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Firefox 3 RC2: still flawed

The world seems enamored of Firefox 3. I'm not one of them. I would like to be if it wasn't for the flaws I keep finding when using the Mac version. Now before the Mozilla PR squad descend like a ton of hot bricks as is their practice the moment...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, RC2, Web Browsers, Internet, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-06-05

Mozilla: Firefox 3 is not buggy but RC2 may be necessary

Mozilla: Firefox 3 is not buggy but RC2 may be necessaryFirefox 3 very stableFirefox 3 is extremely stable. The only problem I have had is viewing Yahoo mail. For some strange reason Yahoo mail likes to resiize to a smaller font and window size. I am constantly having...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Corp., database, RC2

Discussion threads 2008-05-27

Vista testers get unexpected holiday gift: No TV

Vista testers get unexpected holiday gift: No TVTo bad Myth TV doesn't have a Windows versionDon't get me wrong here. Just saying that because if average joe want to do something they generally stick with what they have. If Myth TV has windows based version then they'd have an easier...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Kinda, TV, Microsoft Windows Vista, RC1, RC2, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-01-04

Vista RC2 window now closed

Vista RC2 window now closed200,000 in 72 hours!!!Amazing, and silly posters here say no one cares. BUWAHahahahahahahahahahahaDownloads NOT closed to registered beta testersAccess to the RC2 build through the Customer Preview Program CPP was closed, but registered beta testers still have access through connect.microsoft.com.Thanks. Updated the storyYou guys are...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Construction, Vista RC2 window, Technical Beta Testers, Customer Preview Program, Vista RC2, RC2, Microsoft Windows Vista, window

Discussion threads 2006-10-11

The Vista RC2 feedback rolls in

The Vista RC2 feedback rolls inProgress is always good.And by all accounts MS has indeed made much progress.FoleyAny joke about your last name lately?Please note I didn't say Vista was locking upI said the Creative Labs sound drivers were locking the system up. Those were not included in Vista...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, RC2, Creative Labs Inc., RC1, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2006-10-09

Windows update will be late, Microsoft says

Windows update will be late, Microsoft saysFirst Post, Muh hahahaWith ContentI would be the typical zealot making fun of Microsoft for missing deadlines and not being able to forfill deadlines like the software giant that they are, but that would be wrong of me. Ha ha, Microsoft can't...

Tags: Operating systems, Viruses and worms, security, Microsoft Corp., RC2, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2004-07-12

Additional Resources

IE8's "best" feature broken: stick with Firefox

IE8's "best" feature broken: stick with FirefoxIE8 BetaIE8 is in Beta, it is not the finished product. There will be issues adn problems. I am currently using it as well, and the problems I do have, I have let Microsoft know. It is a work in progress.That's...

Tags: Web browsers, IE8, beta, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

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

Element Browser (zip)

Element Browser is a full featured, fast and Web standards compliant Web browser for the Microsoft Windows platform. It features a intuitive, modern ribbon interface with tools that are designed to simplify every day browsing tasks. Element Browser has been designed from the ground up to be one of the...

Tags: Web Browser, Element Software, Web Browsers, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Security

Software downloads 2008-07-23

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: Web browsers, Opera Software, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Opera 9.50, Microsoft Internet Explorer

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

News to know: Vista search; Android; Gmail

Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 5: Faster, smarter search Phil Wainewright: Scaling the cloud, deflating the price of software Ed Burnette: 50 questions asked and answered on Android News.com: Google to let users test new...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, E-mail Providers, H-1B, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-05

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

Browser memory usage - the good, the bad, and the down right ugly!

So how much memory do modern web browsers consume when pushed hard? This was the question prompted by my Firefox 3.0 a memory hog? post yesterday. So how do the browsers stack up against each other? The Test I took six...

Tags: Opera Software, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Web Browser, Results Here, Web Browsers, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-06-05

Firefox 3.0 Release Candidate 2 available from FTP servers

Firefox 3.0 Release Candidate 2 available from FTP serversFirefox 3.0 Release Candidate 2 available from FTP serversI hope RC2 is more stable than RC1. I've had RC1 crash on me 3 times already while trying to browse ZDNet. Although it wouldn't surprise me if its actually ZDNet code doing...

Tags: Web browsers, Firefox 3.0 Release Candidate 2, FTP server, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, server

Discussion threads 2008-06-04