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Monthly Archives: January 2007

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SearchLoad 0.3.1 Extension Released

Posted on January 22, 2026 by The Guru
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Yet another new release (v 0.3.1) of the SearchLoad Extension. A couple minor changes but nice fixes though. The main change/fix is on the options screen, in Searchbar section there is no longer a 99 second maximum limit before the … Continue reading →

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SearchLoad 0.3 Extension Released

Posted on January 18, 2026 by The Guru
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Naturally, after I reviewed the SearchLoad Extension a new version (0.3) is released. However the functionality of the extension has not changed, just the options. Prior to version 0.3 the extension added Search Options to the Tools menu. With version … Continue reading →

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Ping Tester

Posted on January 16, 2026 by The Guru

This post is being used for a Ping Test … Continue reading →

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Who patches better: Microsoft or Mozilla?

Posted on January 16, 2026 by The Guru
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An Interview with Window Snyder Window Snyder was a senior security strategist at Microsoft before leaving in 2005 to become a founder and CTO of Matasano Security LLC. Last September she became Mozilla Corp.’s security chief and is now responsible … Continue reading →

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Posted in Firefox, General Mozilla, Interviews, Microsoft | Comments

My Fx Splash Screen & FastStone Capture

Posted on January 15, 2026 by The Guru
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Once I was able to get the Splash options window working I made a visit to Mr Tech’s Firefox Splash Screens site and found a Splash Screen I liked. I also took a couple minutes (literally) to get and install … Continue reading →

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Posted in CyberNet, Firefox, Other | Comments

Tweaking the About Screen

Posted on January 15, 2026 by The Guru
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The standard About Firefox screen is pretty boring looking. It is even worse for those of us using the Bon Echo or Minefield nightlies since it uses a globe without the firefox as the image (Minefield’s globe has a stick … Continue reading →

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Posted in Firefox, Tips & Tweaks | Comments

Update: Splash Screens

Posted on January 15, 2026 by The Guru
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Some quick updates regarding A Splash Screen For Fx & TBird. First, the extension (here) also works with Flock, sort of. You will get an Incompatible Extension Warning. Just click ‘Yes’ and the extension will install. Further there is an … Continue reading →

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Posted in Add-ons, Firefox | Comments

SearchLoad Extension

Posted on January 15, 2026 by The Guru
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Another great find by Percy at Mozilla Links. SearchLoad Extension adds some much need options to the Firefox search bar (or search box). Once installed, to configure go to Tools and then select Search Options. There are two sections Searchbar … Continue reading →

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A Splash Screen For Fx & TBird

Posted on January 15, 2026 by The Guru
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Thunderbird and Firefox more so (if you have lots of extensions), do take sometime to start up. This extension displays a “splash” (loading) screen for Firefox, Thunderbird and Sunbird (Mozilla’s calendar application) while the application starts. At the end of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Add-ons, Blogs, Firefox | Comments

Upcoming Releases/Milestones Jan/Feb '07

Posted on January 13, 2026 by The Guru
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Looks like the last week of January is going to be a big week for Firefox and Thunderbird milestones and releases. Note: As in the past these release dates (especially those in red) are tentative and likely subject to change … Continue reading →

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Posted in Firefox, Thunderbird | Comments

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