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Firefox 3.5

July 19, 2009

I just updated my main machine to Firefox 3.5. No major problems, but a few speed bumps.
Google Gears told me it didn’t work with Firefox 3.5 and there wasn’t an update available. I uninstalled the current add-on and installed the latest version from gears.google.com and all was well.
I had the same problem with the Evernote [...]

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Firefox 2.0.0.12 Released

February 11, 2008

Mozilla has released Firefox 2.0.0.12 which they are calling a security and stability update. The update patches ten known vulnerabilities three of which are listed as critical. The three critical vulnerabilities patched are:

MFSA 2008-06 Web browsing history and forward navigation stealing
MFSA 2008-03 Privilege escalation, XSS, Remote Code Execution
MFSA 2008-01 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption [...]

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The OS Quest Trail Log #15:

November 18, 2007

When I upgraded to Leopard I kept Safari as my default browser so it would open whenever I clicked a link. But I kept using Firefox for almost everything. I liked how fast Safari was when I did fire it up. So this morning I decided to switch over and start using Safari as my [...]

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Ready For OS X 10.5 Leopard?

October 22, 2007

[Last updated: Nov. 1st] [Oct. 29th: Now includes a sentence about my experience when using the app. Keep in mind I did fresh installs of everything and restored data.]
It’s time to start going through my apps and seeing which are ready for OS X 10.5 Leopard and which aren’t. I’ll start with my most used [...]

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The OS Quest Trail Log #11: Wordpress Upgrade & Website Redesign

October 21, 2007

This weeks quest was almost all Wordpress and website updates. It was a pretty complete makeover, from the foundation to the window dressing. As I previously mentioned, I wanted to explore Wordpress and web theme design. I really liked my previous theme, Redoable by Dean Robinson, but it needed to be changed to handle Wordpress [...]

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10 Most Used Mac Apps

October 8, 2007

During the ramp-up to Leopard I’ve been reviewing the apps I use and why. So I headed out to my Wakoopa profile to see what it says I use the most.
These are the top 10 apps based on how much I use them according to Wakoopa.
1. Firefox 2.0.0.x – Used almost 10 times more than [...]

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Firefox 2.0.0.5 Released

July 18, 2007

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.5/releasenotes/
Mozilla has released Firefox 2.0.0.5 which is primarily a security update. It patches eight security vulnerabilities including the one where IE would pass a malformed URL to it. The update is available from the Firefox website or through Firefox’s auto update feature. You can force an update check by selecting Help -> Check for Updates [...]

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Firefox 2 Updated

December 19, 2006

Firefox was updated on my Windows machine a little while ago. It’s version 2.0.0.1 and includes 8 security updates, five of which are listed as critical. Critical means code can be run or program’s installed with normal browsing. Here’s a list of what’s included: (http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#firefox2.0.0.1)
The update hasn’t shown up on my Mac yet but it [...]

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Firefox: One Too Many Closed Tabs

November 27, 2006

When Firefox 2 came out and had a close button on every tab I thought it would be great. Convenient and easy to find. Then I started closing tabs accidentally. Sure, they can be re-opened using “History” -> “Recently Close Tabs” but that doesn’t always get back the data when I’m using a web based [...]

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Firefox 2 Is Here!

October 23, 2006

Hot on the heels of the IE 7 release, Firefox 2 is being released Tuesday. Google news had a short article from MacWorld which had a link to the files on an FTP server. The files are time stamped this morning. I decide to go for it. My only real concern is for the add-ins [...]

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Firefox Plug-ins Added

October 12, 2006

On my newly installed Windows box… I Went to a couple of sites with Firefox today to force the installation of a couple of plug-ins. Installed the Java Runtime environment and Macromedia Flash Player. Both were added by clicking the icon for the missing plug-in. Firefox found and installed the necessary plug-ins. [...]

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