Firefox 3.5.3 was released on September 10th. This release addresses three critical security vulnerabilities. This is the first Firefox release which will check for out-dated plugins. However, at this Firefox will only be checking to see if your Adobe Flash Plugin is current. Auto-updates should be occurring in the next 24-48 hours, otherwise users may get the latest update by going to Help menu and selecting Check For Updates. Also, a reminder from Mozilla Developer Network, If you’re still using Firefox 2.0.0.x, this version is no longer supported and contains known security vulnerabilities. Please upgrade to Firefox 3.5 by downloading…
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Kristof Polleunis recently dropped a note to The Guru to take a look at the Gcache Plus extension. A very simple yet useful extension which allows you to “Resurrect a dead pages“. Simply put once installed the add-on uses a keyboard short cut CRTL+SHIFT+ALT+G or context (right-click) menu entry (Gcached Page) to allow you to pull up (if available) the Google cached version of the page. Gache Plus works with Firefox 2.0 and newer and is around 12 KB.
Starting with the Firefox 3.0.14 and 3.5.3 builds due out mid next week, Firefox will automatically warn you if you have an out-dated plugin. The first plugin to be checked will be Adobe Flash. Users will see a warning screen (see below), “You should update Adobe Flash right now” with a direct link to Adobe’s site to get the update when restarting the browser after installing the newest Firefox update. Users who have an up-to-date version of the plug-in will see the usual “You’ve been updated to the latest version of Firefox” screen (as seen at the bottom of this…
Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week Firefox 3.0.14– September 9th Firefox 3.5.3 – September 9th Future Release Firefox 3.0.15 – October 21st Firefox 3.5.4 – October 21st Firefox 3.6 – November 2009 Firefox 3.7 – Spring 2010
Found this interesting story on the Microsoft Blog earlier this week. Seems Sony has cut a deal with Google (the makers of the Chrome Browser) to have Chrome to be the default browser on new Sony Vaio PCs instead of the usual Internet Exploiter. The deal is a big win for Google, which has struggled to give Chrome a significant share of the market. In August, Chrome captured nearly 3 percent of the market, versus Internet Explorer’s 67 percent and Firefox’s 23 percent, according to Net Applications. The agreement is Google’s first with a computer manufacturer. Microsoft has similar deals…