November 15, 2012

Mozilla Launches Experimental Browser-Based Simulator For Firefox OS

” Mozilla’s Firefox OS (also known as Boot to Gecko), a mobile operating system that focuses on web technologies like HTML, CSS and JavaScript, is quickly moving through its development stages. While it’s already possible to install Firefox OS on many phones, the Firefox OS team today launched its Firefox OS Simulator. The simulator, which is still considered “experimental,” is basically a Firefox add-on that should run on Windows, Mac and Linux (though there are currently some known issues with Linux and Windows XP).“Once installed, the simulator will automatically keep itself updated with the latest snapshots from the Boot to…

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8 Tips for Safe Online Shopping with Firefox

Though a lot of this seems obvious it sometimes to easy to over look some of these such as: ” 1. Use the latest version of Firefox. With every update comes more security. If you’re using an older browser, you’re putting yourself at greater risk. An update is so simple — either download the latest version or go to to Firefox > About Firefox to see if you’re up to date. 3. Know if the site is secure. There are two quick and easy things to look for when shopping a site. First, does the URL start with HTTPS (instead of HTTP)? And…

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