Robert O'Callahan: The Problem With Counting Browser Features
css3test.com is doing the rounds. I get almost exactly the same results in Firefox trunk and Chrome Nightly (64% vs 63%). This gives me a chance to explain why this sort of testing tends to be bad for...
View ArticleAsa Dotzler: Bing and WebM
I know this isn't news, but it makes me happy every time I see it (Yes, I'm a web geek.) Those of you who use Bing or have looked at it more than once know that they put beautiful background images on...
View ArticleAsa Dotzler: John Battelle: What Commons Do We Wish For
John Battelle has a very thoughtful and thought provoking article on the future of the Web that outlines a plan for ensuring that the Internet continues to be a commons and that it not devolve into a...
View ArticleRobert O'Callahan: Alternatives To Supporting -webkit Prefixes In Other Engines
Since news spread that the non-Webkit browser vendors are moving towards supporting some -webkit-prefixed properties, lots of people are pushing back with alternative suggestions, for example Daniel...
View ArticleRobert O'Callahan: Foo Camp, ECOOP, And Conferences
I've just attended another marvelous Foo Camp in Warkworth. As always, it was a great opportunity to meet people doing interesting things who are mostly in New Zealand. One interesting attendee this...
View ArticleAsa Dotzler: Firefox in 2012
I've updated the Firefox strategy and roadmap document with our plans for the Firefox Desktop in 2012. It's going to be an amazing year with lots of exciting projects and products from Mozilla. I've...
View ArticleAsa Dotzler: LibreOffice, Really?! Really?!
I read an article on the Web somewhere that there was a new LibreOffice version. It's been several years since I gave OpenOffice a try and I've been interested to see what OpenOffice had evolved into,...
View ArticleRobert O'Callahan: Upcoming Travel
Our whole family is going to Europe soon. We're planning to leave Tuesday night (Feb 21) and return March 17. I will be mostly not working, and mostly offline, but expect to be checking email regularly...
View ArticleAsa Dotzler: LibreOffice update
I'm not going to apologize for complaining about the terrible, awful, horrible, no good, very bad experience I had when I decided to give LibreOffice a try. It was abysmal and improving that experience...
View ArticleAsa Dotzler: et tu, VLC?
So I decided to see what VLC 2.0 has to offer. Guess what that big red button *doesn't* do. C'mon people, it's not that difficult.
View ArticleRobert O'Callahan: Movie Overdose
We arrived in London safely and just a little behind schedule. No matter how frustrating aspects of air travel can be, I never cease to be amazed and grateful at how easy and cheap it is to travel...
View ArticleAsa Dotzler: Mozilla as a Role Model
Rather than squabbling and pointing figures at competitors saying "but they do it", tech giants should see Mozilla as a role model. It didn't wait until public pressure mounted and the government...
View ArticleAsa Dotzler: movable type 5.12 help
This blog has been hosted at mozillaZine for most of its life and before that I was a regular mozillaZine-er. I'm attached to this place for nostalgic reasons but I'm about to move on because of a...
View ArticleAsa Dotzler: Firefox Flicks Take Two
Remember Firefox Flicks? It was nearly seven years ago that Chris Beard and I launched that program. Well, we're doing it again. Take a look at the new teaser trailer and then get involved.
View ArticleAsa Dotzler: Building Firefox for Windows 8 Metro
A number of people have been asking how we intend to build Firefox for the Windows 8 "Metro" environment, and whether or not it would be a separate product from Firefox for Windows 8 "Classic"...
View ArticleRobert O'Callahan: Requiring Planet Mozilla Content To Be...
Like Taras, I think planet.mozilla.org content should be related to the Mozilla project.Personally I like reading other community members' non-Mozilla content, but I recognize that many (most,...
View ArticleRobert O'Callahan: Retro Movie Showcase
I only just now found out about the "Retro Showcase" going on in Auckland!Fortunately it will still be going on when I get back. In order of priority, I would like to seeIt Happened One NightGone With...
View ArticleRobert O'Callahan: I'm Back
This morning we returned from our big European adventure. I don't have time to write a lot about it here, at least not now, but want to let people know that I should be back to my normal schedule. Just...
View ArticlePostbox Team: Postbox 3.0.3 Now Available
Postbox 3.0.3 is now available for Mac and Windows users. Here’s what’s new in this release: Enhancements Added a preference for changing the selection order after deleting, moving, or archiving a...
View ArticlePostbox Team: Advanced HTML Signatures Styling
Here are some advanced HTML formatting tips to create beautifully styled signatures in Postbox! To get started, go to Options or Preferences / Composition / Signatures and click the Plus (+) button....
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