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Tag: Web Browsers

So Long Firefox, its been nice knowing you.

Posted on June 24, 2011 By Michael Kavka No Comments on So Long Firefox, its been nice knowing you.

A few days ago I wrote about A problem with Add-Ons and Firefox 5, along with no support anymore for Firefox 4. Now Firefox is really trying to commit suicide. Firefox was a great browser. Yes, I say was, because it won’t last that much longer. Not with the path they have chosen at least….

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Firefox 4 – Did they get it right?

Posted on April 8, 2011 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Firefox 4 – Did they get it right?

Firefox 4 is out. For a browser that re-sparked the browser wars, Firefox had been falling behind lately. Can 4 bring back Firefox? I have a tendency not to download betas of web browsers. I’m not much of a bug hunter, haven’t been able to establish myself in those communities, don’t have a ton of…

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Google Chrome: Whats the big deal?

Posted on May 8, 2009 By Michael Kavka 1 Comment on Google Chrome: Whats the big deal?

So I finally decided to check out Chrome for myself. With all the hype and talk about it, I figured I better at least see what it is like. The install took far longer than what I had expected for a “streamlined” installation. Once installed, it was never able to finish copying settings from my…

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