Tag Archives: Firefox
Mozilla launches Firefox 3.5.4, closes 16 vulnerabilities
Posted on 30. Oct, 2009 by Joseph.
Mozilla has just released a minor but still significant update to its popular Firefox web browser. Version 3.5.4 is essentially focused on security and stability improvements, closing a as much as 11 critical vulnerabilities among a total of 16. These include problems with third-party media libraries, the core and JavaScript engines, web worker calls, the [...]
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Disable and Deactivate Automatic Scanning for Viruses for Downloads in Firefox
Posted on 21. Oct, 2009 by Joseph.
Since Firefox 3, a virus scanning feature has been built-in to protect downloaders from malicious or infectious files. The auto file scanning feature is only available in Windows platform and only if an anti-virus application is installed on the system. The Firefox web browser’s virus scanner scans downloads automatically once the file has been completely [...]
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Download TinEye Firefox Extension to Search for Image Information
Posted on 10. Oct, 2009 by Joseph.
Do you need to find out where an image displayed on a site comes from? Or need to look for a photo in a higher resolution? TinEye, a reverse image search engine which can give you the answer is now available in Firefox. Users who want to search for an image’s origin or information about [...]
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Firefox 3.7 to bring Windows 7 jumplist support
Posted on 10. Oct, 2009 by Joseph.
With Windows 7’s debut right around the corner, program developers are working to fine tune their software for Microsoft’s latest operating system. In addition to the other interface tweaks and new features, Windows 7’s revamped taskbar is probably the first thing that will catch your eye. Icons on the bar now have “jump lists” that [...]
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Mozilla unveils plug-in check service for Firefox
Posted on 10. Oct, 2009 by Joseph.
In an update to its Firefox browser last month, Mozilla introduced a new feature to warn users of outdated and possibly insecure plug-ins, prompting them via the “What’s New” landing page to download a new version if available. Although initially this only covered Flash Player installations, the idea was to extend this check to include [...]
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Firefox to introduce Office-esque menu ribbon
Posted on 24. Sep, 2009 by Joseph.
Mozilla is taking Firefox down a new (and somewhat unexpected) road in the near future. Among the usual security and performance enhancements, it seems the user interface is due for an overhaul. Most likely starting with the release of the Firefox 3.7 branch, Mozilla is replacing the traditional menu system with a ribbon menu, very [...]
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Optimize Firefox Performance Via Defragmentation Add-on Applications
Posted on 11. Sep, 2009 by Joseph.
Mozilla Firefox browser version 3 and above stores a variety of configuration data such as bookmarks, history, RSS feeds, cookies, etc in its self managed and self contained SQLite databases. Over time, the database will get fragmented. The size of the database will get inflated with more and more junk data mixed together with real [...]
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Firefox 3.6 to arrive this year, 4.0 in late 2010
Posted on 11. Sep, 2009 by Joseph.
Although Mozilla released Firefox version 3.5 not long ago, the team has been showing mockups of future designs. In addition to embracing glass on Windows Vista and 7, future versions will have reorganized interfaces. Previews of Firefox 4.0 suggest that it may have a combined and relocated reload, stop and go buttons, as well as [...]
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Mozilla releases Flash-checking Firefox 3.5.3
Posted on 11. Sep, 2009 by Joseph.
Anyone making use of the Firefox 3.5.x branch will want to snag the latest update, which Mozilla has just pushed out. Firefox 3.5.3 is now available for download and is primarily focused on security and stability. A total of nine bugs marked as “Critical” were taken care of, among a laundry list of 43 total, [...]
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Download Googlepedia Firefox and Google Chrome Browsers Add-on To Search Google and Wikipedia Simultaneously
Posted on 28. Aug, 2009 by Joseph.
If the free web-based encyclopedia has always been your favorite site when you search for information or data, then the free software extension to your Firefox browser, Googlepedia, could be something that can make the searching process more efficient. With Googlepedia add-on installed to your Firefox browser, when users make some searches via the Google [...]
