Category: Technology

There’s a security update from the Mozilla group to fix a security vulnerability affecting Mozilla and Firefox web browsers for the Windows operating system was posted to Full Disclosure, a public security mailing list. The fix explicitly disables the use of the shell: external protocol handler.

You can find the patch here.

For those of you using the Firefox web browser and find yourself being directed to websites like those of the NY Times or Washington Post that ask you to register to view, consider installing the BugMeNot extension.

This software bypasses the sites web registration using Firefoxs right-click context menu based on the BugMeNot.com service.

With the number of political posts I read that contain a link to one of those websites, this is a godsend.

If you’ve been wondering about Daniel Brandt, the person behind the Google-Watch link I posted previously, take a look at Google-Watch Watch.

Mozilla has released version 0.7 of their email client.

The Mozilla Firefox 0.9 web browser is now available for download for those of you looking to an alternative to Internet Explorer.