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Firefox 3 RC2: still flawed

Firefox 3 RC2: still flawedPay attentionIf you read what I said, there was NO problem of this kind before RC2. It's not whining when basic functionality goes pear shaped. And yes - I did try find a fix. And yes, having had all the past problems all those pesky extensions...

Tags: Web browsers, Greasemonkey, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3 RC2, FF3, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-06-05

Firefox 3 RC2 on tap, final ship in mid June

Firefox 3 RC2 on tap, final ship in mid JuneClose enough!Well, it was me, not Mike Schroepfer, and the unnamed developer was actually our QA Lead Tim Riley, but I totally understand that it's hard to hear those things on a call.Also, the issue affects at *most* 11,000 users, and...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Firefox 3 RC2, mid-June

Discussion threads 2008-05-27

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Firefox 3.5 final prepped to ship early next week

Firefox 3.5 final prepped to ship early next weekThat's great!While I'm already satisfied with the current speed of FF3, a little speed boost never hurt anyone. I didn't install the beta on any of my machines, but I did try it while running a Fedora 11 Live CD. Even under...

Tags: Web browsers, Firefox 3.5, Mozilla Firefox, early next week

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

First release candidate of Firefox 3.5 posts Friday as expected

The Mozilla team reached a major milestone Friday by making available the first release candidate of Firefox 3.5. As expected, version 3.5 Release Candidate 2 was released after 4 pm on June 19th. Earlier in the week, the Firefox team released second builds of...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Open Source, Release Candidate, Web Browsers, Internet, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-06-22

News to know: Steve Jobs; iPhone 3GS; Google Voice; RIAA victory; FCC

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Jobs recovering from liver transplant; re-ignites debate over privacy rights Andrew Nusca: WSJ: Jobs had...

Tags: FCC, Apple iPhone, Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Voice, RIAA, Apple iPhone 3G, Sam Diaz, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Federal Government, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Government

Blog posts 2009-06-22

Firefox 3.5 RC2 out already?!?!

Firefox 3.5 RC2 out already?!?!Firefox 3.5 RC2 out already?!?!At this rate we will see 3.5 final on Tuesday! I'm kidding of course. 3.5 Final isn't coming soon enough. Perhaps by mid-July?RE: Firefox 3.5 RC2 out already?!?!http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/3.5rc2/source/ Name ...

Tags: Web browsers, Firefox 3.5 RC2, Firefox 3.5, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2009-06-19

Firefox 3.5 RC2 out already?!?!

An eagle-eyed reader sent me a note pointing out to me that Mozilla has uploaded Firefox 3.5 RC2 (Release Candidate 2) to FTP servers. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Web Browsers, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-06-19

Firefox 3.5 RC1 expected to be available June 19

Firefox 3.5 RC1 is now targeted for release on June 19, said one Mozilla spokeswoman. Over the next few days,  Mozilla will begin releasing Build 2 of the release candidate to about 800,000 beta testers. But the official release candidate 1 won't be available until later in...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Firefox 3.5 RC1, Web Browsers, Internet, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-06-17

Firefox 3.5 RC1 ready for download

Firefox 3.5 RC1 ready for downloadGoogle toolbar works with it wow this is a firstNormally I have to wait and wait for Google to update their toolbar but it works.Also all my addon's work also. I am very impress with this RC.RE: Firefox 3.5 RC1 ready for downloadI had Firefox...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3.5 RC1, Firefox 3.5

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

News to know: Apple vs. Palm; Windows 7; Adobe; Twitter and Iran

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Apple: Third party read Palm Pre iTunes sync can work for now Jason O'Grady: A fix for Mail...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Twitter, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Mice, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Sales

Blog posts 2009-06-17

Firefox 3.5 team aims for RC2

Firefox 3.5 team aims for RC2Firefox user here....Totally underwhelmed by 3.5 thus far, hopefully they give it some zazz for end users to care about.Good things come to those who wait.Keep up the good work Mozilla Firefox Team!It will be worth the wait.RE: Firefox 3.5 team aims for RC2RC1 is...

Tags: Web browsers, RC1, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3.5 team, Firefox 3.5, RC2, team

Discussion threads 2009-06-16

Firefox 3.5 team aims for RC2

The Mozilla team is expected to complete build 2 of Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 1 in the next 24 hours but it may not see the light of day. That is, the team is zeroing in on a Release Candidate 2 (RC2) for public consumption before the...

Tags: Team, Mozilla Firefox, Release Candidate, Mozilla Team, Team Management, Management, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-06-16

Mozilla getting ready to push Firefox 3.0.1 on 2.0 users

Mozilla getting ready to push Firefox 3.0.1 on 2.0 usersOlder OSesAnd for those people that are running older OSes that the Mozilla folks decided to abandon, just what is Mozilla planning to do? Perhaps forcefully install an incompatible version on top of the one they already had, thus rendering...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Firefox 3.0.1, FF3, Web browser

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

Friday Rant - Why no MSI installer for Firefox?

Friday Rant - Why no MSI installer for Firefox?Do IT departments want Firefox?Firefox is all well and good and what I am using right now. But.... A lot of corporate software demands the use of IE--probably a version or two old at that. Cognos comes to mind...

Tags: Web browsers, MSI, Mozilla Firefox, installer

Discussion threads 2008-06-20

Got Firefox? 503 Service Unavailable

Got Firefox? 503 Service UnavailableFirefox 3 downloadI tried the sites but got the same results. I would like to download ver 3.0 before the 24 hour period elapses. Maybe tonight might work.Yeah, this is a boondoggle......equivalent to what an Obama presidency would be like!!! (i.e., It's disappointing, not what...

Tags: Web browsers, Service Unavailable, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-06-17

Opera 9.50 and Firefox 3.0 - Which one will you choose?

Opera 9.50 and Firefox 3.0 - Which one will you choose?Firefox 3 mainly, but some others as well...Firefox 3 is and will remain my main browser. Partly because of my favourite add-ons Adblock and Noscript. However, I have Opera and Epiphany installed as well. Mostly for troubleshooting Firefox.Greeting, Pjotr.the one...

Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Opera 9.50, Opera Software ASA

Discussion threads 2008-06-12

Firefox 3.0 RC3 available for download

Firefox 3.0 RC3 available for downloadWhat about Printing?The Max OS X has had problems not printing for a long time. Are they planning to ever fix that? Its on their list of bugs a Proprity 2. I'm not using a browser that can't print reliably.Firefox 3.0 RC3...

Tags: Web browsers, Max OS X, Firefox 3.0 RC3, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-06-11

Firefox 3.0 RC3 available for download

Hot on the heels of Firefox 3.0 RC2 comes RC3. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Web Browsers, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-06-11

All systems are go for Firefox 3 launch; RC3 needed for Mac OSX only

All systems are go for the market launch of Firefox 3 for Windows and Linux but Mozilla plans another minor release candidate for the Mac OSX version due to plug-in problems introduced by Apple's 10.5.3 update. That's the word from Mozilla's Firefox group, which held today...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Apple Macintosh, Mozilla Firefox, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Open Source Product, Web Browsers, Apple Mac OS X, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-06-10

Hardware 2.0 WWDC "blogging the blogs" coverage

Unfortunately a series of prior commitments meant that I couldn't make it to WWDC 08. Since I can't be there, I've decided to do the second best thing and cover WWDC from the angle of "blogging the blogs." So, here I am sitting in front of three...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Blog, Blogging, Hardware, App, Steve, 3G, Games, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-06-09