Category Archives: Mozilla

I read in May that the proportion of households in the US with television sets is now in decline.  Some speculated that this was still an after-effect of the 2008 crash, but I suspect more likely is that people are … Continue reading →

I’m jet-lagged, having just got back from a week in California, where I was also jet-lagged.  When in the States, I tend to watch (amongst other things) Fox News on telly.   This appalled some friends that I mentioned it … Continue reading →

After a discussion on the Mozilla marketing list, I received several requests to repost to my blog my thoughts about why I feel Firefox is still the best browser for users.  I have mixed feelings about doing this, but only because … Continue reading →

I had the great fortune to work with a remarkable community manager for a few years, Jim Grisanzio currently of Tokyo.  Jim has a knack of maintaining a constructive attitude, giving credibility to a project and bringing people together.  If … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, Dria wrote about some ideas for articulating the Open Web.  It’s important because it’s important, and we (meaning the Mozilla project) need to articulate what sets us apart from other browser producers. Let’s first assume one hurdle: … Continue reading →

First Look: Google Increases Graphics Performance With Chrome 7 | ConceivablyTech IE9 and Firefox are significantly faster in these tests than Chrome and it may be ironic that Firefox already creams IE9 in its own tests. Mozilla’s hardware acceleration isn’t … Continue reading →

I once read that Bill Gates considered his greatest achievement to be the separation of hardware and software. He must have said it pre-2002 or so, as Google evidently has no record of it, so you’ll have to take my … Continue reading →

Users explore alternatives to Internet Explorer – The Irish Times – Fri, Apr 30, 2010 “Mr Dockery also suggests that Firefox’s open source nature may end up being a double-edged sword, as malicious code could disguise itself as an add-on … Continue reading →

It’s been on of the most hectic months for me in my time at Mozilla in preparing for the browser choice screen.  Johnath provided the details of our submission to Microsoft for the browser choice screen itself (browserchoice.eu), but I … Continue reading →

Like many others, I read about this unpleasant scam whereby someone has paid for the Google Adword “Firefox” to the extent that Firefox searches show their link (which pretends to be Mozilla’s site) in the results: I couldn’t say that … Continue reading →

My past and future will be colliding in Prague this October at Mozilla Camp Europe: the great news is that you do not need to be a fan of legendary Birkenhead rockers  Half-Man-Half-Biscuit fan to enjoy Prague, although I for … Continue reading →

Mozilla Camp Europe 2009 will take place in the beautiful city of Prague on the weekend of October 3-4th.  2008′s event in Barcelona was very memorable but I am sure that 2009′s version will manage to live up to it.  … Continue reading →