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Mobile Firefox "Fennec" critical to maintaining Mozilla's momentum

Mobile Firefox "Fennec" critical to maintaining Mozilla's momentumNet Applications is low.I have posted this, and need to do an in depth story on this for my own blog, but Net Applications is constantly under estimating FF and Linux usage. Most every other source that doesn't rely on a signed...

Tags: Linux, E-mail, cloud computing, Mozilla Group, Net Applications, Mozilla Corp., Mobile Firefox, Fennec, on-demand network, mobile

Discussion threads 2008-06-19

All software is beta. Get over it.

All software is beta. Get over it.Beta software that a lot of people us everydayI am convinced that there exists today the single longest software beta product of all-time... Microsoft Windows. You choose the flavor of MS Windows, but be certain that you are dealing with a beta product....

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 98, Beta Software, Mozilla Group, Beta-Testing, No., software, beta, developer, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2005-02-11

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What if the search-index was run by a non-profit? GOOG founders once supported that idea

Soloution looking for a problemReread the tragedy of the commons. This is a bad idea. If different search companies have different businesses listed that will give rise to meta search engines that search the search engines and produce combined results in a single context.There is already a Firefox plugin...

Tags: SEARCH, search engine, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Google makes Chrome OS open source today

Contrary to rumors, Google did not release a beta version of its much anticipated Chrome operating system today. And nothing is coming anytime soon: the final version is at least a year away, the mega giant web company said. But there was some significant news for the...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Operating System, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Open Source, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-11-19

Counting vulnerabilities is pointless

Suddenly it doesn't matter any more? Vulnerability count is an indication of software qualityIt goes directly to the process the vendor went through to root out vulnerabilities before shipping. At least if you compare products with the same general purpose and which receives the same amount of scrutiny.Time to fix...

Tags: Web browsers, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Mozilla Firefox, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, malware, risk period

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

Meet Mozilla's Raindrop: Like Google Wave, but different enough to co-exist

Differing styles"Notifications from computers and mailing lists should be organized for you, not clutter your Inbox or require tedious manual filter setup."Well, I'd like to know how it responds to different styles of thinking.Some people work fine with a few tags and a search box. Others prefer a lot of...

Tags: Leadership, E-mail, Raindrop, innovation, Mozilla Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

News to know: Adobe; OpenSUSE; Ubuntu; IBM; P2P; Palm

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. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Adobe Flash for all smartphones ... except iPhone Andrew Mager: Google and Adobe join forces on Open...

Tags: Ubuntu, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Data Center, Information Technology, P2P, Palm Inc., Novell OpenSuse, Jason Perlow, Apple Inc., Beta, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Tablets, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-05

Why is Mozilla getting involved in the IE/Chrome Frame debate?

Your world must be funYou know the one where someone uses Chrome, thinks that it makes IE a better browser or has even heard of a Chrome frame.Please tell me where this nerd world is?The problem with Chrome......is that it creates its own dependency. It claims to offer "standards compliant"...

Tags: Web browsers, Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Chrome, Web browser, Mozilla Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Mail PassView 1.52 (Windows)

Mail PassView is a small password-recovery tool that reveals the passwords and other account details for the following e-mail clients: Outlook Express Microsoft Outlook 2000 (POP3 and SMTP Accounts only) Microsoft Outlook 2002/2003 (POP3, IMAP, HTTP and SMTP Accounts) IncrediMail Eudora Netscape 6.x/7.x Mozilla Thunderbird Group Mail Free Web-based email...

Tags: SMTP, POP3, Microsoft Windows, NirSoft Freeware, E-mail, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Online Communications, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software

Software downloads 2009-09-21

Will Microsoft always be seen as open source Astroturf?

Long ago......people gave up any semblance of being able to separate the message from the messenger. We saw it with the anti-Bush tirades, we see it now with the anti-Obama (and the anti-anti-Obama) tirades, as we see it in the anti-Microsoft tirades. Microsoft could announce that the sun was going...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., publically-traded company, open source

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Microsoft founds, funds a new open-source foundation

Thank You M.J.I just read this with extreme interest. Thank you for the post and sharing this information."My first thought..If you cannot beat them, join them"The power of Open SourceYears ago Bill Gates himself criticized Open Source and the GPL Gnu Public License. Yet, Microsoft has finally realized the...

