Mozilla unblocks one sneaky Microsoft add-on
Mozilla has unblocked one of the two Microsoft-made add-ons that put Firefox users at risk from attack and will probably unblock the second in the next 48 hours, the company's head of engineering said today.
Mozilla will let rival browsers run Firefox security tool
Mozilla plans to let people running rivals' browsers use Firefox's new plug-in update service, company officials said today.
Firefox 3.6 Beta 'Test Build' Available For Download
Mozilla today released the first beta of the next iteration of their Firefox browser, version 3.6. Word broke earlier last week with details that 3.6, codenamed Namoroka, would finally be leaving Alpha status, and being made available for download ahead of the full stable release, which is currently expected to appear sometime next month.
Mozilla Delays Firefox 3.6 Beta
Instead of unleashing the Firefox 3.6 beta this week as planned, Mozilla released a "test build" of its browser to tantalize your taste buds for what's coming. An official release of the 3.6 beta is now set for October 21, one day before Windows 7 hits the streets -- possibly so users skip out on pre-installed Internet Explorer and go right for the good stuff.
Keep Your Firefox Plugins Up to Date
Firefox doesn't do automatic update checks for Plugins (yet--one must assume that's in the works), but thanks to a new Mozilla site, you can run a check yourself.
jfruh
Apple syncing patent can't come soon enough
pasmith
New Twitter features borrow from 3rd party clients
Esther Schindler
Open Source Changes the Software Acquisition Process
mikelgan
How to set up continuous podcast play on the new iTunes
David Strom
Five important Windows 7 mobility features
sjvn
Guard your Wi-Fi for your own sake
Sandra Henry-Stocker
Grepping on Whole Words
Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News
Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
- mburton325
Join the conversation here
Quick, practical advice for IT pros. Made fresh daily.
Want to cash in on your IT savvy? Send your tip to tips@itworld.com. If we post it, we'll send you a $25 Amazon e-gift card.
Mozilla slams Google's Chrome Frame as 'browser soup'
Mozilla adds privacy mode to Firefox test build
Apple's plan to free itself from Flash hits a snag
TACO Firefox Addon Fights Ads With Cookies
Mozilla might drop Firefox support for Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger'
Mozilla, Microsoft drawing sabers over next JavaScript
Mozilla locks in Firefox 3.1 feature list
Mozilla sets Firefox 3.5 final release for Tuesday
Early Mozilla mobile browser has 'showstopper' flaw
Coreflood, more Microsoft-Yahoo, iPhone plans