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XP Supported Longer Than Vista?

Posted on February 28, 2026 by The Guru
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About a month ago I wrote about Windows XP Support Continuing until 2014. Tonight on CybertNet , Ryan pointed out that the Microsoft Support Lifecycle site indicates Microsoft will end support for Windows Vista Ultimate Edition in 2012. Huh?! This … Continue reading →

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Posted in CyberNet, Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista | 4 Replies

Fx 3 2026/02/27 Update

Posted on February 27, 2026 by The Guru
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Not much to report from today’s Firefox 3 Status Meeting. Due to Blocker bugs, Places will NOT ship with Alpha 3 later this month. For those of you keeping track at home it has been nearly 10 months (April 28th) … Continue reading →

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Posted in Firefox, General Mozilla | Leave a reply

Weekly Update 2026-02-26

Posted on February 26, 2026 by The Guru
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Lots of news (mostly good) from today’s Weekly Update Meeting. Fx 1.5.0.10 & 2.0.0.2 released on Thursday, February 22nd Some 2.0.0.1 users are not able to upgrade due to read-only file issues. You may need to download Fx 2.0.0.2 from … Continue reading →

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Posted in Firefox, General Mozilla, Thunderbird | Leave a reply

Mr. Tech's Link Wrapper

Posted on February 26, 2026 by The Guru
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This is a very useful extension in instances where you have a long link (which you don’t want to shorten) and limited space such as within tables, forums and blogs. Firefox won’t wrap links so you end up having to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Add-ons, Firefox | Leave a reply

Tab Groups

Posted on February 26, 2026 by The Guru
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Ever find your tab bar getting congested? Too many open tabs? Having to scroll (for those of you who have not Disabled Tab Overflow) to find the tab you want? Wish there was way to organize (group) your tabs into … Continue reading →

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Posted in Add-ons, CyberNet, Firefox | 4 Replies

Fx Add-ons Overhaul Pt 4.5

Posted on February 23, 2026 by The Guru
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[Part 1][Part 2][Part 3][Part 3.5][Part 4][Part 4.5] “The best laid plans of mice and men are usually about equal.” — Blair Still more troubles trying to get the AMO done. The latest (2026/02/22) from the Mozilla Webdev Blog: “As morgamic … Continue reading →

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Fx 1.5.0.10 & 2.0.0.2 Released

Posted on February 23, 2026 by The Guru
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After several delays Mozilla surprised us today and released Firefox 1.5.0.10 and 2.0.0.2! You likely will not be presented with an update offer or via the Help >> Check for updates option until tomorrow. If you want to upgrade now, … Continue reading →

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Update: Add-ons Promotion Contest

Posted on February 21, 2026 by The Guru
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A couple quick updates on the Add-ons Promotion. I now have four reviews in the contest: CoLT Download StatusBar Foxy Tunes Splash The contest runs through April 9th and you no longer have to register for a Squidoo account to … Continue reading →

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Review: Foxy Tunes

Posted on February 20, 2026 by The Guru
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There are some extensions that I simply wonder how did I ever get along with out them? FoxyTunes is one of those extensions and by far the most used. Since I am always using WinAmp to listen to my music … Continue reading →

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Posted in Add-ons, Firefox | 6 Replies

Review: Download Statusbar

Posted on February 20, 2026 by The Guru
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About six months ago I download this extension just to try it out. I had a friend raving about it, so I decided to try it out myself just to see. Now I can’t imagine using Firefox without it. Instead … Continue reading →

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Posted in Add-ons, Firefox | 18 Replies

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