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Weave Sync 1.2.3 is now available
May 5th
Weave Sync 1.2.3
Mozilla has released Weave 1.2.3, the Firefox extension and service that provides Firefox user data synchronization among computing devices like laptops, desktops, and starting tomorrow, with Firefox for Maemo release, mobile devices. It is also great for users who dual-boot, and what don’t want to bother remembering where they did what.
So far, synchronization includes bookmarks, history, preferences, passwords, filled forms, and even your last 25 opened tabs. All the information is transported and stored in encrypted form at all times making it pretty safe to use.
Weave, in development for more than two years now, includes a client (the Weave Sync extension), and a server component (Weave Server) so companies could deploy their own synchronization servers.
A feature that is not present but was tried at some point in Weave development is automatic sign-on, but it could come back at some point.
Also, preferences finally ended in its own tab in the Options or Preferences dialog, after trying a page approach Mozilla is considering for the whole preferences user interface or add-on management at least (more on this in the next post).
Check out the release notes for more details. Download Weave Sync from Mozilla Add-ons.
Recent changes
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- Sync data faster by detecting when you’ve added additional devices and downloading all data in one pass
- Easier access to remote tabs from the right-end of the tab bar or going to about:weave-tabs
- Less disruptive “start over” by showing the sync direction options and skipping the username entry
- Prevent potential data corruption by favoring most recent changes and being less strict about version requirements
- (1.2.3) Add support for Firefox on Android (Fennec pre-alpha)
- (1.2.2) Fix compatibility with trunk nightly builds of Minefield
- (1.2.1) Sync a capped number of form history items to avoid slowing Firefox
Firefox 3.6.3 is now available
Apr 26th
Firefox 3.6.3 fixes a critical security issue that could potentially allow remote code execution (see bug 555109).
What’s New in Firefox 3.6.3
Firefox 3.6.3 is built on Mozilla’s Gecko 1.9.2 web rendering platform, which has been under development since early 2009 and contains many improvements for web developers, add-on developers, and users. This version is also faster and more responsive than previous versions and has been optimized to run on small device operating systems such as Maemo.
Notable Firefox 3.6.3 features include:
- Available in more than 70 languages – get your local version.
- Support for a new type of theme called Personas, which allow users to change Firefox’s appearance with a single click.
- Protection from out-of-date plugins to keep users safer as they browse.
- Open, native video can now be displayed full screen and supports poster frames.
- Improved JavaScript performance, overall browser responsiveness, and startup time.
- The ability for web developers to indicate that scripts should run asynchronously to speed up page load times.
- Continued support for downloadable web fonts using the new WOFF font format.
- Support for new CSS attributes such as gradients, background sizing, and pointer events.
- Support for new DOM and HTML5 specifications including the Drag & Drop API and the File API, which allow for more interactive web pages.
- Changes to how third-party software can integrate with Firefox in order to prevent crashes.
- Firefox 3.6.3 fixes a critical security issue that could potentially allow remote code execution (see bug 555109).
- You may also be interested in the Firefox 3.6.2 release notes for a list of changes in the previous version.
Developers can find out about all the changes and new features at the Mozilla Developer Center.
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Get Firefox
3.6.3, English (US), Windows (8MB)
Weave Sync 1.2.1 is now available
Apr 26th
Mozilla has released Weave 1.2.1, the Firefox extension and service that provides Firefox user data synchronization among computing devices like laptops, desktops, and starting tomorrow, with Firefox for Maemo release, mobile devices. It is also great for users who dual-boot, and what don’t want to bother remembering where they did what.
So far, synchronization includes bookmarks, history, preferences, passwords, filled forms, and even your last 25 opened tabs. All the information is transported and stored in encrypted form at all times making it pretty safe to use.
Weave, in development for more than two years now, includes a client (the Weave Sync extension), and a server component (Weave Server) so companies could deploy their own synchronization servers.
A feature that is not present but was tried at some point in Weave development is automatic sign-on, but it could come back at some point.
Also, preferences finally ended in its own tab in the Options or Preferences dialog, after trying a page approach Mozilla is considering for the whole preferences user interface or add-on management at least (more on this in the next post).
Check out the release notes for more details. Download Weave Sync from Mozilla Add-ons.
