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Netflix is a wonderful service, but they have the annoying problem of being tied to Internet Explorer for their online viewing system. So for all of us Firefox users I sat down and took a look at this problem and found a simple solution.

First, open Firefox, click the “Tools” menu and choose “Add-Ons”.

Next choose “Get Extensions” a the bottom right of the box.

In the search box type “IE Tab” and hit “Search” and you should find the extension called “IE Tab”.

Click the extension and choose to “Install Now”.

Next go to the Netflix website and then click the “Tools” menu and choose “IE Tab Options”.

Now add netflix.

That’s all it takes. Now whenever you go to Netflix it will be fooled into thinking you are running IE and you can view movies online.

The AP is reporting that Netflix, beginning Monday, will increase the amount of time you can watch streaming video on your PC. The plan seems to be “unlimited” except for the $4.99 per month subscribers.

This is great news for all of us Netflix junkies!