Molybdenum is a visual test tool to test web application. The software version 0.7.1 is compatible with Firefox 3.1. It is based on Selenium and you can use it as add-on to your Firefox browser. The software is developed under license from Apache License 2.0. This tool simulates the user action to the Firefox browser. You can download the software from here.
Firefox 3.1 updated Tab switching significantly in terms of look and behavior. Press Ctrl + Tab (or Shift + Ctrl + Tab) and you are presented with tab thumbnails and titles with the most recently visited ones first so you can more easily determine which tab you want to go, have the one you most probably want to go closer, and as a result get to it faster. Hold Ctrl pressed and keep pressing Tab to see the thumbnails smoothly scroll to the left while the status bar displays the tab web address.
WebMynd, a firefox add-ons provides a visual interface for reviewing your browsing history. For the most part it runs in the background saving copies of every page you visit to WebMynd’s server. When you click the WebMynd button on your toolbar a page opens up showing your most recently visited pages plotted on a “reel.” You can scroll left or right to see other recent pages. Or you can click the Grid view to see a larger number of thumbnailed images. The basic add-on is free and keeps pages for a week. Users pay $10 for six months of history or $20 for a full year.
The new version of the Firefox browser was downloaded over eight million times in its first 24 hours of release in what organisers claimed was a world record. But the success was overshadowed by reports that Firefox 3.0 contained a serious security flaw that potentially lets an attacker take over a PC if a user clicks on a booby-trapped link.
The openSUSE Project is proud to announce the release of openSUSE 11.0 - everything you need to get started with Linux on the desktop and on the server. Promoting the use of Linux everywhere, the openSUSE Project provides free, easy access to the world’s most usable Linux distribution, openSUSE. You can download OPENSuse from here.
Late Wednesday evening, a Mozilla spokesperson confirmed that the final edition of Firefox 3.0 is going to be available to the general public this upcoming Tuesday, June 17. The open source product is the second leading web browser on the market next to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer with roughly 18 percent market share.
In Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1, Mozilla hasn’t changed much about the browser’s basic look, but many usability are changed. The Release Candidate means the intermediate step between the Beta and final version.
The latest version of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution was officially released to the public today after the beta-test period. This version is designated “LTS,” for “long-term support,” which should make it attractive to business customers who prefer a longer upgrade cycle for their operating systems.
The latest version of Fedora9 Beta, the free cousin of Red Hat Linux comes with a number of major updates, including support for the latest versions of the KDE and GNOME desktop environments. You can Download Fedora9 beta version here.
