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Minefield Shows the (Really) Fast Future of Firefox

If you are using Firefox 3 (or even Chrome) you should consider taking a look at Mozilla's Minefield. This browser (alpha version yet, but stable) would give a new meaning to 'fast browsing experience.' Some Firefox extensions aren't supported, but riding the fastest javascript engine on the planet definitely worth a try. Minefield's install won't affect your Firefox, so there's no risk trying it. It's fast. Really. And I'm loving it.

Google plans to launch Web browser

The free browser, called "Chrome," is supposed to be available for downloading Tuesday in more than 100 countries for computers running on Microsoft's Windows operating system. Google said it's still working on versions compatible with Apple's Mac computer and the Linux operating system.

Firefox 3 Beta 3 Brings a New Browsing Interface

I haven't tried it yet.

Will Success, or That Google Money, Spoil Firefox?

In trying to build on this success, the Mozilla Foundation has come to resemble an investor-backed Silicon Valley start-up more than a scrappy collaborative underdog. Siobhan O Mahony, an assistant professor at the School of Management of the University of California, Davis, calls Mozilla the first corporate open-source project.

Examining defects in the Firefox code base

The analysis resulted in 655 defects and 71 potential security vulnerabilities. The Firefox team has been given the analysis results, and they will determine if or how they will deal with the issues.

Idealog: Is anyone getting hurt by Google and the Golden Fox?

"Thanks to the Google agreement, the Mozilla Foundation went from revenue of nearly $6 million in 2004 to more than $52 million the next year...In 2005, the foundation created a subsidiary,...mainly to deal with the tax and other issues related to the Google contract." One result of this move is less transparency. Clearly, Firefox has been good for users, good for developers and has kept Microsoft from having de-facto control over Web standards. So if most of us are benefiting, should we care?

Students Embarrass eBay With Firefox Add-On

An anonymous reader sends along a posting from the Grooveking blog on a group of Stanford students who got together to help promote Firefox and ended up releasing a long overdue eBay Toolbar for Firefox before Mozilla and eBay could release their jointly developed extension in Europe. Mozilla's COO said the preemptive release of the eBay Toolbar had ruffled some feathers among European eBay execs.

Thunderbird 2 is out: Free, kick-ass email

I'm so happy with my SpamArrest/Gmail set up, I may not care... Thunderbird 2.0 is out. Thunderbird is the free, open email client that does for email what Firefox does for browsing: liberates you from proprietary software, proprietary formats and expensive upgrades and puts desktop mail back into the control of the community of users.

The Coop, Social Networking for Mozilla

smileham noted a story about Mozilla developers considering work on a "social networking" Firefox extension called the "Coop" to take up where Flock left off. Also here is a wiki on the subject

Firefox 2.0 is released

Firefox 2.0 is now available for download.

Slashdot _ Firefox 2.0 RC2 Review

From the article: 'If RC2 is any indication, Firefox 2.0 is an incremental improvement of the 1.5.x series with performance improvements and a handful of relatively useful features. Based on my own experience, I consider it stable enough for regular use, but I endorse caution for users that rely on a lot of extensions, as most extensions aren't yet compatible with Firefox 2.0.'"

Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Soon To Be Released

While Microsoft finally puts the finishing touches on Vista and IE 7.0, the Mozilla Firefox team is about to release version 2.0. So, what’s new? Visual enhancements, anti-phishing protections, improved tab browsing, enhanced search, preview and subscribing to Web feeds, resume, inline spell checking, live titles, improved add-ons manager, Javascript 1.7 and more.

Microsoft releases near-finished browser

CSS incompatibility notwithstanding.

Internet Explorer 7: Flawed or Misunderstood?

Apparently, I've caused a a sh(ie)tstorm for Windows IE 7 - but I think its more likely their lack of standards support is the real problem: "Adding to the drama, Richard MacManus wrote about the issue in his ZDNet Blog as well, after reading a Slashdot post. By this point, IE 7's supposed standards failings were all over the Web. And I was thrown right into the middle of it. Unfortunately, I'm just about half-way through a three-week trip to France, during which I've had limited access to the Internet and what I hope is an understandable (and temporary) lack of interest in work. Last week, Gary Schare, the Director of Windows Product Management at Microsoft, sent me an urgent email explaining what was going on. But he, too, was heading off on his own vacation."

Just what has Microsoft been doing for IE 7?

My article on Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7's poor CSS compliance made Slashdot today.