MetaFilter posts tagged with mozilla

Zero-Day

chuckdarwin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:33:52 -0800

BBC: Users of the world's most common web browser (good old IE!) have been advised to switch to a rival until a serious security flaw has been fixed. Microsoft Security Advisory 961051. Microsoft Corp. has tipped off its users of a “huge increase” in hacking attacks exploiting a critical unpatched vulnerability in some versions of its flagship web-browser Internet Explorer (IE), and notified that some of these attacks have originated from hacked porn websites. In addition to IE7, other versions like IE 5 and IE 6 have also been found to be vulnerable to the flaw, which on proper exploitation could enable a hacker to seize complete control over victim’s computer, the company added. The flaw essentially originates from the improper handlings of DHTML data bindings due to a memory corruption error. Though the hackers have been exploiting the vulnerability for more than a week, the company notified an upswing in attacks over the weekend. Researchers Tareq Saade and Ziv Mador in one of their postings on Malware Protection Center blog said, “Based on our stats, since the vulnerability has gone public, roughly 0.2 percent of users worldwide may have been exposed to websites containing exploits of this latest vulnerability”. The researchers purported that the hackers have now changed their methodology of attacks, as instead of using malicious websites for attacks, they are now using compromised legitimate websites to trick the users. Incidentally Trend Micro Inc has estimated that around 6,000 websites have been infected so far to exploit the vulnerability, with the count “quickly increasing in number”.

History of the browser user-agent string

East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:31:46 -0800

History of the browser user-agent string

on your third broken window

plexi — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:30:43 -0800

Aurora is a concept video exploring one possible future user experience for the Web.

Firefox 3: Hot or Not?

spock — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:57:08 -0800

A major new release: Firefox 3 is now out in your language. (RC3 is said to be identical to the Final 3.0.0.0 version). Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Upgrade to Firefox 3. Firefox 3 Versus IE 8 Beta An opposing view: Hold Off on Firefox 3 (the chicken!). Alternative view? Flock catches up with Firefox 3. PS: (As you might expect from something expected to set a World Record for number of downloads today, he Mozilla sites are currently getting crushed, apparently ).

about:mozilla

ardgedee — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:29:21 -0800

Welcome to Mosaic Communications Corporation! It was 1994, and the World Wide Web as we know it today was about to be born. Mosaic Communications didn't invent the web and didn't even invent the graphical browser. The Netscape browser and Netscape server were instrumental in commercializing the internet. mcom.com was one of the standard starting points for anybody on the Web, and this little slice of history can help the young'uns understand what the Web used to be like. Reconstructed from archived files for your benefit by one jwz, a task epic in the telling.

Firefox = bad for the Internet?

zardoz — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:57:03 -0800

"You've reached this page because the site you were trying to visit now blocks the FireFox browser". Because Firefox has endorsed and allowed the Ad Block Plus plug-in, which is "is an infringement of the rights of web site owners and developers," some folks aren't too happy. With links to How to Block Firefox, Firefox Myths, and The Firefox Cult.

Make the Metafilter you wanna make!

ph00dz — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 05:53:13 -0800

Mozilla Bug 97284: Allow page to make arbitrary elements user-editable in browser (contentEditable attribute) With a wee pinch of javascript that you paste into your address bar, you can edit this -- or any -- page:
javascript:document.body.contentEditable='true'; document.designMode='on'; void 0

Make the Metafilter you always wanted by flipping your browser into design mode with document.body.contentEditable='true' or document.designMode ='on'.

The second coming.

Mr_Zero — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:40:30 -0800

Get Firefox 2.0 a day early. (mirror) via slashdot

Your New Favorite Open-Source HTML, XHTML, CSS Compliant Browser Sucks

MiltonRandKalman — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:52:08 -0800

Camino goes 1.0 As if us Mac users weren't smug enough, now we have a Mac OS only stable release browser built on Mozilla. Don't forget to install camitools. [via laughingsquid]

Firefox 1.5 released

XiBe — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:51:39 -0800

The wait is over : Firefox 1.5 is out, to be found on the brand spanking new mozilla.com.

My Gosh! It's Getting to be a Rampant Problem!

mmahaffie — Thu, 23 Dec 2004 12:44:35 -0800

Suspicions of vote fraud strike Mozilla FireFox poll! You have to like a sense of humor.

Firefox ad on the NY Times.

arrowhead — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:25:23 -0800

Firefox ad on the NY Times. The long-awaited 2-page ad for the open source browser is finally out, complete with the 10,000 names of donors.

