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Internet Gets a Hall of Fame

Posted on April 23, 2026 by gareon
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Interesting read.        GENEVA, Switzerland — The best revolutionaries eventually find themselves hailed in tributes and enshrined in museums.     So it’s almost inevitable that nearly 30 years after the official birthdate of the internet, some of the net’s best-known pioneers, … Continue reading →

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Windows 8 Logo

Posted on February 18, 2026 by The Guru
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As we had posted earlier this week there had been rumors of a new ‘Windows 8’ logo coming. It is now official, Microsoft posted the new logo (as seen below along with the past logos) on Friday afternoon. So the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Microsoft, Other, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Vista | Comments

New ‘Windows’ Logo For Windows 8?

Posted on February 16, 2026 by The Guru
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Found this over on Tom’s Hardware and it has me wondering. First off, keep in mind nothing has been officially released by Microsoft, but rumors are that they are going to give the Windows Logo a makeover for the upcoming … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogs, Microsoft, Other, Windows, Windows 8/8.1 | Comments

How to automatically enlarge thumbnails online

Posted on February 4, 2026 by gareon
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       If you’ve ever found yourself giving up while clicking through an online photo gallery or grinding your teeth in frustration at an online vendor’s tiny thumbnails, help is on the way. Firefox and Chrome each have plug-ins that will … Continue reading →

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Posted in Add-ons, Firefox, Other | Comments

Thanksgiving Holiday

Posted on November 24, 2025 by The Guru
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Happy Thanksgiving. We will return to our normal blogging on Monday, November 28, 2011. … Continue reading →

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Follow-Up: Attack Page Mishap

Posted on November 22, 2025 by The Guru
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A quick follow-up to our Attack Page Mishap earlier this month. We have discovered the compromise was not with WordPress or the WP Backup Plugin, but instead with the ZenPhoto application. I use Zen Photo for the gallery on my … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog News, Blogs, Other, Security, Site News | Comments

omni.jar to become omni.ja

Posted on November 16, 2025 by The Guru
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Bug 701875 was created a few days ago to address a major issue with Windows and Gecko 2.0 (Firefox 4.0+/Thunderbird 5.0+). omni.jar is a core file for Gecko 2.0 versions of Firefox and Thunderbird. From MDN: Firefox 4 and Thunderbird … Continue reading →

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Posted in Browsers, Firefox, General Mozilla, Other | Comments

Facebook Update

Posted on November 14, 2025 by The Guru
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We’ve made it easier to get to us on Facebook now. We can now be found at facebook.com/ffextensionguru. We are also trying to add more content such as the recent poll about App Tabs to go along with the posts … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog News, Browsers, Facebook, Firefox, Other, Site News | Comments

Mac User with Mouse Pointer Problems

Posted on October 30, 2025 by The Guru
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A Mac user recently contacted The Guru regarding Mouse Pointer problems which had started earlier in the week. Since I have really no idea what is causing this and also since I am not a Mac user, I am re-posting … Continue reading →

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Posted in Browsers, Firefox, Other | Comments

Release Recap Updates

Posted on October 17, 2025 by The Guru
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We are now a couple months into Mozilla’s new Rapid Release process where new versions are scheduled for release every six-weeks. As such I’ve decided to change the frequency in which the Release Recaps are posted. In a given 6-week … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog News, Browsers, Firefox, Firefox For Android, General Mozilla, Other, Thunderbird | Comments

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