These are the simple steps to change FF's default settings:
Go to Firefox > Preferences
and then, under the Main tab,
click on "Always ask me where to save files"
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Downloading OpenOffice.org takes too long?
Try a server near you - the list is here.
For example, the two South Korean servers that mirror OpenOffice.org are
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