Monthly Archives: September 2011

Firefox 9 Aurora (9.0a2) Released
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Posted on September 30, 2011 by

Mozilla has pushed Firefox 9 to the Aurora Channel on September 30th for both desktop and Android. This release is for testing/preview purposes. New features (see this post for more details) for Android include: New User Experience for Tablets: Firefox Aurora … Continue reading →

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Firefox 9 Aurora (9.0a2) Coming
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Posted on September 29, 2011 by

Mozilla should be pushing out Firefox 9 Aurora either this Friday (September 30th) or early next week. Current plans are for the release to take place this Friday.

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Firefox 7.0.1 Released
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Posted on September 29, 2011 by

Mozilla has pushed out an update for Firefox 7.0.1 desktop and Android on September 29, 2011. This update addressed an issue with add-ons disappearing from the add-ons manager after updating to Firefox 7. User can update via Help > About … Continue reading →

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Firefox 8 Beta (8.0b1) Now Available for Testing
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Posted on September 29, 2011 by

Firefox 8 Beta 1 (desktop and Android) has been be pushed to the Beta channel on September 29th, 2011. Some new stuff in Firefox 8 (see this post for more detailed information): Twitter Search now a default search option to … Continue reading →

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Add-ons Missing in Firefox 7
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Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Mozilla has identified an odd issues were some desktop and mobile users have had some or all of their add-ons going missing from the add-ons manager after updating to Firefox 7. Don’t panic, your add-ons (and their associated data) are … Continue reading →

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Firefox 3.6.23 Released
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Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Mozilla has released Firefox 3.6.23 to all users on September 27th, 2011. This is a maintenance release addressing several security issues and stability issues. Please see the complete list of changes in this version Firefox 3.6.x user can get the … Continue reading →

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Firefox 7.0 Released
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Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Mozilla has released Firefox 7.0 to all users on September 27th, 2011. New stuff in Firefox 7: Drastically improved memory handling for certain use cases Added a new rendering backend to speed up Canvas operations on Windows systems Bookmark and … Continue reading →

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Likejacking Prevention
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Posted on September 26, 2011 by

I don’t use FB but thought this may be of interest to those who do. Zscaler Likejacking Prevention is available as a plug-in for Firefox, Chrome, and Safari, and it combats likejacking, in which attackers attempt to exploit Facebook members’ … Continue reading →

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eCleaner :: Add-on
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Posted on September 24, 2011 by

I had a lot of them. Quite a few that did not have any indication of what they were which makes it necessary to jump through some additional hoops. Go to “Help” and click on “Troubleshooting Information” and you can … Continue reading →

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Firefox Release Recap: September 24, 2011
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Posted on September 24, 2011 by

Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week Firefox 3.6.23 – September 27th Firefox 7 Final Release – September 27th Firefox 7 for Mobile Final Release – September 27th Firefox 8 Beta (8.0b1) – September 27th-30th* Firefox 9 Aurora (9.0a2) – … Continue reading →

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