In about two weeks Mozilla will release an update for Firefox. Version 1.5.0.7 is addressing some possible security issues and any known regressions. Now, hopefully this update will go smoother than the 1.5.0.5 update did when Mozilla pulled a ‘Microsoft’. In this instance a ‘Microsoft’ is causing a problem with fixing another problem, which they quickly fixed with the 1.5.0.6 release. At this time there are no planned updates for Thunderbird which will remain at the current 1.5.0.5 version. More information on the Firefox 1.5.0.7 Planing Page

Bad news.,there seems to be one pesky bug (and is big one) that won’t go away. The burrito-overflow bug (Cannot eat 10 burritos in 2 hours without vomiting) is a pesky one. Okay, so the developers are were just trying to break the tension with a little fun. There is a serious bug though it has to do with the rendering. This however has knocked the current release schedule totally out-of-whack with all the major milestones being pushed back a week. There is some good news though, if everything goes as planned (which thus far it hasn’t) FF 2.0 is…

Shortly after the release of Firefox 1.5.0.5, users discovered one of the new security fixes created a new problem. Bug 346167 was created on July 27th due to the Windows MediaPlayer plugin stopped working on certain sites. This bug fix is the Firefox 1.5.0.6 release. If your Firefox did not auto-updated to the new version, you can obtain the download by selecting from the Help Menu, ‘Check for Updates…‘ or you can get the update here.

The Firefox 2.0 Release Schedule has been updated slightly. The Beta 2 release has been pushed back until August 15th now to give developers time to finish the ‘visual refresh’ (look) of FF 2.0 release. CyberNet has more information about the Visual Refresh including screen shots.

mozillaZine posted an article/warning on Thursday, July 27th, in regards to a Trojan Horse Mozilla Firefox Extension. The Trojan Horse, dubbed by McAfee as FormSpy and Sophos as Troj/FireSpy-A is installed by a Windows malware known as Downloader-AXM. This piece of malware is used to download and install various Trojan Horses. For Firefox users, it downloads and silently installs (bypasses the installation warning) a modified version of Numbered Links 0.9 extension. While Numbered Links 0.9 is a legitimate extension the Trojan version will capture and send banking info along with passwords entered in Firefox as well as those for ICQ,…

On Monday, July 31st, the Firefox download counter crossed the 200 million mark. More info can be found at Spread Firefox.

Earlier this week Mozilla released version 1.5.0.5 of Thunderbird. If your Thunderbird did not auto-updated to the new version, you can obtain the download by selecting from the Help Menu, ‘Check for Updates…‘ Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 Release Notes:Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 provides stability and security enhancements that are part of our ongoing program to provide a safer email experience for our users. We recommend that all Thunderbird users upgrade to this latest version. Here’s what’s new in Thunderbird 1.5.0.5: Improvements to product stability. Several security fixes. The Rumbling Edge has a more detailed list of notable bug fixes.

While I was searching for news on an updated release schedule for Firefox 2.0, I came across an article over on internetnews.com about a new feature called Tab Overflow. This feature showed up in the Beta 1 release earlier this month. Funny I don’t recall seeing anything in the What’s New, must fall under the general category of ‘Changes to tabbed browsing behavior’. According to the article, the tests performed by internetnews.com, showed that this feature kicked in after opening 17 tabs while running at the 1024×768 resolution. The Tab Overflow feature will allow you scroll through your open tabs…