Note: If you have not done so already read the previous post: Update: Firefox Password Manager Vulnerability. Now, I did some testing in Firefox 1.5.0.9 as well as 3.0a1 and the results were well surprising: Firefox 1.5.0.9 ~ Same vulnerability exists but doing the tweak in the about:config as described in the previous post fixes this. Firefox 3.0a1 ~ Same vulnerability exists as well. However there is no about:config entry for signon.prefillForms. So I decided I would add the entry to about:config and perform the test. The results were not good, Firefox 3.0a1 failed the test. Actually, I am not…
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With Firefox 2.0.0.1 being released yesterday, many folks have been asking has this fixed the the Firefox Password Manager Vulnerability. The short answer is NO. However, there is a simple fix via an about:config tweak that will protect you until this is fixed in the 2.0.0.2 release next month. In order to get 2.0.0.1 with all its fixes out in a timely manner this fix was pushed back to the next release. Before you do this tweak take a look at this demonstration site, it will show you exactly how the vulnerability works. Be sure to visit the site again…
I had mentioned earlier that Mozilla had not updated the getfirefox.com page with the latest builds. Well, I just checked a few minutes ago and Mozilla has finally updated getfirefox.com with Firefox 1.5.0.9 and 2.0.0.1 builds. I tried the auto-update earlier but it was not working on my 1.5.0.8 (or was it 1.5.0.7) build. This may have been caused by an issue on my end as I don’t think the 1.5.0.8 build ever installed correctly. I had just gone ahead and manually download and installed 1.5.0.9 over whatever build I had previously in that folder. News Source: CyberNet.
Today Mozilla has released three major updates (postponed from December 14th): Firefox 1.5.0.9, likely to be the last release on the 1.5 builds. Remember, all support for the 1.5 builds will end on April 24, 2007. Firefox 2.0.0.1, 183 bug fixes including (but not limited too): Crashes (42), Memory Leaks (3), Regressions (41) and Privacy Related (4). Thunderbird 1.5.0.9, 7 bug fixes* including: Build Configuration (2), Functionality (2), Spellchecker (1), Mac-specific (1) and Miscellaneous (1) Auto-updates should start kicking in later this evening. If you want to update sooner visit getfirefox.com (note: at time of press, Mozilla has not yet…
Thanks to everyone who has commented about the new theme and layout. Based on these comments I have made a couple more tweaks. The old ‘Featured Links’ section use to have ‘buttons’ for all the browsers and some of the blogs. People commented those did not look so great with the rest of the blog. Well, I have to agree the ‘buttons’ were all different sizes and just too big. I have removed all the linked images. Also recategorized the ‘Featured Links’ into either ‘Blogs’ or ‘Internet & Browsers’. I have also added a link to FileZilla, a fast and…
Thanks to Google Automatic Translation feature, I am pleased to announce the Firefox Extension Guru’s Blog is now available in these additional languages: Arabic* Simplified Chinese* French German Italian Japanese* Korean* Portuguese Russian* Spanish * Translation feature for these languages are still in BETA stage and may not yet be fully functional.
Once again I have changed the Blog’s theme and layout. This new theme is called Garland and also a three column design, but the content in is the center. Since this theme allows me to choose my own colors I had a chance to try out a cool color scheme finder. Ryan at CyberNet used this site: HTML Colour Code Combination Chooser, when he redid the CyberNet Blog around Thanksgiving. Couple other minor changes, the About The Guru and Disclaimer links are now in the header and some of the Feature Links graphics had to be changed due to size…
Today Mozilla has released three major updates (postponed from December 14th): Firefox 1.5.0.9, likely to be the last release on the 1.5 builds. Remember, all support for the 1.5 builds will end on April 24, 2007. Firefox 2.0.0.1, 183 bug fixes including (but not limited too): Crashes (42), Memory Leaks (3), Regressions (41) and Privacy Related (4). Thunderbird 1.5.0.9, 7 bug fixes* including: Build Configuration (2), Functionality (2), Spellchecker (1), Mac-specific (1) and Miscellaneous (1) Auto-updates should start kicking in later this evening. If you want to update sooner visit getfirefox.com (note: at time of press, Mozilla has not yet…
If I could put together an extension suite, I would create a Tweaking/Troubleshooting Suite which would include four very useful extensions; about:config, ChromEdit Plus, Infolister and Nightly Tester Tools. I will go into a brief summary of each of these extensions below. For more detailed information, click on the extension name. about:config – adds toolbar icon to open ‘about:config’ in a medium size pop-up window. Very handy as you don’t have to keep switching between tabs (twek directions are in one tab and ‘about:config’ is in another). ChromEdit Plus – automatically locates and allows you to edit your (based on…
The next Thunderbird 2 milestone, Beta 1 was released earlier this week. The final release is still a couple months away (first quarter 2007). Here are the new features for Thunderbird 2.0b1: Message Tags: Create your own tags for organizing email. Messages can be assigned any number of tags. Tags can be combined with saved searches and mail views to make it easier to organize email. Visual Theme:Thunderbird 2’s theme and user interface have been updated to improve usability. Session History Navigation: Back and Forward buttons allow navigation through message history. Folder Views: Customize the folder pane to show favorite,…