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Optimize Firefox Databases With a Single Line of Code and Vacuum Places Add-on

By • Aug 22nd, 2009 • Filed under: Browsers, Firefox, Open-Source, Ubuntu, Windows

In Firefox 3 Bookmarks and browsing History are stored in SQLite databases. Like any other database, the SQLite databases get fragmented with time, added to that, your default history time span in Firefox 3.5 was increased from 9 to 90 days. These increase the possibility of having a bloated and cumbersome database which subsequently leads […]

Firefox Mobile: Download Fennec Maemo 1.0 Beta 3

By • Aug 21st, 2009 • Filed under: Browsers, Firefox, Open-Source, Ubuntu, Windows

Mozilla has updated its mobile edition of the Firefox browser for smaller non-PC devices like mobile phone devices and PDAs. Fennec 1.0 Beta 3 is available for the Linux based Maemo operating system that powers Nokia N800 and N810 Internet Tablets. The is also an alpha version for Windows Mobile. This beta 3.0 release focuses […]

Get Quicker Access to Your Firefox Extensions Settings with Options Menu

By • Aug 10th, 2009 • Filed under: Firefox, Open-Source, Ubuntu, Windows

Option Menu Firefox extension certainly places itself in that exclusive list of “must-have Firefox extensions”. Option Menu gives you quick and direct access to the settings panel of your add-ons by putting all your add-ons into the Tools Menu.

Firefox 3.6 Alpha 1 Adds Tab Switching Preview

By • Aug 10th, 2009 • Filed under: Firefox, PortableApps, Ubuntu, Windows

Firefox 3.6 code named Namoroka gets its first alpha release. Mozilla has made available for download Firefox 3.6 Alpha 1 that packs up Speed improvements to the TraceMonkey JavaScript engine, new CSS3 properties, visual tab switching, amongst other changes.

Firefox: We are the world We are the billions

By • Aug 3rd, 2009 • Filed under: Firefox, Open Source Advocacy, Open-Source, Ubuntu, Windows

Celebrations for the one billion Firefox downloads kick-off at the 1,000,000,000 + You website. Many powerful slogans like “One billion stacked coins would reach nearly 1,000 miles high” or “A bowl big enough to fit one billion goldfish would be as big as a stadium” count on you for a “tweet”.