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Jul 10

Apple Safari Update Activates New Browser Extensions



Apple has released Safari 5.0.1, which activates extensions. You can check the actual extensions here.

…Apple has released Safari 5.0.1, which activates extensions. They have some nice stuff lined up in their extension gallery, from Twitter, Bing, or Major League Baseball, eBay, Amazon, and eBay. It’s nice to see Safari catching up with Firefox…
Now they only need a few thousand extensions more to surpass them. You can check the Safari extensions here….

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27
Jul 10

Firefox Tab Candy: Simple, Yet Convenient

Aza Raskin has shared a Tab Candy concept for Firefox web browser, which essentially is as a hybrid of tab thumbnails and Fences. Here is how it

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Firefox Tab Candy: Simple, Yet ConvenientWritten by Vygantas Lipskas on July 27, 2010Aza Raskin has shared a Tab Candy concept for Firefox web browser, which essentially is as a hybrid of tab thumbnails and Fences.
Here is how it works:
While viewing all the tabs as small thumbnails, you group the tabs in categories, for example: work, home. While surfing work per say, you will only see tabs that are in this category.
Video demo:

In case you are interested, there is an alpha version already, download it here.
Already hooked up? Gizmodo commentator has also posted a Tab Candy song for you to check.
Thanks to Nox for the news tip….

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27
Jul 10

[HOW TO]Firefox Personas | Dress up your web browser [HD]

Comments Please. 1. Go to getpersonas.com or you can just type Firefox Personas on google and click on the 4th link 2. Click on Get Personas fore Firefox - Free 3. Once you are finish downloading ; restart Firefox 4. Now once firefox restarts you should notice a fox on the bottom left corner. 5. Click on that fox and from there you can select the type of persona you like best.

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27
Jul 10

Yolink Helps Web Researchers Search Behind Links

Article describing yolink, a technology that powers up search in a complete new and different way. Download the browser add-on, check out their new API, use their Google News feature, or embed their widget on your blog for better search capabilities.

…Do you like this story? This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. Name: yolink Quick Pitch: Yolink is a next-generation technology that enhances search by extracting information from behind links and inside of documents. Genius Idea: Yolink wants to be a researcher’s best friend. How? By searching not just a page, but also the links contained within that page. This makes finding contextually linked information super simple. Yolink is available as a browser plugin (for FirefoxFirefox, Internet ExplorerInternet Explorer and Google ChromeGoogle Chrome), a desktop search app or a widget you can integrate with your own blog. The service is also an add-on to CraigslistCraigslist, WikipediaWikipedia and Google Patent Search.The Yolink team has also created a yolink Labs project that showcases just how powerful…

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26
Jul 10

Firefox 3.6.8 In Ubuntu (to repository)

Mozilla has released the new version 3.6.8 of the open source browser more appreciated and used by users around the world and in different operating systems.If we know the news of the latest version 3.6.8 Please follow this page.Here is a simple guide to install / update the new version of Firefox through PPA ubuntu-security-mozillaTo do…

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24
Jul 10

The 7 Coolest Wikipedia Plugins for Your Browser

Wikipedia is one of the foremost sources of information online and there is no limit to how the site can be used for both research and for contributing information. Check out these great browser plugins to make it more useful.

…Space will bring up a small search bar overlaying your current window.

QuickWiki’s additional features include support for English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese and the ability to adjust the appearance of the overlaying window. For an indepth review of QuickWiki, check out Saikat’s post.
Googlepedia
Googlepedia integrates Wikipedia search directly into Google dividing your search page into two columns. The first column contains the original google results, while in the second, the relevant Wikipedia article is displayed. Googlepedia does have its shortcomings. If you do a search directly from within Google, sometimes Googlepedia’s search results will not be displayed. On the other hand, if you do the search from Firefox’s inbuilt search bar at the top of the page the results are always displayed. Googlepedia is currently being ported to other browsers and is already available for Chrome.

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Wikipedia Companion
Chrome users will appreciate the Wikiepdia Companion which gives them easy access…

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23
Jul 10

Chorme will have a release cycle | Wiseminds

Google has announced that from now Chrome browser will realease a stable version to users every six weeks.

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Google has announced that from now Chrome browser will realease a stable version to users every six weeks.

Programme Manager Anthony Laforge said the scope of this chanhe was to ade the release more predictable to reduce the pressure on engineers.
We have new features coming out all the time and do not want users to have to wait months before they can use them. While pace is important to us, we are all committed to maintaining high quality releases…

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22
Jul 10

The Dell KACE Secure Browser Demo

This video introduces the Dell KACE Secure Browser with an overview and demonstration. The Secure Browser uses virtualization technology to provide a safer web experience to users and organizations by isolating any changes or malicious payloads inadvertently downloaded from the Internet from the underlying OS and computer. It delivers added control over browser activity through white and black listing options. Our initial release of the Secure Browser features the Firefox web browser with Adobe Reader and Flash plug-ins preinstalled and ready to run as a Windows Installer setup (no repackaging required).

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22
Jul 10

Chrome 6: What made the cut–and what missed it - CNET News

Google’s next browser will synchronize your extensions and get other new abilities.

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