Despite the wide variety of web browsers available I’m still a daily Firefox user. I could never get used to Safari or Camino. I do use Chrome for testing websites or when I need multiple logins on one website. As for Opera I can’t really care for it at all. While Firefox is the slowest [...]
Microsoft forced to offer Europeans choice of browsers
Posted on March 1, 2010 Written by Leave a Comment
From today, millions of Europeans who use Windows will be given the choice of whether to switch their default browser from Internet Explorer to one of eleven others. It follows a lengthy legal battle in Europe which has seen Microsoft accused of anti-competitive behaviour because it bundles Internet Explorer with the Windows operating system. This [...]
Browser wars: Firefox 3.5 beats Internet Explorer 7
Posted on December 22, 2009 Written by Leave a Comment
We know that Firefox’s market share has been steadily increasing, but an interesting statistic from a leading web stats company (StatCounter) shows that Firefox 3.5 has overtaken Internet Explorer 7 for the first time. Results vary from continent to continent, with Firefox being a lot more popular in Europe than North America, for example. The [...]
Happy 5th Birthday, Mozilla Firefox!
Posted on November 13, 2009 Written by Leave a Comment
Can you believe it? It’s been five years since this awesome Internet browser was first launched! I still remember using it for the first time – a couple of months after it was released – and vowing to myself that I would never use Internet Explorer again. Yes, that vow has been kept conscientiously; and [...]
Awesome Halloween Pumpkin Carvings For Geeks
Posted on October 31, 2009 Written by Leave a Comment
Who said geeks don’t celebrate Halloween? I am willing to bet a month’s salary (not much, I have to admit) that there will be countless Spocks, Darth Vaders, and other similar characters at parties this weekend. But have you ever thought of carving that pumpkin based on the current social media trends? I honestly haven’t, [...]
Internet Explorer 6 still hanging out in the wild
Posted on June 2, 2009 Written by Leave a Comment
It’s a sorry state of affairs: Internet Explorer version 6x still has the largest market share of any web browser, with two in five users still using it. Internet Explorer 7x is close behind, with Firefox version 3 claiming one in ten users and the rest straggling behind. It’s news that’s sure to wind up [...]
Firefox Quick Tip: When downloads stop working…
Posted on October 17, 2007 Written by 5 Comments
Sometimes Firefox freaks out and for no reason at all, the downloads (Ctrl + J) stop working and it doesn’t allow you to download anything while using the browser. Be it a simple image, or an email attachment – nothing can be done. This problem has happened to me before, and the solution to get [...]
Recently Closed Tabs Feature on FireFox 2
Posted on November 1, 2006 Written by 4 Comments
Here’s a nifty feature I recently discovered on FireFox 2: Recently Closed Tabs. It’s good that it has been standard for FireFox to warn you if you’re closing multiple tabs. After all, Control-Q (or CMD-Q for the Mac) is dangerously close to Control-W (or CMD-W). I’ve fallen victim to this mistake many a time with [...]
Firefox Optimization Tips
Posted on April 4, 2006 Written by 8 Comments
Really more for those that may be new to Firefox, CNet has posted an article with 10 tips for helping to keep Firefox running lean and mean. Everybody who’s experienced the fun of customizing Firefox to his or her liking has a favorite extension. Whether it’s the improved navigation and session-saving friendliness of TabMixPlus or [...]