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Mozilla fixes risky Firefox flaw: Mozilla fixes risky Firefox flawIE SUCKS, FIREFOX RULES!Figured I'd head off in true trolling fashion what will obviously soon be a flaming slugfest.Start yer engines boys!:-)WonderfulBefore anyone tells us how wonderful Firefox is because the flaw "has already been fixed", I would like to ask: How LONG has this...; Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox IS, flaw, Mozilla Corp.; Discussion threads 2005-03-23
Is Microsoft outFirefoxed?: Is Microsoft outFirefoxed?No.The momentum for Firefox is going to continue to carry it forward. Nothing short of a complete overhaul and some really kick butt features in the new IE is going to change that.Yepbut since they are installed on all old and new PCs, what they need is to...; Tags: Web browsers, Firefox thing, codebase, Microsoft Xbox, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox IS, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2005-02-18
FireFox continues gains against IE: FireFox continues gains against IEViruses and spyware are often FUD"Viruses and spyware are often aimed at IE because of its near-total market dominance."3 things to say about this..1. Active X and XSS plague I.E.2. XSS hacks still work in I.E. but not Firefox3. This statement is speculation and pure FUD.Uneducated...; Tags: Web browsers, Cyberthreats, WTF, Firefox IS, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Hallelujah, Mozilla Firefox; Discussion threads 2005-01-21
At the heart of the open-source revolution: At the heart of the open-source revolutionYet Another Positive Remark For MozillaEveryone is jumping into the Firefox arena, and sooner or later Microsoft is going to have to take notice.Strange logic.He makes the argument that anything good that happens to browsers is the result of FireFox because the Mozilla Foundation...; Tags: Web browsers, open source, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp., Firefox IS, Kapor, Nokia Corp.; Discussion threads 2005-01-13

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Mashups turn into an industry as offerings mature: There were a great many product announcements at Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco last month, but it was the number of announcements around Web-based mashups in particular that received a large share of attendee and media attention. By my count there were at least nine significant announcements in...; Tags: Web, Industry, Mashup, JackBe, Lotus Mashups, MashupHub, Mindtouch, Itasca, Serena, Mashup Exchange, SnapLogic, Dion Hinchcliffe; Blog posts 2008-05-15

Microsoft delivers another update to Office Live Workspace: Microsoft rolled out quietly on May 15 its 1.1 update to its Office Live Workspace service, which is currently in beta test. The 1.1 bits are available from the Microsoft Downloads site. adds performance updates, making Office Live Workspace run faster with Microsoft Office programs, plus the...; Tags: Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Microsoft Office Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-15
What's wrong at OpenSolaris: The OpenSolaris community just released the first complete "Project Indiana" edition of the OS - and in that process demonstrated why community enthusiasm for the product seems to have weakened recently. It's a great product -everything from ZFS to a new package management system...; Tags: OpenSolaris, Intel X86, Developer Argument, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-15
First public release of Silverlight for Linux is out: The first public release of Moonlight -- the Silverlight on Linux project from open-source leader Miguel de Icaza and his band of coders -- is out. De Icaza, Novell Vice President for Developer Technologies, noted the release in a blog post dated May 13. De Icaza noted...; Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Fedora 9 ships, openSuse 11 due June 19: Red Hat's Fedora project yesterday quietly released version 9, an upgrade of its open source Linux operating system with support for live USB bootup, OpenJDK6 , KDE 4 and the ext4 file system. Fedora 9, code-named Sulphur, was developed by more than 2,000 volunteer developers, said Paul...; Tags: Fedora Project, KDE, Fedora 9, KDE 4, Open Source, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Frequent open source miles: Matt Asay's piece on "open source free- riders" got my goat this morning because we're on opposite sides of the market. Matt's a vendor, a high-ranking executive with Alfresco who by his own testimony spends a heavy chunk of his life in hotels and airports. ...; Tags: Matt, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-14
