Google staff dropping Windows for Macs, Linux PCs

2010-06-02 1 min read Linux Uncategorized
For those who keep saying this is not the year of linux and probably it will never be 🙂

Google staff dropping <a class="zem_slink freebase/en/microsoft_windows" title="Windows" rel="homepage" href="http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWS">Windows for Macs, <a class="zem_slink freebase/en/linux" title="Linux" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux">Linux <a class="zem_slink freebase/en/personal_computer" title="Personal computer" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer">PCs

Google is abandoning the use of Windows by its staff as it\’s too much of a security threat, multiple staffers said Monday night. Recent concerns about Chinese hacks have the search firm requiring either a Mac or Linux for all new recruits to provide better security. Those who want Windows now often require explicit approval from executives and may not have any choice on desktops where it\’s only an option for notebooks.
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Resolved - New window does not open in new tab after installation of some plugin's.

2010-05-13 2 min read Linux

After I installed some plugin&#8217;s, the new windows were not opening in the tab. Rather they were opening in new window. This consumes time and memory which I did not like. I checked and re-checked to confirm that the setting for opening new window in tab was in there and still ………. alas……..

So, I reverted to checking if I could do something in the about:config entries to do the trick and yes it was there. Before we go into the specific entry, if you are interested, here is the link to the mozilla site for documentation on the about:config parameters. If you want to tinker with the settings, I suggest you first go through the list and make sure what you are doing.

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