Archive for the 'firefox' Category

a browser for my google

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

My google life is continuing:
What with my mail now in gmail, rss feeds in google reader, my calendar in google calendar, and some documents that I want to share in google docs. I even have google notebook up and running. Things are going well.
However, I am having some trouble with my browsers.
Up to this little […]

firefox tips and tricks

Sunday, March 26th, 2006

Chris Prillo has given a heads up to a ebook over the blog firefox facts.
“There are many different aspects to Mozilla’s Firefox, do you know about them all?
Firefox Facts is the definitive guide when it comes to using the world’s most famous alternative browser. Inside the pages of this eBook you will get tips and […]

Firefox 1.5.0.1 released

Thursday, February 2nd, 2006

Firefox 1.5.0.1 released
“Firefox 1.5.0.1 is a stability and security update that is part of our ongoing program to provide a safe Internet experience for our customers. We recommend that all users upgrade to this latest version.
Here’s what’s new in Firefox 1.5.0.1:

Improved stability.

Improved support for Mac OS X.

International Domain Name support for Iceland (.is) is now […]

firefox upgrade problems

Friday, December 9th, 2005

I experienced the problem with my firefox extensions not working when I impulsively installed the beta version of firefox 1.5 too see what changes would be coming down the line. It is the reason I have held back from upgrading yet.
‘The arrival of Firefox 1.5, with its new extensions architecture, has thrown a few curves […]

Firefox - Tab Sidebar addin

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

Tab Sidebar add in for firefox looks interesting. Time to upgrade to firefox 1.5 I think to give it a go.
‘Have you seen the Tab Preview extension? It’s good, but I didn’t like having to hover over the tab just to see what’s in it.
Have you used Adobe Acrobat with its smart display of page previews […]

Top 15 Firefox Extensions

Saturday, October 1st, 2005

Some of the tools that readers have been suggesting in the blogging toolkit thread are centered around firefox. I came across this article from earlier this year by PC Magazine that lists the top 15 firefox extensions in their opinion
‘By itself, Firefox is a lean and fast browser (see Firefox 1.0 review), but it lacks […]

Foxylicious

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

‘Foxylicious is a Mozilla Firefox extension that syncs your del.icio.us bookmarks into your browser bookmarks.
This is a cool extension for the Mozilla Firefox internet browser. I am downloading it now to have a play. The great thing about syncing your bookmarks into del.icio.us is that if you use more than one computer regularly you can […]

Flock

Wednesday, September 7th, 2005

This looks very cool. A new browser built on top of firefox that also includes social browsing/bookmarking and blogging tool built right in. Hopefully will be released soon.
Techcrunch has a small review from one of the beta testers.
‘Flock is a new browser, built on top of firefox. It is a functional browser with excellent features […]

Give your surfing a boost with these 10 Firefox extensions

Friday, September 2nd, 2005

TechRepublic have a great article that highlights 10 firefox extensions that all firefox users should check out.
As they say – ‘Because it is an open source project, the Firefox browser is continuously being improved and enhanced. These 10 Firefox extensions are just a few of the applications created for the platform by the community at […]

firefox tips

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

Some nice firefox tips by Chu Yeow who wrote Firefox Secrets are here.

This excerpt is taken from Firefox Secrets, SitePoint’s new release, by Cheah Chu Yeow. Firefox is revolutionizing the way people browse the Web. Don’t get left behind: grab yourself a copy of Firefox Secrets and be part of the revolution!
The title contains over […]