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Testing Firefox 3.5 ... mind your add-ons!

Testing Firefox 3.5 ... mind your add-ons!Testing Firefox?Adrian, your entry here dated 30Jun09 is all over the place. First, do you realize that Firefox 3.5 was officially released today, 30Jun09? If yes, then what is the deal with this sentence, "If you find that a must-have add-on is hosed, you...

Tags: Web site development, Web browsers, V3.5, Testing, Testing Firefox 3.5

Discussion threads 2009-06-30

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Mozilla goes back to the beta with Firefox 3.6

Oh bother. Does this mean Firefox 3.5 is buggy and insecure?Having used Firefox since 0.6 I find 3.5 to be one of the less stable versions. I hope that they get the bugs out for 3.6.3 things this version must have or it may fall too far behind1. SELinux/AppArmor...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Firefox 3.6, beta, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Microsoft breaks Firefox

IE Welded into WindowsIE is welded into the Windows Operating System,that is why Windows is so insecure and proneto viruses/worms.They thought by making IE basically explorer.exein concept they would ruin any competitor likeNetscape well they did in a way.Interesting part of it is, they failed becauseFirefox is the most popular...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Corp., flaw, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

The case of the fake money-mules: Inside the URLZone Trojan network

Security EvangelistHi, boy I sure wish people would stop using the word Evangelist in the wrong way. An Evangelist is someone you preaches the Gospel of Jesus Christ, not a secular title at all. Wikipedia recently removed the secular definition and Webster is researching it. Evangelist is from the Greek...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Banking, E-business/E-commerce, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, Personal finance, SECURITY, network, trojan horse, online banking, bank, virus

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Microsoft pushes business users to start Windows 7 upgrades now

I would betthat not nearly as many businesses will bite as MS wants, but that more businesses than usual will bite.RE: Microsoft pushes business users to start Windows 7 upgrades nowAs with many we are still running XP on all of our machines and Server 2003 with no money in...

Tags: Web browsers, Quality, Microsoft Windows 7, Web browser, standards, Acid3 Test, compliant browser, web standard, IE 8, GNU/Linux, Web, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Mimo UM-720S

If the Nanovision Mimo UM-720S had a much lower price point, I'd be willing to recommend it. As it stands at $230, it's simply not worth it. The 7-inch minidisplay that act as an ancillary screen to your main screen, has narrow viewing angles, a confusing setup process, and a...

Tags: main screen, MIMO

Product reviews 2009-08-31

First look at stable Firefox 3.5

Weeks late!1. FF 3.5 has been out for weeks - what planet are you from?2. The review is based on whether your add-ons work and a perception that some pages load well!!!3. Your computer is a raging mess but you want us to take your advice?What a joke. Nothing worthwhile...

Tags: Web browsers, FF 3.5, stable Firefox 3.5, Mozilla Firefox, First Look, Firefox 3.5

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Pre-alpha Google Chrome: Fastest Mac OS X browser by 34%

The speedy Google Chrome web browser has been available on Windows PCs for quite some time, but is not yet finalized for Mac. But recent testing on the latest pre-alpha build, numbered 4.0, reveals that it might just blow all other OS X browsers out of...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Web Browsers, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-14

Dell Studio XPS X1340-024B

Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-school 2009 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. Priced at $899, Dell's retail-only Studio XPS X1340-024B sits at the high end of the mainstream laptop group. Move up in price,...

Tags: Notebooks, Studio S1440, laptop computer, display, Dell Computer Corp., battery

Product reviews 2009-08-06

Remote code execution exploit for Firefox 3.5 in the wild

A zero day exploit (Firefox 3.5 Heap Spray Vulnerability) affecting Mozilla's latest Firefox release has been published in the wild. Through an error in the processing of JavaScript code in 'font tags' malicious attackers could achieve arbitrary code execution and install malware on the affected hosts....

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Exploit, Web Browsers, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-07-14

News to know: Firefox 3.5; Lenovo; Blackberry Tour; Chambers

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: Benchmarking Firefox 3.5 Testing Firefox 3.5 ... mind your add-ons! Paula Rooney: Firefox 3.5 released, more...

Tags: Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Testing Firefox 3.5 ... mind your add-ons!

Now that Mozilla as finally released Firefox 3.5, I know that many of you will be eager to take it for a spin ... but be careful as upgrading might mean you end up with fewer features, not more. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

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

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Firefox 3.5 final prepped to ship early next week

The Mozilla team made available another release candidate of Firefox 3.5 last night. But RC3 is of little interest. What's most exciting is news that Firefox 3.5 will ship early next week. That's the pledge of the development team, which indicated its final ship...

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

Blog posts 2009-06-25

IE View 1.3.4 (Windows)

IE View is a simple Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox extension for Microsoft Windows systems, which allows the current page or a selected link to be opened in Internet Explorer. I use Firefox 99.99% of the time, but there are those moments -- particularly when testing new pages, or when viewing...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Corp., Paul Roub, IE View, Web Browsers, Internet

Software downloads 2009-06-23

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

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 3.0.11 fixes 67 bugs including bookmark corruption

Firefox 3.0.11 fixes 67 bugs including bookmark corruptionFirefox 3.0.11 fixes 67 bugs including bookmark corruptionThat's a lot of bugs. Now if they can just get 3.5 out the door.Hats off to the Mozilla FF Development Team!Go Open Source! ;)That's funny ...... I am sure you are one of the...

Tags: Web browsers, bookmark corruption, Firefox 3.0.11, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2009-06-15

Safari 4 - "The world???s fastest browser" ... NOT!

Safari 4 - "The world???s fastest browser" ... NOT!they used ibench AND sunspider... nt...RE: Safari 4 - Apple used iBench... which is debunk... and they've used in the past modified... pityful....Your text and pictures don't match.As to what is better or worse. What is what?Why V8?I guess if I...

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Safari, Browser speed, Chrome, JavaScript, Opera Software ASA, Safari 4, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

OpenSolaris 2009.06: Getting Better All The Time

The June 2009 (2009.06) release of OpenSolaris provides a solid Open Source GNOME desktop experience like that of a modern Linux distribution combined with the scalability and stability of UNIX. Over the weekend, I had the chance to take a look at Sun...

Tags: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, OpenSolaris 2009.06, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-07

Microsoft Office still owns the desktop, future of StarOffice unclear

Microsoft Office still owns the desktop, future of StarOffice unclearMakes you wonderStarOffice/OpenOffice is so far behind MS Office that it isn't even funny. They are lagging in performance, usability, innovation, features, programmability. It looks like Office 97. featurewise and quite literally.It is the cheapo free/cheap alternative you only accept because...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, desktop, StarOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice

Discussion threads 2009-05-26