NoScript creator Giorgio Maone has released version 2.0 of his open source extension for Mozilla's Firefox browser, adding several new changes and improving its overall reliability
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Microsoft sneaks Firefox extension into Windows update
This week’s installment of the regular Windows Update pack seems to have included more than Microsoft has disclosed to consumers. On Tuesday, Firefox users began reporting on the mozillaZine forums that a “Search Helper Extension” had been mysteriously added to their browser upon restarting the application after the Windows Update installation.
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Firefox gets a sexy new addons manager
Mozilla continues to plug away at Firefox.next, and one area they've been working at is the add-on system.
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Firefox 3.7a5pre: Tabs on Top, New Add-on Manager
"Firefox 3.7a5pre now has an option to place the browser's tabs on top of the controls, similar to Google Chrome. This is likely part of Mozilla's plans to redesign Firefox for version 4." ... "Firefox 3.7a5pre handles the Add-ons window differently, as it opens in a new tab rather than a new window.
Read more »Firefox add-on disrupts Google data collection
A computer security researcher has launched a project designed to provide people greater privacy when using Google, as the company expands the scope of data its collects about its users.
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3 KDE Add-ons Worth Trying
Ever so often, I look around for rather random add-ons that make my desktop experience more pleasant or occasionally even serve a meaningful purpose. They range from full applications to very basic widgets.
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Mozilla announces Firefox Mobile add-on challenge
The Mozilla Foundation has launched a new Firefox Mobile competition for add-on developers aimed at encouraging them to create innovative and compatible mobile add-ons
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Web Developer – Firefox Add-on
The Web Developer extension adds a menu and a toolbar to the browser with various web developer tools. It is designed for Firefox, Flock and Seamonkey, and will run on any platform that these browsers support including Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
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The 10 dumbest Firefox add-ons ever
Firefox is one of the towering achievements of the open-source movement, accounting for almost a quarter of all Web site visits just five years after its launch. One of the reasons for its enormous popularity is that it can be easily customised with a range of add-ons. But along with the really useful stuff, there's also plenty of total dross in there.
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7 greatest Firefox addons of all time
Below are 7 greatest of the great addons of all time you must install right now after reading.
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Omnibar – Firefox Add-on
Omnibar Integrates Location bar and Search bar into one. Search directly using location bar. Quickly switch engines using search engine keywords. Supports searching multiple search engines for same query using advanced operator
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Mozilla blocks then unblocks Microsoft add-ons for Firefox
Over the weekend, potentially tens of millions of users around the world booted their Firefox browser and were told that their Microsoft add-ons were being blocked (see my screenshot left).
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5 Useful Add-Ons for Firefox 3.5
A while ago I put up this article, reviewing 5 so-called 'essential' add-ons for Firefox. To continue in the same manner in this second part, here are 5 add-ons updated for Firefox 3.5 which can prove useful. Maybe not the most popular, but they definitely deserve a try.
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Nuke Anything Enhanced Removes Page Items for Printing
Nuke Anything Enhanced makes it easy to print or read just one section of a web page, or selectively remove items like ads or sidebars that get in the way of your content.
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Mozilla ponders policy change after Firefox extension battle
The NoScript Firefox extension faced a major backlash last week when users discovered that it was surreptitiously disrupting the operation of AdBlock Plus. Mozilla has responded by proposing a new policy that sets boundaries for appropriate extension behavior.
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