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Upgrade Ubuntu Firefox to Version 3.6 – Reader Questions

Erica from Canada asks: “… I’m using Ubuntu 9.04… the “Check for Updates” in Firefox is grayed out and apt-get does not upgrade Firefox… I’m stuck at 3.0.18, how can I get upgraded?…” This is an issue, I’ve encountered before. … Continue reading

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Building a Web Developer / Designer PC Using Ubuntu Linux – Revisited

Recently I posted “Build a Web Developer PC and Enable Most Media Playback Using Ubuntu Linux” and received a few messages asking what other tools I use. To save me time with answering email messages that essentially contain the same … Continue reading

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Browser Problems – Creating a Linux Based Virtual Box – Part 1 of 2

I had an interesting discussion yesterday with the owner of LaLa Media (lalamedia.ca). The conversation focused on the issues of developing web sites that are cross platform friendly. Invariably the problem dealing with browser bugs came up. In particular how … Continue reading

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Do You Get the Firefox is Running Error?

One more quick post for the Easter holiday (here in Canada). I’ve started getting that annoying “Firefox is already running, but is not responding. To open a new window, you must first close the existing Firefox process, or restart your … Continue reading

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Adobe Flash on Firefox 3 Beta

Just a quick post here… I installed the Firefox 3 Beta (Version 3.0b3 as of this post) on my Ubuntu Box and… damn… Flash is not working again! http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html It’s a quick(er) fix though (Firefox just needs the link to … Continue reading

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Speed Up Your Internet Connection in Ubuntu Linux – Part 1

After you’ve installed Ubuntu, you may want to tweak your system further, such as improving how Ubuntu connects to the Internet, and therefore speed up your web surfing. To accomplish this, we’re going to configure IPv6 and the TCP Window … Continue reading

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