Priv3 is different from addons like Ghostery. For example, Ghostery blocks social sharing buttons (+1, Like, Tweet buttons) and other social snippets (Facebook comments, Facebook connect) completely, so you may feel disconnected.

Priv3 protects your privacy by blocking trackers, but still shows social snippets like Facebook Comments, +1, like buttons so you don’t miss any content. Once you interact with the social snippet, it reloads the cookies and tracking starts again, so unless and until you interact with the snippet, the addon keeps blocking the trackers.

One thing which is too disappointing for me is that Priv3 is only available for Firefox, so all I can do is wait for a Chrome version of it. If you’re a Firefox user, check it out and also tell us what you think of it.

Link: Priv3 Firefox Addon

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Bloggers like me would definitely want to try Aurora or Nightly builds but actually none of the add ons work in these builds. But fortunately, there’s a method to make any add-on work even in testing builds of Firefox.

Making incompatible add ons work in Aurora and Nightly

Initially, when you install Aurora or Nightly, it’ll check for compatible add ons, if any. After installing, go to the Add ons manager and it’ll show the incompatible add ons there.

• Now, head on to Add ons store and get the Add-on Compatibility Checker.
• Install it and after restarting Firefox, it will start compatibility checking tests, and after the tests are over (takes not more than 10 seconds), you need to restart once again.
• Now, in the Add ons manager you can enable all the incompatible add ons (see image below)

• You can also help the Mozilla team by sending them feedback about how the add on works in the testing versions of Firefox. For that, click on Compatibility > Select between This add-on still works and This add on no longer works.

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Firefox Beta Features

• There is added support for CSS animations .
• Previously the Do-not-Track header preference has been moved to increased viewing area in the browser.
• It also claims to have improved standards for HTML5, canvas, JavaScript.
• The big new change is with support for switching Firefox development channel. Just go to your Help > About Firefox and we see the option to switch development channel.

Firefox is finally waking up to faster updates!

When I started writing on this blog, way back in late 2009, there was talk of how Firefox 4 will change things. It’s final version was released in 2011 March. That was just too much time for a new version.

Chrome managed to keep gaining momentum and other than some specific add-ons, a lot of people do not find any reason to continue with Firefox when compared to Chrome.

With faster updates, it will probably push the developer community around Firefox browser into activity which might lead to better momentum.

What are your views on Firefox’s future? Do drop in your comments.

Link: Download Firefox 5 Beta

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The controversy has been sometimes these domains are shutdown without notice to the owners.

Mozilla’s was recently asked to remove MafiaaFire, a Firefox add-on which is mainly a redirection add-on. It supposedly un-censors the domains which were taken down illegally.

Mozilla decided that before removing the add-on they wanted their own set of questions answered by Homeland Security in US.

Why were these websites shutdown?

The common reason believed to have been that the websites were infringing on copyright. Typically the suspicions were about online piracy of copyright content.

Many websites which were taken down, still have their status in limbo. That means, that a court order has not ruled against it as illegal and hence the sites ideally should not be shutdown.

Why Mozilla is taking a stand?

Mozilla is taking a stand against this sort of request to remove a add-on probably to not allow it to become a precedent. There have always been fears of internet censorship when governments have tried to remove content from the internet. Mozilla probably standing up for their add-on developers is a better idea than to quickly comply with requests.

On the other hand, I could not see the MafiaaFire extension in the Chrome webstore. The Chrome version can be downloaded directly from MafiaaFire’s own domain.

What are your views? Is Mozilla taking the right stand? Do drop in your comments.

Link: Mozilla’s Questions to Dept of Homeland Security in US

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Chrome has recently stole the thunder when it comes to browser. Chrome has a simpler interface devoid of clutter and also more importantly is often called the fastest browser around. Firefox 4 has inherited the reputation that it is a drag on the resources along with being slow when it comes to starting.

So now Mozilla has put out a list of slow Add-ons.

Mozilla’s List of Slow Firefox add-ons

• Mozilla will automatically perform tests on the top 100 Addons which are downloaded and the results will be displayed.
• Soon warnings will show up to alert users about an Add-on beng slow from the add-on gallery itself.
• This might all be great news for Firefox fans, but I can see quite a few developers being angry that their add-ons are being targeted unfairly or even that they are being shamed like this in public.

