Articles by ElGuru

Thunderbird 3.1.11 Coming / 3.3 News

Mozilla has updated their release schedule to reflect an update for Thunderbird 3.1 (3.1.11) coming on June 21st. Thunderbird 3.3 has had it’s string freeze meaning no new features can be introduced for this build. There is sill a few weeks of testing down the road. No release date has been announced but could also be June 21st as well.

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Firefox Release Recap: May 2011 Week 2

Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week Firefox 5 Beta – May 17th Future Releases Firefox 6 Aurora – May 24th Firefox 3.6.18 – June 21st Firefox 5 – June 21st Firefox 6 Beta – July 4th

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Microsoft Skype

With the recent news that Microsoft is acquiring Skype, it did not take long for someone to come out with a packaging design for the new Microsoft Skype. The Super Annoying Edition (with Clippy) is one of 12 editions coming to a Microsoft Store near you. Source: Microsoft Blog

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Clarification on New Rapid Release Process

I feel I should clarify a few things about the new release schedule. Many people are saying Mozilla is moving too fast with Firefox releases. It may appear that way because of the numbering change but things are not changing that much. In the past Mozilla would release an incremental update (such as 3.6.1) which included bug patches and minor security fixes about once every six weeks. A major release (such as 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0) about every six to twelve months. Further, with these major releases they would try to implement all the new features/improvements/enhancements at once. The problem…

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Firefox Release Recap: May 2011 Week 1

Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week None Future Release Firefox 5 Beta – May 17th Firefox 6 Aurora – May 24th Firefox 5 – June 21st Firefox 6 Beta – July 4th

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Happy Birthday to Us!

On May 1, 2006, a blog was born. The Firefox Extension Guru’s Blog that is. We debuted on Blogger but within a few months moved over to WordPress. The big Firefox news back in 2005 was the upcoming Firefox 2.0 due out later that year as well as the collapse of an anti-spam extension and the decision not to include Places in Firefox 2. I was never really sure if the blog would last, but it has continued to grow. Currently averages around 1500 views per day. That did peak to nearly 3000 views on they day of and following…

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Firefox Release Recap: April 2011 Week 4

Just Released Firefox 3.5.19 – April 28th Firefox 3.6.17 – April 28th Firefox 4 Macaw (4.0.1) – April 28th Firefox 4.0.1 for Mobile – April 28th Schedule this Coming Week None Future Release Firefox 5 Beta – May 17th Firefox 6 Aurora – May 24th Firefox 5 – June 21st Firefox 6 Beta – July 4th

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Thunderbird 3.1.10 Released

Mozilla Messaging has released an update for Thunderbird 3.1 on April 28th. This release addressed: Several security and stability issues. For more information and to download see the Thunderbird 3.1.10 Release Notes. IMPORTANT! Support for Thunderbird 3.0 has ended! Upgrade to Thunderbird 3.1

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Firefox 3.5.19, 3.6.17, 4.0.1 Released

Mozilla has released the final update for Firefox 3.5, 17th for 3.6 and the first for Firefox 4. These updates fixed several security issues & stability issues. Firefox 3.5.19 Release Notes Firefox 3.6.17 Release Notes Firefox 4.0 Macaw (4.0.1) Release Notes Firefox 3.5/3.6 users can get the update by going to Help >> Check For Updates. Firefox 4 users go to the Firefox Menu > Help > About Firefox. Firefox 3.5 users this is the final update. Depending on your operating system you should upgrade to Firefox 3.6 or 4.    

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Upcoming Releases Delayed

Checked the Mozilla release schedule to see if Mozilla was still on schedule for the releases on April 26th. It appears the following releases have been delayed until April 28th now: Firefox 3.5.19 Firefox 3.6.17 Firefox 4 Macaw Firefox 4.0.1 for Mobile

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