Browsers

May 11 2012

Apple Releases Update for Safari

Apple has released an update to Safari to address several issues with Adobe Flash.  Safari 5.1.7 brings the app up to date and in line with Mac OS X 10.7.4 and addresses the following issues with the browser:

  • Improve the browser’s responsiveness when the system is low on memory
  • Fix an issue that could prevent webpages from responding after using a pinch to zoom gesture
  • Fix an issue that could affect websites using forms to authenticate users
  • Disable versions of Adobe Flash Player that do not include the latest security updates and provide the option to get the current version from Adobe’s website.

You can download the latest update from the Software Update option under the Apple Menu.

By billm • Apple Computing, Browsers, Bug Fixes, Mac OS X Lion, Macintosh, OS X, Software, Updates • 0 • Tags: , ,

Apr 4 2012

Apple releases Update for Java for Mac OS X Lion

Apple has released an update to Java for Mac OS X Lion.  The update 2012-001 is intended to address issues with reliability and security.  It also addresses compatibility issues for Java SE 6.  This update require Mac OS X Lion 10.7.  You can download the update through the software update option on the Apple menu or from the Apple support website at:

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1515

 

By admin • Apps, Browsers, Mac OS X Lion, Macintosh, OS X, Software, Updates • 0 • Tags: , , ,

Mar 28 2012

Apple Updates Safari to Version 5.1.5

Apple has released an update to their Safari Internet Browser software.  version 5.1.5 is intended to address a couple of stability issues in both Lion and Snow Leopard:

  • Fix an issue that could affect website usability when running Safari in 32-bit mode
  • Fix an issue that could affect the stability of Software Update on Mac OS X Server v10.6.8

You can update the browser through the Software Update  function under the Apple Menu or by downloading the update from the Safari Support Page at:

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1070

By admin • Apple Computing, Apps, Browsers, Mac OS X Lion, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Macintosh, OS X, Software, Updates • 0 • Tags: , , ,

Mar 12 2012

Apple Updates Safari Web Browser to Version 5.1.4

Apple has released an update to their Safari Web Browser.  The update, Version 5.1.4, includes a number of fixes that improve the performance of the Safari Browser.  Included fixes are:

  • Improve JavaScript performance
  • Improve responsiveness when typing into the search field after changing network configurations or with an intermittent network connection
  • Address an issue that could cause webpages to flash white when switching between Safari windows
  • Address issues that prevented printing U.S. Postal Service shipping labels and embedded PDFs
  • Preserve links in PDFs saved from webpages
  • Fix an issue that could make Flash content appear incomplete after using gesture zooming
  • Fix an issue that could cause the screen to dim while watching HTML5 video
  • Improve stability, compatibility and startup time when using extensions
  • Allow cookies set during regular browsing to be available after using Private Browsing
  • Fix an issue that could cause some data to be left behind after pressing the “Remove All Website Data” button

The update is for Mac OS X users who are running at least Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard or newer.     For Mac OS X Lion users, you must have at least 10.7.3 installed.  You can download the update through the Software Update feature under the Apple menu or from the Safari support page at:

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1070?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

By admin • Apple Computing, Apple Inc., Apps, Browsers, Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Macintosh, OS X, Software, Updates • 0 • Tags: , , , , ,

Feb 13 2012

Mozilla Releases Critical Update to Firefox Browser Version 10.0.1

Mozilla has released an update to the Firefox Browser that they have classified as a critical update.  The update, Version 10.0.1, fixes a security flaw in version 10.0 as well as a Java freezing problem that was in previous versions of the browser.

New items in the update include

  • Most add-ons are now compatible with new versions of Firefox by default
  • The forward button is now hidden until you navigate back
  • Anti-Aliasing for WebGL is now implemented
  • CSS3 3D-Transforms are now supported

HTML 5 Items Updated

  • New <bdi> element for bi-directional text isolation, along with supporting CSS properties
  • Full Screen APIs allow you to build a web application that runs full screen

Developer items added

  • We’ve added IndexedDB APIs to more closely match the specification
  • Inspect tool with content highlighting, includes new CSS Style Inspector

Items fixed in version 10.0.1

  • Mac OS X only – after installing the latest Java release from Apple, Firefox may crash when closing a tab with a Java applet installed
  • Some users may experience a crash when moving bookmarks
  • Silverlight video may not play on some Macintosh hardware

