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Massive Java Update available you should apply it

Massive Java Update available you should apply it

By Dan Morrill on February 4, 2013

And you should do this update; Oracle has finally gotten around to pushing a massive 50 vulnerability fixing update to Java. The bad part is that most of us have decoupled Java from our browsers, and I am wondering if this is too little too late. With Mozilla (Firefox) dropping Java support from its browser […]

Posted in Application Software | Tagged Apple, firefox, java, mozilla, Oracle | 1 Response

New Relic Tells Us Mac Firefox 4 Beats Windows Chrome 11 In Performance

New Relic Tells Us Mac Firefox 4 Beats Windows Chrome 11 In Performance

By Krishnan Subramanian on May 20, 2011

New Relic (previous CloudAve coverage), the SaaS based application performance monitoring solution provider, recently added a real user monitoring feature as a part of their SaaS solution. The idea is to offer a solution to track the user experience of the application in real time. It tracks vital performance metrics like Browser response time Slowest […]

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts | Tagged apm, application performance monitoring, briefs, browsers, chrome, firefox, newrelic, performance, performance monitoring, webapps

Foxmarks, Xmarks, LastPass, Xpass, LastX, X%^&% Quick Rant

Foxmarks, Xmarks, LastPass, Xpass, LastX, X%^&% Quick Rant

By Zoli Erdos on December 2, 2010

Warning: I think I’m becoming a curmudgeon – except that title has until now been reserved for somebody else .   But I still have doubts about the recent transaction: LastPass acquired Xmarks. I really liked Xmarks – when it was Foxmarks.  A simple bookmark synchronization service that would keep your Firefox up-to-date no matter where […]

Posted in Application Software, Featured Posts, Security | Tagged acquistion, bookmark sync, bookmarks, facebook, firefox, foxmarks, lastpass, m&a, password sync, privacy, Security, sharing, social, synchronization, wikileaks, xmarks | 1 Response

Firefox Upgrade: Who Are You Kidding, Mozilla?

Firefox Upgrade: Who Are You Kidding, Mozilla?

By Zoli Erdos on October 9, 2010

As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.  Well, than this is a 2000-word post.  (Highlights mine). Step 1: Step 2: Do they think it’s funny?

Posted in Application Software | Tagged firefox, mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, upgrade

When Browsers Are Just as Bad as Your OS

When Browsers Are Just as Bad as Your OS

By Guest Authors on November 24, 2009

As any good Cloud evangelist worth his salt will tell you, a browser beats operating system hands down for all the usual reasons, e.g. platform agnostic, reduced complexity etc. etc. However, I get the feeling sometimes that browsers have gone the way of most operating systems lately.  Let me explain. Quite often in recent days, […]

Posted in Application Software | Tagged browser, chrome, devan, firefox, google, os, safari

Mozilla Is Too Big To Fail

Mozilla Is Too Big To Fail

By Krishnan Subramanian on November 20, 2009

Larry Dignan at ZDNetmakes an important point about the financial future of Mozilla Foundation. In his post, he points to Mozilla’s over reliance on Google and wonders if it is good for its future. The financial for 2008 didn’t show any downward trend. Rather, they showed a consolidated revenue of $78.6 million, up 5 percent […]

Posted in Analysis | Tagged browser, chrome, firefox, google, IE, microsoft, mozilla

Bing – Google Mashups in Abundance

Bing – Google Mashups in Abundance

By Zoli Erdos on September 18, 2009

Congratulations to the WSJ for discovering Bingle, a mashup of Bingle and Google that displays search results side-by-side.  It’s really handy, but nothing new and nothing out of ordinary.  There’s also Bing & Google, Bing vs. Google – all three have been available for months, and there are probably a lot more.  It takes close […]

Posted in General | Tagged bing, bingle, firefox, google, ie8, search, Search Engines | 3 Responses

The One Huge Issue That Is Going To Kill Tag-based Reading Systems

The One Huge Issue That Is Going To Kill Tag-based Reading Systems

By Dan Morrill on July 14, 2009

Louis Gray pointed out a new reading system yesterday called Lazyfeed, and overall I am pretty happy with it, but like all tag based reading systems, spammers and other miscreants have so corrupted the general tag base to get their message in front of people that tag based systems need something else to make sure […]

