Posts Tagged With: browsers
· July 9, 2007 at 4:57 pm · Firefox Security, Greasemonkey
Well, this is one of those security issues that everybody always knew was there - but the community usually did a good job at policing it themselves to where it did not become an issue. It looks like somebody has been creating and uploading Greasemonkey scripts that steal your cookies. Since your cookies store a lot of information about you - you can see this is a kind of big deal here.
Here is the post that got my attention on UserScripts.org:
Someone has been attempting to post scripts that steal cookies. Thanks to several alert us.o citizens (including davey, descriptor, loucypher, joel h, pogue) we have been able to note that the script is malicious and then delete them.
I’m putting up a banner to warn people that newly uploaded/updated scripts should be put under extra scrutiny.
I’ve also decreased the cache duration of rss feeds to 10 minutes, so if you keep an eye on http://userscripts.org/feeds/recent_scripts it will be a lot fresher than normal (it was cached for an hour)
So yes, everybody should be extra careful when downloading scripts like this - even if it is from a trusted source. I am happy to see the UserScripts.org team moved so quickly on this though. That makes me feel a lot better about my continued use of their Firefox extension.
· May 24, 2007 at 5:00 am · Firefox Basics
This is the type of question you might ask yourself before moving over to what I would consider a better browser. Sure Opera, Internet Explorer and others might have their good sides and bad sides. I just feel like Firefox beats every other browser hands down.
Don’t just listen to me though, here are some other good resources and articles on why and how you can switch to Mozilla Firefox.
What is your favorite reason for switching?
· February 20, 2007 at 5:00 am · Firefox Settings
The sidebar in Mozilla is a handy tool to have.
You can load up a plethora of information inside of it, but why must we be limited to just using one at a time? Well, the secret here is you do not have to be limited at all. With the MultiSidebar extension you can have multiple sidebars going at once.
Put one on the top, bottom, left and right side of the browser if you want to. The only problem you mind find yourself running into is the screen space for the Web page you are viewing keeps getting smaller and smaller. Ok, so maybe running all four sidebars at the same time would be silly.
Nice to know it could be there though with this download.
+ Download and Install the MultiSidebar Extension for Firefox!
· January 19, 2007 at 5:30 am · Firefox Settings
Find yourself doing the same thing over and over again? You might not be expecting a different result, but if you look in the dictionary you are pretty close to being insane. Don’t worry though, there is help. You don’t even have to take a little blue, green, purple or pink pill. All you need is iMacros for Firefox.
Automate your web browser. Record and replay repetitious work. iMacros for Firefox relieves the repetition of checking on the same sites every day, remembering passwords and filling out web forms. Web professionals can use the add-on for functional and regression web testing of web applications.
Yet another nice solution for making your tasks during the day easier.
+ Download and Install the iMacros Extensions for Firefox!
· January 19, 2007 at 5:00 am · Firefox News
It looks like Firefox is still gaining ground out there in the browser wars. Many people felt like Internet Explorer 7 might kill off the home grown glory that is Firefox 2, but they were wrong. The guys over at Information Week have a nice in depth look at the battle between the browsers since IE7 debuted.
Although Microsoft recently touted the 100 millionth installation of Internet Explorer 7, Web measurement firms said that the new browser is simply being swapped out for older editions and hasn’t had an impact on Firefox’s continued climb.
“[As of] January 8th, we had the 100 millionth IE7 installation,” said Tony Chor, an IE group program manager, in an entry on the team’s blog. “Even more important than installations is usage. According to WebSideStory (the company we use to measure browser usage), as of this week, over 25% of all visitors to sites in the U.S. were using IE7, making IE7 the second most used browser after IE6.
+ Read More Over at Information Week!
· January 12, 2007 at 5:00 am · General Posts
If there any reason why you can not use more than one browser? No. A lot of folks get caught up in being “uber fans” though and don’t realize that all browsers have some good points and some bad points. This article I found yesterday really got me to thinking - it might have the same effect on you as well.
Naturally, all of this has generated a bit of contention among users of Microsoft Windows where Firefox fans put down IE and users of IE 7 say they don’t want to bother with changing anything on their computers that is working. I’m an unlikely Solomon, but I do know what I would order if I were in charge: Use them both.
+ Continue Reading Firefox or Internet Explorer? Why Not Both?
· December 28, 2006 at 5:00 am · General Posts
I do not pretend to know much about wikis on the Web, what they are there for or what you should really do with them. Of course, neither does eighty percent of the Web, so I do not feel so much out of the loop just yet. That is where a Firefox extension like Wikipedia Toolbar comes into play.
The Wikipedia extension makes editing of Wikipedia pages easier by adding a new toolbar to your browser and by providing new menu items in the context menu (right mouse key). You can read more details, have a look at it or jump right to the installation..
It might not make wikis any more interesting or teach you how to use it. It will though make editing them a heck of a lot easier.
+ Download and Learn More About the Wikipedia Toolbar for Firefox!
Side Note: to get this extension to work in Firefox 2, you will need to use Mr Tech Local Install
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