Mozilla Firefox 2 Web Browser Released

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The world’s best free web browser has been upgraded to version 2 and released on October 24 2006.

Firefox 2

The list of new features in Firefox:

  • Improved tabbed browsing
  • Spell checking
  • Search suggestions
  • Updated web feeds
  • Identity theft protection

I have used a beta of version 2 before. The major peeve for me is the changes Mozilla made for tabbed browsing. The width of each tab is fixed, which is a benefit as you will be able to read the title of the page all the time. However, this results in tabs that are not able to fit in the width of the browser window and you will not be able to guage the number of tabs that are currently open and not be able to see the next tab that you are about to switch to. Having a button that lists the open tabs doesn’t appeal to me because I prefer to use the keyboard (ctrl-tab and ctrl-shift-tab) to navigate them. I suppose there is a key that I can set to change the behaviour of the tabs.

If you happen to accidentally close a tab, Firefox 2 can recall it from the History menu. My favourite add-on, called Session Manager, can save and restore the list of tabs when the browser is restarted, so you can resume your browsing when you turn your computer back on. This also has been integrated in version 2 and is known as Session Restore.

Identity theft, or phishing, protection is a very useful feature. Firefox 2 will warn you when you visit a web site suspected of forgery and is out to maliciously capture your secure information.

Some of Google Toolbar’s features have also been integrated natively into Firefox 2. You will find spell checking in forms and search suggestions in the search toolbar in this browser. However, Google Toolbar is still good to have for features such as AutoFill, AutoLink, PageRank, Word Translator and Highlight Search Terms.

Go ahead, get yourself a better web browser. Click on the “Get Firefox with Google Toolbar” or the links below.

Update (30 Oct 2006 1047hrs):

To revert the tab behaviour to pre-version 2.0, type “about:config” in the address bar, press “Enter”, look for or create (if it does not exist) the setting “browser.tabs.closeButtons” and set its value to 3, set or create the setting “browser.tabs.tabMinWidth” and set its value to 0, and install this style. For more information on new or upgrade installation issues with Firefox 2, go to this thread in the MozillaZine Forums.

Links:

Download Firefox
<URL:http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=187103&t=213>

Firefox 2 Press Release
<URL:http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/press/mozilla-2006-10-24.html>

Firefox Into The Sky!
<URL:http://glob.lokety.com/2006/05/firefox-into-sky.html>

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Social Segregation, Democracy and The Consitution in Malaysia

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Here are some good reading on social segregation, democracy and the Constitution of Malaysia.

Links:

Constitution of Malaysia
<URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Malaysia>

Racial segregation in Malaysia
<URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_separation#Malaysia>

Status of religious freedom in Malaysia
<URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_religious_freedom_in_Malaysia>

Ketuanan Melayu / Malay Supremacy
<URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketuanan_Melayu>

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Suspects of Lau Jun Wei’s Death Charged With Homicide

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The Malaysian newspaper, New Straits Times, reported on Oct 19 that the mother of the late Lau Jun Wei and her boyfriend were charged in a Johor Baru court for culpable homicide.

Tan Chew YenTan Chew Yen

Lu Song SengLu Song Seng

The mother, known as Tan Chew Yen, and the boyfriend, known as Lu Song Seng, have been accused of physical and sexual abuse on Jun Wei and ultimately caused his death. If convicted, they can be sentenced to 20 years of jail each. Lu was granted bail, but Tan will be sent to a local hospital for psychiatric evaluation for a month.

Jun Wei’s grandmother and the rest of the family are not satisfied with the charges and wants them to be charged with murder instead. Their lawyer will request for an amendment to the charges with the Attorney-General.

Although I would prefer that Tan and Lu be both charged with murder, homicide may be more accurate in this case as they may not have had the intention to kill Jun Wei. They neglected and possibly intentionally caused hurt to Jun Wei, but they may not have desired him to die.

Whether they had the intention to kill, I think it’s quite obvious they wanted to hurt Jun Wei. This alone shows that Tan and Lu do not deserve any compassion from the public. Their deeds must be known to everyone as a reminder that many children are abused and we must do all we can to stop similar cases from occurring.

The housemates where Jun Wei lived should also be questioned. They must learn from this that being ignorant about their suspicions prevented them from saving a child’s life.

Related post:

Three Year Old Boy Brutally Abused To Death in Malaysia

Links:

<URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manslaughter>
<URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filicide>
<URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_Zhang>

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