Category Archives: Fx 3.0

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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Add-on(s) Disabled by Firefox
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Posted on March 21, 2011 by

I am anticipating some users may end up accidentally breaking their extensions trying to go back to Firefox 3.6 after trying out Firefox 4.0. The method below also solves pretty much any add-ons installation issues. Firefox will automatically disable any … Continue reading →

Posted in Add-ons, Firefox, Fx 3.0, Fx 3.5, Fx 3.6, Fx 3.7, Fx 4.0, Tips & Tweaks | 5 Comments

Rotate Image
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Posted on February 11, 2011 by

A nice extension very handy for comic strip sites (or even forums where people don’t know how to properly rotate and image before they post it). Once installed, simply right-click the image and select Rotate Image (CW) or Rotate Image … Continue reading →

Posted in Add-ons, Firefox, Fx 1.5, Fx 2.0, Fx 3.0, Fx 3.5, Fx 3.6, Fx 3.7, Fx 4.0 | 2 Comments

Firefox 4 Beta 11 and Firefox 5
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Posted on January 27, 2011 by

On February 10, 2010, Mozilla released Firefox 3.7 Alpha 1. Yes, that is correct version number 3.7. Since it was still being built on the Gecko 1.9 rendering engine and was supposed to be an update to Firefox 3.6 (features/changes … Continue reading →

Posted in Browsers, Firefox, Fx 3.0, Fx 3.6, Fx 3.7, Fx 4.0, Fx 5.0, Google, IE, Microsoft | 5 Comments

Firefox Release Recap: January 2011 Week 1
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Posted on January 8, 2011 by

Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week None Future Release Firefox 3.5.17 – February 8th Firefox 3.6.14 – February 8th Firefox 4.0 Beta 9 – TBA Firefox 4.0 Beta 10 – TBA Firefox 4.0 Release Candidate 1 – TBA Firefox … Continue reading →

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Firefox Release Recap 2010
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Posted on December 31, 2010 by

Happy New Year’s Eve! It is that time again, time for our annual look back at the Firefox releases of this year. In 2010 we saw with retirement of the Firefox 3.0 branch which had been active since the first … Continue reading →

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Photobucket Uploader Extension
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Posted on December 17, 2010 by

It has been a long while since we’ve done an extension review. I came across the Photobucket Uploader Extension a week or two ago while I was in my Photobucket account. I use Photobucket for both management and storage of … Continue reading →

Posted in Add-ons, Blogs, Firefox, Fx 3.0, Fx 3.5, Fx 3.6, Fx 4.0 | 1 Comment

Firefox Relesae Recap: October 2010 Week 4
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Posted on October 30, 2010 by

Just Released Firefox 3.5.15 – October 27, 2010 Firefox 3.6.12 – October 27, 2010 Schedule this Coming Week Firefox 3.5.16 – Early December Firefox 3.6.13 – Early December Future Release Firefox 4.0b7 – 2nd Half of September behind schedule Firefox … Continue reading →

Posted in Firefox, Fx 3.0, Fx 3.5, Fx 3.6, Fx 3.7, General Mozilla | 2 Comments

Firefox 3.5.12 Released
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Posted on September 8, 2010 by

Firefox 3.5.12 was released on September 7th. See complete Release Notes for full details. Auto-updates should be occurring in the next 24-48 hours, otherwise users may get the latest update by going to Help menu and selecting Check For Updates. … Continue reading →

Posted in Firefox, Fx 3.0, Fx 3.5, General Mozilla, Releases | 2 Comments

Firefox Release Recap: September 2010 Week 1
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Posted on September 4, 2010 by

Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week Firefox 3.5.12 – September 7, 2010 Firefox 3.6.9 – September 7, 2010 Firefox 4.0b5 – September 7, 2010 Future Release Firefox 4.0rc1 – Mid/Late October 2010 Tentative Firefox 4.0 – November 2010

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