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Getting the Most Out of Firefox With Addons and Extensions

By itself, Firefox is a great browser, but what really sets it apart from all the rest are the addons available for Firefox. Addons are basically widgets within Firefox. There are many, many extensions out there that do all sorts of cool things, but the author is going to focus...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, IsYouGeekedUp.com, Addons, Web Browsers, Internet

White papers 2008-11-09

So wait, Firefox is a fax machine?

Over on Techdirt there is some conversation about Firefox's response to Google Chrome. Now I don't know what they can do. Google basically looked at things, decided they weren't moving fast enough on a variety of fronts, and said "screw it, we'll just do it ourselves". I understand that Google...

Tags: Google Inc., Fax Machine, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Addons, Web Browsers, Fax, Internet, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-09-16

Additional Resources

Make room for another e-reader as Creative shows off prototype

Market is ripeFor Chinese factories to crank out more hardware and suck more dollars out of the middle class.Clue in America.Transition product I do believe that e-book readers are largely a transition product which will eventually be made more or less obsolete by advances in netbook/smartbook etc. technologies. Multiple devices...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, E-books, e-reader, health care

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

LastPass Password Manager 1.60 (Windows)

LastPass is the last password you will ever need. It allows you to: Create strong passwords, knowing you only have to remember one. LastPass has addons for: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari for Mac, Google Chrome, and works with other browsers with Bookmarklets (e.g. Opera). LastPass uses Host Proof Hosting techniques...

Tags: Google Inc., Password, Mobile, LastPass, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Operating Systems, Web Browsers, Smart Phones, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-01

ICANN goes global, expands domains to characters beyond A-Z

RE:ICANN goes global, expands domains to characters beyond A-ZDoes this mean if we don't have that particular character set installed, we can't get to some URIs?Gov called, ICANN's execution date is postponed.This is merely ICANN's dying throws. Everyone heavily involved in the net knows that South Korea was months...

Tags: INTERNET, ICANN, Japanese Characters, A-Z

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Thanksgiving Boom for Firefox 1.0.2 (Windows)

Celebrate the fall harvest, family and the things we're thankful for. We've gathered some great sites into the toolbar from online games and holiday history, to the recipes you'll need to wow the family. Explore the links, enjoy the theme. These themes are free and we switch your default search...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Brand, Theme, Toolbar, Microsoft Windows, Brand Thunder, Branding, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-10-29

Ecoboom for Firefox 1.0.1 (Windows)

Be green with this eco-friendly nature theme for your Firefox browser. Includes links to leading sites, environmentally friendly products and an easy way to contribute to rain forest preservation--you're browser is something to be proud of. These themes are free and we switch your default search engine to BING, ASK...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Brand, Theme, Microsoft Windows, Brand Thunder, Branding, Web Browsers, Marketing, Internet

Software downloads 2009-10-29

xB Browser 2.9.4.28 (Windows)

The main advantage compared to other anonymous Web browsers is that xB Browser requires no configuration or technical knowledge in order to achieve anonymity. xB Browser is open-source so you can feel safe knowing what goes into our code. Additionally, it is even portable on a USB stick so you...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cookie, XeroBank, xB Browser

Software downloads 2009-10-24

TR Dojo: Five must-have Firefox add-ons

Just Give me the List Thanks.CosignThe last dojo vid was a waste of time telling me about tools I already knew about.Video and Text PleaseMy employer blocks web video clips - it would be great if ZDNet bloggers included even just a brief text summary of the main points along...

Tags: Corporate communications, video, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

FlashPokerManager 2.0 (Mac)

The Poker Tournament Manager of Value Poker administers an arbitrary number of tournaments, players or club members, points accounts, play money accounts, Next game brands, BuyIns, ReBuys, AddOns, and more. One of the most outstanding features is the automatic seating and the balancing support for multi-table games. Also, the payouts...

