Category Archives: Vista

Speed Up Firefox 3.5 Startup
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Posted on July 11, 2009 by

Part of the big improvements for Firefox 3.5 was it is suppose to be faster. Unless you have started using Firefox 3.5 with a clean profile, you are going to notice that the initial startup of Firefox can be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Firefox, Fx 3.0, Fx 3.5, General Mozilla, IE, Microsoft, Tips & Tweaks, Vista, Windows, Windows 7 | 10 Comments

Microsoft Yanks IE From Europe Windows 7 Release
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Posted on June 12, 2009 by

In a move that has been described as “a step backward in the retail software arena” Microsoft release a statement saying they will NOT bundle Internet Explorer (or any other browsers) with Windows 7 when it it is release in … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Browsers, IE, Microsoft, Vista, Windows, Windows 7 | 4 Comments

We've Turned 3!
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Posted on May 14, 2009 by

Back on May 1st, The Firefox Extension Guru’s Blog turned 3. Taking a looking back around May 1st for the past 3-years, here were some of the big news items: 2006 Mike Schroepfer announced developers were yanking Places from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog News, Firefox, Fx 1.5, Fx 2.0, Fx 3.0, Fx 3.5, IE, Microsoft, Open Source, Other, Tips & Tweaks, Ubuntu, Vista, Yahoo | 1 Comment

Principles on purpose for Microsoft
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Posted on April 17, 2009 by

As Firefox users it is easy for us to forget, overlook or even not notice the large (choke) hold Microsoft has on the browser market. For all intents and purposes, Microsoft has a monopoly on the browser market with Internet … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Browsers, Firefox, General Mozilla, IE, Microsoft, Vista, Windows | 6 Comments

Microsoft .NET Spyware Extension Post Update
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Posted on February 10, 2009 by

I’ve done a quick update on the How To Remove Microsoft .NET Spyware Extension post with the addition of links to information concerning the Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant 1.0 add-on as well as about the KB951847 update.

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How To Remove Microsoft .NET Spyware Extension
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Posted on February 8, 2009 by

Back around the end of January there was a Microsoft Windows Update (KB951847) that installed the SpyWare (done without user consent/knowledge and can not be removed easily) Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant 1.0 extension into Firefox. Note: If you have not … Continue reading →

Posted in Add-ons, Firefox, Fx 2.0, Fx 3.0, Fx 3.5, Go Firefox!, Microsoft, Vista, Windows | 80 Comments

That Darn 'V-Word' Again
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Posted on January 23, 2009 by

An article on the Microsoft Blog reminded me of the Get a Mac: V-Word commerical from October 2008: As the ‘Vista Capable’ lawsuit continues to drag on, more documents have been released. This time, documents dated around August 2005 from … Continue reading →

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More Microsoft/Intel Emails
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Posted on November 20, 2008 by

More emails have been released in the Vista Capable case this afternoon. Including more on the email exchanges between Microsoft’s Ballmer and Intel’s Otellini and the loosening of the ‘Vista Capable’ requirements. Microsoft senior vice president Will Poole e-mailed Ballmer: … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Microsoft, Other, Vista | 2 Comments

Windows Vista For SENIORS
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Posted on November 19, 2008 by

Weighing in at hefty 400 pages is Windows Vista For SENIORS, For senior citizens who want to start using computers. Also in the series is Switching to Windows Vista For SENIORS and More Windows Vista for SENIORS. Yep, more! This … Continue reading →

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'Vista Capable' change benefited Intel; Angered HP
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Posted on November 14, 2008 by

A quick background on the Vista Capable suit against Microsoft. The suit claims that the labeling of computers as “Windows Vista Capable” misled consumers because many of the machines weren’t powerful enough to run all of Vista’s features, such as … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Microsoft, Other, Vista | 4 Comments