We had a good run, Firefox!

But after all these years, now is the time to say goodbye!

@librewolf

Firefox-Finanzierung unter Druck: Mozilla bangt um Zahlungen für Google-Suche

Geht es nach dem US-Justizministerium, darf Google bald nicht mehr für die Einrichtung als Standardsuche zahlen. Mozilla sorgt sich nun um seine Einnahmequelle.

https://www.heise.de/news/Firefox-Finanzierung-unter-Druck-Mozilla-bangt-um-Zahlungen-fuer-Google-Suche-10315276.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Googles Finally Banning #Adblockers...What Can We Do?... by Basic Dev #yt

https://youtu.be/rlFl63KoyMk

Just use another #browser. I know the majority of browsers are based on #Chrome, etc. Still, there are other options: #LibreWolf, #Mullvad Browser, #Tor Browser, #Ungoogled Chromium, and the likes…

Vanadium version 134.0.6998.95.0 released:

https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Vanadium/releases/tag/134.0.6998.95.0

See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release and a link to the full changelog.

Forum discussion thread:

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/20741-vanadium-version-13406998950-released

How many FTEs would be "reasonable" to maintain and develop a webbrowser?

Trying to understand what would really be required to actually financially support a browser not built on ad-streams.

I'm using @Vivaldi and I'm liking what I'm getting.

I know it's not Open Source, but, specially due to lack of options, I'm keen to ignore this if it really respects privacy.

Any thoughts on their privacy policies?

There are only two business models on the web: either you pay for your browser, or someone else does. This is why Orion is entirely user-funded.

No third party deals, ads, trackers, or any other incentive to corrupt the user experience and overall quality.

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/google-chrome-disables-ublock-origin-and-other-extensions

#Development #Guides
CSS relative colors · A new way to generate colors dynamically https://ilo.im/162q4h

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#Colors #ColorSpace #ColorFormat #Themes #Browser #WebDev #Frontend #CSS #Sass

Outlook Default Browser.
By default, any links you open from an Outlook email will be opened in Microsoft Edge, even if you have a different browser set as your default browser in Windows.
Here is how you can change the default browser for any links you open in Outlook.
And this is using the most recent version of Outlook.
1. After opening Outlook, Hit Alt F to open the file menu.
2. Arrow up and press enter on Options.
3. Press the letter A until you hear Advanced.
4. Tab about 7 times until you hear, Open hyperlinks from Outlook in combo box.
5. Microsoft Edge should be the one listed. Arrow down until you hear default browser and press enter.
6. Now whatever browser you have listed as your default browser in Windows will be used to open hyperlinks from Outlook emails.
7. It is quicker to shift tab until you get to the OK button, then press it to close the window.

Recommend for an android web browser to replace Firefox?

I've heard of:

#vivaldi #libreWolf #waterfox #zen #opera

Not all of them have #Android clients which is a requirement for me.

What's the preferred privacy-focused non-ad #browser these days for phones?

I liked Firefox after I left chrome, and now Vivaldi seems acceptable so far.

I don't need sync, would like extensions, and I have to be able to use external password manager.

Let's the opinions fly! Thanks.

"Orion is a zero-telemetry browser; has built-in ad and tracking blocking; and reportedly offers lower memory usage, faster page speeds, and greater battery efficiency on Apple devices than other browsers. It also supports both Chrome and Firefox extensions."

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/kag-orion-web-browser-coming-to-linux

Making Gemini AI a Windows App.
If you are a Google Gemini user and wish they had a Windows app, then here are the steps in accomplishing this. Please note: This can be done whether you use Microsoft Edge or the Google Chrome browser. These are the steps using the Google Chrome browser with Jaws.
1. Open Google Chrome and go to gemini.google.com.
2. If not already signed in, sign in to your Google Account.
3. Press the alt key and you should here, Chrome button menu.
4. Arrow up until you hear, Cast, Save, Share submenu.
5. Press the right arrow to open the submenu.
6. Arrow down until you hear, Install page as app..., and press enter.
7. A dialog will pop up and you will land on a Cancel button.
8. If you tab one time you will be in an edit box to name the app. There will be a default name already there, but you can change it to whatever you want if you like.
9. Tab to the Install button and press enter and this will create the app on your computer.
10. There should now be an icon on your desktop. So you can now access it from your start menu or your desktop.
11. You can even add it to your Task Bar like other apps if you want.
Enjoy!
#Gemini #Windows #App #Chrome #Browser #ScreenReader #accessible #blind

Wow, that looks very useful https://silly.business/blog/bookmarklets-and-custom-url-schemes-are-criminally-underrated/

Will have to play with that.

@publicvoit contains examples for #orgmode

There is most definitely some sort of memory leak in @Vivaldi under Linux. Using Fedora, 128 GB RAM, and I just had my installation Crash.

I'm not quite sure how to report/bug report this because it will just crash.

It has happened twice, one where there must have been some sort of kernel panic because the entire computer had "crashed" when I turned the monitors on.

Has anyone else experience this?

Need a clean browser that remembers absolutely nothing in order to share with people? Try Tor Browser without Tor Network by setting the following in about:config.
extensions.torlauncher.prompt_at_startup: False
extensions.torlauncher.start_tor: False
network.dns.disabled: False
network.proxy.socks: " " a single space without quotes
* Tested on 14.0.7! #Tor #privacy #browser

Any popular web browser are based on Google Chrome, except Firefox