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Firefox detecting wrong Java Plugin version on Windows.

First read this Mozillazine page
In my case the problem was that some program overwrote the registry entry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/JavaSoft/Java Runtime Environment/BrowserJavaVersion with the old value 1.6.0_01. When I set it back to 1.6.0_06 everything worked fine again.

Now the addons window looks like

before it showed Java Platform SE 6 U1 instead

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Certificate authentication not working with correos.es and Firefox 3.0?

Well, check that SSLv2 is enabled in Firefox´s about:config page first.

It seems that http://correos.es hasn´t realized that SSLv2 is a bit unsecure and they still force you to use that one. So to enable SSLv2 follow this instructions. I did, and now I can login.

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Better memory management in Firefox 3

It seems that the Mozilla groups is making advances in the memory management of Firefox 3. They are adding a XPCOM cycle collector, that it seems is a form of garbage collector. Hope it helps in reducing the firefox memory comsumption and slowness.
Via: gemal.dk

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Firefox and file:// Windows UNC paths

The correct way to write a link to a Windows UNC path in HTML is to use this syntax:

file://///servername/share/file.txt

But if you try this using Firefox you will quickly find that this type of link only works when using a local html file. If you put the html file in a web server an click [...]

Scrolling fast with the mousewheel triggers history back and forth

I’m observing an strange firefox behavior when I scroll the page using the mouse wheel. It goes back and forth through search history. So I googled a little bit and found that the KVM switch that I’m using it’s producing bogus key press event that firefox misinterprets. If you are running Linux [...]

Add Bookmark Here 2 firefox extension

Very useful extension that add an “Add Bookmark Here” item to every bookmark folder so you can place your bookmark more easily.

Download it here

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Nightly Tester Tools for Firefox 2.0

I’ve just installed the Firefox 2.0 RC1 and noticed that almost every extension/add-on I had has been disabled. Firefox 2.0 check if the extension is compatible with the Firefox version and disables it if it is not. You can force firefox to load the extension anyway using the Nightly Tester Tools. It works for [...]

Firefox 2.0 to Go Live Today

Firefox 2.0 RC1 is available here now.
via Firefox 2.0 to Go Live Today

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