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With Firefox 3 themes, it's amateur hour

Mozilla User Experience Designer Alex Faaborg describes the new visual experience in Firefox 3 and attempts to answer some criticisms of the design. I don't feel he's adequately addressed the concerns, which I'll outline again below within the context of the final Firefox 3 look and feel...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-18-2008
Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1

Mozilla shipped Firefox 3 RC1 recently. I don't see any major changes beyond them moving the "default browser" check to the install wizard and, of course, most of my Firefox add-ons no longer work. (I assume that's just temporary.) Anyway, here are the release notes , which provide...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-18-2008
Firefox 3 and Aero Glass: Now we're talking

Yesterday , I blogged about a way to add a cool Aero Glass look to Firefox 3 (and mistakenly linked to Neowin, which is not where that information originated; sorry). In that post, I noted that the teal green color that was originally provided for the Booksmarks toolbar was incorrect, as that color is...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-20-2008
Mozilla ships Firefox 3 Beta 5

Mozilla just dropped me a note announcing the release of Firefox 3 Beta 5 : Firefox 3 Beta 5 includes more than 750 changes from the previous beta, improving stability and Web compatibility, providing platform and user interface enhancements, and resulting in the fastest Firefox ever. Many of these improvements...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-02-2008
Mozilla Turns 10 Today

Mozilla chairman Mitchell Baker reflects on the company's first ten years: March 31, 1998 is the date that Mozilla was officially launched. It’s the date the first Mozilla code became publicly available under the terms of an official open source license and a governing body for the project...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-31-2008
Firefox 3.0 Skinning Update

Abandon all hope, ye who had hoped that Firefox 3 would look great on your OS of choice. It won't. Mozilla's Robert Accettura provides an update on the new default skin in Firefox 3, this time for the XP and Mac OS X versions. And it's just sad... Back in January I posted some pics of the...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-25-2008
Mozilla responds to Apple's dubious use of Software Update to push Safari

There's been a bit of a ruckus this week over Apple's decision to use its Software Update tool to push other Apple software on users. More specifically, those who have installed iTunes will discover that Software Update is now offering you Safari, despite the fact that most iTunes users don't...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-21-2008
Mozilla announces Extend Firefox 3 contest

From Mozilla: Mozilla has just announced Extend Firefox 3, their contest for developers to create new and interesting add-ons for the upcoming release of Firefox 3. Open now and running through July 4th, this contest awards entries that demonstrate excellence in user experience, innovativeness, and use...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-19-2008
Firefox 3 Beta 4 'page redirecting' silliness

Since installing Firefox 3 Beta 4, I've seen the following IE-inspired pop-up far too often: I see this when performing the following all-too-common actions: Click a link from within Gmail Open a new tab and manually enter a URL and then tap Enter Enough already. This thing pops up too often and...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-18-2008
Forget Facebook. The Web's platform is Firefox

Mozilla CEO John Lilly argues that Firefox is the platform for the Web . He may just have a point. John argues that the Firefox platform is actually more robust and easier to use than "rival" platforms like Facebook, iPhone, etc. Unlike these others, Firefox is a true community platform, reflecting...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-17-2008

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