” Yahoo’s partnership with a toolbar provider has led to questionable affiliate links showing up in the latest version of the Yahoo Toolbar for both Firefox and IE. “ Mar 22, 2013 Details Yahoo Toolbar Serving Up Questionable Affiliate Links As Coupons
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While this is written about Firefox some of the tips listed would apply to any browser. “Whenever you hop on to the Internet you are facing dangers. While it is relatively safe on popular sites such as Facebook or Google, it is possible that you are deceived even there. On Facebook, it may be a link that someone posted and that you are dying to follow (Justin Bieber did this, the Pope is dead), and on Google, you may for instance be deceived by advertisement. Once you wander off those well lighted paths on the Internet, things may turn to…
” YouTube has become a go-to location for listening to music — you get the video as well, but many of us just leave that in the background and listen while we work or surf. However, sometimes we all want to know exactly what the artist said and it can be difficult to decipher. Now there is a browser extension that works cross-platform with Chrome, Firefox and Opera to help you out with that …” Source: Ghacks Technology Newsletter Get YouTube lyrics for Chrome, Firefox and Opera
“… a brief overview of what plugins are, how you can use them, enable or disable them, stay up to date on the security front, debug problems, and whatnot. This should be an interesting exercise, although most of you are already well familiar with the topic, so I apologize for being boring in advance. … “ Source: Dedoimedo.com Firefox plugins management guide Go get it.
27 February 2013 Source: The H Open: News and Features Details Emergency Flash update blocks exploit targeted at Firefox
” In addition to its seamless syncing between desktop and tablet, Firefox for Android supports HTML5 and Web APIs plus a wide range of mobile video formats. Its Reader Mode automatically transforms articles and stories into easy-to-read pages. Its Awesome Screen automatically sorts your favorite sites onto one page, and its Awesome Bar helps you find sites with little to no typing. … “ Source: LinuxInsider More Slick Syncing May Sell You on Firefox for Android
08 February 2013 “Adobe has released security updates for its Flash Player on Windows and Mac OS X to address two critical vulnerabilities. The emergency release was necessary because, Adobe says, both vulnerabilities were being exploited in the wild in attacks on Windows and Mac systems. Fixes are also available for Linux and Android systems and should be installed as soon as possible, as the vulnerabilities allow attackers to take control of affected systems. …” Source: The H Security: News and Features Details Adobe patches two Flash Player zero day holes
02 February 2013 “Of the fifty vulnerabilities, twenty-six of them are rated at the highest CVSS level (10.0) and two at 9.3. “ Source: The H Open: News and Features Details Oracle releases emergency patches for Java
” Grammarly Lite is a spell checker for Chrome, Firefox and Safari Browsers. There are several extensions for checking spelling mistakes and Grammarly promises to do better than others by doing some extra things like contextual spell checking. “Features of this extension include contextual spell checking Grammar check, Punctuation correction, Synonymous suggestion, Dictionary & Thesaurus. It works anywhere on the web whether you are writing an email, a blog post or updating status on a social network site. …” Source: Technology Bites More Grammarly Lite: Spell Checker for Chrome, Safari and Firefox Go get it.
“… I usually run the Steam gaming client and do not pay a visit to the store on the website. Some users on the other hand may visit the website regularly, for instance to purchase games in different Steam stores or to make use of browser extensions and scripts that enhance the store.“Enhanced Steam for Firefox is such an extension. It adds a couple of new features to the Steam website that users may find useful. Please note that these features become only available if you log in to your Steam account. …” Source: Ghacks Technology Newsletter Improve your Steam…