Private Browsing Window is a Firefox extension that permits you to start a private browsing session in a completely new incognito window alongside your existing session – like you do in Chrome. This extension greatly improves Firefox’s behavior as far as “private browsing” is concerned – before Firefox would automatically close all windows and tabs in a working session when you switch to the private browsing mode, all except one – the launched private browsing window, to get back a closed working session you had to leave the private browsing mode. With this extension private browsing and non-private walk side-by-side. More»
Windows, Mac, Linux: No more bush-hunting, it is there, where its supposed to be, on Mozilla’s home page, I’m mean Firefox 3.6. Stop thinking and go get the worlds safest browser, not the IE sort of thing.
The release notes;
– Its Available in more than 70 languages – yours is certainly included,
– Changes to how third-party software can integrate with Firefox in order to prevent crashes. – Flash stops crushing my browser. More»
As announced yesterday Firefox 3.6 Final has punctually been released. You can now download this new version of Firefox for your Mac, Linux or Windows platforms. The release notes are not yet available, but hey who needs it after closely following its development from the very first alpha.
Linux users (x86) can use this line of code to download and extract it into their Home folder:
wget -O - http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/3.6/linux-i686/en-US/firefox-3.6.tar.bz2 | tar xj -C ~ | tar xj -C ~
On your mark, get set to down Firefox 3.6 final, the official release is slated for tomorrow 21st January, but don’t bet on it, its not the first time the scheduled release date has been moved. In the meantime, heres a 2 minute video by Mike Beltzner director of Firefox Development, that summarizes the new features included Firefox 3.6 and how to quickly customize it.
It seems a security bug in Firefox 3.6 RC 1, Linux version has pushed Mozilla to build a second release candidate of Firefox 3.6. This built is already available for download, but release notes are not yet available so much can’t be said. Mozilla is also considering to officially release Firefox 3.6 final on Tuesday January 19, if other bugs don’t pop-up and if this update is enough to harness this bug – If not Firefox 3.6 will be shipped on Jan 26.
