I’ve just installed the latest release of Firefox and am writing this from FF4. Everything works so fluidly and calmly. Lately I’ve been using Google Chrome for it’s speed but have been eagerly awaiting to use Mozilla’s perfect browser. One of my favorite features is the Paste & Go. It also have a much smaller menu and so forth, seems compacted but in a good way. Here’s a great article about how to install it in the latest Ubuntu releases http://www.webupd8.org/2011/03/install-firefox-4-in-ubuntu-1004-1010.html. If you haven’t updated yet, do so!
Ink Ignite as a company has several new projects planned for this year; including an entire video game that will be sold exclusively on this site. A demo of the game will be available soon to anyone who wants it. We are planning to expand the scope of our customers and designs. Covering even more counties, along with making our standards even higher than before. So you can expect to see us updated and ready to take on a new year. Along with the video game, we’re going to be launching a small branch of our company to be named “Burning Droplet Studios” to handle game development.
Aside from our new year endeavors, the rest of the computer world has a few things planned as well. One of them being the release of WordPress 3.1 and the much-anticipated release of Ubuntu 11.04. These two software updates should lead to a whole new level of computing; helping more people publish a higher quality of content. Since our site runs on WordPress, this is going to be an opportunity to enhance the entire site for everyone who uses it. Ubuntu is what runs our design computers, so it’s update will allow us to make changes to websites faster than before. Hopefully we will also be seeing the release of Firefox 4. I’ve already tried the beta out in Windows and Linux and I must say it destroys all hope of Google Chrome taking the lead in the browser market.
Just as an added bonus, we’ll give you 30% off, if you ask about the “New Year 2011 Special”. (This is separate from any other specials.)
A new project is underway with Mozilla Labs; they have developed a browser which allows interface designers to create customized browsers using only HTML, CSS, and Javascript. The impact of this experiment can go way beyond plugins like Firefox Personas and allow anyone to create their own browsing experience. After just 10 minutes of looking through the sourcecode I was able to set the homepage and give a nice pattern around the top URL bar. It’s in the pre-alpha stage as of writing this post but it appears to be a promising project from Mozilla.
The chromeless concept along with the release of Firefox 4, may mark the beginning of the end for useless browsers like Microsoft Internet Explorer (which is long-due for a silent death). I will continue to support Mozilla’s efforts to better the web and take modern technology to the next level (The Concept Series). Let this serve as a reminder that open-source will only get stronger as large corporations strive to drown out freedom of software.
I recently downloaded the 5th beta of Firefox 4 after not being able to resist trying it. Its truly going to stomp out any competition from the weed in Firefox’s garden known as Google Chrome. Don’t get me wrong, I use Chrome from time to time, but it’s too Googly for my taste. With Firefox’s next browser release smooth browsing will find its way into every Firefoxer’s computer.
Have to admit I was a bit disappointed there was no Linux release of the beta (yet). Could barely stand using Windows long enough to take the above screenshot. Yes yes, my hatred of Windows overflows onto my blog from time to time. But I have perfect reason to be angry when Halo crashed twice and my computer decided to reboot on its own. Not really much to see in the screenshot other than the improved browser controls and the nice little Chrome-like tabs.
Recent experience has lead me to notice how Linux versions of Firefox are commonly ignored by websites. A perfect example of this is Intuit Websites. I get that warning (see previous link) whenever trying to use their website with Linux. I’m 100% sure I’m using Firefox, but the fact I’m not using the Windows version of Firefox, makes all the difference. This kind of error may prevent users from visiting your website and would lower site traffic. I make sure all my websites and any I design work completely with both Linux and Windows versions of Firefox, I even check them with Internet Explorer. Don’t make that fatal mistake when developing a website.
Oh and if anyone is wondering where I got that image on the left from, it’s off of an about:blank Firefox theme plugin thingy. Located here http://userstyles.org/styles/2433
This is my newest theme released. It is composed of oranges and yellows, offset by a black and grey background. For this theme I also created custom news category images and custom forum images. Enjoy the high quality graphics on the theme.
Note: the theme may have a bug in the footer images when not viewed with FireFox
