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Monthly Archives: February 2008

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Week Update 2026-02-11

Posted on February 11, 2026 by The Guru
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Reminder: Due to the scheduled meeting time and my work schedule, I am not be able to get the meeting notes posted until the following Tuesday. Here’s an overview of this week’s Update Meeting: Fx 2.0.0.12 - Released: Thursday, February … Continue reading →

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John Lilly on The GigaOM Show

Posted on February 10, 2026 by The Guru

John Lilly the new CEO of Mozilla Corporation is interviewed on the February 7th The GigaOM Show. Find out what the organization has in store for 2008 and if they will file for IPO. John also explains his and Mitchell’s … Continue reading →

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Posted in Firefox, Interviews, Microsoft, Thunderbird, Yahoo

Firefox & Spybot 1.5.2 Load Times

Posted on February 9, 2026 by The Guru
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I just downloaded and applied the Spybot 1.5.2 update, which of course required me to restart the computer. After rebooting I launched Spybot and noticed and a huge difference in the load time. As mentioned prior, the old 1.5.1 version … Continue reading →

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Posted in Add-ons, Firefox, Open Source | Comments

Fx 2.0.0.12 Issues & Preloader

Posted on February 9, 2026 by The Guru
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I noticed a couple comments on the Firefox 2.0.0.12 Released post about issues with add-ons when upgrading to this new release. I did upgrade to the released version of Fx 2.0.0.12 even though I should not have (more on this … Continue reading →

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Posted in Add-ons, CyberNet, Firefox, Open Source | Comments

The Future of Yahoo!

Posted on February 9, 2026 by The Guru
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Last week Microsoft made an unsolicited offer to acquire Yahoo! with an initial asking price of $31/per share which was about 62% higher than the January 31st closing price. On Wednesday, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang sent an internal e-mail seeking … Continue reading →

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Posted in Google, Microsoft, Yahoo | Tagged Microsoft/Yahoo | Comments

Firefox 2.0.0.12 Released

Posted on February 7, 2026 by The Guru
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Firefox 2.0.0.12 was released earlier today. Must users will get the automatic update notification in the next 24-48 hours. However you can manually download and install the new version by going to getfirefox.com or simply selecting “Check for Updates…” from … Continue reading →

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Week Update 2026-02-04

Posted on February 4, 2026 by The Guru
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Reminder: Due to the scheduled meeting time and my work schedule, I am not be able to get the meeting notes posted until the following Tuesday. Here’s an overview of this week’s Update Meeting: Fx 2.0.0.12 Release Schedule Updated: QA … Continue reading →

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FoxyTunes Acquired

Posted on February 4, 2026 by The Guru
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And No, It Was Not By Google! It was announced earlier today FoxyTunes, the very popular media player toolbar/extension for Firefox & Thunderbird and music service has been acquired by Yahoo! Music. From the FoxyTunes Blog: “We’ve been talking to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Add-ons, Firefox, Yahoo | Comments

600-Million Add-Ons Downloaded

Posted on February 1, 2026 by The Guru
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Add-ons have proven to be a major benefit of Firefox (and Thunderbird). The download counter at addons.nozilla.org (AMO) recently hit the 600-Million mark. Keep in mind the actual number of add-ons downloaded is likely much higher being this figure does … Continue reading →

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Posted in Add-ons, Firefox, General Mozilla, Thunderbird | Comments

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