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This article was written on August 02, 2006 by CyberNet.
Portable Firefox (now known to the world as Firefox Portable) makes it easy to always take a great Web browser with you. Besides for the usefulness of portability users can also use it to test experimental builds without fear of losing their existing settings, passwords, and bookmarks.John Haller recently updated Portable Firefox to the most recent builds but before that I frequently received requests from people to update the build for them. It is actually super easy to do and so I thought I would walk you through the few steps that you need to do in order to upgrade Firefox builds yourself.
The first option that I will recommend is going to your Help menu and selecting “Check For Updates.” The new version of Portable Firefox supports the partial updates for Firefox but previous versions will still be able to update properly. The older versions will normally have to download the entire Firefox file which is around 7MB instead of being able to download a small patch that is just 400KB.
If checking for updates doesn’t work then you can just do it manually. It really isn’t difficult to do and the funny thing is that an extra step is required for versions of Firefox that have been released. It is a little easier for the test builds of Firefox that are released every night.
–Instructions for Released Builds–
–Instructions for Nightly Builds–
By doing it that way you are able to keep all of your settings, bookmarks, extensions, and anything else that you do to customize your Firefox. If you don’t mind waiting for a release of Portable Firefox to come out then you can always copy your profile over from your old installation to your new installation. You can locate your Portable Firefox profile in the “FirefoxPortable\Data\” and once you are there just copy the “profile” folder over to the same directory in your new Portable Firefox.
Whatever way you choose to use Portable Firefox I am sure it will be a good one. Testing the nightly builds would be a little more cumbersome without using Portable Firefox but it can still be done.
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We’re pretty sure that Nintendo doesn’t have anything to fear when it comes to the MiWi2, a Wii knockoff that was first spotted by Engadget Korea back in June. However, we were surprised to see the fake on sale somewhere outside of Asia — or really anywhere for that matter. Yes, unknowing parents may have accidentally snagged one of these rip-offs instead of the real deal at an unnamed London shop, but rest assured, your little darlings probably let you know once they unwrapped it and realized you got them the wrong damn thing.
[Thanks, Kasam]
Filed under: Gaming
Keepin’ it real fake, part CLXXIV: MiWi2 Wiipoff spotted in London shop originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Ben Heck’s apprentices are showing their true colors again, with modder SifuF churning out a real winner over the holidays. The Nintendo Sixtyfree Lite-R just might be the most elegant portable N64 that we’ve seen to date, with a clean, low-key design, beautifully integrated buttons and a cartridge slot that’s about as non-cumbersome as possible. Of note, there are no internal batteries to speak of, thus it’s forced to rely on an InfoLithium (or any 7.2v supply) clipped on the rear. Tap the read link for a pictorial look at the build and final product.
[Thanks, Adam]
Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds
Nintendo Sixtyfree Lite-R elegantly crams N64 into a luscious handheld originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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When Make and Engadget collide originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Not that waste heat in general hasn’t been repurposed for non-wasteful activities before, but researchers at Doshisha University are now edging ever closer to making useful the previously annoying thermoacoustic phenomenon. For those not really tied into the science realm, said phenomenon is a nonlinear one in which “heated air autonomously transforms into sound when passing through small mesh holes in a wire sheet.” Gurus are now developing a cooling technology that would have heat converted to sound, where it would then be transferred through a tube and reconverted into heat; furthermore, other whiz-kids are looking to generate actual electricity from the racket. In related news, the thermoelectric conversion is being used to transform waste heat from candles into energy for LEDs, which would emit more light than the candle powering it. Pop on past the break for a demonstration of the former.