Thunderbird 1.0 out

k7lim — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 15:34:23 -0800

Thunderbird 1.0 out My faverit mail client!

Mint chip anyone?

bluno — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 11:00:04 -0800

Screenshots from the new Netscape release. (via waxy)

Firefox 1.0 released

KirkJobSluder — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 14:20:36 -0800

Mozilla Firefox 1.0 was released today. Servers are reportedly being hit hard so you might want to try a bittorrent download. Comments from: The BBC, PC World, InformationWeek and a very good article from The Boston Globe. Users needing support should check out the Mozillazine Support Forums.

Alt Tooltip Frenzy

Pretty_Generic — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 08:01:53 -0800

If you want to use Firefox but still want the alt text for web images to appear when you hover the mouse pointer over them, then you want this.

DevEdge sidebar

caution live frogs — Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:57:12 -0800

Netscape DevEdge sidebar replacement. for those of you (like me) who used the old DevEdge sidebar as an essential tool in web development, the quick and easy CSS/HTML/DOM reference sidebar for mozilla has been rescued, thanks to the power of the internet wayback machine. this made my day - hope it helps some of you.

Firefox extension for Allmusic

dhoyt — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 17:41:02 -0800

Last month, people voiced their disappointment with AllMusic's for-the-worse facelift, and a week later someone at holovaty.com wrote a Mozilla Firefox extension that "routs around the damage" and allows for cleaner browsing. Some are pondering the legal consequences.

take the browser plunge

reklaw — Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:31:11 -0800

"It's time to tell our users, our clients, our associates, our families, and our friends to abandon Internet Explorer". Mozilla Firefox 0.9 and Thunderbird 0.7 are out, and today is a great day to make the switch from Internet Explorer and Outlook Express once and for all. Microsoft's own Set Program Access and Defaults feature makes it easy to set everything to use Firefox/Thunderbird and hide IE/OE completely.

Is Mozilla's Download Manager Flipping You Off?

ph00dz — Thu, 11 Mar 2004 23:00:32 -0800

Mozilla Bug 233525 - Background of Download Manager looks like one-finger-salute Summary: Background of Download Manager looks like one-finger-salute. [Via blogzilla]

Asa for Governor

raster — Thu, 07 Aug 2003 13:28:17 -0800

Not just another candidate Forget Arnold, let's elect the Mozilla Foundation's very own Asa, he understands the web and technology, and even has a weblog. (Oh, and he works on some browser called Mozilla...)

AOL Kills Netscape

kirkaracha — Tue, 15 Jul 2003 15:58:12 -0800

AOL Kills Netscape AOL "has cut or will cut the remaining team working on Mozilla in a mass firing and are dismantling what was left of Netscape (they’ve even pulled the logos off the buildings)." According to some former Netscape employees, "everybody in CPD is getting laid off." Meanwhile, Mozilla goes on at the new Mozilla Foundation. [via Zeldman]

Mozilla criticized for name conflict after announcement

TreeHugger — Wed, 16 Apr 2003 15:06:15 -0800

The name "Firebird" was chosen by Mozilla to rename their Phoenix product. However, Firebird is also the name of a popular and long-standing open-source database project -- and the Mozilla organization was clearly aware of this naming conflict before making their decision. Some feel that such an action, within the context of the open-source community, is unfair and constitutes bad etiquette, at the least. The discussion is ongoing, but LinuxWorld reports that the Mozilla organization has deleted recent message-board comments that criticized their decision.

costas — Tue, 10 Sep 2002 12:55:26 -0800

Blog baiting. This content-free Salon article is pointed to by News.com and chances are it will be picked up by tech weblogs within a couple of hours. Notice the presence of popular (in blogland) underdog in the title (Mozilla). The many blog references in the article body, including a gratuitious reference to the arch-tech-weblog that presumes knowledge of said blog's moderation system. The meta implications of web media composing content so that it may be picked up by weblogs are interesting --and yes, the irony of a MeFi FPP is painfully obvious. What next?

waxpancake — Wed, 05 Jun 2002 11:22:29 -0800

Mozilla 1.0 released. Four years after Netscape open-sourced the code to its web browser in February 1998, the Mozilla browser is finally out of beta and ready for download. To celebrate, there's a big party next Wednesday at San Francisco's DNA Lounge and satellite parties around the world. Take a bow, everyone.