Unresolved issues in this version are:

  • Two-digit browser version numbers may cause a small number of website incompatibilities
  • If you try to start Firefox using a locked profile, it will crash
  • For some users, scrolling in the main GMail window will be slower than usual
  • Some synaptic touch pads are unable to vertical scroll
  • Firefox notifications may not work properly with Growl 1.3 or later
  • Under certain conditions, scrolling and text input may be jerky

More information about the 10.0.1 update is available from the 10.0.1 Release Notes at:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/10.0.1/releasenotes/

By admin • Apple Computing, Apps, Browsers, Bug Fixes, General, Mac OS X Lion, Macintosh, Mozilla, OS X, Other Companies, Software, Updates • 0 • Tags: , , ,

Jan 31 2012

Firefox 10 Released

Mozilla has updated their popular Firefox Internet browser to Version 10.  Their email client Thunderbird has also been updated to compliment the Firefox package.  The primary focus of these updates are the inclusion of  developer toos, giving the developer easy access to the HTML and CSS code associated with the website being viewed.  The latest implementation of Firefox also makes it easy to build WebGL 3 dimensional graphics without additional software.

The latest version includes the following fixes and updates:

  • New: The forward button is now hidden until you navigate back
  • New: Most add-ons are now compatible with new versions of Firefox by default
  • New: Anti-Aliasing for WebGL is now implemented (see bug 615976)
  • New: CSS3 3D-Transforms are now supported (see bug 505115)
  • HTML5: New <bdi> element for bi-directional text isolation, along with supporting CSS properties (see bugs 613149 and 662288)
  • HTML5: Full Screen APIs allow you to build a web application that runs full screen (see the feature page)
  • Developer: We’ve added IndexedDB APIs to more closely match the specification
  • Developer: Inspect tool with content highlighting, includes new CSS Style Inspector
  • Fixed: Mac OS X only – after installing the latest Java release from Apple, Firefox may crash when closing a tab with a Java applet installed (700835)
  • Fixed: Some users may experience a crash when moving bookmarks (681795)

To download Firefox 10 Browser

By admin • Browsers, Editors, Graphics, Graphics, Programming, Software • 0 • Tags: , ,

Jan 25 2012

Opera Browser for Mac Updated

Opera Software ASA has posted an update for their Opera Browser.  The update, version 11.61.1250 updates a bevy of issues in a number of realms within the software including:

User interface Issues

  • New web handlers tab in the Site Preferences dialog cut off, dialog not wide enough
  • Crash when clicking “Use master password to protect saved passwords” checkbox
  • Occasional crash when clicking a link or opening a new tab
  • Opera crashes when closing a tab that has the Star Menu opened
  • Can’t close Star Menu after opening Folders
  • Opera crashes while closing feeds tab while dialog is open
  • Opera loses advanced download settings after restart
  • Opera Turbo Tooltip repeated multiple times
  • Wrong new reload icon
  • Zoom factor lost after selecting another message
  • Bookmark star icon is not refreshed when the page is removed from the bookmarks
  • Drop support for Fallback Background = 0 and Fallback Foreground = 0 in skins, fixes layout in mail window with some 3rd party skins
  • Can’t click plugins in Mac OSX 10.5

Display and scripting Issues

  • thepokerbay.org user profile crashes onload
  • Crash in Carakan on WebGL benchmark
  • Crash on applying 3025 background images
  • Out of range memory access when using subpixel rendering
  • Secure IFrame with URL to image lowers security level to “Unsecure” (breaks Paypal checkout)
  • Opera freezes when loading a big session with the Tab vault extension
  • NFL.com crashes with admuncher installed
  • Overwritten document.selectSingleNode not called if invoked by helper function
  • load events fire on LINK elements pointing to existing local resources (link rel=”stylesheet” href=”file://…”)
  • Do not cache invalid UserJS source files (“blacklisting” user javascript files on parse error)
  • Cannot scroll down with mouse wheel over IFRAME with scrolling=no if smooth scrolling is enabled
  • stylesheet not applied due to malformed gzip content
  • Userjs confirmation on secure pages pops up on every load of the page
  • Incorrect value of elements in ArrayBufferView created with byteOffset to an ArrayBuffer
  • Captcha Images is not refreshing automatically after site refresh

