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all ears
8 Feb 2010Both ears are now quite clearly up.
via [Asa Dotzler: Firefox and more]
Hacker News | Choosing The Best CSS Framework: A Complete Guide
8 Feb 2010
joshua : Hacker News | Choosing The Best CSS Framework: A Complete Guide Tags : css web devvia [HotLinks]
Here's the new feed URL!
Update your feedreader: this feed has now moved to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browse/type:1/cat:all/sort:updated/format:rssvia [DEAD FEED]
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via [DEAD FEED]svg-edit
7 Feb 2010
Simon Willison : svg-edit - svg-edit. Click the “Try out SVG-edit 2.4” link—this is an impressive, full featured open source vector graphics editor that runs in the browser.via [HotLinks]
Choire Sicha interviews Paul Ford, Harper's web editor
6 Feb 2010
Andy Baio : Choire Sicha interviews Paul Ford, Harper's web editor - "YOU ARE THE STUPIDEST WEBSITE IN STUPIDTOWN BECAUSE I WANT EVERYTHING FREE RIGHT NOW!"via [HotLinks]
an HTML5 offline image editor and uploader application ✩ Mozilla Hacks – ...
5 Feb 2010
wearehugh : an HTML5 offline image editor and uploader application ✩ Mozilla Hacks – the Web developer blog Tags : html5 offline crossdomain corsvia [HotLinks]
cross-site xmlhttprequest with CORS ✩ Mozilla Hacks – the Web developer blog
5 Feb 2010
wearehugh : cross-site xmlhttprequest with CORS ✩ Mozilla Hacks – the Web developer blog Tags : xmlhttprequest cors crossdomain detectvia [HotLinks]
jQuery TOOLS - The missing UI library for the Web
5 Feb 2010
Jeremy Zawodny : jQuery TOOLS - The missing UI library for the Web - jQuery TOOLS - The missing UI library for the Web: looks like some interesting jquery addonsvia [HotLinks]
The Mind of a Web Developer: An Illustrated Diagram
4 Feb 2010
Eric Meyer : The Mind of a Web Developer: An Illustrated Diagram - Mostly valid. (SEE WHAT I DID THERE?)via [HotLinks]
sodapop is growing up so fast
4 Feb 2010Sodapop turns 9 weeks old tomorrow. The most notable change from a week ago is that one of her ears has started to stand up. Eventually (probably in a week or so) both will be standing tall. The next change, besides weight gain and better manners, will be when more of her silver hair comes in. You c... continues
via [Asa Dotzler: Firefox and more]
WoW auction house in browser?
3 Feb 2010
nelson : WoW auction house in browser? - Blizzard is opening up the economic part of Warcraft to players outside the game. Web browser or iPhone based trading Tags : games warcraft blizzard mmosvia [HotLinks]
mozilla store needs you
2 Feb 2010The Mozilla Store needs your help! If you have a minute, please take this quick survey
via [Asa Dotzler: Firefox and more]
How Internet Explorer 8 document mode affects JavaScript | NCZOnline
2 Feb 2010
wearehugh : How Internet Explorer 8 document mode affects JavaScript | NCZOnline Tags : ie8 webdev javascriptvia [HotLinks]
W3C SVG Working Group Update for January 2010
1 Feb 2010by ieblog
In this post, I want to share some examples of the progress going on in the SVG Working Group. Microsoft recently joined the SVG Working Group, and other members (Mozilla, Apple and Opera among others) welcomed us warmly. I'm hopeful about the ways that SVG (both its current direction and future pot... continues
via [IEBlog]
Chromium Blog: 40,000 More Extensions!
1 Feb 2010
Rod Begbie : Chromium Blog: 40,000 More Extensions! - Hadn't noticed this -- Google Chrome has built-in support for Greasemonkey user scripts. Chrome has been my default browser for a while, so it's great to have my favourite tweaks back. Andy Baio : Google Chrome 4 adds support for native Greasem... continuesvia [HotLinks]
spring cleaning for firefox
25 Jan 2010It's not quite Spring yet, but with the release of Firefox 3.6, now would be a great time to give your browser a good cleaning. First, make sure you're on the latest Firefox. In the Help menu, select Check for updates... and apply any updates offered. Next, let's look at your extensions. Go to ... continues
via [Asa Dotzler: Firefox and more]
firefox 3.6 awaits you
21 Jan 2010Help -> Check for updates... Or, if you're on some other browser, just head over to getfirefox.com
via [Asa Dotzler: Firefox and more]
IE Cumulative Security Update Now Available
21 Jan 2010by ieblog
Today we released a Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer. We’ve released this Cumulative Security Update earlier than originally scheduled based on malicious activities reported on the web. The update is available via Windows Update and Microsoft Update. Most users configure thei... continues
via [IEBlog]
the french agree with the germans
18 Jan 2010Just a few days after the German government warned users off of Internet Explorer, the French government has done the same. Yes, all browsers have flaws, some of them security flaws. But IE has a known flaw that has been weaponized. There have been and are ongoing attacks in the wild. It is not sa... continues
via [Asa Dotzler: Firefox and more]
Add-on Guidelines in Action – Crawler Toolbar
14 Jan 2010by ieblog
A new version of the Crawler Toolbar has recently been released and comes with many improvements to the user experience similar to the changes we described in a previous post about the AVG Security Toolbar. It’s another great example of the Guidelines for add-on developers in action. Here are some... continues
via [IEBlog]
html5 and open video for youtube
14 Jan 2010HTML5 <video> with Ogg Theora codec support seems to be pretty popular among those voting on YouTube feature ideas.
