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Firefox 3 Beta 1 review
2007-11-22 19:46:00 This week Mozilla released the first beta of Firefox 3. Originally scheduled for mid July, the delay responds to the very long list of features this new version brings. Eight alphas and an estimated 14 months under development are both firsts for a Firefox upgrade but again are necessary for the amount of improvements and ... More About: Review , Beta , Firefox 3
Firefox 2.0.0.10 nears release
2007-11-22 07:14:00 Firefox 2.0.0.10 addresses a pair of vulnerabilities in the browser’s handling of Java Archive (jar) URIs. Firstly, Firefox’s jar protocol handler will accept any zip format file, not just jar files. If an attacker is able to upload a zip file to a trusted site, a victim lured into downloading it will find that the contents ... More About: Firefox , Firefox 2 , Release
Firefox 3 Beta 1 now available for download
2007-11-20 18:45:00 Firefox 3 Beta 1 is now available for download. This is the ninth developer milestone focused on testing the core functionality provided by many new features and changes to the platform scheduled for Firefox 3. Ongoing planning for Firefox 3 can be followed at the Firefox 3 Planning Center, as well as in mozilla.dev.planning and ... More About: Firefox , Download , Firefox 3
Firefox 3.0: 11,000 Bugs Fixed and Counting
2007-11-18 21:13:00 What happens when you combine millions of rabid browser users, a software organization that shares many of its secrets with the world and a story posted to a New York Times web site that calls that software buggy? You get a mini-storm on the Internet. Share This More About: Firefox , Firefox 3 , Bugs , Fixed , Counting
Firefox Exploit can Hack Gmail
2007-11-17 21:14:00 Mozilla has taken another security blow with the discovery that Google user accounts can be accessed through a dangerous Firefox exploit. The vulnerability, which is still in the wild some 10 days after its discovery on gnucitizen.org, allows hackers to access Google accounts, including Gmail , with cross-site scripting attacks. A client or server-side exploit can be inserted into .zip files via open document formats from Microsoft Office 2007 and OpenOffice, and uploaded to a server where the Firefox JAR protocol extracts the compressed data. (more…) Share This More About: Exploit , Hack
Operation Firefox in progress
2007-11-15 19:37:00 3200 teams have submitted their proposals for Operation Firefox (OF), the latest Mozilla grassroots marketing project that is looking for 50 teams to place a giant Firefox logo sticker in 50 different places around the globe. According to the contest rules, 50 teams have already been selected and the giant stickers are on their way for ... More About: Progress
Number your tabs for quicker access
2007-11-14 19:11:00 Did you know you can quickly access a Firefox tab pressing the control key (Cmd for Mac users) and the number of the position of the tab? Now you do. To reach the first tab, press Ctrl + 1, for the second tab, press Ctrl + 2, and so on until the eighth since Ctrl + ... More About: Tabs , Access , Number
Mozilla to make Firefox memory issues a priority
2007-11-13 10:55:00 One thing that has put me off using Firefox more is the crazy levels of memory usage that the browser sometimes seems to exhibit. The Mozilla development team have long claimed that the issue that users are experiencing is not a bug but in fact a feature. However, now that Mozilla is looking ... More About: Memory , Issues , Make
Gmail upgrade breaks Firefox-based plug-ins
2007-11-10 08:22:00 As much as I love using Gmail , the Greasemonkey script-based Better Gmail plug-in made my favorite e-mail client, well, better. Integration with Google Reader, colored labels, built-in TinyURLing, and other features really made Gmail that much more useful. Since Google’s recreated and upgraded most of Gmail’s back-end, those scripts and most other Gmail plug-ins have ... More About: Firefox , Plug-ins , Plug , Breaks
Mozilla Firefox ?jar:? Protocol Handling Cross-Site Scripting Security Issu
2007-11-10 08:21:00 Description: A security issue has been reported in Mozilla Firefox , which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks. The problem is that the “jar:” protocol handler does not validate the MIME type of the contents of an archive, which are then executed in the context of the site hosting the archive. This can ... More About: Security , Mozilla Firefox , Site
Google and Firefox: Cause for Concern?