Mail, news, chat Issues

  • Opera crashes on updating mail from version 9.27
  • Crashes if you unpin the last message in the “Pinned” view
  • Check/Send (Ctrl+K) does not activate all mail accounts
  • Sorting problem with ungrouped mail list
  • Mail unread count is wrong
  • Users not receiving new mails because of QRESYNC. Added a way to disable QRESYNC in incomingN.txt and automatically disable it if fails to sync with QRESYNC enabled

Network Issues

  • Crash in host resolver when closing browser after loading large number of tabs simultaneously
  • IPv6 IP literal URLs “Invalid”

Security Issues

  • Fixed an issue where manipulation of framed content can allow cross-site scripting, as reported by Michal Zalewski; see our advisory
  • Fixed an issue here script events could be used to reveal the presence of local files; see our advisory

The software can be downloaded from the OPera Website at:

http://www.opera.com/download/get.pl?id=34376&thanks=true&sub=true

By admin • Browsers, Software • 0 • Tags: , , ,

Jan 24 2012

Google Chrome Browser Updated

The latest version of the Google Chrome browser has been released.   Version 16.0.912.77 if primarily a maintenance release, fixing a number of bugs.

You can download the latest version from the Google Chrome website at:

https://www.google.com/chrome

By admin • Apple Computing, Browsers, Google, Macintosh, Other Companies, Software, Updates • 0 • Tags: , , ,

Dec 29 2011

FireFox tip

Those of us in Canada are aware how our government keeps “shooting itself in the foot”. Those outside the country may not be aware just how silly and petty our government can get. For example they have this thing about promoting Canadian culture in the media. Not too bad on the surface of things right? Rather than encourage Canadians to produce our own material they de-regulate the media so they can purchase more American programming. Some of the stuff from South of the border is OK so it can rise and fall with the local ratings. However they take it a step further. If a Canadian station schedules a TV show at the same time as it is scheduled on an American station the cable companies are supposed to replace the American station with the Canadian station. This way the Canadian station can count local commercials as “Canadian content”. Of course this adds five minutes to the amount of commercials… The nasty part comes when we get to on-line content.

When viewing on-line content the government censors what we can see. I’m not talking about stuff like kiddie porn. I’m talking about over the air content. If a show is broadcast in Canada on a Canadian station, but is supplied by an American outfit Canadians have to go through the Canadian web site to view it. Part of the problem is some sites view on-line content as a preview rather than an archive or time-shift. So often not all of a show is available. Some times it is even missing. Yet on the American site it is all there. In this situation we have a message stating “This content is not available in your area”. Very frustrating…

There is a plugin for FireFox which seems to work with a few sites. It is called “Modify Headers”. True to the name it changes the header of what is sent out by FireFox to indicate a different geographic area. Essentially it persuades the computer to lie for you. This is different than going through a proxy server. The proxy server may actually be located in the same geographic area so essentially your computer wouldn’t by lying.

The directions for using this plugin are not inherently obvious. After some reading on the net I found out what to do.

  1. Surf to the site which has the blocked video.
  2. Under the tools menu access the Modify Headers plugin.
  3. In the first box enter “X-Forwarded-For” (it should auto-complete).
  4. Enter a numeric IP for the area in question (12.13.14.15 is suggested for the States,  no suggestion for Europe is given).
  5. Refresh the page.

At that point things should run properly. Apparently this doesn’t work on all sites. The reason I waited to post this was to see if I could find a site through every day surfing which wouldn’t work. So far I haven’t found one.

Followup: I tried this on a Mac running Snow Leopard. It didn’t work. Worst case… It should work in an emulator.

By BlankMike • Browsers, Cross Platform, Documentation, Review, Software, web browsers • 0 • Tags:

Nov 23 2011

Firefox 8.0.1 Released

The Mozilla project has released the latest version of their Firefox Browser.  Version 8.0.1 was released to address issues introduced in prior versions including:

  • Fixed Mac OS X crash that occurred in certain instances when a Java Applet is loaded with Java SE 6 version 1.6.0_29 installed.
  • Fixed Windows startup crash caused by RoboForm versions older than 7.6.2.

For more information about this release and prior releases, check out the 8.0.1 release notes page at:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/8.0.1/releasenotes/

By billm • Browsers, Macintosh, Software • 0 • Tags: , , ,

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