Tag Archives: browser

Firefox 3.5, Wikimedia, Dailymotion and Open Video Format

July 4, 2009 – 12:29 pm | By Gatt | Posted in Internet | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)

With the launch of Firefox 3.5, Firefox became first browser to support Open Video Format. Dailymotion also launched a section to host Videos in Open format. Firefox also awarded $100,000 to Wikimedia foundation to coordinate efforts on development of Ogg Theora and related technology. Read More »

Convert Text links to clickable links with Firefox Linkification extension

August 12, 2008 – 12:17 pm | By Gatt | Posted in Internet | Also tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Ever came across text links on a webpage which cannot be clicked. It is frustrating to copy and past these links in address bar. It is even more annoying if you have to go thru a list of hyperlinks. Linkification is Firefox add-on that can convert these text links into clickable links. Read More »

What is HTTPS?

February 8, 2008 – 10:58 pm | By Gatt | Posted in Internet | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)

HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer) is a secured communication protocol between web browser and web server. You can say it is secured HTTP (think of ‘S’ in HTTPS as secured) protocol. Read More »