After complaints, Apple tweaks Software Update for Safari As a Windows Safari user I actually found the lack of an auto-update feature, which Firefox offers, a nuisance. Initially Apple were "forcing" users of products such as iTunes to download and install the Safari browser by way of its updating software, an idea that drew a lot of criticism, especially from the makers of Firefox. Apple have since allowed ... Read full entry

Mozilla boss John Lilly says Apple's inclusion of the Safari browser in iTune's update software is comparable to methods used to distribute malware, and undermines the trust between software producers and their customers. There's an implicit trust relationship between software makers and customers in this regard: as a software maker we promise to do our very best to keep users safe and will provide the quickest updates possible, with ... Read full entry

China's Firefox growth kicks Aussies off top user list Growth in the uptake of Firefox in China has seen Australia lose its exclusive slice of the pie, and instead be lumped into the "others" category, on Mozilla HQ's big pie chart of global users of the Firefox browser. Recent information from the China Internet Network Information Centre numbers China's Internet users at 210 million, making China the second-largest Internet market ... Read full entry

It's been a while since I last banged on about this but I thought it was time to haul Internet Explorer 6 over the coals again. That's right, the one before the current version. There are still about 15 per cent of visitors here using IE6 and while it shouldn't make too much difference to the appearance of disassociated.com, you could be ... Read full entry