Approaching Geekdom

May 29th, 2008

Firefox Download Day 2008

Posted by Joshua Jabin in Firefox

While the release date for Firefox 3 hasn’t been announced yet, Mozilla is going to attempt to create a Guinness world record for the most software downloaded in one day. They are attempting to create a Download Day on the day that Firefox 3 is released. It’s a fun idea, and the new version of Firefox has some excellent changes that improve the program.

If you’re already using Firefox, you might as well upgrade to the newest version when it comes out. If you aren’t using Firefox yet, I don’t know what you’re waiting for. Download Firefox right now.

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October 23rd, 2007

Meebo Firefox Extension

Posted by Joshua Jabin in Internet Tools

Meebo recently released an extension for Firefox. If you haven’t used Meebo before, it allows you to use almost any instant messenger client straight from your browser. It works similarly to desktop based programs like Trillian or Gaim/Pidgin, but from your browser. This allows you to connect to all of your IM accounts from any computer with internet without installing any programs.

You can get the Meebo extension for Firefox here. The extension adds a couple of very nice features. It gives you a sidebar with all of your buddies and provides visual notifications whenever a buddy IMs you. It also makes it possible to drag and drop links directly from a web page onto one of your buddies. The extension makes using Meebo from your browser even easier and more convenient. My only complaint (and it’s really a very minor complaint) is that using the extension still requires having Meebo.com open in a tab or window. It would be nice for the service to be completely integrated into the extension, but that’s probably a bit much to hope for.

Meebo is a great way to use instant messaging, and the Firefox extension makes Meebo even easier to use. Knowing how much effort the Meebo team has made to include dozens of excellent features in Meebo, I imagine the extension will only grow more powerful with time.

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