Recent changes
- Fix issues with uploading stale data when upgrading
- Remember bookmark locations when moving out of unsorted
- Prevent certain tabs from syncing: restore session, wyciwyg:
More Information
- For more information on Weave Sync 1.0, please see the release notes
- For information about previous versions as well as the latest development snapshots, check out the changelog
Weave Sync Changelog
Here you can read about Weave add-on releases. For the full hg changelog, go here
Weave v1.1 (February 26, 2010)
- Fix issues with uploading stale data when upgrading
- Remember bookmark locations when moving out of unsorted
- Prevent certain tabs from syncing: restore session, wyciwyg:
Weave v1.0.1 (February 12, 2010)
- When syncing saved passwords we no longer allow Weave credentials in the set of data that is encrypted and synchronized with the server
Weave v1.0 (January 28, 2010)
- Fix threshold sync values so clients don’t sync too aggressively
- Updated web links and icons
Weave Sync 1.1 is now available
Mar 2nd
Mozilla has released Weave 1.1, the Firefox extension and service that provides Firefox user data synchronization among computing devices like laptops, desktops, and starting tomorrow, with Firefox for Maemo release, mobile devices. It is also great for users who dual-boot, and what don’t want to bother remembering where they did what.
So far, synchronization includes bookmarks, history, preferences, passwords, filled forms, and even your last 25 opened tabs. All the information is transported and stored in encrypted form at all times making it pretty safe to use.
Weave, in development for more than two years now, includes a client (the Weave Sync extension), and a server component (Weave Server) so companies could deploy their own synchronization servers.
A feature that is not present but was tried at some point in Weave development is automatic sign-on, but it could come back at some point.
Also, preferences finally ended in its own tab in the Options or Preferences dialog, after trying a page approach Mozilla is considering for the whole preferences user interface or add-on management at least (more on this in the next post).
Check out the release notes for more details. Download Weave Sync from Mozilla Add-ons.
Recent changes
- Fix issues with uploading stale data when upgrading
- Remember bookmark locations when moving out of unsorted
- Prevent certain tabs from syncing: restore session, wyciwyg:
More Information
- For more information on Weave Sync 1.0, please see the release notes
- For information about previous versions as well as the latest development snapshots, check out the changelog
Weave Sync Changelog
Here you can read about Weave add-on releases. For the full hg changelog, go here
Weave v1.1 (February 26, 2010)
- Fix issues with uploading stale data when upgrading
- Remember bookmark locations when moving out of unsorted
- Prevent certain tabs from syncing: restore session, wyciwyg:
Weave v1.0.1 (February 12, 2010)
- When syncing saved passwords we no longer allow Weave credentials in the set of data that is encrypted and synchronized with the server
Weave v1.0 (January 28, 2010)
- Fix threshold sync values so clients don’t sync too aggressively
- Updated web links and icons
Weave Sync 1.0 is now available
Feb 1st
Mozilla has released Weave 1.0, the Firefox extension and service that provides Firefox user data synchronization among computing devices like laptops, desktops, and starting tomorrow, with Firefox for Maemo release, mobile devices. It is also great for users who dual-boot, and what don’t want to bother remembering where they did what.
So far, synchronization includes bookmarks, history, preferences, passwords, filled forms, and even your last 25 opened tabs. All the information is transported and stored in encrypted form at all times making it pretty safe to use.
Weave, in development for more than two years now, includes a client (the Weave Sync extension), and a server component (Weave Server) so companies could deploy their own synchronization servers.
A feature that is not present but was tried at some point in Weave development is automatic sign-on, but it could come back at some point.
Also, preferences finally ended in its own tab in the Options or Preferences dialog, after trying a page approach Mozilla is considering for the whole preferences user interface or add-on management at least (more on this in the next post).
With Weave 1.0 and Firefox 3.6 released, and Firefox for Maemo 1.0 debuting tomorrow, Mozilla is rounding a great 2010 start.
Check out the release notes for more details. Download Weave Sync from Mozilla Add-ons.
Here is the list of Changes since Beta 3:
- Fix threshold sync values so clients don’t sync too aggressively
- Updated web links and icons
- Preserve multiple bookmarks to the same page to avoid reordering issues
- Show that email addresses aren’t usernames
- Fix issues that potentially led to reordered bookmarks
- Avoid triggering master password prompt on launching Firefox
- Better integration with Fennec UX
- Smarter detection of tabs to sync
- Faster startup times for Firefox and Fennec
- Make tabs available immediately when setting up another computer
- Automatically use the synced lightweight theme (Firefox 3.6+)
- A few more bug fixes related to changing passwords, mobile bookmarks, etc
