Archive for the 'firefox' tag

Firefox 3 & Cisco Clean Access

August 22nd, 2008

If you have Firefox 3 installed on your computer, you are likely to see a “Page Load Error: Secure Connection Failed” the first time you try to connect to the network via Cisco Clean Access in your residence house. If you have Firefox 3, you may want to print these instructions before you arrive on campus: (Read more…)

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October 25th, 2007

Did you know you can subscribe to your favorite blogs and websites using RSS?

What’s RSS, you ask? RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication; it’s a “web feed” format used to publish frequently updated content (like blog entries, news headlines, or podcasts). The feed is syndicated (published), and readers can subscribe (or bookmark). You can tell that a website has an RSS feed if there is a feed indicator in the address bar of your web browser or if the site advertises a feed (like the links at the bottom of the TechNotes homepage). (Read more…)

Introducing: Firefox Campus Edition

August 29th, 2007

Firefox Campus EditionReleased yesterday, Mozilla.org claims that Firefox Campus Edition is “everything you need for a well-rounded college life, all in one handy place.” Everything you need is a lofty claim for a web browser – is it really that great? (Read more…)