Category Archives: Vista

Windows 8 Logo
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Posted on February 18, 2012 by

As we had posted earlier this week there had been rumors of a new ‘Windows 8′ logo coming. It is now official, Microsoft posted the new logo (as seen below along with the past logos) on Friday afternoon. So the … Continue reading →

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Changes to Firefox ‘Updates’ Coming
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Posted on February 17, 2012 by

Big changes are coming to the way Firefox updates. With these improvements users are going to be able to start running the updated version and the update process is going to be a lot smoother for Windows Vista and 7 … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Browsers, Firefox, General Mozilla, Microsoft, Vista, Windows, Windows 7 | 1 Comment

Removing Java Console Extension
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Posted on November 7, 2011 by

We mentioned the Java Console Extension as one of those extensions that a program (in this case Oracle’s Java) installs into Firefox without the user’s knowledge. Unless you are a Java Developer, this extension serves no real purpose for most … Continue reading →

Posted in Add-ons, Fx 8.0, General Mozilla, Tips & Tweaks, Vista, Windows, Windows '8', Windows 7 | 5 Comments

Stop Websites From Resizing Firefox Window
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Posted on June 1, 2011 by

Since I have a large monitor I am able to run a very high resolution (1920×1080). As such, I do not have my Firefox window maximized but rather I have it taking the full screen vertically and about half the … Continue reading →

Posted in Firefox, Fx 3.6, Fx 4.0, Fx 5.0, Fx 6.0, Fx 7.0, Fx 8.0, Microsoft, Tips & Tweaks, Vista, Windows, Windows 7 | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Blogs, Browsers, Firefox, Fx 5.0, Fx 6.0, IE, Microsoft, Vista, Windows, Windows '8', Windows 7 | 1 Comment

Firefox 4 Downloads Surpasses IE9 in first 24-Hours
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Posted on March 24, 2011 by

Okay so Microsoft made a big deal how IE9 had about 2.3 million downloads in the first 24-hours.  Firefox 4 in the first 24-hours… over 10 Million downloads. Plus Firefox gained a 2% market share as well. No doubt from … Continue reading →

Posted in Firefox, Fx 3.7, Fx 4.0, General Mozilla, IE, Microsoft, Other, Vista, Windows, Windows 7 | 1 Comment

A Quick Guide to Firefox 4.
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Posted on March 21, 2011 by

Note: This article is going to be updated frequently over the next few days. Keep checking back for Updates and new () items since the original posting. After months of delays and well over a year in development, Firefox 4 … Continue reading →

Posted in Browsers, Firefox, Fx 3.5, Fx 3.6, Fx 4.0, General Mozilla, IE, Microsoft, Tips & Tweaks, Vista, Windows, Windows 7 | 54 Comments

Oddities with 64-Bit Firefox 4 Part 3
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Posted on March 15, 2011 by

Okay this has been fixed now. I can now see the fonts correctly in the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Firefox 4. An oddity though is under the suggestion of Claus I did run Firefox 4 32-bit in safe mode … Continue reading →

Posted in Add-ons, Blogs, Firefox, Fx 4.0, Microsoft, Vista, Windows, Windows 7 | 1 Comment

7capture
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Posted on February 23, 2011 by

Since the upcoming releases of Firefox 3.5, 3.6 and 4.0 are stalled at the moment, going to take this time to review some of the free software I’ve been using. First up is 7capture. As the name implies it is … Continue reading →

Posted in Firefox, Microsoft, Open Source, Vista, Windows 7 | 3 Comments

IE Market Share slipped in 2009
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Posted on January 4, 2010 by

From The Microsoft Blog: In one short year, Google’s Chrome Web browser tripled its market share. In December, it overtook Apple Safari as the third-place browser as the reigning leader, Microsoft Internet Explorer, continued slipping during 2009. According to Net … Continue reading →

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