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Firefox 3.6 beta version for Windows, Mac and Linux now ready for download

Blogmin — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:45:45 +0000

Mozilla developers have finally released Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 for download. If you couldn’t wait to get your hands on Firefox 3.6 beta then you can go to the official beta download link here. It’s available in 50 languages.

Firefox 3.6, which is code-named Namoroka is built on the Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering engine. Here are some of the key features of this revision highlighted by the developers.

Users can now change their browser’s appearance with a single click, with built in support for Personas.
Firefox 3.6 will alert users about out of date plugins to keep them safe.
Open, native video can now be displayed full screen, and supports poster frames.
Support for the WOFF font format.
Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness and startup time.
Support for new CSS, DOM and HTML5 web technologies.

You can read the full list of changes on this version here since the alpha release. Most of the Add-ons may not be compatible with this beta version yet. If you want to test Add-ons yourself and help the plugin authors then you can install Add-on Compatibility Reporter. So, jump right in and start testing this Firefox beta version and report any bugs you find.

Yahoo makes a Hilary Swank boo boo on their front page!

Blogmin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:55:36 +0000

See if you can spot the boo boo? Don’t they have proof readers or spell checker at Yahoo or ITN? Not that it is that big of a deal but it’s a big deal when front page of Yahoo! or ITN is concerned.

Notice the typo. Hiary Swank instead of Hilary Swank! I bet she won’t be too happy. I took the screen shots from Yahoo UK news section and also the news segment of main Yahoo UK front page. Hope they correct it soon!

The link to the news is http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20091027/ten-hiary-swank-wins-at-hollywood-awards-ea4616c.html

Original news on http://itn.co.uk/bbda4d375efecb81a53486a9702ee1ba.html
I just noticed the typo 20 minutes ago.

Please fix it!

Original ITN news site

Google search result

Hurry up and fix it Yahoo!

Still not fixed?

I give up!

Oh well, it was fun!

Disclaimer: Screen shots were taken from Yahoo UK & ITN news site and images belong to their respective owners.

Find color code for Google Adsense ad unit

Blogmin — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:56:24 +0000

If you’re an Adsense user then chances are, at some point and time you would want to experiment with your ad unit colors. If you want to blend your ads with the website background, text and link colors then you would have to find the right color code. Finding the correct code for the right color could be a painful or annoying task at times. Sure, you can use the default Google tool within Adsense interface and try to match visually. But it is not always as easy as it seems if you want to create a perfect ad palette. Sometimes you would have to use image editing software or go through CSS or the source code of the page to find the color code.

Well, if you are using Firefox then you are in luck. You can take all the pain and hassle out of the process by using a great add-on or extension called Colorzilla. This great tool includes advanced Eyedropper, color Picker, palette viewer and more. It only takes few clicks to discover the color code of any part of your web page.

Colorzilla on your status bar

Color code will show as you move your cursor

If you’re a website designer or if you work with images then you will love this tool. You can do lot more than just finding color codes with Colorzilla. Just look at some of the features of this extension and give it a try. They also have a good help section to guide you.