Hey Flockstars, Get Yer Gloss On

Posted by EsquireMac in Browsers on Jul 23rd, 2008 | 0 comments
Ok, this one is only marginally topical, but, since Victor Medina called out the Flock browser as his pick of the week in the 4th MILO Chat podcast released yesterday, I’m going for it anyway. Just yesterday, I commented to Victor that I like Flock, but I was a little displeased with the UI, and that I wished someone would create some different themes for it. Well, this was not exactly what I had in mind, but, technically, I guess my wish was granted… This is Flock’s Gloss edition – which is apparently just a pink theme with some automatic RSS subscriptions to various fashion,...
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Dude, Firefox is Cool Again: Thanks, Mozilla

Posted by EsquireMac in Apple Applications on Jul 18th, 2008 | 0 comments
You may have seen my post last week about how Firefox 3 was making my MBP run about 10 to 15 degrees hotter than with Safari.  Well, on Wednesday, Mozilla released its Firefox 3.0.1 update, and I just noticed that my MBP is running somewhat cooler than before the update.  It’s only a couple of degrees higher than what I usually get from Safari.  A quick glance at the release notes doesn’t reveal to me any obvious fixes that would have caused the drop in temperature, but whatever it was: Thanks, Mozilla! My lap appreciates...
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Dude, Firefox 3 is Hot! No, Seriously, It Burns!

Posted by EsquireMac in Apple Applications on Jul 10th, 2008 | 0 comments
So, I really do love Firefox 3. I was an avid user of Firefox 2 as well. However, I seem to be stuck in a never ending battle with myself in deciding between Firefox and Safari. Some time ago, I decided to give up the fight and just not decide. I just use whatever the heck I feel like using on any particular day. There’s plenty to be said, pro and con, for each application. Basically, you know the arguments already: Safari = fast, elegant, simple; Firefox = highly extensible, powerful, personalizeable, etc. Well, I noticed that when running Firefox on my MacBook Pro, my computer runs hotter than...
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