These kinds of voting systems are of course heavily influenced by activist types, but it's still nice to see how dominant this feature request is given all of the other solid ide... continuesvia [Asa Dotzler: Firefox and more]
firefox add-ons
11 Jan 2010In case you don't read newsgroups, here's some of Mike Beltzner's latest comment:The JetPack project is very interesting to Firefox, and we are participating (as should all of you, as interested consumers and stakeholders!) in its development both in terms of building the platform and setting requir... continues
via [Asa Dotzler: Firefox and more]
firefox growth continues to be amazing
8 Jan 2010The Metrics Blog has an excellent post on Firefox's 2009 growth.
I'm consistently blown away by the scale this project has reached. via [Asa Dotzler: Firefox and more]
Microsoft Joins W3C SVG Working Group
5 Jan 2010by ieblog
As a part of Microsoft’s continued commitment to interoperability and standards support, yesterday we submitted our request to join the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Working Group of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). We’re excited to take part in ensuring future versions of the SVG spec will... continues
via [IEBlog]
firefox for maemo release candidate
1 Jan 2010Firefox for Maemo has just achieved release candidate status. w00t!
via [Asa Dotzler: Firefox and more]
Welcome 2010!
1 Jan 2010by ieblog
Happy N
w Year!via [IEBlog]
Accelerator Creation Guide
23 Dec 2009by ieblog
Introduction There are a lot of really cool services out there, and I think a lot of them would fit in really well with Accelerators. But even though there’s a lot of value to be had in creating Accelerators, I don’t think we’ve ever had a blog post explaining a step-by-step process for how to... continues
via [IEBlog]
Recap of Add-on-Con
17 Dec 2009by ieblog
We’ve just returned from Add-on-Con, an annual conference for browser add-on developers held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View California. The add-on development community is an entrepreneurial bunch of people and it’s exciting to hear about what they’re working on. Herman Ng, Ch... continues
via [IEBlog]
IE December Security Update Now Available
8 Dec 2009by ieblog
The IE Cumulative Security Update for December 2009 is now available via Windows Update or Microsoft Update. This security update resolves four privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The security update addresses these vulnerabilities... continues
via [IEBlog]
IE8 SmartScreen in action
23 Nov 2009by ieblog
Last week at PDC, as we were about to start talking to people about IE9, I saw the following notification from my Facebook account: From: Facebook [mailto:notification+mwm5axbx@facebookmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:05 AM Dina posted something on your Wall and wrote: "funny vid of u,... continues
via [IEBlog]
Firefox on Playstation 3?
19 Nov 2009by
There's a rumor out that Sony is looking into bringing Firefox to the PS3 platform:
"We recently received a tip from a source very close to Sony who says that they have been in talks with Mozilla lately about possibly porting firefox over to the PS3. That said, our source made sure to point out th... continues
via [Gemal's Psyched Blog: Mozilla]
An Early Look At IE9 for Developers
18 Nov 2009by ieblog
We’re just about a month after the Windows 7 launch, and wanted to show an early look at some of the work underway on Internet Explorer 9. At the PDC today, in addition to demonstrating some of the progress on performance and interoperable standards, we showed how IE and Windows will make t... continues
via [IEBlog]
about:memory landed
4 Oct 2009by
I'm here at EU MozCamp 2009 in wonderful Prague, and just saw that the about:memory feature landed on trunk. I had the chance to talk to Vladimir Vukicevic, how implemented the infrastructure for it, and he told him that this is just an initial landing. The about:memory is not yet finished and it c... continues
via [Gemal's Psyched Blog: Mozilla]
Can this be done? Links in same tab, links from external apps in new tab
18 Sep 2009by
I'm trying to figure out a way to achieve this: 1) I want links to open in the same tab. So if I click on a link that has target=_blank or target=_new in my Mozilla Firefox I want them to open in the same tab. Popups I want to open in a new window. 2) I want links from external applications to ope... continues
via [Gemal's Psyched Blog: Mozilla]
Thunderbird can now auto config your account
28 Apr 2009by
A couple of days ago the first big part of the auto detection of mail accounts landed in Thunderbird. I've blogged about the feature before. This means that you no longer have to enter all of the technical information to add an account. Just enter your name, email and password and Thunderbird will ... continues
via [Gemal's Psyched Blog: Mozilla]
Open Source software in the public sector
24 Mar 2009by
Last Thursday the "Videnscenter for Software" held a conference on "Open Source software in the public sector." And Mozilla was represented at the conference. I've heard about the conference and learned that you could ask for a free pass for the conference. Instead of only getting the free pass, I ... continues