News to know: HP's to buy EDS; AMD; XP SP3; iPhone; Spam attacks: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: HP bidding for EDS; Deal would ramp up services. Dennis Howlett: HP to take out EDS: does it make sense? AMD rejiggers management; Forms central engineering group Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Integrate Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0 and Windows Media...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Hewlett-Packard Co., Nokia Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Attack, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Podcasts, Data Centers, Homeland Security, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Government, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Xippee Safari Plug-in (zip): Xippee Safari Plug-in works on all of your favorite search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN), with versions for Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Opera. Quickly focus your search by simply pointing and clicking. Version 2.5 is a bug fixing release.; Tags: Apple Safari, Plug-in, Bunn Technologies, Web Browsers, Internet; Software downloads 2008-05-13
Delicious Internet Explorer extension (exe): This add-on for Internet Explorer 6 and up is similar to the del.icio.us extension for Mozilla Firefox, and includes features such as the del.icio.us Sidebar and del.icio.us Toolbar. It also provides near instantaneous searching with very large accounts (over 10K bookmarks); full del.icio.us sidebar and toolbar implementation with bookmark sync...; Tags: Del.icio.us, Toolbar, Microsoft Internet Explorer; Software downloads 2008-05-13
Integrate Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0 and Windows Media Player 11 with XP SP3 slipstream ISO: Integrate Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0 and Windows Media Player 11 with XP SP3 slipstream ISOHow do I.......slipstream Netscape Navigator, WinAmp, and XP SP3 into Microsoft Bob? ;-); Tags: Web browsers, Digital music, ISO standards, Digital media, Process improvement, XP SP3, Windows Media Player 11, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Media Player, ISO, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Windows Media, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Int; Discussion threads 2008-05-12
Asus Eee PC 900 (white, Windows XP): When we first saw the diminutive Asus Eee PC back in the fall of 2007, we were duly impressed by its capability to mix small size with a small price, and rightly predicted it would be popular with consumers and influential with other PC makers (although, to be fair, the...; Tags: Processors, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Eee PC, Intel Celeron, Intel Corp., ASUS; Product reviews 2008-05-12
Integrate Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0 and Windows Media Player 11 with XP SP3 slipstream ISO: OK, I just knew that posting a how-to looking at the XP SP3 slipstream process was going to generate a number of questions, but I hadn't expected anywhere near as many as I've had. Skimming through the list, I've shortlisted the top four questions peppering my inbox....; Tags: Microsoft Windows Media Player, Mozilla Firefox, Windows Media, Slipstream, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, ISO, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows XP, Iso standards, Microsoft Windows, Process Improvement, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Quality, Business Operations, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-12
More on slipstreaming XP SP3: This gallery looks at how to add IE7, Firefox 2.0, WMP11 and the DST hotfix to the XP SP3 slipstream ISO. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Quality, Business Operations, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, xp, sp3, iso, ie7, wmp11; Image galleries 2008-05-12
New version of Windows Presentation Foundation released: Microsoft released a new version of Windows Presentation Foundation, their next generation windows application UI framework. The new version will ship as part of the .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1. Tim Sneath has a very long and detailed post of the features but I'll try and break down the...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Microsoft Windows, .Net, Benefits, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Human Resources, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Firefox 3 RC1 code complete, due in late May: Firefox 3 RC1 code complete, due in late Maycan't waitI run Firefox 3 beta at home on both my Mac and Windows PC, and I can run it for a few weeks before images and stylesheets stop loading. That's the only performance bug I notice in my usage. On...; Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Firefox 3 RC1, late-May; Discussion threads 2008-05-12
Creating an XP SP3 slipstreamed ISO file: If you are not a TechNet or MSDN subscriber then getting your hands on a copy of Windows XP with SP3 means having to do some legwork yourself (or shell out for a new license ... but I'm assuming that you have better things to spend your money on!). ...; Tags: CD, ISO, nLite, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Microsoft Windows XP, Quality, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-12