Firefox updated itself to version 1.5.0.5 on my work laptop yesterday at which point it would no longer connect to the web. It was only after half an hour of playing with the Check Point Integrity Flex desktop firewall today (which claimed that Firefox was allowed to connect to the internet) that I finally checked the “Changes Frequently” option, at which point Firefox sprang back in to life. Phew – just a few hours of being forced to use IE was more than enough!
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Broken Firefox update
Saturday, July 29th, 2006PlusNet grief
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006I have used PlusNet as my ISP for nearly a year now and my disillusionment is now pretty much complete. At the time I moved over they came highly recommended and, unbelievably, their website is currently trumpeting that they were top of a customer satisfaction survey by uswitch.com.
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Widgets, links and spam
Wednesday, June 21st, 2006If there is anyone that actually visits this site then they have noticed that the right-hand column has changed a bit recently. This is as I’ve added WordPress Widgets to my template. The presence of a del.icio.us widget has encouraged me to sign up for an account there to store my links. I should probably also mention another Automattic project – Akismet – without which this site would have rapidly disappeared under the weight of spam comments. This saved me from the dilemma of whether or not to add captcha support to the blog with the associated accessibility issues.
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