i just upgraded to 1.0.6, and now it only lets you open one window of firefox, you can't run another session. if you click a link in an email you have to hold down the control button and even then it will only open in a new tab. is this working as designed or is there something else that i've got to do?
press ctrl +n to open a new window, and also add the extension tabbed browsing, and set your prefrences there.
the ctrl+n doesn't work. ill try the shift when i get home. but even if you minimize it and double click the desktop icon it still does not work. just becomes an hourglass then stops.
download firefox 1.0.7 or 1.5 beta betas unstable, but still pretty nice... and also the new opera is free of ads, and works AWESOME.
nmind i see it now. is there a trick to upgrading extensions, etc? it seems i always have problems with them when doin an upgrade?
...except that it still has the security hole that the latest Firefox 1.0.7 has fixed. Netscape waits for the Mozilla guys to fix firefox, and then they fix Netscape soemtime later. So Netscape is still vulnerable for now. By the way, I'm able to open new windows fine. Firefox 1.0.7 is up on the Mozilla site now. http://www.mozilla.org/
shouldnt be a problem unless you upgraded to 1.5 beta most old extensions usually are compatible with 1.0.7 but if you need to upgrade, go to tools options advanced then in there you have an upgrade/update function
All software has vulnerabilities. As far as I know, none of the vulnerabilities in Firefox have ever been successfully exploited before a patch was released -- something that can not be said for IE. The Mozilla folks typically get a fix out within days. Microsoft releases patches one day a month, and they skipped this month although there is a vulnerability that needs to be patched. A new IE vulnerability was also reported the same day as Symantec's study. Number of critical vulnerabilities in Firefox 1.0.7 = 0. The number in IE = at least 2. I know which browser I feel safer using. I am glad that Opera is going completely free, however. A three-horse race beats a two-horse race every time. I've been using Opera over the last few days waiting for Firefox 1.0.7. It's nice to able to switch to another legitimate, cross-platform browswer while waiting for another one to be fixed. I think Opera will take some people away from Firefox (especially at first), but I think both will still gain a little bit on IE. I don't mind playing musical browsers, especially when they're free.
