Monthly Archives: June 2011

Wiki Improvements
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Posted on June 17, 2011 by

Some of you may have noticed we made a slight change to the color scheme on the FF Extension Guru Wiki. We had noticed the links were not visible and have since made them more visible.  We have also made … Continue reading →

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Qualys, A Tool to Help Secure Your Browser
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Posted on June 16, 2011 by

Web browsers are top targets for hackers. They’re abused in more than 90 percent of attacks meant to hit random Internet users (versus more targeted strikes), according to Kaspersky Labs. And more than half of those attacks exploit flaws in … Continue reading →

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Firefox 5 Release Candidate on Beta Channel
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Posted on June 16, 2011 by

From Mozilla Developer’s News: As part of Mozilla’s new rapid release development process the beta development channel has been updated with a Firefox release candidate. For detailed information about the changes please visit: Firefox: http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/5.0beta/releasenotes/ Firefox mobile: http://www.mozilla.com/mobile/5.0beta/releasenotes/

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Firefox 5 Coming June 21st
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Posted on June 15, 2011 by

Firefox 5 Desktop and Mobile are scheduled for release on Tuesday, June 21st. This will be the first Firefox version released under Mozilla’s new Rapid Release Process.

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Firefox Mobile 4 – New Milestone
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Posted on June 14, 2011 by

It was announced during Monday’s Mozilla Weekly Update meeting, Firefox Mobile 4.* has broke 1 million active Android users. Also, for those who are interested Firefox 5 Beta 4 has been released. Simply scan the bar code link below to … Continue reading →

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Channel Switcher Removed From Firefox 5 and 6
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Posted on June 13, 2011 by

A little over a month ago we reported Firefox 5 Aurora allowed you to Switch on the fly among Aurora, Beta, and Release versions. On May 26, 2011, Bug 659972 – Remove channel switching UI was filed. Seems this new … Continue reading →

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Extension Install Tweaks
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Posted on June 12, 2011 by

As I was getting Firefox setup on my newly setup Mint system, I needed to make a couple about:config tweaks to make the process a little easier. Enable the ‘Install Button’ (Firefox 3.6 and older) In a new tab, type … Continue reading →

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Cross-domain WebGL textures disabled in Firefox 5
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Posted on June 11, 2011 by

Note: This applies more to site developers who have been using the new WebGL textures feature introduced in Gecko 2.0 (Firefox 4, Thunderbird 3.3 and SeaMonkey 2.1). In Firefox 5, it is no longer possible to use cross-domain elements as … Continue reading →

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Firefox Release Recap: June 2011 Week 2
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Posted on June 11, 2011 by

Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week None Future Releases Firefox 3.6.18 – June 21st Firefox 5 Final Release – June 21st Firefox 5 for Mobile Final Release – June 21st Firefox 6 Beta – July 5th* Firefox 6 Final … Continue reading →

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How to manually check for add-on updates in Firefox 4+
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Posted on June 10, 2011 by

Firefox 4 introduced the new integrated (into a tab) add-ons manager and sorta hid the Find Updates feature. In prior versions of Firefox there was a Find Updates button at the bottom right of the add-ons manager window. Add-ons manager … Continue reading →

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