via [Gemal's Psyched Blog: Mozilla]
IE8 Released
19 Mar 2009by DMassy
Congrats to my old team on shipping IE8. Although my IE focused days are behind me it's great to see the team has put out such a great version. The security improvements and commitment to web standards stand out as major achievements along with performance, reliability, dev tools etc. There's a... continues
via [Dave Massy's Blog : Internet Explorer]
JPEG decoding will be 15% faster on x86_64
28 Jan 2009by
Just a quick note about a cool improvement that is gonna hit x86_64 builds of Mozilla Firefox soon: "Currently, JPEG SSE2 code is only Windows x86. I will add it for x86_64 platform. After adding it, JPEG decoding is 15% faster." More information in bug 475225
via [Gemal's Psyched Blog: Mozilla]
Introducing the Design Challenge
27 Jan 2009by graphicsguru
Introducing the Design Challenge
read morevia [Spread Firefox blogs]
7 untold secrets about me
16 Jan 2009by
The seven, perhaps unknown, things about Henrik Gemal. I was tagged by Fabien Cazenave who started to learn XUL by tweaking my Launchy extension. Cool! So here are the rules to this:1. Link to your original tagger(s) and list these rules in your post.
2. Share seven facts about yourself in the po... continues
via [Gemal's Psyched Blog: Mozilla]
Happy eighth birthday Drupal
15 Jan 2009by graphicsguru
Today, eight years ago, Drupal 1.0.0 was released! The following snippet is taken directly from the original announcement: read morevia [Spread Firefox blogs]
Malware from firefox addons: Sothink 1
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Malware from firefox addons: Sothink 2
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Geek Meet: Chris Blizzard
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Firefox eats Internet Exploder (aka IE or Microsoft Internet Explorer) !
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Good riddance to Microsoft's evil web client. Chewed up and spat out by the firey fox.
Henrik
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presenting mozmill !!!
Throwing !
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Adobe® BrowserLab
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How to fix the Mozilla Firefox web browser if it will not start
Fix for firefox when it won't start after an update.WeDontSupportIE.com: Helping The World Upgrade
"Why Not IE? Security It is a known fact that IE has a terrible track record when it comes to security issues. Standards Compliance IE is not standards compliant which injures designers, developers, users, and businesses alike. "How Wi-Fi attackers are poisoning Web browsers - Network World
The dangers of open Wi-Fi networks are already known. But taking it to the next level by utilizing the cache-control header to create persistent malicious files is a whole new threat.Cantos arredondados no Internet Explorer (sem imagens) | Blog Web Standards
The IE awareness initiative
Make users of Microsoft Internet Explorer aware that their browser is ancient, non-standards compliant, insecure http://ieai.pieroxy.netComplementos para o Firefox
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IE Alert Script
"IE Alert Script As I am actively against Internet Explorer usage... I made this script to force people to stay away from that browser. What it does Display a series of warning messages which looks almost identical to those frequent error messages shown by IE. Try ignoring the error messages ... continuesMozilla Labs » ubiquity
I dropped Internet Explorer 6
IE6 Update
"IE6 is like an illness that just won’t go away, but we have the medicine. IE6 Update looks like IE’s Information Bar, but instead of offering your visitors an ActiveX plugin, it offers a browser update. "Announcing IE6 Update - Help kill Internet Explorer 6 - Almost Done
"Today Done21 is proud to announce IE6 Update, a great new tool to encourage your Internet Explorer 6 website visitors to update their browser. Check out http://ie6update.com, and if you end up using IE6 Update, tell us about it on Twitter using the hashtag #ie6update!"Explorer Exposed!
"These CSS bugs are all found only in Internet Explorer, versions 5 and higher. To see the demos properly, they must be viewed in IE, of course. "Latest Internet Explorer Flaw Exposes Any File on Your PC
"Internet Explorer is no stranger to security vulnerabilities, but a flaw revealed by Microsoft on Wednesday is one of the most stunning we've ever seen. The flaw affects IE6, IE7, and IE8 on Windows XP as well as IE7 and IE8 on Vista and Windows 7"WebAIM: Blog - History of the browser user-agent string
a good fun readGuerra De Los Navegadores
EstadísticaCreating and editing Web Pages with Netscape Gold
Oh the memories of __editing web pages__ in Netscape Gold.http://web.archive.org/web/20000816174920/home.netscape.com/netcenter.rdf
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A time line of web browsers from the early 1990s to the present. Prior to browsers, many technologies and systems existed for information viewing and transmission. For an in depth history of earlier web browsers see the web browser article.NPN_Evaluate - MDC
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