2012

Firefox Release Recap: November 17, 2012

Just Released None Coming Soon November 20th Firefox 17 Firefox for Android 17 Firefox 10.0.11 ESR Firefox 17.0 ESR Firefox 18 Beta (18.0b1)* Firefox 19 Aurora (19.0a2)* Future Releases Early/Mid January 2013 Firefox 18 Firefox for Android 18 Firefox 10.0.12 ESR (EOL) Firefox 17.0.1 ESR Firefox 19 Beta (19.0b1)* Firefox 20 Aurora (20.0a2)* EOL – End of Life, this build version will no longer be supported after this release. * As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule,dates listed for Aurora and Beta builds reflect when the code merge is set to begin. The actual release to that particular channel may…

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Thunderbird Release Update: November 17, 2012

Just Released None Coming Soon November 20th Thunderbird ESR 10.0.11 Thunderbird ESR 17.0 Thunderbird 17 Thunderbird 18 Beta (18.0b1)* Thunderbird 19 Earlybird (19.0a2)* Future Releases Early/Mid January 2013 Thunderbird ESR 10.0.12 (EOL) Thunderbird ESR 17.0.1 Thunderbird 18 Thunderbird 19 Beta (19.0b1)* Thunderbird 20 Earlybird (20.0a2)* EOL – End of Life, this build version will no longer be supported after this release. * As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule,dates listed for Earlybird and Beta builds reflect when the code merge is set to begin. The actual release to that particular channel may vary by several days. See the Wiki…

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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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Firefox is 8!

On November 9, 2004 the first official build (1.0) of Firefox was released. Eight years later Firefox is still going strong as both a desktop as well as mobile (Android) browser. Read more at The Den.

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Thunderbird 17 User Interface Changes

Thunderbird 17 due for release on/around November 20th features a redesigned user interface. Like Firefox, Thunderbird is going to have a cleaner and simpler user interface. This means by default removing the Menu bar (which can be brought back temporarily via the ALT key and restored by going to View > Toolbars > Menu Bar) and using an App Button/Menu like Firefox. However, unlike Firefox it is not a ‘Thunderbird’ button and it is not at the top left. Instead it is a little button with 3 horizontal lines on the far right (yet another design ‘borrowed’ from Chrome which…

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How to remove IncrediMail MyStart from the Firefox browser

“Users of the popular IncrediMail may have noticed that the service has modified the default search engine and homepage of the Firefox web browser after installation. The free version of IncrediMail will make those changes to the Internet browser unless you select the custom installation option during program installation and uncheck the “Make MyStart by IncrediMail my default search engine” and “Make MyStart by IncrediMail my homepage”.“If you do not, you end up with a new home page that opens up in the browser and a new default search engine. Let me show you how you can reverse the changes…

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Thunderbird 16.0.2 Released

Mozilla released an important update for Thunderbird 16.0 with Thunderbird 16.0.2 on October 29th, 2012. Thunderbird 16.0.2 addressed these issues: Security vulnerabilities with Location object issues Bug 803843: IMAP based accounts could sometimes continuously download emails Existing Thunderbird 16.0.x users can update via Help > About Thunderbird or downloading and manually installing via the getthunderbird.com site.

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Firefox 16.0.2 Released

Mozilla identified some security vulnerabilities with Location object issues in Firefox 16.0.1. The 16.0.2 update addresses said vulnerabilities. Firefox 15 users are not affected by these vulnerabilities. Existing Firefox 16.0.x users can updated to 16.0.2 via Help > About Firefox or download and install Firefox 16.0.2 manually via the getfirefox.com site.An update for Firefox 16.0.2 for Android has already been pushed out to Google Play Store.

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