Get Firefox 2 now!

Firefox2

Just after few days the launch of Internet Explorer7, Mozilla officially released Firefox2. In the previous days there were various blogs which posted a link to an “official” release of firefox on the mozilla ftp server, which causes various problem in cost of bandwidth…

Firefox 2 offers a refreshed user interface, anti-phishing protection, improvements to the built-in search feature (with the Google suggestion integration), tabbed browsing changes, the ability to restore an interrupted session, better support for Web feeds, inline spell-checking, support for microsummaries and a number of other enhancements (read more)

So, what are you waiting for? Download Firefox2 now!

Flash, Internet Explorer and Firefox new releases

We had so many milestone releases today!
Flash player 9 for linux is probably the most exciting news.
Second, Microsoft announced Internet Explorer 7. (even if I dont like at all the new look).
Last but not least Firefox 2 is on the way!
Today the Firefox 2 Release Candidate 3 have been released (with Javascript 1.7 support and with Google suggest integrated).

IE’s ActiveX D-Day

As Microsoft announced time ago, the next generation of Internet Explorer will change the way the browser handles ActiveX controls with a significant impact on how online advertising and streaming media content is delivered over the Internet.
The software maker plans to give Web developers an extra 60 days to continue making preparations.
The big push now is for developers to recode Web sites and Web applications to cater for the browser update. If not, users won’t be able to directly interact with Microsoft ActiveX controls loaded by the APPLET, EMBED or OBJECT elements without first activating the user interface with an extra mouse click.
Get the Internet Explorer 7 beta preview


http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1943847,00.asp

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 to public

Microsoft has just released Internet Explorer 7 beta for the public.
For Firefox and Opera users its new features are very familiar, such as the tabbed browsing, quick tabs (a very handly plugin I use in Firefox and which lets to see thumbinails of all the opened borwser pages), zoom and the quick search box…
For the full feature list please read more on Microsoft site: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/featuretable.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/default.mspx

XP Service Pack 2 and Flash…

Microsoft is introducing new Service Pack 2 for Windows XP users. ( more info at microsoft page )

This update should increase Internet Explorer’s security features. Also Macromedia seems have worked to support changes will arrive with this new service pack and provide a page with some FAQ about issue could happens after SP2 has been installed.
for example:
Flash Player content does not appear after a Windows Update
SWF files prompt a message when played back locally

read all the informations at http://www.macromedia.com/support/service/servicepack2.html