Archive for December, 2008
Google is Wise, Chrome Updates Silently
Via Asa Dotzler blog.
Here is a great way to make sure that all of your software users are using the latest stable release, which usually fixes security issues and various bugs discovered: silent updates.
As he writes:
It looks like the folks at Google turned on the automatic (silent) update for Chrome beta users today. They should have all of their users on the latest version in just a few days.
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Opera 9.63 Released
Opera’s desktop team has released an update for the 9.6x branch. The following release includes fixes 7 security issues discovered in the earlier Opera versions. It’s recommended to update your web browser as soon as possible.
Changelog:
Windows
Mac
Linux/UNIX
Weekly Browsers Recap, December 14th
- Google dumps Firefox from download bundle, swaps in Chrome
- Fennec/Mobile Firefox coming to Symbian S60 in 2009
- Firefox, Chrome virtually tied for JavaScript speed
- Time for Mac Antivirus? Apple Safari Users Targeted on Facebook
- Microsoft Gets More Detailed About IE Vulnerability and Workarounds
- Skyfire rolls out UK mobile browser
- Net Applications again: Opera vs. Chrome – actual numbers vs. claimed market share
Internet Explorer 8 Is the Safest Web Browser
Internet Explorer 8 — Microsoft’s latest release, currently at the Beta 2 stage — was declared to be the safest (aka more secure than Firefox 3.1 Beta and Chrome Beta) but the least popular browser, according to a browser security survey.
On Wednesday, Utest, a social-networking and software testing company, announced the results of its Bug Battle browser contest. The event included participation from 1,330 security pros, hobbyists and tech enthusiasts, who found an alarming 672 bugs in the world’s top three Web browsers. Continue Reading
Free Organized To Do List
This is not a web browsers related tip but I’ve been using the following organized to do list for so long (free) that I just couldn’t resist to recommend it for anyone, who is looking for a free, yet effective tasks managing software.
I was struggling for months to find a nice looking organizer until this one (ToDoList) was recommended to me. Continue Reading
How to Disable Safari Font Smoothing
Here is how you can turn off smooth fonts in Safari.
Edt > Preferences
Open Appearance tab.
Find Font smoothing setting which should be set to Strong and make it “Standard – best for CRT” instead.
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Google Chrome Released, 10 Million Users
The newest player in the field, Google Chrome is no longer a beta labeled browser. According to Google Chrome blog, they have removed the beta label as their goals for stability and performance have been met. As it says: We are working to add some common browser features such as form autofill and RSS support in the near future. We are also developing an extensions platform along with support for Mac and Linux. Continue Reading
IE December Security Update
The IE Cumulative Security Update for December 2008 is now available via Windows Update.
This security update is rated Critical for Internet Explorer 5.01 and Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1, running on Microsoft Windows 2000; Internet Explorer 6 running on Windows XP; and Internet Explorer 7. For Internet Explorer 6 running on Windows Server 2003, this security update is rated Moderate. Beta versions of Internet Explorer are not vulnerable.
Conditional CSS
Have you ever spent hours or even days coding your web site, just because one of the web browsers displayed it not in the way you wanted to?
Well… Forget this!
Conditional CSS addresses this issue by letting you add web browsers style conditions inline with your CSS statements. For example:
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Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 Released
Guys from Mozilla have finished the 2nd beta of Firefox 3.1 and released it earlier today.
The following release introduces tabs drag and drop support, increased performance, private browsing feature, improved session restore dialog and much more.
