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Uqibuity for Firefox - smooth to the touch!

hthth — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:44:15

If you’re a Firefox user and live on the web like I do, neck deep in trying out new features and beta services, then you should give Mozilla Lab’s Ubiquity a try. It’s an experimental plugin for FF that reminds me a lot of the desktop application Quicksilver.

It does a lot of things; instant dictionary definitions, translations, conversions to tinyurls, etc. A great productivity tool!

50 Free Photoshop Pattern Sets

hiperia3d — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:27:47

50 free photoshop pattern sets that contain many patterns.

IE8 Beta 2 getting heavy performance, crash-recovery tweaks

Tyme — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:47:22

The next beta of Internet Explorer 8 is due in August. Improved standards conformance is the headline feature, but there's more to a browser than how well it displays web pages. This week news has been released of some of the new reliability and performance improvements that beta 2 will contain.

AI, Game AI and apparent intelligences

hthth — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:44:26

Game AI does not equal AI. That's why we add the game prefix.

WordPress 2.6 Available

Scrivs — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:07:48

I’m happy to announce that version 2.6 of WordPress.org is now available, almost a month ahead schedule. Version 2.6 “Tyner,” named for jazz pianist McCoy Tyner, contains a number of new features that make WordPress a more powerful CMS: you can now track changes to every post and page and easily post from wherever you are on the web, plus there are dozens of incremental improvements to the features introduced in version 2.5.

Ten tips for securing Linux desktops

Scrivs — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:42:58

You might find these suggestions to be pure common sense, but maybe you'll see a means of security you never thought of before. If you're a new Linux user, these tips are a great place to start to ensure that your Linux experience is a good one.

10 Useful Apps To Reduce Your Dependency On Google Products

Scrivs — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:35:51

If you have anything to do with the internet, I'm sure you are aware of the ubiquity and omnipresence of Google. Google's everywhere. It just dominates the internet (not an exaggeration!). Just sit and think about the products or applications that you rely on everyday. You'll find at least one product (if not several) which is directly or indirectly associated with the Google brand.

How Can I Find Out If a File Really Has a Virus?

Tyme — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:32:41

Is there a way I can verify whether or not a file really contains a virus?

Firefox 3 launch a success: 8 million downloads in 24 hours

Scrivs — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:19:42

Mozilla's Firefox 3 release event yesterday was an epic success. The servers logged over 8 million downloads during the 24-hour download day, and Mozilla has declared victory after exceeding its initial goal of 5 million downloads.

Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Vulnerability

Scrivs — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:26:25

What we can confirm is that about five hours after the official release of Firefox 3.0 on June 17th, our Zero Day Initiative program received a critical vulnerability affecting Firefox 3.0 as well as prior versions of Firefox 2.0.x. We verified the vulnerability in our lab, acquired it from the researcher, then promptly reported the vulnerability to the Mozilla security team shortly after. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Not unlike most browser based vulnerabilities that we see these days, user interaction is required such as clicking on a link in email or visiting a malicious web page.

Code execution vulnerability found in Firefox 3.0

Menthos — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:57:34

Just hours after the official release of the latest refresh of Mozilla’s flagship browser, an unnamed researcher has sold a critical code execution vulnerability that puts millions of Firefox3.0 users at risk of PC takeover attacks.

Why You Should Download Firefox 3 Right Now

Scrivs — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:05:22

The open-source web browser is the fastest and most secure version of Firefox yet. Significant improvements have been made to the way it uses your computer’s resources, so the memory leaks and other performance problems found in Firefox 2 have been stamped out. Text and image rendering have also been improved, and the underlying code for Gecko, the engine that draws the actual web pages on the screen, has been updated. There are also heaps of useful features that have been added for both power users and newcomers alike.

Firefox Mobile Concept Video

Tyme — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:12:43

All of the images and videos are only conceptual mockups of an experimental UI for Firefox Mobile, any particular feature may end up looking entirely different, or may not even make it into the final release.