Tags: software foundation, GPL, Microsoft Corp., open source, Free Software Foundation

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

News to know: Apple; AT&T; Google Books; Palm Pixi; Verizon; Best Buy-Microsoft

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: Live blog from Apple's "It's only Rock n Roll" event Apple afterthoughts: The real news is what...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple iPod, Palm Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Linux, Digital Music, Digital Media, Government, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Blog posts 2009-09-10

News to know: MySpace-iLike; Gmail; Twitter; Sony Ericsson; Secure smartphones

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. Andrew Nusca: MySpace to acquire social music service iLike for $20 million Matthew Miller: Push Gmail comes to the...

Tags: Google Gmail, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Dana Blankenhorn, Smart Phone, Andrew Nusca, Matthew Miller, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows 7, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), E-mail Providers, E-mail, Research & Development, Cloud Computing, Smart Phones, Hardware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Online Communications, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Mozilla pushes out .Net incompatible Firefox 3.5

RE: Mozilla pushes out .Net incompatible Firefox 3.5Obviously this only affects Windows users, who have the totally cost-free option of creating a virtual machine running Ubuntu and using Firefox 3.5 with no need to worry about .Net.RE: Mozilla pushes out .Net incompatible Firefox 3.5So instead of running a browser that...

Tags: .NET, Web browsers, Application servers, Middleware, Microsoft .NET, Mozilla Firefox, incompatible Firefox 3.5, Firefox 3.5, Mozilla Corp., open source

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Anticipating Sharepoint 2010: Making Enterprise Foundations More Flexible?

Last weekend's New York Times technology section piece about Microsoft Sharepoint is still their ninth most emailed tech story nearly a week later. 'Microsoft’s SharePoint Thrives in the Recession' is very general: Companies like Ferrari, Starbucks and Viacom have used SharePoint to...

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office 2010, Collaboration, Groupware, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-08-13

Microsoft joins HTML 5 standard fray in earnest

Real standards[i]"That's important because Microsoft has of late embraced a standard-centric philosophy when it comes to what technology IE supports, and IE is of course the dominant browser on the market."[/i]Microsoft has never been particularly keen on supporting real standards, they've always preferred their own formats to maintain their monopoly.IE...

Tags: Web browsers, Quality, XHTML, W3C, Microsoft Corp., standards, HTML, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, ISO

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

News to know: Microsoft; Apple; Green tech; Laptop deals

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. FT: Apple joins forces with record labels Robin Harris: The Wintel blue light special John Morris: Sunday...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Green Technology, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Blu-Ray, Web Browsers, Notebooks, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Internet, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-27

Microsoft will offer browser choice to European users

Microsoft will offer browser choice to European usersRE: Microsoft will offer browser choice to European usersWhy not offer browser choice to everyone? Eventually only the Kernel will remain.the calculatorthe media playerthe notepadthe start menuthe encryption functionsMicrosoft should even have to bundle "open office" with the next office line... jokeWoW!By the...

Tags: Web browsers, browser choice, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-25

Mozilla, Google plug high-risk browser holes

Just 48 hours after the release of exploit code targeting a zero-day vulnerability in Firefox 3.5, Mozilla's security response team has rushed out a patch to protect users from code execution attacks. With Firefox 3.5.1, rated a "critical" update, the open-source group corrects a browser crash that...

Tags: Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Vulnerability, Web Browser, JIT, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-07-16

Can Firefox 3.5 wean universities off their IE addiction?

Can Firefox 3.5 wean universities off their IE addiction?Don't feel too badI have a handful of users who have to connect to a web app at one of our State offices that absolutely requires IE6. I have tried it with IE7, IE8, and FF, with no success.In January of...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE addiction, Firefox 3.5, addiction, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2009-06-30