Many experienced Internet users have the firm believe that toolbars are a relict of the past, that toolbars are to be avoided at all costs. The majority of regular users on the other hand do not seem to mind, which might change with this news. Toolbars, like add-ons, can cause problems like slowdowns or increased [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox

I review Firefox add-ons regularly and i like the thrill of diving into the depths of the Firefox add-on gallery to find new add-ons that I have not reviewed yet. Especially so if the add-on description sounds promising. Recently I have discovered an add-on called Dubser which is listed at the Mozilla website. Dubser sounds [...]

Categories: Firefox, Security

Google have released the 8th version of their lightweight web browser, Chrome.  The new build 8.0.552.215 has a built-in PDF viewer and over 800 bug fixes.  There is also additional sandboxing that will add welcome security for Internet users. In a statement on their website they said… The Chrome team is happy to announce our [...]

Categories: Google Chrome

Would you prefer Google how it was five years ago, or do you like the current version better? What about Firefox 4? Do you like the changes that the Mozilla team has introduced? This are just two of the examples of companies that have introduced major changes to their products. Lets take a closer look [...]

Categories: Misc

The Mozilla team seems to be back on track with the release of the seventh beta of the upcoming web browser Firefox 4. The release marks a milestone in the development as this is the first feature complete release of version 4 of the Internet browser. What does it mean? That the developers won’t add [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox

A recent discussion in the mozilla.dev.apps.firefox Usenet group revealed that the developers of the popular Firefox web browser are planning to implement silent updating capabilities for minor (that is security and stability updates) updates into the browser. The basic idea is to install security and stability related updates silently in the background, and major updates [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox

Only days after releasing Firefox 3.6.7, Mozilla has pushed out a new Firefox 3.6.8 version to Firefox 3.6x users. Users should get an automatic update notification in the web browser, but can also check for and install the new update by clicking on Help > Check for updates in the toolbar menu. A quick second [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox

It has not happened often in the past that Mozilla had to pull the plug on add-ons hosted at the official Firefox add-on repository. The developers of the popular Firefox web browser have some tools at their disposal to deal with add-ons that are either malicious in nature or insecure. A recent blog post on [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox

The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the TOR project have launched a new Firefox add-on that switches to encrypted connections whenever possible. The Firefox add-on comes preconfigured with seventeen websites and services from PayPal and Twitter to the New York Times, Facebook or Google Search. Connections to those websites will automatically be switched to the encrypted [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox