FEBE: New Version & New Name

Note: This entry was published on July 7th under the title FEBE: New Version, New Name. For whatever reasons the entry had problems as I discovered when I went back into shrink the images. I was not able to save any changes, it would just revert back to what it was prior to editing.

At the beginning of the month, FEBE went from being known as the Firefox Extension Backup Extension to the Firefox Environment Backup Extension. There were also lots and lots changes (see complete Change List on the extension page) with this new version via the options menu.

FEBE Main Options Window - Click Image For Full-Size

Once it runs it will display a report in a new tab listing all of your extensions and themes (including those that have been disabled). This report also provides a link to the extension developer’s site (kinda reminds me of InfoLister). Further it also will display a link to the path on your local machine (usually a sub folder with the My Documents folder) where the compressed backed-up copies of the extension are being stored. You can always change this in the options if you want the back-up stored else where.

FEBE Directory Options Window - Click Image For Full-Size

Category/Tag Tweaking

Just did minor tweaks with a couple of the categories/tags.  Both the Add-ons and Tips & Tweaks categories/tags use to be child level under Mozilla Firefox.  Since these two categories/tags are not just limited to Firefox I have made them their own primary categories/tags.  The articles which were marked with these categories/tags remains unchanged.

Installing Add-ons in TBird

Currently, Thunderbird does not have the automatic XPI installs like Firefox does for add-ons. This presents a problem to many Thunderbird users who have grown accustom to the simple install process in Firefox. Clicking the Install Now button/link will cause Firefox to attempt to install the add-on in itself. This is not a good thing, especially if the add-on is not designed for Firefox. I have been hearing that the future (late 2007/early 2008) Thunderbird 3 is going to make installing add-ons simpler. Until then you will need to follow a few steps. These steps may seem a bit complicated at first but do it a couple times it becomes easier:

1. Once you have located a Thunderbird add-on you want to install, right-click on the Install Now link in the green box.
2. Select Save Link As… from the context menu.
3. IMPORTANT: Some extension authors require you to accept an End User License Agreement (EULA) before you can install the add-on. Before you click Save take a look at the Save as type field:If the Save as type field displays XPInstall Install as it does below, then you can go ahead move on to Step 4.
   If the Save as type field displays Firefox Document as it does below, click Cancel. Click on the Install Now link in the green box. This will take you to another page which will have the author’s EULA. Review the EULA then right-click on the link in the green box. Now the Save as type field should display XPInstall Install and you can move on to Step 4.
   
4. While you can save the download add-on anywhere you like, I find it is easier to save to the Desktop. Select your save location and click the Save button.
5. Minimize Firefox and toggle to Thunderbird (if Thunderbird is not yet open, open it). From the Thunderbird Tools menu, select Add-ons or Extensions (TBird 1.5). The Add-ons or Extensions (TBird 1.5) Manger window will open.
6. From the Desktop or where every you saved the add-on in Step 4, drag the add-on in to the Add-ons or Extensions Manger window and follow the directions.
7. Restart Thunderbird. While you are waiting for Thunderbird to restart you can (optional) send the add-on downloaded in Step 4 to the recycle bin. Once Thunderbird restarts your new add-on is installed.

Edit: There is actually a simple process to install add-ons after all, take a look at the first comment to this post and then: UPDATE: Installing Add-ons in TBird.

iPhone Commercial Parody

I already knew the iPhone used the crapfari Safari browser. But apparently it doesn’t support Flash either:

 

 

 

BTW, did you notice who the incoming call was from (I didn’t the first time around)?

New Web Site & Discussion Forum!

I am please to announce the grand opening of a brand new web site for the Firefox Extension Guru as well as a Discussion Forum. The website is still under construction but is for the most part complete. The extension section will likely not be completed until later this month as I really only have time to work on it during the weekends.

The discussion forum is SMF (Simple Machines Forums) based. This is the same design and engine that is used by the CyberNet Forum as well as our sister blog (Grey’s Anatomy Addicts~Plus) Forum. While you will be able to view content without registering, you will be very limited in what you can post until you have registered. Registration is free and just requires that you be able to receive an account activation e-mail at a valid e-mail address. The discussion forum is completely ad-free.

I recently acquired the ffextensionguru.info domain and am trying out the hosting for 2-months to see if the forum will take-off. At the end of the 2-months I can renew for another 2-months or go for 12-months or longer. All the links are at the bottom of this post. The blog link automatically forwards over to my WordPress.com address so either one can be used to access the blog.

The Firefox Extension Guru

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Netscape Mercury

I stumbled across this Wikipedia article earlier this week while doing some other research on Netscape. I thought this was interesting…

Netscape Mercury is a standalone e-mail and news client in development by Netscape. Announced on June 11, 2007, the program is intended to accompany the web browser Netscape Navigator 9, and is based on Mozilla’s Thunderbird. The software is named after the ancient Greek god Mercury, the messenger. It replaces the former Netscape Mail & Newsgroups client included in versions 4 to 7.2.

I guess Netscape is trying to get back to the all-in-one web browser, instant messenger, e-mail client, etc. Seems like all these other internet companies (Flock for example) are basing their software of the Mozilla equivalents. I suppose it is better than say basing it off of MS Outhouse Outlook!