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Firefox Release Recap: July 23, 2011

Just Released None Schedule this Coming Week Firefox 6.0 Beta 3 – TBD Future Releases Firefox 3.6.20 – August 16th Firefox 6 Final Release – August 16th Firefox 6 for Mobile Final Release – August 16th Firefox 7 Beta (7.0b1) – August 16th* Firefox 8 Aurora (8.0a2) – August 16th* Firefox 7 Final Release – September 27th Firefox 7 for Mobile Final Release – September 27th * As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule, dates listed for Aurora and Beta builds reflect when the code merge is set to begin. The actual release to that particular channel may vary…

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Mozilla jumps to deal with Google Toolbar demise

I don’t use the toolbar but I do use this and it may  come in handy for those who do.I didn’t realize how many services Google had. Display all Google services as buttons or as a space-saving dropdown menu next to your address bar or anywhere you like it. Reach services like Gmail, Google reader, Google maps, Google calendar, and many more in a single click from your browser. Google has canceled its toolbar for the current and future versions of Firefox, and Mozilla is scrambling to help users who might be left in the lurch and postponing their browser upgrades…”…

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Comcast locks Mac/Firefox to its own home page

Mac users. …his home page had been changed to comcast.net, and that the Comcast software had modified his Firefox profile so that there was no way to change the home page setting.“I contacted Comcast; they initially blamed the problem on a bug in Firefox. Mozilla denies this, and says it’s Comcast’s doing”, says the security researcher in his latest posting.“This is NOT a Firefox bug or issue”, a Mozilla spokesperson wrote in an email. “It is a Comcast method that applies preference changes to Firefox.”“Comcast has now acknowledged the issue, says Krebs, adding that the problem is limited to Mac…

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Remove Transparent Aero Theme Effect

Thunderbird 5, like Firefox 4 takes advantage of Windows Aero Glass effect on Vista and Windows 7. This results in a transparent menu bar, which some users find this transparency annoying. There are a couple ways to get around this. You can use a Persona or add these lines to your Thunderbird’s userChrome.css file: /*Removes Transparent Aero Theme Effect Windows Vista & 7 */ window, page, dialog, wizard, prefwindow { background-color: -moz-Dialog !important; } #toolbar-menubar { -moz-appearance: -moz-win-browsertabbar-toolbox !important; } “

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Clarification: Firefox 3.6.19/5.0.1

Mozilla did an emergency update for Firefox 3.6 & 5.0 on July 11th. There was an automatic update for Mac user only. While Mozilla did also publish Firefox 3.6.19 and 5.0.1 to the FTP site as well as at getfirefox.com for Windows and Mac users, there is no difference between Firefox 3.6.18/3.6.19 or 5.0/5.0.1 for Linux and Windows users. Therefore, an automatic update was not pushed out for Windows and Linux users. If for whatever reason you would like to update to Firefox 3.6.19 or 5.0.1 and are using Windows or Linux, you will need to so manually via getfirefox.com…

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Thunderbird 6.0 Beta 1 Now Available

Mozilla has released the first Beta for the upcoming (August 16th) Thunderbird 6.0 on the Communications Beta Channel. For those who were running Thunderbird 5.0 Beta, you will be offered an update to the 6.0 Beta version. Otherwise you can get it here. What’s New in Thunderbird Beta The latest version of Thunderbird Beta has the following changes: Support for Windows 7 Jump lists Several fixes when importing email from Microsoft Outlook Default mail client check now works with newer Linux distributions Various other user interface fixes and improvements and numerous other bug fixes

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A Look At the Electrosis Project

Goals for multi-process firefox “Since the release of Firefox 4 we’ve been working again to bring multi-process content support to Firefox. I thought that it would be good to write a post to try to lay out some of the reasons why we’re doing this. Although it might be obvious to many people, it’s good to actually lay it out on paper so that we have a clear understanding of why we’re doing something. It helps us determine what to prioritize as well as helps us measure when we’re ready to ship….” Source: Blog Mozilla More http://blog.mozilla.com/products/2011/07/15/goals-for-multi-process-firefox/

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Firefox Release Recap: July 16, 2011

Just Released Firefox 3.6.19 (Mac Only Update) – July 11th Firefox 5.0.1 (Mac Only Update) – July 11th Firefox 6.0 Beta 2 – July 15th Schedule this Coming Week None Future Releases Firefox 3.6.20 – August 16th Firefox 6 Final Release – August 16th Firefox 6 for Mobile Final Release – August 16th Firefox 7 Beta (7.0b1) – August 16th* Firefox 8 Aurora (8.0a2) – August 16th* Firefox 7 Final Release – September 27th Firefox 7 for Mobile Final Release – September 27th * As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule, dates listed for Aurora and Beta builds reflect…

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Thunderbird Release Update: Mid July 2011

Just Released Thunderbird 7 Earlybird – July 6th Coming Soon Thunderbird 3.1.12 – August 16th Thunderbird 6 Beta – To Be Announced Thunderbird 6 Final Release – August 16th Thunderbird 7 Beta – August 16th Thunderbird 8 Early Bird – August 16th Future Releases Thunderbird 7 Final Release – September 27th Thunderbird 8 Beta – September 27th Thunderbird 9 Early Bird – September 27th * As part of the new Rapid Release Schedule, dates listed for Aurora and Beta builds reflect when the code merge is to begin. The actual release to that particular channel may vary by several days….

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Firefox 6.0 Beta 2 Released

Mozilla has pushed out Beta 2 for Firefox 6 on the Beta channel. If you are already using Firefox 6 Beta 1 go to Help > About Firefox to update to Beta 2. Otherwise you may obtain Firefox 6.0b2 from the Future of Firefox page. Firefox 6.0 is scheduled for final release on August 16th, 2011.

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