Posts Tagged ‘Firefox 3’

Firefox Extension Moderators Overloaded

You're probably aware of how the Firefox add-on system works by now, but we'll give a quick recap. Over a year ago Mozilla decided that they needed to add a middle-man to the extension publishing process so that they could ensure that only the quality extensions made it onto the add-ons site.

July 18th, 2008
Firefox Extension Moderators Overloaded

Firefox 3.1 Alpha Coming July 25th

Now that Mozilla has shipped Firefox 3.0 they have begun working on the next milestone that's due out at the end of 2008. Firefox 3.1 Alpha (code named Shiretoko) is should be released on July 25th according to ZDNet, and the first Beta is expected as early as August.

July 18th, 2008
Firefox 3.1 Alpha Coming July 25th

Helpful Tip: Getting More out of CyberSearch Keywords

We know that you've had less than two weeks to kick around our CyberSearch extension, and we hope by this point you're finding it to be an indispensable tool. The true power lies in the keyword system that it comes with, but it might take a little time to really understand how it works. Our video demonstration should be enough to get your creative juices flowing though.

July 15th, 2008
Helpful Tip: Getting More out of CyberSearch Keywords

CyberSearch 0.9.9: Better Icon Management, “Smart” Keywords, and More

Here you thought that the only big announcements today were going to be from Apple. Looks like you were wrong! We've got another new version of our CyberSearch Firefox extension, and this time it packs more than just bug fixes.

July 10th, 2008
CyberSearch 0.9.9: Better Icon Management, “Smart” Keywords, and More

CyberNotes: Make Firefox 3 More Like Safari

Mac only Making one browser look like another has been a trend for ages. More often than not users like the functionality of a browser, but don't exactly like how it looks on the particular operating system.

July 9th, 2008
CyberNotes: Make Firefox 3 More Like Safari

Helpful Tip: Disable Drag & Drop Images in Firefox

In Firefox 3 Mozilla wanted to make dragging and dropping items in the browser a little more intuitive, and so they decided to show a preview of the item your dragging underneath the mouse cursor.

July 7th, 2008
Helpful Tip: Disable Drag & Drop Images in Firefox

CyberSearch 0.9.6 Update

Last week we released the CyberSearch Firefox extension, and I can't believe all of the great feedback we've received. Dozens of different sites have written about the extension already, and we've received over 2,100 downloads. If you like to follow stats as much as I do then you can head on over to CyberSearch's statistics page that I've made publicly viewable.

July 7th, 2008
CyberSearch 0.9.6 Update

Invalid File Hash When Installing a Firefox Extension

Ever since we launched the CyberSearch extension I've been getting a ton of emails with recommendations on what I can do to make it better, and alongside those emails are also a few dozen from people who are having troubles trying to install it. What happens to them, and I've had this happen to me before, is they are prompted with this warning when trying to install the extension:

July 5th, 2008
Invalid File Hash When Installing a Firefox Extension

Google Talk for iPhone Works Well in Firefox/Opera Sidebar

The long-awaited Google Talk for iPhone is finally available, and it's not in the form of an iPhone application. Instead, it's simply a browser app which makes us wonder why it took Google over a year to make something for the iPhone.

July 3rd, 2008
Google Talk for iPhone Works Well in Firefox/Opera Sidebar

Confirmed: Mozilla Sets World Record with Firefox 3 Downloads

About two weeks ago Mozilla made an attempt at a Guinness World Record shooting for the most number of downloads for an application in a 24-hour period.

July 2nd, 2008
Confirmed: Mozilla Sets World Record with Firefox 3 Downloads