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Better GReader 0.7.2 Catches Up to Reader Updates

Just released the latest version of my Firefox add-on, Better GReader 0.7.2, which contains a few fixes plus a new integrated print button. Huge thanks to the folks at Mozilla for making Better GReader one of their official “Recommended” add-ons.

As always, a lively conversation about all the Better Webapps add-ons is going on on the mailing list. Hit us up with questions, problems, or requests there.

Download Better GReader and let us know what ..read more

Speed Up Slow Firefox 3.5 Windows Start-Ups

Firefox 3.5 pulls data from certain file locations for randomized security purposes. Sometimes, though, that can lead to annoying slow start-ups in Windows. You can speed things up by cleaning out certain folder locations.

For whatever reason, having too many temporary, history, or recent document files sitting in your Windows locations slows down Firefox 3.5’s data generation processes, as has been reported as a bug. The Mozilla Links blog recommends cleaning out these folders to ..read more

Get Google Gears Up and Running in Firefox 3.5

Windows/Mac/Linux: Most developers did a bang-up job preparing their extensions for the Firefox 3.5 update, but on the Firefox 3.5 release day, one very popular extension didn’t make the cut: Google’s browser plug-in, Gears.

It’s a week later, and still no update from the folks at Google, but a few adventurous users have hacked together their own Firefox 3.5 compatible builds of Gears. We wouldn’t recommend that just anyone go download and install ..read more