Tags: Tournament, Monitor, Apple Macintosh, Value Gaming, Projectors, Monitors & Displays, Branding, Hardware, Components, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-10-20

Testers to get Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 this week; final by March 2010

Side-by-side installationYou said "Also unlike its predecessors, .Net 4 can be installed side-by-side with the previously released .Net 3.5"Notwithstanding the fact that .Net 4's predecessors actually was .Net 3.5, haven't all previous versions of .Net featured side-by-side installation?translations....[i]Microsoft is touting .Net 4 as being 81 percent smaller than its predecessors,...

Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft .NET

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Mozilla blocks dangerous MS .NET Firefox add-on

RE: Mozilla blocks dangerous MS .NET Firefox add-onIf it had to be blacklisted or not I really don't care now. Implementing code without end user permission is enough reason. We all know MS ways so I am glad Mozilla people used this way and hope they keep doing it in...

Tags: Web browsers, .NET, Linux Distro, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp., MS .NET Firefox add-on, MS .NET, vunerability, plug-in

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Time to ditch Windows for online banking and shopping

Instead of a live CDWould I be able to install Linux in Windows and do the same?Amen! Happened today to a gov't computerhttp://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/10/computer_hacker_steals_479000.htmlYet another infected computer stealing OUR money.Absolutely ridiculous and irresponsible article!Show me an instance where a flaw in Vista/7 has led to a user being compromised? ...

Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Windows, exploit, phishing, Linux, operating system, Adrian, online banking

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Microsoft plays the security card in response to Google's Chrome Frame

"Latest" phishing/malware data from NSS Labsapplies to Chrome 2. The most current Chrome is 3.0.195.21. I'm not surprised Microsoft mentions it though; they need to say something. Concering Chrome running inside IE..Yea I think they do, sort of. Correct me if I'm wrong but in Vista and beyond that plugin...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, plug-in, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., security, security card, Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

Google Chrome version 3 released

On Ubuntu, when I click on "About Google Chrome", it says 4.0.207.0 And, I it seems I have the features you are talking about. Actually, when the Ubuntu updater pops up, quite often Chrome is on the list. Quite nice, except for no flash support yet. I hate flash, but,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Google Chrome, Chrome, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Tests show Safari 4 "clearly the worst" for battery life

Firefox and Chrome, the best you can findFirefox FTW. Fast + thousands of addons. If only Chrome had those addons, it would be the perfect browser. I mean, THE PERFECT Browser. Why the hell doesn`t Google move their @sses faster and unlock Chrome for addon development ?Why was Opera tested?Wouldn't...

Tags: Web browsers, Engineering, Chrome, Safari 4, Web browser, Apple Safari, battery

Discussion threads 2009-09-12

Google Chrome ... one year on!

Wow "phones home with your surfing data"Is that true? Really bad then.One Year On, FailNo plugins/addons actually usable by actual humans fail, particularly no adblock major fail, and the app still phones home with your surfing data really the worst fail.Wouldn't use it on your computer.And these guys are writing...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Internet Explorer posts largest loss since '08; Firefox, Chrome, Safari gain

This is going to get very bloody and it does not look good for IE. If allMicrosoft has to look forward to is a kick from Windows Seven defaulting to IE to help slow the slide of IE, this does not bode well for MS. Further, if the OEMs start...

Tags: Web browsers, Firefox 3.5.2, Apple Safari, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

Microsoft: No IE 8 tab-hang fix in the works

Back to IE7...Me too. I wanted to like IE8 and installed it right after release. But a month later I was frustrated at all of the performance issues. Back to IE7. I'm satisfied. At least until MS turns IE7 off and forces me to upgrade.One other note, despite the fact...

Tags: Web browsers, IE8, Microsoft Internet Explorer, tab-hang, IE 8, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

Xbox 360 price cut

Pointless.Red rigns for $200? Now that the one complaint about the PS3 is done too expensive the XBOX can't compete.No thanks, happy with my new PS3!No thanks, already quite happy with my brand new PS3! Much better value for the price, in my opinion.Would have been interesting if MS didn't...

Tags: Game players, Games, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Corp., game, console, Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox 360

Discussion threads 2009-08-27