, if you really excel in my tutorials, you can create your own theme. So stay tuned for that. 
What is the Mozilla Sandbox?
With the recent upgrade to the Mozilla Addon’s site, there is now a sandbox. What’s a sandbox you ask? Well it’s where all new addons go before they go live to the public.
The great thing about the sandbox is that once you are in, you can view and install any theme or extension that has been uploaded. There is no waiting for approval which is good news to developers. One can upload their item right away and send users to it.
I Installed A Firefox Theme, Now What?
I’ve been getting quite a few messages about how to get a theme to activate. I think that Mozilla has a usability issue as once a theme is installed, nothing happens. This tends to confuse quite a few people who are new to themes. So I thought I’d put together a quick ‘Now What?’ post.
After you’ve installed a Firefox theme, follow these 4 steps:
- Go to Tools -> Addons.
- Click on the Themes tab.
- Click Use Theme on the theme you’d like to use.
- Restart Firefox.
New Mozilla Addons Site is [not] [is] Live
The new Mozilla Addon site is live! Lets hope it stays that way.
The approval area for new extensions and themes however is not online just yet. Lets hope that happens soon.
[update] : Another failed attempt. It sounds like they are getting closer, but the new Addon site has been postponed once again.
[update]: It’s back again and I think all signs are good to go.
New Mozilla Addon Site Coming
The new Mozilla Addon site is just around the corner. It’s had a few issues getting off the ground, but everything should be live by Friday.
I’m not quite sure what all the new features are. Taking a look at it, it doesn’t seem that much different. There is a sandbox area on the developer side that I hope is for allowing themes and extensions to go live without approval, but I’m not exactly sure as I don’t see a sandbox area on the live site.