Coming Tuesday, June 17th: Firefox 3

Tyme — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:03:34

It is our expectation to ship Firefox 3 this upcoming Tuesday, June 17th.

IETester

Xiarria — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:53:27

This free tool allows you to have the rendering and javascript engines of IE8 beta 1, IE7 IE 6 and IE5.5 on Vista and XP, as well as the installed IE in the same process.

5 More Cool Adobe AIR Applications

Xiarria — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:42:58

5 cool Adobe Air programs.

Grandfather builds Web browser for autistic boy

Scrivs — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:16:15

The Zac Browser greatly simplifies the experience of using a computer. It seals off most Web sites from view, to block violent, sexual or otherwise adult-themed material. Instead it presents a hand-picked slate of choices from free, public Web sites, with an emphasis on educational games, music, videos and visually entertaining images, like a virtual aquarium.

Delicious Library 2

Scrivs — Thu, 29 May 2008 04:32:10

“Or, have you ever loaned a book or DVD or $200 DeWalt Cordless Driver to a friend, and forgotten which friend? And then bought another? With Delicious Library you just drag any item onto any friend from your Address Book, and it’ll remember the loan for you — and even put an entry in iCal reminding you when it’s due. Or maybe you have something lying around you don’t use, like an out-of-print book, that’s worth serious bucks and you don’t know it? Because with Delicious Library 2 you always know the current value of your things, and can put your used items up for sale with three clicks. Or maybe you just want to publish your library to the web and share it with your friends...”

Two Hidden Features New in Firefox 3

Tyme — Tue, 27 May 2008 23:37:51

For us developers, much has been said about the main improvements coming in Firefox 3. Stuff like built-in support for features web applications that work offline with locally cached data, and full-page zoom that makes it easier to design for visually impaired users, are all great to see, but in this post I’m going to take the opportunity to look at a couple of features that could be easily overlooked.

Adobe rolls out Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Soundbooth betas

Tyme — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:58:19

Adobe has posted the betas of its Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Soundbooth applications on Adobe Labs.

Tuesday, the company (all resources) announced the public beta of the trio. Once downloaded and launched, the betas will be active for 48 hours. Only Creative Suite 3 customers will be able to use the betas until the next release of Adobe’s flagship suite.

Automated recognition of online images

Tyme — Mon, 26 May 2008 21:55:49

An international team of computer scientists has developed a new image-recognition software. They found that 256 to 1,024 bits of data were enough to identify the subject of an image. The researchers said this ‘could lead to great advances in the automated identification of online images and, ultimately, provide a basis for computers to see like humans do.’ As an example, they’ve stored about 13 million images picked on the Web and stored them in a searchable database of just 600 megabytes.

Top 10 Firefox 3 Features

Scrivs — Thu, 22 May 2008 10:59:41

The newest version of our favorite open source web browser, Mozilla Firefox 3, offers dozens of new features and fixes, but only a handful will make the most dramatic difference in your everyday browsing. After 17 months of alphas and betas, Mozilla's finally made a feature-complete release candidate available, so it's time to spotlight the biggest improvements that will make "Gran Paradiso" the browser to beat. Nearly everything in the open-source app has gotten a second look from the minds at Mozilla, from back buttons to bookmarks, address bars to add-ons, passwords to performance, and the changes will make Firefox 3 worth the upgrade come its official release date, slated for sometime next month.

50+ Useful Firefox Extensions for College Students

Scrivs — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:03:22

Firefox has recently released a campus edition of its popular open source software that school and lab administrators can install on their computers. While this new version has increased functionality there’s no reason students can’t create their own version of Firefox that’s loaded with tons of tools to make it easier to do everything from finding research materials to checking the score of the latest college basketball game. Here are numerous extensions from Firefox that can help make it an indispensable tool for any college student, young or old.

Why Linux isn't yet ready for synchronized release cycles

Scrivs — Thu, 22 May 2008 02:21:35

Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth has again called for the developers of major open-source software programs and Linux distributions to synchronize their development and release cycles. He argues that consistent and universal adherence to a specific time-based release model would promote more collaboration between projects, ensure that users have access to the latest improvements to popular applications, and make the Linux platform a more steady and predictable target for commercial software vendors.

