Posts Tagged Firefox
The importance of HTTPS login pages – Session hijacking fits in a pocket now
Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on August 4, 2011
You should always prefer SSL-encrypted (HTTPS) login pages on sites over non-SSL (HTTP). Why? Session hijacking is why. First, let me [very briefly] explain the difference for the unfamiliar. SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer and it’s the encrypted, secure version of HTTP, the protocol that loads web pages. Normal web access is over unencrypted [...]
How to export your Firefox bookmarks to Google Chrome
Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on May 1, 2011
Having been frustrated by some of the recent regressions in Firefox 4, particularly those involving Flash graphs, I’ve picked up Chrome and so far couldn’t be happier. Moving my bookmarks over wasn’t too hard either. Here’s how to do it. In Firefox 4, click Bookmarks > Show All Bookmarks (or press Ctrl-Shift-O) Then choose Import [...]
Day two with Ubuntu Unity: Mixed impressions
Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on April 29, 2011
It’s day two with Ubuntu Natty, and while I’m impressed, I’m also somewhat annoyed. The sum of changes that came down in 11.04 have me asking “Why?” Here’s a list of some of the pros and cons I’ve seen so far in Ubuntu Natty with Unity: Pros: The Unity Launcher has ‘keep in launcher’, which [...]
Installing Skype on Ubuntu (or Debian) with updates for Skype URLs
Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on March 28, 2011
This how to will show you how to install a Skype client in Ubuntu & Debian base operating system. 1. First of all you need to start up Synaptic Package manager. Go to System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager 2. From Synaptic, go to Settings->Repositories. Click on Other Software Tab. Check the box next to Canonical Partners. 3. [...]
LastPass Toolbar Black and Unreadable in Firefox
Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on July 22, 2010
I’ve been in contact with the LastPass team regarding an issue where the LastPass toolbar pop-up is completely blacked out and the text is not readable in Firefox. (See screenshot.) After some troubleshooting, what I found what that it’s related to the Ubuntu theme. I was able to reproduce the issue using both Ambiance and [...]
Ubuntu / Firefox / Incorrect font display (wrong style, no bold, no underline, etc)
Posted by Mike Beach in Uncategorized on March 23, 2010
Users of Ubuntu and Firefox may notice after installing some applications that fonts no longer appear correctly in Firefox (though they may appear correctly in some Java, etc, apps). Such issues include: No bold No other styles (italics, etc) Wrong font / size This seems to happen when the packages ttf-symbol-replacement and ttf-tahoma-replacement are installed. [...]
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