With the news of the upcoming Firefox 3.6, comes hope that Firefox 3.5 is nearing completion. As of press, Firefox 3.5 is scheduled for a Beta 4 release on April 14th [as I am watching the Mozilla Project Weekly Status meeting live it has been announced the release date has been pushed back a week] which means we could see the final release may be as early as June (which would only be six months later than the original projected release date for then Firefox 3.1). Firefox 3.6 is code named Namoroka after the national park located in Madagascar. The…
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Back in the beginning of March, I wrote about the Signature Switch add-on in the TBird Signatures|Signature Switch post. It wasn’t until I went to post about this wonderful extension in Thunderbird Help, that I realized I didn’t include any screen-shots. So, here are some screen shots (click images for full-size view): Switch between your list of signatures via the Signature button on the compose window Signature Switch Options Set/Edit Signature
Just Released NONE Schedule this Coming Week NONE Future Release Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 – TBA Thunderbird 3 Beta 3 – May 5th Tentative
Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week None Future Release Firefox 2.0.0.20 -> 3.0.9 MU – Late April Firefox 3.0.9 – April 21, 2009 Firefox 3.0.10 – Mid May 2009 Firefox 3.5b4 – April 14, 2009
I am very excited about this news. Personas is one of the best Firefox extensions out there. For those of you not faimilar with the Mozilla Labs project, Personsas here is what I wrote about this unique add-on back in December 2007 — Review: Personas: Personas is an extension or is it a theme? Both actually, it is extension that “adds lightweight theming” to your Firefox. Lightweight in that it only does the main browser window, not any of the options, bookmarks, downloads, etc. windows. There are several Personas to choose from and they apply on-the-fly (no restart needed once…
ADDONS.MOZILLA.ORG (AMO) 3.1b3 compatibility up to 65% of total usage (+5%) Total 3.1.* compatibility up to 84%, working to close gap on b3 compatibility Starting with beta 4, 3.5.* version will be available on AMO. Continuing to work on improving AMO editor throughput, currently around 700 reviews/month, goal is to double this by end of Q2 and reduce review time. Meeting with MoMo this week to talk about improving AMO story for Thunderbird with better editor support and more frequent updates of recommended lists for TB. FIREFOX Firefox 3.0.8 On Wednesday, a critical vulnerability was posted to a public vulnerability…
Thunderbird related news from the March 30th Mozilla Project Weekly Status meeting: Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 NO REPORT TBird 3.0b3 (Shredder) – Status: In Progress 3.0b3 schedule updated slightly; work continues
Just Released Firefox 3.0.8 – March 27th, 2009 Schedule this Coming Week None Future Release Firefox 3.0.9 – Mid April 2009 Firefox 3.0.10 – Mid May 2009 Firefox 3.5b4 – Mid April 2009 Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 – TBA Thunderbird 3 Beta 4 / Release Candidate 1– TBA
Just Released NONE Schedule this Coming Week NONE Future Release Thunderbird 2.0.0.22 – TBA Thunderbird 3 Beta 4/Release Candidate 1 – TBA
Mozilla has released the eight stability and security update for the current Firefox 3 browser. This update addresses a couple of security vulnerabilities: CanSecWest 2009 Pwn2Own Exploit XSL Transform Vulnerability For more information about What’s New in Firefox 3.0.8, check out the Release Notes. Current Firefox 3 users may obtain Firefox 3.0.8 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 3.0.8 directly via getfirefox.com Note: Due to this firedrill release, all patches, updates, fixes originally planed…