Archive for October, 2003

It’s just so much better than IE.

Thursday, October 16th, 2003

But, of course, that’s not the only reason to use Mozilla Firebird.

Yes, a new version of the best browser has been released. Version 0.7 has all sorts of new stuff and is a lot more polished than before.

Download the official release here.

As usual, those seeking an automatic installer can head over to seb’s site, or just snag it right here.

By the way, don’t forget to check out all the nifty extensions available for Firebird.

My favorites are:

  • All-in-One Gestures - Firebird comes with Auto-Scroll and wheel scrolling, but this enhances those features and adds all new ones. It allows you to do gestures with the mouse to control the browser. You can also use mouse rocker navigation, which might be familiar to Opera users.
  • Tab Browser Extensions - This extension is a for the nit picky users like myself who must have complete control over every aspect of the browser’s tab behaviour. It adds so many features I’m not even gonna attempt to list them.
  • Web Developer Toolbar - This extension will most likely appeal to web developers, hence the name, but it’s got some features that anyone might appreciate. You can disable JavaScript on any site, hide all the images, view cookie inofrmation or the site’s CSS and so on.

I’m using Firebird right now and it’s making me tingly all over. Don’t you want to be tingly too?

Saw Radiohead play last night.

Sunday, October 5th, 2003

Seeing the lead singer dancin around like an elf on crack (why are so many things described as being on crack?) was just beyond weird. Dude is wacky.

But the show was great. It was very cool seeing them perform Just, Paranoid Android and Street Spirit live! I can’t say I’ve really listened to their latest album a lot, but I think I’ll give it another try. Oh, and I liked how the screens surrounding the stage had big Winamp-like graphical visualizations on them during the songs from Kid A.

Thanks go to my friends for getting me a ticket too. I love music, but I always have to be dragged kicking and screaming to concerts. I should go more often, it’s definitely worth it (especially when you have just the right amount of alcohol in your system).