September 5, 2008

Firefox 3.1a2/Shiretoko Released

Firefox 3.1 is based on the Gecko 1.9.1 rendering engine. Firefox 3.1a2 New Features: Support for the HTML 5 <video> element Initial support for web worker threads You can now drag and drop tabs between browser windows New selector to create areas of Aero-style “glass” in XUL Support for CSS 2.1 properties: ::before and ::after, and white-space:pre-line Support for CSS 3 properties: -moz-border-image, word-wrap: break-word, text-shadow, box-shadow and column-rule Performance improvements and new preference values for color management profile support Suggested Readings: Firefox 3.1a2 Release Notes The “Firefox 3.1 For Developers” article Mozilla Links: Firefox 3 Alpha 2 reviewed Download…

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Gates-Seinfeld Shoe Store Commercial

Could come someone kindly explain what the heck this Microsoft Commercial featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld is suppose to be about? It makes about as much sense as an episode of Seinfeld! I am guessing it could be something to do with Windows 7, but really don’t have a clue… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz6amk3P-hY] ETA: Just saw a shorter version on The Discovery Channel the other night. Found via Todd Bishop’s Microsoft Blog

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