Articles by ElGuru

Major Update Firefox 3.5 to 3.6 Released

Starting today users on Firefox 3.5 (or older versions) will be offered a direct upgrade to Firefox 3.6. Note: The upgrade offer will not appear until there has been at least 10 minutes without any keyboard activity. The offer can also be access via the Help Menu and selecting Check For Updates… Users can able to choose to: Wait 24 hours (“Ask Later”) Decline the offer (“No Thanks”) Accept the free upgrade (“Get the New Version”) Source: Mozilla Developers News

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Firefox Release Recap: March 2010 Week 1

Just Released Firefox 3.7/Gecko 1.9.3a2 – March 2, 2010 Schedule this Coming Week None Future Release Firefox 3.0.19 – March 30, 2010 Firefox 3.5.9 – March 30, 2010 Firefox 3.6.2 – TBA Firefox 3.7/Gecko 1.9.3a3 – TBA

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Firefox 3.7/Gecko 1.9.3 Alpha 2 Released

Mozilla has released the second Alpha for Gecko 1.9.3 layout engine likely to be used in the future Firefox 3.7. This release is being made available for testing purposes only, and is intended for web application developers and the testing community. See Release Notes for more information and download/installation instructions.

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Thunderbird 3.0.3 Released

Mozilla Messaging has release an emergency third update for Thunderbird 3.0 on all platforms. This release fixes an issue with mail folders for some users who updated to Thunderbird 3.0.2. Thunderbird 3.0 users should be prompted to update within the next 48-hours or can do so manually via Help >> Check For Updates… For information as to what’s new, see Thunderbird release notes Source: Mozilla Developers News

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Firefox Release Recap: February Week 3

Just Released Firefox 3.0.18 – February 17th Firefox 3.5.8 – February 17th Schedule this Coming Week None Future Release Firefox 3.6.1 – TBA Firefox 3.7 – TBA

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Firefox 3.5.8 Released

Firefox 3.5.8 was released on February 17th. See complete Release Notes for full details. 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 3.0.x, this version is no longer supported and may contain security vulnerabilities. Please upgrade to Firefox 3.5 by downloading Firefox 3.5.8 from www.firefox.com.

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Firefox 3.0.18 Released

Mozilla has released the 18th and final stability and security update for the Firefox 3 browser. For more information about What’s New in Firefox 3.0.18, check out the Firefox 3.0.18 Release Notes. Current Firefox 3 users may obtain Firefox 3.0.18 manually via the Check for Updates… option from the Help menu. Automatic upgrade (for those who have this feature enabled) should occur within the next 24-48 hours. Alternatively, users may also download Firefox 3.0.18 directly via getfirefox.com IMPORTANT: Firefox 3.0 shall no longer be supported soon. Users should upgrade to Firefox 3.5 or 3.6 for continued support.

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New Contributor: Gareon

When I started this blog nearly 5-years ago I would have no idea how much it would grow. I spend a lot of my time breaking testing Firefox and many of the posts lately have been more technical or release news related. I am still quite active over on Go Firefox! and have been seeing a lot great news items being posted over there. I keep making notes to myself to post those articles on the blog, but just either get too caught up working on something else or just don’t have the time. I’ve known Gareon for some time…

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Firefox Release Recap: February Week 2

Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week Firefox 3.0.18 – February 16, 2010 Firefox 3.5.8 – February 16, 2010 Future Release Firefox 3.6.1 – TBA Firefox 3.7 – TBA

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