Firefox Sync Leaves Mozilla Labs [Firefox Sync v1.3 Released]
Firefox Sync (formerly known as Weave Sync) that will sooner become a feature of Firefox, in an upcoming major release, is officially out of Mozilla Labs. You can now download Firefox Sync v1.3 add-on at Mozilla Add-ons. In Mozilla rebrands Weave Sync as Firefox Sync I mentioned some of the features included in the then [...]
Firefox Wallpaper Rotator for your Desktop
They are many wallpaper switchers out there and several have been presented on this blog, such as Wally, my preferred desktop wallpaper rotator for Ubuntu but what makes this one particular is that its a nifty Firefox extension, an easy to configure “no-install” that lets you change your desktop wallpaper periodically.
Firefox 64-bit builds for Windows x64
Mozilla has finally decided to deliver a 64-bit version of Firefox to users with 64-bit operating systems. Formerly these users were restricted to Firefox 64-bit builds for Linux distributions, or untested and unoffical Windows builds at the Mozilla x86-64 web site.
Firefox Home Will Sync Your Bookmarks and Browsing to the iPhone
Rather than trying to create a carbon copy of the Firefox browser on the iPhone and really hope it gets accepted in the App Store, (being third-party browser that isn’t based on Apple’s Webkit browser platform), Mozilla is building an application for the iPhone, based on Firefox Sync (formerly Weave Sync) technology. Firefox Home, the [...]
Firefox 3.6.4 Build 5 Released
Mozilla has released a security and stability update to Firefox 3.6.x. Firefox 3.6.4 build 5 fixes 46 bugs (5 are considered critical) in Firefox 3.6.4 build 4 and previous versions of the 3.6.x brand. The update package is available via Firefox’s update manager – you can also download FF 3.6.4 build 5 directly from Mozilla’s [...]
Mozilla Crash Reporter comes to Firefox Mobile
Latest Firefox Mobile nightly builds, pushed out today for testing have enabled the Mozilla Crash Reporter provided by Breakpad. Breakpad crash reporting tool (developed by Google engineers) together with Socorro (a server to accept and process Breakpad crash reports) offer a common crash reporting system for Firefox 3, Thunderbird 3, SeaMonkey 2 and now Firefox [...]
Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
Google Analytics Opt-out Browser add-on for Internet Explorer 7+, Firefox 3.5+ and Chrome 4+ disables Google Analytic tracking service and prevents it from sending personal information to Google Analytics. Google Analytics tracking script is a free service that generates detailed statistics about the visitors to a website. Its by far the most popular free service [...]
Personas Rotator Periodically rotates your Firefox Skins
Just as you can rotate your desktop wallpapers periodically with tools like Wally, Personas skins can be periodically swapped with Personas Rotator, a firefox extension that automatically rotates and loads your Personas skins. Loaded skins are chosen from within collection of your choose, you can log into GetPersonas.com and select your own favorites, the add-on [...]
Mozilla rebrands Weave Sync as Firefox Sync
Mozilla has decided to rebrand Weave Sync as Firefox Sync – but what’s is in a name? Easy to guess, Firefox Sync delivers the message, it sounds like synchronization is an in-built feature in Firefox, though it remains a plug-in.
