I just downloaded Mozilla Firefox 2.0 and installed it on all my computers. The first thing I noticed was the tabs had a different look to them compared to Firefox 1.x. It has a glass like appearance very similar to how Windows Vista is going to look when it’s finally released. Another thing I noticed is that each tab has its own close button instead of one close tab button to close the currently selected tab.
The Mozilla Organization released version 1.5 of the Thunderbird e-mail client. Thunderbird is a safe alternative to Microsoft Outlook.
The Mozilla Organization has released the latest update to my favorite browser, Firefox. The latest version fixes a few security holes and is still a lot safer than Internet Explorer.
Opera 8.0 was released today. It has a new look to it but not drastic. It still has tabbed browsing just like every other browser that’s not Internet Explorer. It has full support for GMail and it is the first browser with voice support (meaning you can browse the web using spoken commands). It is also the first browser to natively support Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files. One cool thing I noticed about the new Opera was the blue RSS graphic in the address bar when you’re visiting a site with an RSS feed. It’s similar to the orange symbol you get in Firefox.
The Mozilla Organization has released Sunbird 0.2. Sunbird is their calendar program. You can use it for keeping track of important dates and appointments. It is very similar to the calendar program in Outlook except a lot safer. I just downloaded it and I’m trying it out on my laptop.
Less than a month after the release of Mozilla Firefox 1.0, the Mozilla Organization has released Thunderbird 1.0, their e-mail client. I’ve been using Thunderbird on my laptop for a while now. I used to use Eudora but didn’t like the banner ads to get a free version. Some of the nice features of Thunderbird are:
1) Built-in junk mail filter
2) Built-in RSS news reader so you can read my blog without having to come here.
3) 100% customizable
4) 100% FREE
