Software Download Record for Mozilla Firefox
From 18:16 UTC on June 17, 2008 to 18:16 UTC on June 18, 2008, 8,002,530 people downloaded Firefox 3, the latest version of Mozilla’s popular web browsing software allowing Mozilla to claim a place in the Guinness book of World Records for the most downloaded software in a 24 hour period. Firefox 3 boasts a long list of upgrades especially as it relates to a secure experience while browsing the internet.
Mozilla is looking to gain market share in the web browsing market from it’s main rival Microsoft’s Internet Explorer who recently released a beta version of their upcoming upgrade and other browsers like Safari and opera.
What is Web Hosting?
Web hosting is provided by a web hosting service, this service allows organizations and individuals to have their websites accessible on the internet or World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide their clients with space on their various types of servers so that the information stored on a website can be accessed from anywhere in the world at any time of day.
Types of Web Hosting
Free Hosting - free hosts provide clients with a limited amount of web space, bandwidth and features. Most free hosts will show banners, pop ups and other kinds on advertising on the website hosted for free.
Shared Hosting - multiple websites are hosted one one single web server and share the resources of that server such as CPU, disk space and RAM.
Dedicated Host - Clients are given full control over their sever and has all administrative and root access rights. They can install, uninstall and customize their server to their needs and clients are responsible for the security and maintenance of his/her own server.
Virtual Dedicated Host - one server is virtually “split” into multiple servers but unlike shared hosting each owner of a virtual space is given full access rights over than space and can use it however they please.
There are many other types of Web Hosting available, these will be looked at in future articles as well as more in depth features related to web hosting.
Firefox 3 release candidate 1 launches
After many months of development, beta testing and according to Mozilla over 14, 000 updates the first release candidate of Mozilla Firefox web browser is now available for download and testing. Download and evaluate the latest beta version of the popular open source browser in your native language at the Firefox website and be sure to read the official RC1 release notes.
Release Notes Excerpt
This Firefox 3 Release Candidate is a preview release of Mozilla’s next generation Firefox browser and is being made available for testing purposes only.
Preview releases are published to collect feedback from Web developers and our testing community before advancing to the next stage in the release process. The final version of Firefox 3 will be released when we qualify the product as fully ready for our users.
TNX.net - Online Text Link Advertising Platform
TNX.net is an online text link advertising platform that’s offers website publishers the opportunity to monetize their websites by placing text links ads on them while at the same time offering a huge marketplace for advertises who wish to place links on TNX.net member sites in order to improve their ranks in search engines and improve traffic to their pages.
Registering for TNX.net is a quick, simple process and registering right now has many bonus benefits as seen here on the digitalpoint forum. Publisher and Advertiser registrations are incorporated into one easy process so once you register for TNX.net you get both advertiser and publisher privileges as seen in the sidebar of all user pages after registering and logging in.
Learning about the Windows Registry
The windows registry is an important component of all windows based computers, mobile phones and other devices. The registry is a directory that stores information and settings about hardware, software, user preferences, system policies, control panel settings, file associations and much more.
Web-Articles.info has very useful section that has various windows registry articles. These articles explain in detail various topics related to the windows registry. Some topics covered by the articles include:
- Backing up the Registry
- Detailed Explanation of what the registry is and does
- Explanation of Windows Registry Terminology
- Editing the Registry
- Registry differences in the Various Windows Operating Systems
- How recovering your Operating System affects your registry
Firefox 3 Beta 5 Released
The fifth beta release of the Mozilla Foundation’s Firefox 3 web browser is available with a slew of new features, updates and fixes. Many bugs have been worked out since the Firefox Beta 4 release but please note that release is only for testing purposes and there may be many bugs that have yet to be worked out. Download and evaluate the latest beta version of the popular open source browser in your native language at the Firefox website and be sure to read the official beta 5 release notes.
Release Notes Excerpt
Firefox 3 Beta 5 is a developer preview release of Mozilla’s next generation Firefox browser and is being made available for testing purposes only. These beta releases are targeted to Web developers and our testing community to gain feedback before advancing to the next stage in the release process. The final version of Firefox 3 will be released when we qualify the product as fully ready for our users. Users of the latest released version of Firefox should not expect their add-ons to work properly with this beta.
Internet Explorer 8 Beta Released
Internet Explorer 8 beta was release a few weeks ago and is intended to be used by web developers and designers to ensure that their web pages are compatible with the next release of the market leader in web browsers on Windows computer systems.
Internet explorer 8 intends improve on many of the faults of it’s predecessors, focusing more on increased security, web standards compliance and usability while adding new features to enhance the web browsing experience.
Internet Explorer 8 beta can be downloaded and evaluated from the off Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 page.
Technical Terms and Abbreviations Explained – Freeware
Freeware is a word formed by combining two separate words: “free” and “software”. Freeware is free software that is made available for use with no time limit.
Although freeware is without cost and can be used for a limited time there usually are some kind of usage restrictions such as free only for academic, non-commercial or personal use while there is a fee for commercial use usually with a few extra features.
Google Custom Search - Create your own Search Engine
Google custom search is a tool that allows website owners to create custom search engines which allow users to search through the content of their webpages. Google custom search is very similar to Yahoo Search Builder and Live Search Box but is easily the most popular due to Google’s dominance in the internet search market.
Customizable Search and Editions
Google custom search allows users to customize which sites or individual webpages are searched, the branding and even the colours of results to match the look and feel of your existing website. The standard edition generates an advertisement supported search engine while for a fee a business edition allows users to remove the advertisements on search result pages. Government agencies, universities, schools and non-profit enterprises are allowed to use the business edition for free.
Configuring Google Custom Search
Setting up Google up a custom search engine is as easy as signing up for a Google account if you don’t already have one and following a simple two step process for naming and customizing your engine. All custom search engines created are saved to your Google account and can be tracked and modified easily when ready.
Be sure to visit the Google Custom Search Blog for the lasts tips, news and updates directly from the Google custom search team.
Web Developer Toolbar for Firefox
The Web Developer Toolbar is a must have for any serious web professional especially those focused on the coding and designing aspects of web development. The web developer toolbar was and continues to be devloped by Chris Pederick and is easily one of the best and most powerful Firefox addons currently available.
About the Toolbar
The Web Developer Toolbar provides detailed information about any webpage that may not be useful for the average web surfer but for a web developer it makes their job very easier. Information about a page’s cascading style sheet, cookies, images, size and coding is easily viewed, enabled or disabled directly through the toolbar’s options.
The toolbar is available not only for Mozilla Firefox but also Flock and Seamonkey. Best of all it’s free and can be up and running on any compatible browser within minutes.