2007-11-07 08:01:00 A blog post on Cnet suggested that the Firefox browser “may not be as independent as previously thought.” Firefox is free, and its maker, Mozilla, is a non-profit (a designation that in reality is functionally meaningless). It’s a good enough browser, has some useful plug-ins, and it has gained popularity among those who just don’t ... More About: Google
Save Mozilla profiles with MozBackup
2007-11-03 16:04:00 As great as it is to have tools like Firefox and Thunderbird, backing them up can be a tedious process. MozBackup is a tiny program that makes saving and restoring all your bookmarks, extensions, and other personal settings a streamlined and stress-free experience. The program, which has been translated into dozens of languages, works with Firefox, ... More About: Mozilla , Profiles , Save , Profil
Firefox 2.0.0.9 stability update now available for download
2007-11-02 09:48:00 As part of Mozilla Corporation?s ongoing stability and security update process, Firefox 2.0.0.9 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download. We strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to this latest release. If you already have Firefox 2 .x, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update ... More About: Download , Update , Stability
New Firefox Add-On Makes Internet Tasks Faster and Easier
2007-10-29 17:56:00 As the Internet continues to grow in popularity, many people are becoming increasingly disenchanted with the repetitive, menial tasks involved in their daily Web activities. Posting feedback on eBay buyers, checking website visitor statistics, and downloading account information are now tedious and time-consuming daily chores. Fortunately, iOpus has announced a new product, iMacros for Firefox , ... More About: Tasks , Task , Aster
Serious web page captures with FireShot
2007-10-27 13:27:00 Among the several web screenshot capturing extensions available, FireShot stands out with its unique image annotation capabilities. It adds a button to the toolbar which you can use to capture the entire web pages or just the currently visible portion. Note however that plugins like Flash are not captured and you will get a blank are ... More About: Page
Firefox Made $56 Million in 2006 from Google
2007-10-26 16:10:00 Mitchell Baker, the chief executive of Mozilla Corporation, has blogged that Mozilla’s 2006 revenues were $66 million, mostly (85%) from Google : Mozilla’s revenues (including both Mozilla Foundation and Mozilla Corporation) for 2006 were $66,840,850, up approximately 26% from 2005 revenue of $52,906,602. As in 2005 the vast majority of this revenue is ... More About: Firefox , Made , Million
Firefox Java plugin may not work on Vista
2007-10-23 09:46:00 Firefox users who updated to the latest Firefox 2.0.0.8 version released last week may find that the Java plugin doesn?t work. Apparently one of the dozens of bugs fixes uncovered a Java plugin misbehavior that prevents it from starting properly and crashing the browser. A bug has already been filed on Sun?s bug tracking system. Mozilla developers ... More About: Firefox , Vista , Work , Plugin
Let Firefox find it for you
2007-10-23 09:46:00 When you type a URL into Firefox ’s address bar a drop-down menu appears based on your history. To select the most relevantaddress you use the arrow keys (or your mouse) to select it. How-to-geek has simple but powerful way to add a little power to your address bar: In the Firefox URL bar type this: about:config This will bring ... More About: Find
SeaMonkey 1.1.5 update available now
2007-10-19 22:44:00 The SeaMonkey team has quickly followed the Firefox release and has now made SeaMonkey 1.1.5 which fixes nine security vulnerabilities including three critical ones. It also matches Firefox 2.0.0.8 stability and performance improvements. Get it at the SeaMonkey project web site. Available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Via Mozillalinks.org Share This More About: Update , Eamon
Instantbird: Mozilla-based instant messaging
2007-10-19 09:12:00 Instantbird is a new instant messaging application that merges two powerful open source projects: XULRunner, the stand-alone version of Firefox browsing engine; and libpurple, the library that gives Pidgin its ability to connect to most of the existing instant messaging networks. The first development release, 0.1, provides the very basic functionality of what we have ... More About: Instant Messaging , Mozilla , Mess
Instantbird: Mozilla-based instant messaging
2007-10-19 09:12:00 Instantbird is a new instant messaging application that merges two powerful open source projects: XULRunner, the stand-alone version of Firefox browsing engine; and libpurple, the library that gives Pidgin its ability to connect to most of the existing instant messaging networks. The first development release, 0.1, provides the very basic functionality of what we have ... More About: Instant Messaging , Mozilla , Mess
Known Firefox issues on Leopard
2007-10-19 09:11:00 Firefox 2.0.0.8 has just been released and since it will be the current version by the time Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard ) comes out next week, Josh Aas, Firefox developer and Camino project leader has released a brief list of known issues Mac users may face when they update. Installing the Flashgot plugin will trigger security ... More About: Firefox , Issues , Issue
Known Firefox issues on Leopard
2007-10-19 09:11:00 Firefox 2.0.0.8 has just been released and since it will be the current version by the time Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard ) comes out next week, Josh Aas, Firefox developer and Camino project leader has released a brief list of known issues Mac users may face when they update. Installing the Flashgot plugin will trigger security ... More About: Firefox , Issues , Issue
Firefox 2.0.0.8 update available now
2007-10-19 09:08:00 Mozilla has just released an update for Firefox 2. Firefox 2 .0.0.8 includes patches for eight security vulnerabilities including two labeled critical, along with other 100+ stability and performance patches. So? update now. In the Help menu, select Check for Update s? and follow the onscreen instructions. Note than some firewalls may silently block the update Firefox executable ... More About: Available
Firefox 2.0.0.8 update available now
2007-10-19 09:08:00 Mozilla has just released an update for Firefox 2. Firefox 2 .0.0.8 includes patches for eight security vulnerabilities including two labeled critical, along with other 100+ stability and performance patches. So? update now. In the Help menu, select Check for Update s? and follow the onscreen instructions. Note than some firewalls may silently block the update Firefox executable ... More About: Available
Firefox 3 to go native in appearance
2007-10-18 21:32:00 What do you get when you cross a Firefox with a chameleon? An open-source Web browser whose user interface is adapted to the look of the operating system it’s running on. One change planned for the upcoming Firefox version 3, code-named Gran Paradiso, is this more native appearance. “The Web browser is an incredibly central piece of ... More About: Firefox 3 , Appearance , Native
Firefox 3 to go native in appearance
2007-10-18 21:32:00 What do you get when you cross a Firefox with a chameleon? An open-source Web browser whose user interface is adapted to the look of the operating system it’s running on. One change planned for the upcoming Firefox version 3, code-named Gran Paradiso, is this more native appearance. “The Web browser is an incredibly central piece of ... More About: Firefox 3 , Appearance , Native
Firefox 3 Screenshots
2007-10-18 21:31:00 Share This More About: Firefox , Firefox 3 , Screenshots , Cree
Firefox 3 Screenshots
2007-10-18 21:31:00 Share This More About: Firefox , Firefox 3 , Screenshots , Cree
Save web pages as PDF with Firefox 3
More articles from this author:2007-10-18 18:46:00 It?s not clear at this point whether Firefox 3 will include an option to save web pages as PDF files. It is in the PRD (product requirement document) but it could get cut for time constraint reasons. Fortunately, the backend necessary to make this happen is already in place and Firefox 3 will be able to ... More About: Save , Pages , Ages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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