Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Firefox 3.5 available now

The safe and sturdy alternative to Internet Explorer, Mozilla's Firefox has gotten an upgrade. While at this point many browsers have matured to the point where the average Joe like me would have to dig deep to appreciate the many values of each new version, for safety's sake it's always good to updates.

On that thought, Ryan Paul of Ars Technica does take a look at one of the new privacy browsing features of this version:

"When the user enables private browsing mode from the browser's Tools menu, the browser will end the current session and start in private browsing mode. While it is in this mode, the browser will function normally but the data that it tracks will not persist. When the private browsing mode is disabled, the user's previous session will be reloaded and there will be no sign of the activity that transpired during private browsing. This feature is typically referred to as pr0n mode, but Mozilla points out that it has broader uses and can also function well as a "guest" mode in situations where users allow their friends to make use of their browser."

This, however should not embolden you to go poking around places on the net you don't need to be -AT WORK.

Your public service announcement from Cornfedtech.com

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