In response to my recent Browser Smörgåsbord entry, some folks have asked for a link to get Minefield (Firefox 3.0a1). It took some hunting on the Mozilla FTP server but here is the link to folder with the latest nightly of Minefield: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-trunk/ Please keep in mind Minefield is still in early development and may not be very stable (this may have improved since the previous nightly I had was from sometime in August).
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One thing many people have complained about in regards to Mozilla Thunderbird is unlike Outlook, it does not have a calendar. Today on CyberNet News I came across this entry: Mozilla Sunbird And Lightning 0.3 RC1 Available. Mozilla Sunbird is a standalone calendar application where as Lightning is a Thunderbird Extension. While I have not yet had a chance to a look at Sunbird, I have installed and started briefly using Lightning. Here are some of the features: Adds a ‘Calendar’ Menu option which allows you to view your calendar in your message and preview panes. Adds Lightning pane in…
I had stated in my Browser Smörgåsbord entry… “Flock 0.7.6– Mozilla, the same people who brought you Firefox and Netscape also designed Flock, the social web browser.” Turns out the Guru made a bit of mistake as I learned when I received this comment regarding the entry from Will Pate, Community Ambassador, Flock: “FYI, Flock is entirely separate from Mozilla, although we proudly build our web browser on top of Firefox.“ I guess I should have paid more attention to the pop-up when selecting ‘About Flock’, from the Help Menu… Oh yeah, it does say Flock Inc., not Mozilla. Thanks…
Earlier today a comment left on my Thunderbird 2.0 Pre-Beta 1 entry asking if the developer’s site had an update for the Buttons! Extension. I stared at that comment for a moment and though how stupid of me not to check the developers site! I have some good news and bad news about this. The good news is the developer has put out an update back in August. The bad news trying to locate this information was a major pain in the rear. Here is the process I took to locate this update Searched for ‘Buttons!’ on Thunderbird Update. First…
Earlier today a comment left on my Thunderbird 2.0 Pre-Beta 1 entry asking if the developer’s site had an update for the Buttons! Extension. I stared at that comment for a moment and though how stupid of me not to check the developers site! I have some good news and bad news about this. The good news is the developer has put out an update back in August. The bad news trying to locate this information was a major pain in the rear. Here is the process I took to locate this update Searched for ‘Buttons!’ on Thunderbird Update. First…
USB memory sticks have become very popular as an easy way to transport your data. There are many creative styles and carrying cases but these are very…um…different. Made by Netherlands based design company OOOMS “manually selected” sticks and had them professionally stuffed with USB drives, making them incredibly unique and killing their pocketability in one fell swoop. Prices start at $57 for 256MB up to $88 for 1GB. CrunchGear » Blog Archive » Stick Your Wood In Your USB Port Blogged with Flock
I had mentioned the other night on my Firefox 2.0 RC1 Update entry two bug (353264 & 353266) reports I could not access due to not having a high enough authorization level. Today in mozilla links » Firefox vulnerability disclosed at ToorCon 2006: During hacker convention ToorCon 2006, speakers Mischa Spiegelmock and Andrew Wbeelsoi presented how a current Firefox vulnerability could be exploited to gain control of a web visitor’s computer. The example exploits a flaw in Mozilla’s JavaScript implementation. An attacker would need to craft a specially coded web page and would take control once an unknowingly visitor get…
My Quick Launch Bar I’ve got a smörgåsbord of browsers on my Quick Launch Bar: Internet Explore 6-Still the most recent public version of IE. I opted not to test out IE7 after the installation wanted me to disable my Firewall, Anti-Virus and other security software. The only site I MUST use IE directly for is Narda Radio. Even in IE Tab will not work, which is the only site I have run across that can not be accessed via IE Tab. Firefox 2.0 RC1 – The most up to date nightly builds for RC1. Still my primary browser. Netscape…
Thanks to Ashley at CyberNet News for finding this geeky but creative solution for what to do with all those old obsolete 3.5 inch floppy disk we have laying around collecting dust. Their article, How To Put The Old 3.5 Floppy Disk To Good Use, includes list of needed supplies as well as link to step-by-step instructions on how to make your own (geeky) computer carrying bag. Blogged with Flock
According to Mozilla Links, a new release candidate (RC2) is scheduled for October 6. Here is a break down of some the bugs to be fixed from the mozilla.dev.planning thread in Google (for more detailed info on the below bugs go to bugzilla and enter the 6-digit bug number): Bug 353160 ~ Unable to enter text into password field of Java Applett Bug 353264 ~ ? Bug 353266 ~ ? Bug 353628 ~ eBay zh-TW uses wrong input encoding Bug 353467 ~ [en-GB] updates to extra-jar.mn needed to stop tinderbox burning Bug 353271 ~ Update Firefox help content to 2.0…