Firefox 2.0.0.16 – Release on July 15th Firefox 3.0.1 – Released on July 16th Firefox 3.1a1 – Planned Alpha 1 Release this coming Friday, July 25. Beta 1 as early as August with final release by year end Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 – Version bump to keep in line with newest Firefox 2.0.0.X upcoming release. Contingent on the release of Firefox 2.0.0.16. Sent to beta channel on July 16th. Projected release date somewhere around July 22nd, 23rd or 24th Thunderbird 3.0a2 – Code freeze occured on July 8th. Handed off to builds on July 16th. No other scheduling information available at this…
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One of the features I like with Windows Vista (yes there are some things I like with Vista) is the improved ALT+TAB interface. With Windows Vista not only can you still switch between windows with ALT+TAB but it shows you a preview of the Window. Now, Firefox does have a tab switcher option by default with CTRL+Tab. But all this does is switch between tabs by bringing the next (or previous if you do CTRL+SHIFT+Tab) into focus. There is no preview interface like I grown so accustom to in Windows Vista. That is until the Control Tab extension: This add-on…
This was another add-on from the 50 Add-ons…Change The Way You Surf The Web post that I thought would be very handy to have. Sadly, I was wrong. This add-on has a lot of potential but it’s default behaviors really bother me and are some what confusing. Once this add-on is install you will get your choice of a couple buttons to help you manage your Closed Tabs. However even that takes some work and is confusing. Here are my complaints: By default it adds an ‘Undo Last Closed Tab’ button to the left of the tab bar. I did…
There are seveal ways to quickly repoen a tab that was closed in error: CTRL+SHIFT+T reopens the last closed tab (note: CTRL+T opens a new tab) Right-click anywhere in the tab bar and select ‘Undo Closed Tab’ also reopens the last closed tab From the History Menu then Recently Closed Tabs allows you to select from a list of recently closed tabs.
Found this handy add-on from the list in the 50 Add-ons…Change The Way You Surf The Web post. Some sites (especially newspaper/television) require you to create a free account to view some or all of the content. Many people don’t want to give out their personal information or email address. In the case of the latter, some people setup a ‘junk email’ account for the purpose. Still, it is pain and time consuming to have to register then wait for a confirmation email before you see or worse get back to the content you were trying to view. BugMeNot allows…
What can I say, I am sucker for add-ons lists. They’re great as I usually I can find a new add-on or two add to my collection that I would have not known about otherwise. Last month we brought you 100 Essential Firefox Add-Ons for Librarians. This time around we have 50 Firefox 3 Add-ons That Will Change the Way You Surf the Web. Like the Librarians collection there are also broken down in to categories. Even better about this list is since all the add-ons listed are hosted on AMO, they should work with no problems in Firefox 3….
With the recent release of Firefox 3.0.1, some users are finding that their add-ons that had been working prior suddenly stopped working due to incompatibility. This is an actually a problem that is being caused by the add-on developers. While they have specified their compatibility range as Firefox 2.0-3.0.*, the have incorrectly declared the add-ons’ maxVersion as “3.0” (works up to Firefox 3.0 only) instead of “3.0.*” (works with any Firefox 3.0 build). While most of the add-ons hosted via AMO are correctly configured, this may not be the case for add-ons hosted else where. Should you run into a…
Firefox 3.0.1 the first security update for Firefox 3 has been released. See Firefox 3.0.1 Release Notes for more details. Current Firefox 3 users may obtain Firefox 3.0.1 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 3.0.1 directly by going to http://getfirefox.com. News Source: Mozilla Developers News
Firefox 2.0.0.16 a security update has been released. See Firefox 2.0.0.16 Release Notes for more details. Users may obtain Firefox 2.0.0.16 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 2.0.0.16 directly by going to http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html News Source: Mozilla Developers News
FIREFOX/GECKO Fx 2.0.0.16 – Status: Pending Release Current Schedule Code freeze: July 1 Builds start: July 2 QA starts: July 3 Release to beta channel: July 8 Final Release: July 15 Fx 3.0.1 – Status: Pending Release Current Schedule Code freeze: June 30th Bake time: July 1st Builds start: July 2nd QA starts: July 3rd Release to beta channel: July 8th Final Release: July 16 Fx 3.1a1 – Status: In Development Current Schedule Code freeze: TBD Builds start: TBD QA starts: TBD Release to beta channel: TBD Final Release: Mid July Firefox 3.1/Gecko 1.9.1 – Status: Pending Code Freeze Alpha…