Entries Tagged as 'Firefox'

FireUploader Firefox Add-On

May 29th, 2007 · No Comments

FireUploader is a Firefox add-on that can make managing uploads to certain accounts much easier. It works similar to many FTP applications, but does so within Firefox. It is compatible with many popular file hosting services such as Flickr, Picasa, Box.net, and YouTube. Since you can browse your own computer and queue up a bunch […]

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Firefox 2.0.0.4 Update This Week

May 28th, 2007 · No Comments

As mentioned in the Firefox security related post, there is an expected update for Firefox this Wednesday May 30, 2007. The update fixes numerous bugs, as well as addressing security issues including an issue where a non-secure connection could fool Firefox into displaying it like a secured SSL connection complete with gold address bar and […]

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Firefox 1.5 Support Officially Ends May 30

May 24th, 2007 · No Comments

Unless there are any last minute show-stopping bugs, support for Mozilla Firefox 1.5 generation browser will officially end on May 30, 2007. This is a gentle reminder for those that are lagging behind in their upgrades to consider migrating to version 2 of Firefox soon. My transition was painless, a testament to the skills of […]

Tags: Firefox · Security

Firefox Users More Responsible Concerning Security

May 18th, 2007 · No Comments

Firefox users keep more up to date concerning security updates than users of other browsers according to a recent survey done by Securnia. The numbers were rather interesting, and covered applications which did not have the latest security updates. Concerning web browsers, Firefox 2 users came in with a respectable 5.19% missing the latest security […]

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Alternative To Windows Update

November 15th, 2006 · No Comments

One of the concerns I’ve heard numerous times over Microsoft’s Windows Update, is the concern over privacy. Many users are a bit troubled over the level of information that Microsoft may be gathering about themselves and their computers. Well, it would appear that there is an alternative.

Windiz Update is a website that offers Windows Update […]

Tags: Firefox · Microsoft · Security

Scroll Wheel In Firefox Quick Tips

November 12th, 2006 · 3 Comments

As I have mentioned before, Firefox is my internet browser of choice. Through the years of using Firefox, I have picked up a few time saving tips.
Anyways, I was watching an instructional video and the instructor was mentioning opening links in a new tab. Tabs are a great feature in Firefox, but there is […]

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IE versus Firefox Lampooned

November 9th, 2006 · No Comments

With the recent releases of Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and Mozilla Firefox 2, the ongoing battle between the two browsers was brought back into the spotlight. The reports of the number of downloads each had received promoted by both Microsoft and Mozilla. And now some third party members have decided to have a little fun […]

Tags: Firefox · Internet Explorer · Microsoft

All-in-One Gestures add-in for Firefox

November 9th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Firefox is my browser of choice for many reasons. One of the reasons is the vast number of ways to customize Firefox to suit your needs with add-ins created by a very active community. If I were to chose one add-in that would top my list of “must have”, it would be the All-in-One Gestures […]

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Firefox market share continues to grow despite IE7

November 6th, 2006 · No Comments

In a previous post here, I commented on the large number of downloads of Firefox 2.0 within 24 hours of its release. I also wondered about the slightly longer term numbers for Firefox. While I still do not have the exact details I was after, there is news regarding the continued erosion of Internet Explorer’s […]

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Firefox 2 reaches 2 million served in 24 hours

October 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Just in case we needed more news about the Firefox-Internet explorer battle, we have some numbers on the downloads of each of the recently released browsers.
There are some interesting numbers according to a member of the Mozilla team:
Within 24 hours of the official launch on Tuesday, there were over 2 million people using Firefox […]

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