Support Firefox Set a Guinness World Record

Firefox is gearing up to set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours by encouraging all 175 million+ Firefox users to upgrade in a single day.

Final shipping date is estimated for mid-June. Release Candidate 2 is currently expected to be available on Wednesday, June 4th.

The award-winning Web browser is now faster, more secure, and fully customizable to your online life. Firefox is loaded with added powerful new features that make your online experience even better.

Improved Performance

* Speed: improvements to our JavaScript engine as well as profile guided optimizations have resulted in continued improvements in performance. Compared to Firefox 2, web applications like Google Mail and Zoho Office run twice as fast in Firefox 3, and the popular SunSpider test from Apple shows improvements over previous releases.
* Memory usage: Several new technologies work together to reduce the amount of memory used by Firefox 3 over a web browsing session. Memory cycles are broken and collected by an automated cycle collector, a new memory allocator reduces fragmentation, hundreds of leaks have been fixed, and caching strategies have been tuned.
* Reliability: A user’s bookmarks, history, cookies, and preferences are now stored in a transactionally secure database format which will prevent data loss even if their system crashes.

DVD Shrink

DVDShrink is software to backup DVD discs. You can use this software in conjunction with DVD burning software of your choice, to make a backup copy of any DVD video disc.

DVDShrink will also burn your backup DVD, if you have installed the latest version of Nero. You can also download a demo version of Nero. If you already possess alternative burning software and prefer to stick with it, then you can still use DVD Shrink. The output from DVDShrink can be saved as files on your hard drive, which you can then burn with software of your choice.

Most DVDs are designed to prevent you from making copies.The first preventative measure is encryption. Commercial DVD titles are often encrypted, which prevents you from either copying them to your hard drive, or if you manage to do so, being able to play the resulting files. DVDShrink overcomes this problem with built-in decryption algorithms.

Get Yourself A Flock Browser

Flock Browser Powered by Mozilla

More than 800 developers along with thousands of testers, designers, writers, and a global community of contributors make the Mozilla Application Framework the best in the world. This award-winning engine has been applauded for its safety, performance, and customizability. Flock not only utilizes, but also passionately contributes to and supports the technology that Mozilla has created to power the Firefox browser.
Mozilla Heritage

Flock and Mozilla share both source code and a mission to preserve choice and innovation on the Internet. In 1994 Netscape introduced a web browser that ushered in a new era of the Internet as a mass medium. The Mozilla Project traces its roots to Netscape where the open source project was formed in February 1998. Exactly one decade later, Netscape was discontinued. From the DNA of the original web browser, two exceptional, world-class web browsers have been created: Firefox and Flock. And Netscape has recommended each as the best new browser alternatives available anywhere.
Flock’s Relationship with Mozilla

Me.dium Map Widget in Flock Browser

Security Focus SQL Injection Bogus

Since people are asking, this so-called alert on Security Focus appears to be completely false and has no information that an attacker or the WordPress developers could use. It is completely content-free, except for making claims that every version of WP since 2.0 is vulnerable.

Online, apparently, it’s fine for someone to run into a crowded theatre and yell “fire” and the less basis there is in fact the more people link to them. It’s not uncommon to see crying-wolf reports like the above several times in a week, and a big part of what the WP security team is sifting through things to see what’s valid or not.

A valid security report looks like this, it usually includes sample code and a detailed description of the problem. The WP security team was notified of the KSES problem and it was fixed in 2.5. You can impress your friends by saying whether a security report is valid or not, so it’s a good critical facility to pick up.