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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Waste heat close to becoming useful in cooling / lighting applications originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Can you feel it? Dell’s Adamo is just about here, and the anticipation is palpable. We already learned that the unit’s 45-watt power adapter wouldn’t be anything special, but a Google cache shot of accessories and such from Dell’s own website is giving us a presumed look at what could be announced alongside the ultraportable. For starters, we get the impression that it’ll boast DisplayPort (judging by the DisplayPort-to-HDMI / VGA / etc. adapters) and at least have an option for a 2x Blu-ray combo drive. We’re also seeing 250GB / 500GB internal / external SATA drives and an auto / air adapter for powering the machine in your vehicle / personally owned 747. Only the suits in Round Rock know if these will actually come to fruition, but honestly, why bother hosting these up on your website if they weren’t on the way?
[Via Electronista]
Filed under: Laptops, Peripherals
Dell Adamo rumored to boast DisplayPort, Blu-ray drive originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1 hasn’t been the easiest handset to procure here on US soil, despite being “available” since Black Friday. Still, we know hardcore HTC / SE fanatics have figured out a way to get their palms in touch with the X1a (or X1i for international users). You already heard our spill on the handset, but now we’re interested in finding out how you’d tweak things if given the all-important keys to the design lab. Would you keep everything the same and just add Android? Would you rework the keyboard? Swap out the touchscreen with a capacitive replacement? Make it available only in turquoise and lime? It’s a pretty safe bet that this isn’t the last Xx smartphone you’ll see from SE, so your thoughts on the matter may actually prove beneficial in time. And… go!
Filed under: Cellphones
How would you change Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
This article was written on April 08, 2006 by CyberNet.
While browsing the FTP for Firefox nightlies, I found that they now have Firefox 3.0 Alpha 1 on there. Many people are going to say “wait, Firefox 2.0 hasn’t been released”. Yes, you are correct, but that doesn’t stop them from working on future versions of the browser. Just like Microsoft is working on the next version of Windows (named Vienna) while Windows Vista hasn’t even been released.
The links to download Firefox 3.0 Alpha 1 are below, but I highly recommend that you use the Portable version because you won’t have to install anything and the profile is kept separate from your main Firefox installation. There have been many known instances of crashing as well, but the memory usage seems to be pretty low. I have read in various locations that there are going to be memory leak fixes for version 3.0 that are not going to make the 2.0 release, so that could be the reason.
What is different from Firefox 2.0 Alpha 1? Well, besides the low memory usage, I haven’t noticed much. I have found that some of the Bookmark features are now actually functional, but other than that nothing too special.
All you have to do is download the Portable Firefox 3.0 Alpha 1 file below. Then you unzip the file and browse for the file PortableFirefox.exe. Just execute that file and you will be running Firefox 3.0 Alpha 1! The profile is kept with the PortableFirefox folder so you don’t have to worry about messing up your other profile and the uninstallation process is simple…just delete the folder!
This is by no means designed to be a stable version of Firefox. It is purely for testing which is why I have put together the Portable version so that you can play with it and then delete it, without having to worry about messing up previous installations of Firefox.
NOTE: I am hosting these files off of a private account, so please do not hotlink directly to the files.
Portable Firefox 3.0 Alpha 1 Download
Portable Firefox 2.0 Alpha 1 Download
Portable Firefox 1.5.0.2 Download
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Windows – firefox-3.0a1.en-US.win32.zip
Windows Installer – firefox-3.0a1.en-US.win32.installer.exe
Linux – firefox-3.0a1.en-US.linux-i686.tar.bz2
Mac – firefox-3.0a1.en-US.mac.dmg
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Portable Firefox 1.5 Homepage
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Not that Nokia’s current Communicator is in need of a major refacing or anything, but we’re always up for some innovation. A recent patent application from the outfit showcases a completely bizarre four-way folding Communicator, chock full of hinges, keys and pixels. In fact, the verbiage spells out a future device consisting of “at least four device parts,” leaving open the option for a handset that miraculously unfolds to completely envelope you in a glass case of emotion. Hit the read link for the full dream spilled out in entirely too much detail.
[Via Cellpassion]
Filed under: Cellphones
Nokia dreams up four-way folding Communicator originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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