Try this: Type about:config in the address bar. Then, if needed click the "IÂll be careful, I promise!" button. Next, in the filter box  type in: tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent Right-click that about:config entry, and select "Toggle" This will convert Firefox back to loading opening a new tab from a web page on the far right of the tab bar, rather than right next to the tab you opened it from. To switch back, follow these same steps and toggle the "false" back to "true". The above procedures come from the link below. HTH. Terry Here is a link that might be useful: Firefox 3.6 Fix Open New Tabs in Far Right

you can add a new tab icon to your firefox navigation bar by clicking on view toobars customize that will open a box with a lot of icons you can drag onto your navigation toolbar, one is a new tab icon, just drag that onto your bar and click on it when you need a new tab. or you can just right click on the tab bar itself and select new tab. or any link you want to open in a new tab just right click on the link itself and choose open in new tab

Thanks Raven. Setting up the email helped - so easy and works great. I'm having more trouble with the tabs. I went to tools, options and tabs - but no matter what I choose, I can't get the tabs to stay there. I think I'm not quite clear on using them. I noticed that if I have a webpage open, and I click a link within that webpage, then it opens up the newly linked webpage - and retains the original webpage in a tab. At least I think that's what's happening - am I right? But what I was also hoping to do is if I'm on one webpage - say computer forum - and I don't want to close it - but then I want to go to my AOL mailbox - if I click on my AOl mailbox (or any other bookmarked page) - that new page opens - but I get disconnected from the other page I had opened. Is there a way to keep the former page open as well - until I close it - and have it display as a tab? I'm talking about opening up separate websites - not going from within one page and clicking a link to another. When I was using my AOL browser (which I gather is similar to IE), if I had a page opened - and then opened another - they would both be open. I'm assuming that isn't how firefox is set up by default. In which case, is there a way I can set it up like that? I did do the color tabs (I think I was looking on a link you provided in another thread for some cool add-ons and things for firefox). It's the only plugin or add-on that I got from the beginning bc. I knew I'd like that. Thank you. Lynn.

Going from IE6 to IE8 is really no big deal though you will have to learn some new services. Just be patient and enjoy the learning experience. As an extra bonus IE8 is also more secure. Inevitably you would have to upgrade down the road so why not do it now? As an alternative, K's suggestion in regards to Firefox is a good one which I totally support. DA