The Mozilla developers have finally released the first beta of Firefox 3.6 after releasing two release candidates for the beta previously. Firefox 3.6 will be the next installment after the Firefox 3.5x branch and is still slated for a early 2010 release. The Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 is build on the Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering [...]
Google Sidewiki Firefox Add-on
Google introduced a new service called Google Sidewiki some time ago which basically gives Google account owners the opportunity to share their views and opinions about a website, service or page with the rest of the world. Google Sidewiki was integrated into the Google Toolbar. An unofficial bookmarklet appeared on the web soon thereafter allowing [...]
Firefox 3.5.4 And Firefox 3.0.15
Two new versions of Firefox were uploaded yesterday to the Firefox ftp server and website. Firefox 3.5.4 and Firefox 3.0.15 are now available. The automatic update in the web browser should have already recognized the new version and suggested an update to the user. Users who prefer manual updates can visit the Firefox website over [...]
Cybersearch 2 For Firefox Released
Ryan over at Cybernetnews has released version 2 of his Firefox add-on Cybersearch. Cybersearch expands the capabilities of the Firefox address bar (or awesome bar as the devs like to call it). The add-on adds the functionality to perform searches in various search engines right from the Firefox address bar with the results being displayed [...]
Verify Firefox Bookmarks With Check Places
The amount of bookmarks increases with time. Most users add bookmarks regularly from time to time but do not delete them if they are not needed anymore or if the websites ceased to exist. One of the main reasons for this is that most web browsers do not provide the tools to check bookmarks effectively. [...]
Bypass Megaupload Captcha And Wait Time
It is a cat and mouse game between file hosting websites like Rapidshare or Megaupload and unofficial tools that make it more comfortable to work with those websites. The latest mouse to enter the play field is Muautolink, a Firefox add-on that offers a comfortable solution for users who are downloading files from Megaupload.
Megaupload has [...]
How To Stop Automatic Plugin Installations In Firefox
Yesterday’s incident (read Microsoft Silently Installing Windows Presentation Foundation Plugin For Firefox for pointers) brought up a question on how the plugin that caused the problems was installed it first place. Mozilla Firefox users with the Microsoft net. Framework 3.5 SP1 had the plugin installed without them accepting the installation of the plugin. This can [...]
