Posts tagged Firefox
Firefox 3.6 Has Finally Arrived
Jan 21st
Firefox 3.6 has finally arrived, head on over to getfirefox.com for the latest version or from within Firefox choose “Help” and then “Check for Update”.
This update sees several improvements:
- Improved performance, security and stability
- Users can now change their browser’s appearance with a single click, with built in support for Personas.
- Firefox 3.6 will alert users about out of date plugins to keep them safe.
- Open, native video can now be displayed full screen, and supports poster frames.
- Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness and startup time.
- Support for new CSS, DOM and HTML5 web technologies.
Review: Firefox 3.6 brings joy to Web devs, not just users
Firefox 3.6 Release Notes
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6/releasenotes/
Now don’t be an update slacker, stay updated and safe.
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Firefox 3.5.3 and 3.0.14 have been released
Sep 10th
Firefox 3.5.3 and 3.0.14 have been released
Head on over to getfirefox.com for the latest version or from within Firefox choose “Help” and then “Check for Update”.
The latest update fixes the following security issues.
Security Advisories for Firefox 3.5
http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox35.html
Security Advisories for Firefox 3.0
http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox30.html
The great new feature of this update is the warning you will receive when your flash player is outdated.
Old versions of the Adobe flash player are a common entrance for malware into your system. This new feature is yet another reason why I will continue to recommend Firefox over Internet Explorer.
Now don’t be an update slacker, stay updated and safe.
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How to smoothly transition to the Linux Desktop
Aug 13th
Using Free and Open software on your PC will save you money and also provide a more secure operating system. Switching to the following applications on your Windows PC will help you smoothly transition to the Free and Open Linux desktop.
Firefox as a replacement for Internet Explorer http://www.mozilla.com
Thunderbird as a replacement for Outlook Express http://www.mozillamessaging.com
Open Office as a replacement for Microsoft Office http://www.openoffice.org/
Abiword as a lightweight replacement for Microsoft Word. http://www.abisource.com/
Pidgin to replace your instant messaging software http://www.pidgin.im/
And finally Ubuntu as a replacement for Windows http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/904features/
Once you go free and open there will be no turning back to the dark side. Go set your desktop free…
Firefox 3.5.2 and 3.0.13 updates available
Aug 4th
Update Firefox to the newest version ASAP; click the following link for the most current version.
http://www.mozilla.com or from within Firefox choose “Help” and then “Check for Update”.
Bugs addressed by the current update include the following.
MFSA 2009-46 Chrome privilege escalation due to incorrectly cached wrapper
MFSA 2009-45 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.1.2/1.9.0.13)
MFSA 2009-44 Location bar and SSL indicator spoofing via window.open() on invalid URL
MFSA 2009-38 Data corruption with SOCKS5 reply containing DNS name longer than 15 characters
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/
The latest advisories can always been found at the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory site http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/
After the update you will have either Firefox 3.5.2 or 3.0.13 depending on your current version.
The Mozilla Foundation is recommending that Firefox 3.0.x users should now upgrade to 3.5.x – support for the former is set to end in January 2010.
Head on over to getfirefox.com for the latest version. Don’t be an update slacker, stay updated and safe.
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Firefox 3.5 critical JIT fix available for download
Jul 17th
Update Firefox to the newest version ASAP; click the following link for the most current version.
http://www.mozilla.com or from within Firefox choose Help and then Check for Updates
This update fixes the JIT bug in version 3.5 of Firefox.
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2009-41 http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-41.html
