Monthly Archives: April 2011

Firefox Release Recap: April 2011 Week 4
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Posted on April 30, 2011 by

Just Released Firefox 3.5.19 – April 28th Firefox 3.6.17 – April 28th Firefox 4 Macaw (4.0.1) – April 28th Firefox 4.0.1 for Mobile – April 28th Schedule this Coming Week None Future Release Firefox 5 Beta – May 17th Firefox … Continue reading →

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Firefox 3.5.19, 3.6.17, 4.0.1 Released
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Posted on April 28, 2011 by

Mozilla has released the final update for Firefox 3.5, 17th for 3.6 and the first for Firefox 4. These updates fixed several security issues & stability issues. Firefox 3.5.19 Release Notes Firefox 3.6.17 Release Notes Firefox 4.0 Macaw (4.0.1) Release … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Releases Delayed
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Posted on April 25, 2011 by

Checked the Mozilla release schedule to see if Mozilla was still on schedule for the releases on April 26th. It appears the following releases have been delayed until April 28th now: Firefox 3.5.19 Firefox 3.6.17 Firefox 4 Macaw Firefox 4.0.1 … Continue reading →

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What’s That Preference?
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Posted on April 25, 2011 by

Ever wonder what some of those settings actually do? This makes finding out much easier. One of the thing that’s extremely unhandy when you are working with Firefox preferences is that you cannot access a detailed explanation of a preference’s … Continue reading →

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Firefox Release Recap: April 2011 Week 3
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Posted on April 23, 2011 by

Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week Firefox 3.5.19 – April 26th Firefox 3.6.17 – April 26th Firefox 4 Macaw (4.0.1) – April 26th Firefox 4.0.1 for Mobile – April 26th Future Release Firefox 5 Beta – May 17th Firefox … Continue reading →

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Microsoft/Yahoo: Let’s try this again?
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Posted on April 22, 2011 by

Been a while since there’s been much news on the possible Microsoft/Yahoo! acquisition. This time however, it is Yahoo! board of directors, at least some of them who are “willing to entertain any legitimate offers or ideas to improve the … Continue reading →

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Re-evaluating Spread Firefox
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Posted on April 21, 2011 by

…we’re taking Spread Firefox offline to further explore what makes sense in terms of volunteer engagement.  Affiliate buttons have moved to the Get Involved page for now.  If you’d like to help out in the near term, please help us … Continue reading →

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Add-Ons Will Soon Work With Firefox Beta and Aurora
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Posted on April 21, 2011 by

  Mozilla is revamping the way Firefox add-ons are tested…Under the new proposal, add-on testing will be automated. Add-ons hosted on Mozilla’s website will be tested against any new Aurora and Beta builds and automatically marked as compatible unless some … Continue reading →

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No IE10 for Windows Vista
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Posted on April 18, 2011 by

It seems the preview for IE10 release by Microsoft last week will only work on Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) and the future Windows 8. Microsoft has already shut-out Windows XP users from IE9, so now they are following suit … Continue reading →

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Changes to Gecko Version Numbering
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Posted on April 16, 2011 by

Starting with Firefox 5, the Gecko (rendering engine) version numbering will now be the same as Firefox version. Presently with Firefox 4, the Gecko version is 2.0 (though it was 1.9.3 during the Alpha releases as Firefox 3.7). Now with … Continue reading →

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