Firefox 3 RC 1 full review

Scrivs — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:32:24

Developers are aiming to deliver better operating system integration in Firefox 3. This will be most notable for Mac OS X and Linux users who will now get native widgets like text boxes, menus, check boxes, icons, button order and orientation following each OS guidelines.

iSisk for iPhones

Tyme — Fri, 16 May 2008 23:04:52

Here’s an interesting one for all you jailbroken iPhone users out there: the developers behind Soulseek have introduced iSisk, a file-sharing client for jailbroken iPhones.

Fedora 9 - an OS that even the Linux challenged can love

Scrivs — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:36:21

Fedora 9, the latest release from the Fedora Project, goes up for download on Tuesday. The ninth release of Fedora ushers in a number of changes aimed at making the venerable distribution a more newbie-friendly desktop, but longtime users needn't fear a great dumbing down; version 9 packs plenty of power user punch as well.

Hands-on with Pixelmator 1.2's new Curves, Rulers, and more

Scrivs — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:23:25

Pixelmator is probably the most feature-packed image editor for Mac OS X this side of Adobe's campus. Just in time for Apple's design award deadline on Monday, a significant new Pixelmator release will continue the app's march onto Photoshop's turf with the addition of powerful new tools for controlling color, aligning objects, making selections, and manipulating layers. Saulius Dailide, one of the two brothers at the core of Pixelmator's development, let Ars Technica take a pre-release look at the new version.

The Windows Apps You Never Need To Install

Tyme — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:06:47

All that preface aside, it makes sense to point out some mistakes that I still see even savvy Windows users make, and perhaps convince you to break the habit. Here, then, are Windows applications you should never need to install on your system.

Ballmer raises hopes with comments on XP end-of-life

Tyme — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:03:05

Comments from Microsoft CEO have raised hopes that Windows XP sales will get another extension. That's a highly unlikely scenario at this point, any reprieve would certainly be narrowly-focused and temporary in nature.

Five Real Reasons Vista Beats Mac OS X

Tyme — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:34:21

I will be the first to admit however that the Mac does have its flaws, in particular Leopard. I do run a Vista Ultimate machine, and I love it too, but for different reasons. Let me give 5 real reasons, and Chris, if you’re reading I would love to hear your response to this, why Vista, at times can be better than a Mac, in particular Leopard.

Bugs force Adobe to pull Lightroom update

Tyme — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:12:28

Adobe has pulled from its Web site an update to Photoshop Lightroom after discovering the new version can cause at least three errors.

In a posting on its Web site, Adobe says that users should not move to version 1.4 and those who have are advised to go back to the older version.

Windows 7 "official" date rumor-whoring: no, it's not official

Tyme — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:46:17

Perhaps it's a sign of how desperate some sites are to get linked by the big aggregators, or perhaps it's a sign of how disappointed people are with Windows Vista—or both—but the endless stories about Windows 7's "official launch" are silly and (more importantly) quite misleading.

Martian Headsets

Scrivs — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:36:50

Here’s what I think is going to happen. The IE8 team going to tell everyone that IE8 will use web standards by default, and run a nice long beta during which they beg people to test their pages with IE8 and get them to work. And when they get closer to shipping, and only 32% of the web pages in the world render properly, they’ll say, “look guys, we’re really sorry, we really wanted IE8 standards mode to be the default, but we can’t ship a browser that doesn’t work,” and they’ll revert to the pragmatic decision.

Firefox 3 goes on a diet, eats less memory than IE and Opera

Tyme — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:56:20

From site: During intensive browsing with approximately 50 tabs, I have found that Firefox 3 generally consumes less than half of the memory used by Firefox 2.0.0.12. Firefox 3 is also snappier and more responsive when switching between tabs and performing other operations that typically lag in Firefox 2.0.0.12 when the browser is experiencing heavy load.