Desktop Software

Firefox 3

by Brian Groce on June 17, 2008

After months of waiting, Firefox 3 is now available.  We’ve been testing the Firefox 3 release candidates for a few weeks now and are enjoying the performance improvements.  The “smart location bar” is taking some getting used to and some extensions are not working with Firefox 3 yet (there have been frequent extension updates, so that’s just a matter of time), but other than that we don’t really have any complaints from what we’ve seen thus far.

Here are the main new features that are being highlighted:

  • Password Manager – Remember site passwords without ever seeing a pop-up.
  • One-Click Bookmarking – Bookmark, search and organize Web sites quickly and easily.
  • Improved Performance – View Web pages faster, using less of your computer’s memory.
  • Smart Location Bar – Find the sites you love in seconds—enter a term for instant matches that make sense.
  • Instant Web Site ID -Avoid online scams, unsafe transactions and forgeries with simple site identity.
  • Full Zoom – See any part of a Web page, up close and readable, in seconds.
  • Platform-Native Look & Feel -Browse with a Firefox that’s integrated into your computer’s operating system.

Be sure to check out all of the features in Firefox 3.

Firefox 3

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Thunderbird 1.5

by Brian Groce on January 12, 2006

Thunderbird 1.5 has been released.

Key new features include:

  • Spell check as you type
  • Built in phishing detector
  • Deleting attachments from messages
  • Filters for Global Inbox

Get it here.

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Firefox 1.5

by Brian Groce on November 30, 2005

Firefox 1.5 has been released and continues to push forward in the new “Browser Wars”.

The best new feature in my opinion is the “drag and drop reordering for browser tabs”. And the automated update feature isn’t bad either.

Get it here.

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No New Window on Double Click 0.2.3

by Brian Groce on October 27, 2005

For those of you using Thunderbird and experiencing it opening multiple instances of itself, be sure to download the No New Window on Double Click 0.2.3 extension. I’ve installed it and tested it on Thunderbird 1.5 Beta 2 and it seems to work as advertised.

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Netscape 8.0

by Brian Groce on May 20, 2005

Netscape 8.0 is out. This probably won’t be much different than FireFox (it’s the same code), but give it a whirl if you’re after the “brand”.

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