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Here we go again, another beta for Firefox 3.6, it’s the fifth beta and its comes with over a hundred bug fixes to improve performance, stability, security and features.
Mozilla consider this release stable and safe for daily web browsing, though as it says, some features and content may change before the final product release. This beta is available in more than 70 languages.
Firefox 3.6b5 Release Notes plus Download
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From March next year, I’ll focus my Canonical energy on product design, partnerships and customers. Those are the areas that I enjoy most and also the areas where I can best shape the impact we have on open source and the technology market. I’m able to do this because Jane Silber, who has been COO at Canonical virtually from the beginning, will take on the job of CEO.
— announced Mark Shuttleworth on his personal blog
via [Mark Shuttleworth] Read more on the Canonical blog
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After installing this extension, activate it with the keyboard shortcut Alt+G and it will put a number next to every link on the web page. You can navigate by simply typing in one of those numbers next to the link. You can also open up web pages in new tabs, press g and when “Open in new foreground tab” is displayed in the green box as shown in the screenshot, type in the number next to the link you want to open. Press b to load a web page in the same tab. Use Alt+G when you want to hide those numbers that help you to concentrate on the keyboard but at the same time clutter the web page.
KeyboardNavigation is a free download for the Dev version of Chrome for Windows. It also works on Chrome Linux beta.
[via Lifehacker]
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Mac, Linux, Windows: Firefox by default offers a white space when you open a new tab. Chromium for example by default opens the Speed Dials. If you’re not happy with Firefox’s white space tab thing than grab NewTabURL.
This extension offers three possibilities;
it lets you open a custom URL when opening a new tab;
It can load what ever is in your clipboard and lastly you can tell Firefox to go by its default, that is to open a white tab.
The ‘Select location bar after loading the new tab’ option highlights the address bar when a new tab is opened, so you can start typing-in a new URL. – That’s all folks!!!
NewTabURL is Firefox extension that works on all platforms; Windows, Mac and Linux.
via [Mozilla Links]
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For Windows, Mac and Linux: Mozilla finally freed Thunderbird 3, a major upgrade after 2 years and is already working on Thunderbird 3.1. But this new release has also put out of function (for now) many great Thunderbird extensions. These plug-ins still have to be updated. Those mentioned have been tested and are compatible with Thunderbird 3. Now power it up with these essential and time-saving add-ons. Before you begin learn how to install Thunderbird 3 plug-ins with a simple Drag ‘n’ Drop – the smart way. More»
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