Author Archives: gareon

Flash Update
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Posted on March 30, 2012 by

Released yesterday (March 28).     Adobe has released a software update for Flash Player that fixes two critical bugs and, most notably, now enables automatic security updates. “ Source:  Technology & science – Security – msnbc.com  Adobe fixes Flash bugs, … Continue reading →

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Mozilla Changes Firefox Video Policy
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Posted on March 21, 2012 by

       …According to Mozilla chairman Mitchell Baker, not supporting H.264 “has not worked” and Mozilla has decided to ship a product that people should want. “Our first approach at bringing open codecs to the Web has ended up at an … Continue reading →

Posted in General Mozilla | 4 Comments

Auto Refresh Select Tabs
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Posted on March 21, 2012 by

Auto Refresh Select Tabs…The free add-on allows you to refresh individual pages or groups of pages in select intervals… “ Review  ghacks.net/2012/03/20/

Posted in Add-ons, Firefox | 2 Comments

Firefox Alpha released for ARMv6 Android devices
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Posted on March 20, 2012 by

      …Unfortunately not all Android users got to enjoy the browser, especially those running on ARMv6 devices, like the Samsung Galaxy Mini for example. Well the good news is that Mozilla has heard the cries of ARMv6 users and have … Continue reading →

Posted in Firefox For Android, Mobile | 4 Comments

Firefox and Flash bring full-fat Web to your Nokia N9
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Posted on March 20, 2012 by

      The last couple of weeks have been good for Nokia N9 owners. Following the release of software update PR1.2, a new version of the Firefox Mobile browser has been released, plus a Flash Player from Nokia that works as … Continue reading →

Posted in Firefox, Mobile | 3 Comments

Mozilla’s Boot to Gecko Hands On Preview
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Posted on March 3, 2012 by

     Mozilla showcased their Boot to Gecko aka B2G, an open source mobile operating system at Mobile World Congress. The operating systems is amazingly fast and snappy to use. We were very much impressed with its performance…. “ Fri, 2012-03-02 … Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile | 2 Comments

Personas are joining the Themes family
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Posted on March 3, 2012 by

       …After a lot of thought, including consideration of the community poll results, we’re planning to make “themes” the name for custom visual changes to Firefox, whether through Personas or existing themes. We think it’s easiest for a user trying … Continue reading →

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Create A Custom Firefox Installer
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Posted on February 29, 2012 by

This sounds like a cool tool but I can’t try it myself as it is Windows only.        Deploying a customized version of the Firefox web browser can be quite the daunting task. It does not really matter if you … Continue reading →

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My Add-ons
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Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Not all of these are enabled all the time as some of them I may not need to use on a daily basis. While a few are new, there are some I have used for years. Source: Collections :: Add-ons … Continue reading →

Posted in Add-ons, Firefox | 2 Comments

Do Not Track Plus
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Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Today is the 3rd day of using this and I think it is going on my “keeper” list.My counter just went over 300.Review: pcworld.com/businesscenter       Do Not Track Plus blocks web beacons and other tracking technologies that advertisers use to … Continue reading →

Posted in Add-ons, Browsers | 7 Comments