To disable the automatic update to IE7 on your own machine (Note: if you DO NOT have Windows XP SP2 installed DO NOT continue, IE7 requires you to have SP2): Download to your DESKTOP the IE7 Blocking Tool from the IntelliAdmin site The downloaded file is calledIE7BlockingTool.exe, double click on the file to run Click the radio button: Disable IE 7 auto install Click Apply and you have blocked IE 7 from being force fed to you via auto-update Move the downloaded file from your desktop into the recycle bin.
October 17, 2006
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Last month I wrote about the contest to name Mozilla Japan’s new mascot (as seen on the left). The contest has ended and the official name is Foxkeh. I still have to wonder what the other mascot entries were like if Mozilla Japan choose this one out of some 600. Yes it is a “Fire Fox” but still. I have collected some various comments about Foxkeh: ceebs’n’elvis on Team Vox: “Looks like that fox was eating some extra spicy hot wings…and is paying for it this morning!” SonOfPearl on Mozilla Links: “I think a slight re-design is needed to make…
With the recent $1.65 Billion acquisition of YouTube by Google people have wondered how Google is going to ‘promote’ YouTube. Ryan at CyberNet News happened to stumble upon this great YouTube video, GoolgeTube: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UItu93WspwY]
I have posted many good Firefox tips, however these tips have been a bit buried and difficult to locate amongst the 150+ (wow!) posts. To make locating these tips much easier, I have added Mozilla Firefox Tips to the categories list.