Well, this is certainly a major change for the next Windows operating system (code name Windows 8). Yahoo! says the new user interface is a lot like that of the Windows Phone UI. Big design emphasis to run on touch-screen PCs and tablets. However, you will still be able to use the traditional keyboard and mouse. ‘Windows 8’ also uses HTML 5 and JavsScript for many of the apps. The video also talks about the upcoming IE10.
June 2, 2011
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Well, this is certainly a major change for the next Windows operating system (code name Windows 8). Yahoo! says the new user interface is a lot like that of the Windows Phone UI. Big design emphasis to run on touch-screen PCs and tablets. However, you will still be able to use the traditional keyboard and mouse. ‘Windows 8’ also uses HTML 5 and JavsScript for many of the apps. The video also talks about the upcoming IE10.
Mozilla Labs has released the first beta of Thunderbird 5 (formerly Thunderbird 3.3) on June 2, 2011. To bypass extension compatibility checking in Thunderbird 5 Beta 1: Tools Menu > Options… Advanced Tab > In the Advanced Configuration section near the bottom click the Config Editor… button Click the I’ll be careful, I promise! button Right-click in the list and select New > Boolean Enter extensions.checkCompatibility.5.0b and set to FALSE Close the about:config Windows and click OK on the Options window Close and restart Thunderbird and previously disabled add-ons should automatically be re-enabled. If not go to Tools Menu >…
Quit Firefox for Mobile allows user to quit Fennec (Firefox for Mobile) by closing all open tabs or selecting ‘Quit’ from the Firefox for Mobile menu. This add-on is more for developers as most Android users should not need to have to ‘quit’ Firefox as the Android OS automatically pauses applications when they are in the background, and closes them when free memory is needed. However, they may be times you want to quickly exit Firefox (such as to wanting to start a fresh session). Quit Firefox for Mobile works with Firefox for Mobile 4.0 or newer. The add-on can…
Mozilla Labs should be releasing the first beta for Thunderbird 5 (Miramar) later today. Important: To match up with the current version numbering of Firefox, Miramar has been renumbered from 3.3 during the Alpha builds to 5.0 for Beta builds and final release. Further Thunderbird has skipped version 4.0.
Firefox 5 introduces a new feature that changes the way tab bar behaves when you close a tab. In Google Chrome, when you close a tab, the remaining tabs do not immediately resize. This allows you to keep closing tabs without having to move your mouse. Once you mouse off the tab bar then the remaining tabs will resize to adjust to the space on the tab bar. This feature has already been implemented on Firefox 5 Aurora as well as Beta. For those who prefer the old behavior, I am certain there is an about:config tweak, however I am…