But I guess, Mozilla has no choice but to carry out such an exercise. We can already see that majority of the popular Addons do not work with Firefox 4 and this might push some developers to update their addons which is a necessity.

If you use Firefox, do look up this list and drop in your comments here on your views.

Link: Slow Performing Add-ons

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Below are download links for firefox 4, from official FTP servers:

Links below are for US-English languages. If you prefer to download firefox in some other language, just scroll down.

• Windows – Firefox 4.0 Final (12MB)
• Mac – Firefox 4.0 Final (27MB)
• Linux – Firefox 4.0 Final (15MB)

Below are download links for International Releases

Links below points to FTP directory. Just select your language code and you will link to exe/dmg/bz2 file in your language depending on your platform selection.

• Windows – Firefox 4.0 Final (International)
• Mac – Firefox 4.0 Final (International)
• Linux – Firefox 4.0 Final (International)

Below is a screenshot taken from firefox 4 after its first run on my mac!

Its time for me to explore more….

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FoxGuide displays horizontal and vertical lines on your web pages exactly like in Photoshop. You can move the lines and even remove them pretty easily just the way it is done in Photoshop. Hence FoxGuide let you organize different objects on your web page easily and give a  better feel.

Features at a glance

• Guides for a particular page are restored automatically even after you close the tab / browser.
• Transparency of the ruler and guide colour are adjustable.
• The 10000 pixels long rulers make sure you don’t fall short of it.

Link: FoxGuide

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Magazinify is a small Internet-based application available for browsers like Google Chrome and Firefox (those are the two I tested for) and works like a relaxation when you don’t really have time but you still want to read those nice articles. What all you need to do is to press the small Magazinify button placed on your URL bar automatically (you can even place a button to your Toolbar) and it’s done.

The first time you click on the Magazinify button, it asks for your Facebook Login (the only one it supports as of now, Facebook is everywhere! ). Later it won’t be asking you for any kind of Login and clicking the button would just record the page link to be sent to you later.

How it Works

When you click on the Magazinify button, the opened page is scheduled for PDF conversion automatically and is sent as a PDF to your registered email address (the Facebook Email Address by default) and any Advertisements are removed while PDF creation. You can even chose whether you would like the digest to be sent to you daily, weekly or even monthly.

As per my experience, after clicking on the Magazinify button, I received a customized PDF magazine the next day itself. I will post the preview of the magazine very soon. Until then try magazinify for yourself.

LINK: Magazinify

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Features

1. Foxytunes lets you control the player you already have. It provides support for many players available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and even online-players.



2. Control the volume, mute instantly when you are getting a call!



3. See what you are playing directly on the Status bar. It is even easy to seek or even change tracks without even looking at the player window.



4. A number of skins are available for free to give you a personal feel and freedom of choice.



5. It is fully integrated with Yahoo Online Radio which you might have seen on your Yahoo Messenger software. It directly synchronizes with the Yahoo server and plays it right within your Firefox.
6. There are many other features which makes FoxyTunes the best available Music control tool for your Firefox.

Link: FoxyTunes official website

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Feedly is a Firefox add-on which displays all your subscriptions in a magazine-like layout. You need to activate this add-on with your Google account, following which it automatically loads in all your Reader settings on one page. With neat tabs, and predefined groups that you may have created on Google Reader.

How Feedly works:

• Download the Feedly add-on from here. After the pop-up opens, click Install Now. Restart your Firefox Browser.

• When the browser re-opens, the Feedly home page will open automatically. Notice the green icon now beside the address bar.

• At the Feedly Page, login with your Google Account (if you have multiple accounts, then the one you use to receive feeds).

• You can now view all your subscriptions in an organized manner, with tabs like – Cover, Digest, Latest or predefined groups that you may have created with Google Reader.

Worth Noting:

• Feedly is limited to Google Reader users.
• Attaches a mini Feedly which permits easy sharing on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Tumblr, etc.

I think Feedly does a good job at helping the specific market it caters to. I happen to be in that category of Google Reader and Firefox users so it did make following multiple blogs easier for me. What do you think about it? Do let me know what you think about it. Drop your comments below.

Link: Feedly

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