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Comment Here is How to Use Old Extensions in RC3 (Score 1) 238

by xbradlyx on Tuesday October 17, 2006 @11:38AM (#16469951) Attached to: Firefox 2.0 RC3 Released

To us older extensions with RC3 go to about:config. Look for extensions.lastAppVersion and set to 1.5. YMMV but don't complain if something gets f-ed up.

-Bradly

The Future of the PDA 251

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday April 12, 2006 @06:11PM from the look-into-the-crystal-ball dept.

An anonymous reader writes "XYZComputing is taking a look at the future of the PDA and what obstacles might stand in the way of continued popularity. From the article: 'While is hard not to appreciate the PDA's ability to change with the times, it appears that its heady days of mobile dominance are coming to an abrupt end. A number of factors are competing in the mobile products field right now, all of which are vying for the same buyers. The most formidable competition to the PDA is the smartphone, but there is also pressure from small laptops, the upcoming UMPC, increasingly capable cell phones, and a few other takers, like portable media players.'"

IE7 Separated from Windows Explorer 434

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday March 22, 2006 @03:37PM from the long-overdue dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Security experts warned Microsoft 10 years ago that putting IE as a component of Windows Explorer was a bad idea, looks like Microsoft finally decided to listen to the advice. According to a short write up in Business Week, Microsoft has decided that when IE7 comes out with Vista it will no longer be a component of Windows Explorer and will be able to replace IE6 even on XP machines."

Microsoft Releases Atlas 300

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday March 20, 2006 @04:51PM from the another-technology-to-ignore dept.

Jason Lind writes "Much earlier than anticipated, Microsoft announced the release of Atlas this afternoon at MIX 06. For those who don't know, Atlas is Microsoft's AJAX API for ASP.NET 2, which they claim will greatly reduce the effort in developing AJAX style applications on their platform."

Ubuntu, Macintosh and Windows XP 641

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday March 20, 2006 @02:48PM from the can't-live-without-the-rhetoric dept.

LXer has an interesting look at the big three operating systems with some surprising results. From the article: "If you think that a Linux advocate cannot make an objective analysis of desktop operating systems, then you need to read this report. You may find yourself surprised with some brutal honesty that leaves out the free software philosophy."

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