Tag: FIREFOXFRIDAYFIVE

Another week has slid past, and again both 3.6.4 and 3.5.10 have failed to emerge! I can only assume that Mozilla is feverishly working away on a critical bug or feature -- and really, unless they get 3.6.4 out of the door this week, I don't think we'll see Firefox 4.0 Beta 1 this month. Here's hoping! In unrelated news, Thunderbird 3.1RC2 came out this week. You know, I've never met anyone ...

Good afternoon! I'm here with your weekly round-up of Firefox and Mozilla updates. We actually have two weeks of news to cover because of last week's interview with Firefox's Creative Lead Aza Raskin -- but that just means I won't have to fall back on useless persona padding to fill out this column. Let's get stuck in with some juicy Firefox 3.6.4 and 4.0 beta news: 1. Firefox 3.6.4 beta 5 ...

Today we have something different for you. You're not getting add-ons, beta releases or titbits from Mozilla Labs this week -- oh no, instead you're going to be treated to an interview with the Creative Lead of Firefox, Aza Raskin. It's not the frankest interview I've ever conducted -- there's definitely a little coyness; a couple of crinkled, twinkled corneas -- but it's still very ...

I just glanced at the world weather forecast and it seems, somehow, that it is sunny EVERYWHERE. Unless you're reading this in India or China, in which case the sun has already set -- but that's beyond the point! It looks like summer is finally here (unless you're in Australia, but it never gets cold there, so who cares) -- and with the balmy heat, a slew of new releases have been ejected from ...

Happy Friday! If you're American: enjoy your crashing market. If you're British: Change! Change! Oh wait... I guess 'change!' is kind of American too. Anyway... I had hoped to have some interview responses from an important bigwig at Mozilla, but it looks like I'll be deferring that until next week. Instead,you get some fitting, slow-going news to peruse as your Friday waxes gently into ...

There's slim pickings from the Mozilla camp this week. Other than the release of Lorentz (3.6.4) (out of process plugins!!), there's really nothing Firefoxy to report on. Instead, we're going to roll the Firefox column into another topic starting with the letter 'F': Facebook. Still, hang in there: I'm going to do my best to dredge up some useful and interesting bits for Firefox. There's even a ...

Yet another week has strolled by. If you're in Mozilla's age-old stronghold of Europe, you're probably enjoying some delicious bright sunshine right now -- and if you're lucky there'll be some great sunsets caused by the erupting volcanoes in Iceland! Americans, I guess you might've had your flights to Europe cancelled -- but other than that, I trust your Spring is coming along nicely? Mozilla ...

I'm back! Back from the cold, grey, barren wastes of the North. It seems, while I've been away, that people have busy been pissing around with things that really should be left well alone. First, you surely heard about the crazy Appeals Court decision that Comcast could do whatever it likes to the users of its network. I could try to describe this lunacy in words, but a guttural noise says it ...

Sebastian is out stomping the fjords in Norway -- true story! -- so I'll be your humble replacement columnist this week. Fortunately, I 'm inheriting a pretty easy job, because there's plenty of interesting Firefox news to discuss today.Just pretend I'm writing all of this in my poor approximation of a British accent, and Seb will be back before you know it. Okay, here goes ... 1. The ...

Whatever happened to being different? Once upon a time, difference was revered. Heck, I still think people, deep down, admire difference. It takes guts and balls and nerve to stand out from the crowd, to stand up for the ideas and paradigms that are important to us. Being truly different -- doing something that no one has done before -- pushes boundaries. I'm not talking about wearing eyeliner ...

Good afternoon! As I write this the sun is shining, the birds (and 'SEO specialists') are tweeting, and the sky is a brilliant and pure baby blue. It's spring, ladies and gentlemen, it's frickin' spring -- here in England, at least. My apologies if you live in Canada, or somewhere else barren and inhospitable; I'm sure spring will get to you eventually. A lot has been going on in the world of ...

I'm back! I had to fend off Jay with my rusty saber -- and when that didn't work, I threatened to drop his iPhone on the ground (a very effective tactic if there's a Mac zealot that you're trying to coerce, incidentally). Anyway, British rules of engagement stipulate that I thank Jay for his help, offer him a cup of tea, and move swiftly along. So: Firefox! It's been another quiet week with no ...

Here at the Download Squad Bungalow we're still brainstorming new and fancy ideas for our Chrome Corner and Firefox Friday columns. Until then, you get your usual installment of (four!) awesome Firefox facts, features and newsy tidbits! I should lead with the biggest news from the week: 1. Mozilla releases Gecko 1.9.3 alpha 1 developer preview I'm trying to work out exactly what this ...

(Can you tell that I'm trying to spice things up around here?) We've actually been discussing how to 'sass-up' Firefox Friday Five. Interviews with Mozilla developers? Add-on creators? Perhaps we could even get a perspective from competitors -- how does Microsoft intend to combat Firefox? With Chrome and Firefox both being open source and effectively having a shared code base, can either one of ...