Posted in Analysis, Product reviews | Tagged firefox, information, Louis Gray, mozilla, spam, spam list, Technorati, Xbox 360 | 2 Responses

Firefox 3.5 Dowload Day Progress - Google Gears, Mozilla Prism Missed Launch

Firefox 3.5 Dowload Day Progress – Google Gears, Mozilla Prism Missed Launch

By Zoli Erdos on June 30, 2009

Download Day for Firefox 3.5 is decidedly more understated than 3.0 was.  A lot less hype prior to the release, no spectacular outages, and a respectable 1M+ dowloads so far, which is nice, but way behind Firefox 3.0’s Guiness Record.  Blog visitor stats are very biased metrics, they tend to lean towards the “new and […]

Posted in General | Tagged broswer wars, browser market share, browsers, chrome, firefox, google gears, IE, internet explorer, mozilla, prism | 3 Responses

Opera Unite: Do You Really Want to Run a Web Server on your Computer?

Opera Unite: Do You Really Want to Run a Web Server on your Computer?

By Zoli Erdos on June 16, 2009

The little browser that could … was how the Opera browser was often referred to around 1996-98.  The best browser packed with innovative features that Internet Explorer and Firefox were forced to copy: tabbed browsing, popup-blockers, saved sessions, zooming, mouse gestures to name a few. The fastest browser that did everything out-of-the box that Firefox […]

Posted in Analysis | Tagged browser wars, browsers, chrome, collaboration, File sharing, firefox, IE, opera, opera unite, web infrastructure, Web server | 3 Responses

Take Your Paws Off My System, Microsoft

Take Your Paws Off My System, Microsoft

By Zoli Erdos on June 8, 2009

<rant> I’ve had it. I’m tired of Microsoft programs taking over my computer without permission.  This time it’s IE7 – yes, I know, IE8 is out, but I could not care less.  In fact I have not launched IE7 for a long time.  Sticking with Firefox, and if I was not so dependent on several […]

Posted in General | Tagged default browser, firefox, ie7, ie8, microsoft, windows update | 4 Responses

Adobe’s Hot Air

Adobe’s Hot Air

By Zoli Erdos on January 29, 2009

Adobe boasts record download and installation numbers for Flash and Air, and Venturebeat claims they are winning the platform race. But are they really “winning”?  Some of the software Adobe makes is a MUST have on any computer, no matter how often you use it, just to allow basic browsing.  The first time you can’t […]

Posted in Marketing | Tagged acrobat, adobe, adobe air, air, firefox, flash, flash player, installed base, Platforms, twhirl | 4 Responses

The InfoWorld 2009 Technology of the Year Awards

The InfoWorld 2009 Technology of the Year Awards

By Zoli Erdos on January 22, 2009

InfoWorld announced the winners of the 2009 Technology of the Year Awards in Applications, Middleware, and Data Management: The Awards are presented in a slideshow format, and InfoWorld made it almost unreadable: there is an ad in between every single page, you either 20 second to flip a page, or have to click “skip” every […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship | Tagged applications, awards, data management, firefox, infoworld, middleware, zoho

Firefox Add-On Site Down: How to Check For Outages

Firefox Add-On Site Down: How to Check For Outages

By Zoli Erdos on December 1, 2008

If you’re about to install a Firefox extension, you’re out of luck: The Mozilla add-on site is down.  Of course sometimes it’s not the destination, but your connection – so how can you know?   A very appropriately named site:  downforeveryoneorjustme comes to your rescue: The site will quickly tell you if you have a problem, […]

Posted in General | Tagged downforeveryoneorjustme, firefox, mozilla, outage

Does Firefox Generate Bogus Crash Reports?

Does Firefox Generate Bogus Crash Reports?

By Zoli Erdos on November 20, 2008

Crashes are bad, reporting them is good: it helps developers fix the issues.  So far so good, but lately the Mozilla Crash Reporter appears to be a bit overzelous:  it keeps on reporting crashes when there are none. A few times a day it pops up after what appears to be an ordinary shutdown: i.e. […]

Posted in General | Tagged browser, crash report, ffox, ffox3, firefox, firefox 3, mozilla | 3 Responses

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