Tech Notes on Web Development and Software Development Technology » FireFox

Page Speed Firefox/Firebug Add-on

Shamly — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 06:05:33 +0000

Page Speed is an open-source Firefox/Firebug Add-on. Webmasters and web developers can use it to evaluate the performance of their web pages and to get suggestions on how to improve them. . . . → Read More: Page Speed Firefox/Firebug Add-on

How to Check for Outdated Plugins in Firefox

Shamly — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:22:01 +0000

Mozilla started the plugin check program to help users keep their plugins up to date. Outdated plugins are a major source of security and stability risk for web users. . . . → Read More: How to Check for Outdated Plugins in Firefox

Firefox 3.6.7 fixes critical issues in 3.6.6

Shamly — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:35:33 +0000

Mozilla has shipped a mega patch for Firefox to fix a total of 14 moderate to critical security flaws that expose Web surfers to attacks by hackers. . . . → Read More: Firefox 3.6.7 fixes critical issues in 3.6.6

Firefox is the official web browser of IBM

Shamly — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:43:37 +0000

In a blog post released on July 1st Bob Sutor, said out loud that they are officially adding a new piece of software to the list of default common applications they expect IBM employees to use, and that’s the Mozilla Firefox browser. . . . → Read More: Firefox is the official web browser of IBM

Firefox 3.6.6 fixes crash protection issue

Shamly — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:56:47 +0000

Firefox 3.6.6 has been released to fix the issues that most people were experiencing with the plugin-container or crash protection feature introduced in the 3.6.4 release recently as mentioned here. This latest release modifies the crash protection feature to increase the amount of time that plugins are allowed to be non-responsive before being terminated (Bug 574905).

. . . → Read More: Firefox 3.6.6 fixes crash protection issue

Is Firefox Losing Foothold on Linux?

Shamly — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:48:58 +0000

Firefox has been the default browser on Ubuntu for a long time. But now it looks like Firefox may not be included as the default browser on Ubuntu Netbook Edition 10.10. Ubuntu Netbook Edition has been optimized for smaller screens enabling it to work better on netbooks with the Intel Atom computer processor. . . . → Read More: Is Firefox Losing Foothold on Linux?

Firefox 3.5 Tab Mix Plus Add On

Shamly — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:16:00 +0000

Finally firefox 3.5 has been released on June 30th, the next major version of its popular open source Web browser. I will not be discussing the features available in the new browser as many forums have already done this. I have just installed the browser (over my existing 3.0.x version) and came across an . . . → Read More: Firefox 3.5 Tab Mix Plus Add On