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Shinobi wrote:Thanks for the update :thumb:
ur welcome :D

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akbarri wrote:Zero day exploit for Firefox 3.6

http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/ ... 36124.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/38608/

use Firefox 3.0.18 or Firefox 3.5.8 before patch was released
Thanks for the news, I don't think its of much concern though, and I'm not about to revert versions. I'm sure they will release a patch update very soon to address this even if its just this issue.
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Sava700 wrote:I'm not about to revert versions.
Me either. :nope:


But in my IT world... "The sky is falling, the sky is falling" :rolleyes:
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Sava700 wrote:I'm not about to revert versions.
Me too, i'm using FF 3.6 in KIS Safe Run (Sandbox) Environment. :D

But using "Firefox 3.0.18 or Firefox 3.5.8" is the best recommended solution before patch was released. :nod:

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akbarri wrote:Mozilla Firefox 3.7 Alpha 2

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/ ... taller.exe
Ooooh. Think I will try it tomorrow. :D
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CableDude wrote:Ooooh. Think I will try it tomorrow. :D
Yes! Historically alpha releases are the most stable builds of any software, you can't go wrong! :p
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YARDofSTUF wrote:Yes! Historically alpha releases are the most stable builds of any software, you can't go wrong! :p
:rotfl: It's a work PC, so who cares. ;)
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I moved to the 3.7 Alpha. Theme is different. I don't know what features it has as I did not go looking around through the options.
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hardware accelerated graphics and text in firefox! (3.7a + Vista & Win7)
http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/arch ... _in_f.html

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what's coming for mozilla javascript performance
http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/arch ... r_moz.html

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akbarri wrote:hardware accelerated graphics and text in firefox! (3.7a + Vista & Win7)
http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/arch ... _in_f.html
Yeah been looking forward to this for a while now..been in the talks for some time just not alot of babble to really grasp alot of info from yet.
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try this in the Firefox URL bar

about:robots

"please do not press this button again." :rotfl:

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Welcome Humans!


We have come to visit you in peace and with goodwill!


* Robots may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

* Robots have seen things you people wouldn't believe.

* Robots are Your Plastic Pal Who's Fun To Be With.

* Robots have shiny metal posteriors which should not be bitten.

And they have a plan.
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cabledude wrote:welcome humans!


We have come to visit you in peace and with goodwill!


* robots may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

* robots have seen things you people wouldn't believe.

* robots are your plastic pal who's fun to be with.

* robots have shiny metal posteriors which should not be bitten.

And they have a plan.
doom :D

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akbarri wrote:doom :D
:rotfl:
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Getting prompted for 3.5.9
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CableDude wrote:Getting prompted for 3.5.9
:eek:

release schedule @ March 30 :confused:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Releases/Firefox_3.5.9

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Image

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It's a beta release. I just got prompted for the beta release of 3.6.2 on my laptop right now. :eek:
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nice slick little update when you check for updates.
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Got it.
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CableDude wrote:Just got prompted for this:

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3. ... easenotes/


:wth:
That means you should update :)
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CableDude wrote:Just got prompted for this:

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3. ... easenotes/


:wth:
missed :eek:
thx CableDude :thumb:

FF 3.6.3 download
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html

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Sava700 wrote:That means you should update :)
I just went to 3.62 the other day. Switched a bunch of machines to that and now have to go do it again..... :D
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CableDude wrote:I just went to 3.62 the other day. Switched a bunch of machines to that and now have to go do it again..... :D
:nod: same case here

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FF 3.6.3, Patches Pwn2Own Security Exploit

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announc ... 10-25.html

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Getting prompted for the 3.6.4 beta. :D
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CableDude wrote:Getting prompted for the 3.6.4 beta. :D
3.7 Alpha 4 :)

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Mozilla_Firef ... d5905.html
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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

About damn time!! I will test this later when I get time!! :rockin: :rockin: :rockin:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Mozilla_Firef ... d6479.html

At last a 64bit version!!
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Getting prompted for 3.5.10 must be a damn beta. :wth:
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Yall really need to give it a shot if your running 64bit windows.... its MUCH faster than the 32bit!! JawZ and I have tested it and its great! :thumb:
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Version 3.6.4 Released!
Firefox 3.6.4 provides uninterrupted browsing for Windows and Linux users when there is a crash in the Adobe Flash, Apple Quicktime or Microsoft Silverlight plugins.

If a plugin crashes or freezes, it will not affect the rest of Firefox. You will be able to reload the page to restart the plugin and try again.

Firefox 3.6.4 also fixes the following issues found in previous versions of Firefox 3.6:

* Fixed several security issues.
* Fixed several stability issues.
Download:

http://www.mozilla.com/products/downloa ... lang=en-US


Also for those wondering there was a tweet a few days ago about Flash 64bit almost done so you can use 64bit browser version!
@derdirk We are working on 64-bit versions of 10.1 for Mac, Win and Linux. The old Linux build had too many bugs from an old code branch.
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Hope that plug-in container actually works because it sucked ass about a month ago
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Glad I did not run around and update to 3.6.4 on 50+ machines last week. :rolleyes:
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Rather unusual as they skipped 3.6.5 and also released 3.7 Alpha 5 today so that tells me they are nearly ready for 3.7 full with HMTL5 :thumb:

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Mozilla_Firef ... d5905.html
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