I share a computer with my wife (using one account), and we both use Firefox and many of the same services (Gmail, Facebook, etc.). As such, it can be quite a hassle to keep track of who logged in last and who added what bookmarks.
Fortunately, Firefox provides the capability to have separate profiles for just such a situation. Unfortunately, it is not very simple to set up an easy and consistent way to launch those profiles. So, here are some of the options I tried before arriving at what I think is a pretty good solution.
Option 1: Use the profile manager. In this mode, the profile manager will pop up every time Firefox is launched and you can choose your profile. This is nice and all, but what if my wife wants to launch Firefox while I already have it open? If she clicks the Firefox icon in the Dock, it just brings the app to the front and does not give the profile manager dialog.
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