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Ouch: Mozilla patches 24 total issues in Firefox, SeaMonkey, XULRunner, and Thunderbird

Ouch: Mozilla patches 24 total issues in Firefox, SeaMonkey, XULRunner, and ThunderbirdThey got to ya' didn't they?They threaten your family, maybe pulled some funding...? :)These are old patchesNate, these vulnerabilities are all fixed with FF 2.0.14, released a month ago (April 16)._ryanJust realized...Apparently the full disclosure post was for an...

Tags: E-mail clients, Web browsers, XULRunner, Mozilla Patches, SeaMonkey, Ouch, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-05-20

Why Rich Internet Applications are important for the browser

At Ignite Seattle this evening I hung out with Ted Leung for a while and we chatted about Rich Internet Applications RIAs. Coming from the open source world, he always has a very interesting take on the RIA world and I always learn a ton from him. In this case,...

Tags: XULRunner, XUL, WPF, Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere, WFP/E, Windows Presentation Foundation, Rich Internet Applications, Flash, Experience, Dekoh

Blog posts 2007-04-06

Additional Resources

Prism 1.0 beta 1 (Windows)

Prism is a XULRunner based browser that hosts Web applications without the normal Web browser user interface. WebRunner is based on a concept called Site Specific Browsers SSB. An SSB is an application with an embedded browser designed to work exclusively with a single web application. This application will be...

Tags: Web Application, Beta, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Prism, WebRunner, Site Specific Browsers, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-05-11

Prism for Firefox 1.0b1 (Windows)

Prism for Firefox is a simple XULRunner based browser that hosts Web applications without the normal Web browser user interface. WebRunner is based on a concept called Site Specific Browsers SSB. An SSB is an application with an embedded browser designed to work exclusively with a single web application.Version 1.0b1...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., WebRunner, Site Specific Browsers, Web Browsers, Internet

Software downloads 2009-05-08

Mozilla Prism 0.9 (Windows)

Prism is a simple XULRunner based browser that hosts web applications without the normal web browser user interface. Prism is based on a concept called Site Specific Browsers SSB. An SSB is an application with an embedded browser designed to work exclusively with a single web application. It doesn�t have...

Tags: Web Application, Microsoft Windows, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Prism, Site Specific Browsers, Web Browsers, Internet

Software downloads 2008-05-28

If my kid doesn't like Linux now...

If my kid doesn't like Linux now...So if you buy your kid a Chevyand he demands a Hummer, do you cave in?Because the XP machine was, surprisingly, rampant with malware.Just what you want, a virtual machine running tons of virtual malware, virtual spamware, spyware, and probably botted. So, if...

Tags: Instant messaging, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Ubuntu, Linux Now, gOS Rocket-E, Linux, old laptop, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-04-28

Prism 0.9 released, runs as a Firefox Extension

I missed this but it looks like last week Prism 0.9 was released and it added functionality that enables it to run as a Firefox plugin so you can quickly and easily turn any site into a Prism application. They also added functionality that lets you detect embedded "bundles" (packaged...

Tags: Firefox Extension, Web Application, Web Browsers, Desktops, Internet, Hardware, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-03-17

Google Gears next steps closer to Prism, Adobe AIR

Google Gears next steps closer to Prism, Adobe AIRprism bookmarklet as comparisonthanks for the reference to Dion Almaer's work. it's interesting to me because not long ago, i tossed together an experimental mozilla prism bookmarklet to generate desktop webapps on--the-fly (http://prismspectrum.com/bookmarklet). i do believe adobe air and similar projects...

Tags: XML, PRISM, Google Gears, Mozilla Corp., prism, wrapper, Google Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe AIR

Discussion threads 2007-12-20

Why build desktop applications? Because no one has heard of your browser application

Why build desktop applications? Because no one has heard of your browser applicationD'oh!Ever think it's because some things just don't fit on the web? Like maybe I don't want a "web-based office"? I'm willing to put money down that your source is wrong about their numbers...if only they'd...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, desktop, Web

Discussion threads 2007-12-18

Mozilla moves closer to the desktop with 'Prism'

Mozilla has a blog post today indicating that WebRunner, the XUL-based application which just released version 0.7 and was meant as a way to give web applications their own window/desktop presence, has become Prism. Prism looks like it will enable greater desktop functionality much like Adobe AIR. The Mozilla labs...

Tags: Desktop, Web Application, Blog, Mozilla Corp., Prism, Desktops, Hardware, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2007-10-25

Confusion, fear and doubt around Rich Internet Applications

There is a post up over on Read/Write Web which aims to paint a picture of Rich Internet Applications and poses the question, RIA: What is it good for? Unfortunately I think they miss the mark a bit with both the definition of RIAs and the analysis behind the technologies....

Tags: WPF, Silverlight, Rich Media, Flash, Apollo, Ajax

Blog posts 2007-06-01

News to know: Apple iPhone June 11; Boot Camp for Vista; Windows zero-day

Ryan Naraine: Microsoft confirms Windows zero-day, drive-by exploits. Microsofts security advisory.Microsoft makes copying Vista a monster task.Cursor hole puts Windows PCs at risk.Washington Post: An End Run on Copyright Law. Donna Bogatin: Google vs. Viacom: Will Michael Kwun eat his DMCA words?Google needs more time to respond to Viacom suit.Declan...

Tags: General

Blog posts 2007-03-30

Apollo, Windows Presentation Foundation, XULRunner and Slingshot at Web 2.0 Expo

With the buzz mounting over the past couple of weeks, I thought it would be a good time to talk about a panel Im hosting at the Web 2.0 Expo, going on April 15th to 18th in San Francisco. My panel is Rich Internet Application Platforms and weve got some...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Apollo, Web 2.0 Expo, Slingshot, Joost, Web 2.0, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Web

Blog posts 2007-03-29

We should never settle for web interfaces that are "good enough"

A lot of people picked up a post over on Coding Horror asking if web interfaces were good enough based on the fact that people only use a few of the features that desktop applications provide. Its a valuable read and it generated a lot of good discussion, but I...

Tags: Web, Windows UI, desktop

Blog posts 2007-03-16

Public beta of Apollo releasing around March 16th

According to PC World, Adobe is planning to release a public version of their much anticipated Apollo runtime sometime around March 16th. March 16th is the date of an Adobe event called Apollo Camp that is a one day event showcasing some of the applications people are building with Apollo...

Tags: Rich Internet Applications, Apollo, Acesis

Blog posts 2007-03-09

Tidbits from the developer chat - 64bit Flash, open source Player and XUL/MXML

I just finished sitting in on the Mozilla developer chat with Brendan Eich and Kevin Lynch regarding todays announcement by Adobe that they are open sourcing the ActionScript Virtual Machine and contributing it to the Mozilla Foundation my coverage here. Now, quick disclaimer, a lot of these are pretty...

Tags: Rich Internet Applications, Adobe, Flex, Flash, Ajax

Blog posts 2006-11-07