This is a small heads-up to Ubuntu 5.10 and Ubuntu 6.06 LTS users to update their Firefox packages to:
1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.9-0ubuntu0.5.10.1 (for 5.10 users)
1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.9-0ubuntu0.6.06.1 (for 6.06 LTS users)
Issues corrected by the update:
- Remote code execution with user privileges, by opening a malicious web page containing JavaScript or SVG.
- bypassing of Firefox’s internal XSS protections by tricking the user into opening a
malicious web page containing JavaScript. Keep reading »
The folks over at Mozilla have released an alpha version of Firefox 3.0, the next major version of the famous Mozilla Firefox browser. Some sources say that the product might be available as early as fall 2007. It’s interesting to see if Microsoft can keep up with the competition. On a sidenote, this release is codenamed: Gran Paradiso Keep reading »
With the recent official release of Firefox 2.0, I figured I should post a useful add-on every now and then! Today, I’m going to talk about CustomizeGoogle, an interesting Google-related (duh) extension.
CustomizeGoogle enhances your Google experience by adding extra information and removing unwanted things from your search results. Among the dozen of features you can use, here are the ones I found interesting: Keep reading »
some nice tips over at lifeHacker on dealing with Firefox memory issues
1. Right-click any blank area in the about:config window and choose New > Integer from the pop-up menu.
2. The New Integer Value box will open. Copy and paste this setting name into the open dialog box: browser.cache.memory.capacity
3. In the Enter Integer Value box that opens, enter -1 to preserve Firefox’s default operational mode.
4. To customize the setting to your computer’s physical memory, consult this MozillaZine page. For RAM sizes between 512BM and 1GB, start with 15000. For RAM sizes between 128MB and 512M, try 5000. Note: If you have less than 128MB of RAM, that’s probably the cause of your Firefox issues.
for more info checkout the post @ lifehacker
yep, you read it well, no mistakes - Firefox 3 nightly build is out! Keep reading »
