A plug-in that adds functionality to the Firefox browser. Although other Web browsers support plug-ins, Firefox includes a built-in function for managing extensions. See Firefox.
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- Firefox 3.1 raises the browser bar ... again
- Competition is a good thing, and the way that Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome have re-invigorated browser development will mean good a better web experience all round. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Firefox 3.1 raises the browser bar ... again
- Competition is a good thing, and the way that Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome have re-invigorated browser development will mean good a better web experience all round. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Image galleries 2008-10-15
- News to know: Gartner, Firefox 3.1, Apple notebook event, Intel
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Hiner: Gartner: Top 10 technologies to watch over the next three years Larry Dignan: IT's challenges: The end of device charging; ROI; Super programmers ...
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- What OpenOffice site crash means
- What OpenOffice site crash meansSo, I should pay for free software so I don't pay Microsoft?It's not for everyone. However, the reason Microsoft has more robust features is because they spend more money on it. That money is funded by higher prices for their software. If you or your company...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good enough
- OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good enoughSadly, it falls short of my needsI have a spreadsheet that works beautifully in Excel. It's unbelievably slow for OpenOffice Calc. 12 minutes to open, each drop down takes 2 minutes to register.No scripts, just formulas.RE: OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- Egnyte: using and sustaining Enterprise 2.0
- Egnyte, in a nutshell, is a software as a service, cloud storage application. But it's a lot more than just that. It feels like your online home of files, storage and where you put your valuables. Egnyte started out because the small business, which is...
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Opera 10 will be 'prettier'
- Opera 10 will be 'prettier'Fix your bugs before freaking on features.If opera 10 is anything as buggy as 9.5x and 9.6, you have a guaranteed loser. 9.27 was the last stable release which I continue to use. There are some really irritating bugs from 9.5x that persist in 9.6. Gmail...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- Silverlight 2: Google Chrome support, yes; iPhone, no
- Silverlight 2: Google Chrome support, yes; iPhone, noThe choose their words carefully. Like "has access to" a computer withSilverlight. They might lead you to think that one in four computers has Silverlight installed. But, NO, that just means one in four persons has access somewhere, somehow, to Silverlight, though possibly...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- Silverlight 2: Google Chrome support, yes; iPhone, no
- Microsoft announced, as expected, on Monday that the second version of its Silverlight browser plug-in is done and will be available imminently for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac OS X, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari. An Apple iPhone port is not in the works, due to Apple restrictions,...
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Opera 10 will be 'prettier'
- Many users, especially of Apple, found Opera's latest version 9.6 unpleasant on the eye. But the company says its next major update will be prettier. The next major release of Opera for the desktop will be 'prettier' than the current version of the browser, claims the company. ...
- News items 2008-10-13
- Open source protectionism?
- I just caught a rather interesting piece by fellow blogger Dana Blankenhorn on the subject of the "value and values" found in open source ecosystems. Near the end, he references an article on InfoWorld which questions whether it is wise to "protect" open source development by mandating its use at...
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Gartner's CIO pep talk: Make a difference or be automated (or worse)
- Gartner analyst Mark McDonald late Sunday laid out the chief information officer agenda for 2009 and the big theme is that tech executives need to make a business difference or fade away. Why? Companies have other options--software as a service, cloud computing and shared services--that could deliver more value than...
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UACSo I don't have to wait for Windows 7?The need to wait or upgrade to Windows 7 is looking more dim for Windows Vista users. Microsoft just yesterday announced their intention to improve the user experience for UAC in Windows 7. But with third...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Is OpenOffice good enough?
- Is OpenOffice good enough?For the vast majority of users, it works fine.For the vast majority of users, it works fine. There are occasional features that it doesn't do so well at, but it has all of the standard word processing features that most people need.If you need to use some...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- The Apple II is baaaaccckk (via emulator)
- In the Friday nostalgia department, TechRepublic's John Sheesley has unearthed an emulator for the Apple II. All you need is a browser and you're off to memory lane. Sheesley writes: Unlike the TRS-80 Model I Basic emulator page, the Virtual Apple site doesn't use a Java...
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Opera bitten by 'extremely severe' browser bug
- Opera bitten by 'extremely severe' browser bugThanks for the heads upUpgrading to Opera 9.6 now.RE: Opera bitten by 'extremely severe' browser bugDid that yesterday when they released it. However I wish that they could patch the "Clickjecking" vulnerability. I know this "Clickjacking" vulnerability is part of the older HTML spec...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- HipHop Toolbar for Firefox (xpi)
- Get instant access to the latest hiphop news, play radio stations an multiplayer games in your browser. Stay up to date in real time. Easy editable to suit your needs. Fully customizable. Turn on/off seperate options at any time. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-10-09
- AdSense for Games: Could RIAs be next?
- AdSense for Games: Could RIAs be next?Where do they cook up these numbers?25% of internet users play games. Okay, does that mean they play the little cutesy web games, or the massive online games like WoW, or multiplayer PC games, or any kind of game at all? Does it count...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Adobe posts workaround for clickjacking flaw, NoScript releases ClearClick
- Adobe posts workaround for clickjacking flaw, NoScript releases ClearClickRequires Firefox pluginAre you afraid of offending Microsoft or just being unhelpful hurried?To use the only available cure right now requires adding the plugin you mention -- NoScript 1.8.2.1 -- to your Firefox browser. There is no fix for Internet Explorer, Opera,...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Open source in a time of recession
- Open source in a time of recessionWhen the water hole shrinks,the kangaroo mice flourish.HistoryYes, the end of the dot-com bubble killed a number of illusions. The most prominent lesson was, Don't give away your main product. So at that time pure Linux and other open source plays disappeared.What was...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
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