As Mozilla readies latest browser, Weave becomes Firefox Sync, by Seth Rosenblatt, Download Blog (Jun 1)
Firefox 3.6.4 is nearing release. It will have the "Out-of-Process Plug-in (OOPP) "sandboxing" feature". "OOPP prevents plug-in crashes from Adobe Systems' Flash, Apple's QuickTime, and Microsoft's Silverlight from bringing down the entire browser."
Firefox Sync, previously, Weave, will be available in the browser as a way to keep bookmarks, passwords and perferences synced across computers.
"Sync can be found under the Tools menu or on the Status bar at the bottom of the browser. It currently allows users to synchronize bookmarks, preferences, passwords, history, and tabs. The new option to easily access synced tabs has been added as Tabs from Other Computers under History. Users can also toggle synchronizing an account without having to re-enter their username or password using the Disconnect button next to their account name in the Sync tab on the Option menu. Firefox Sync replaces features that have been previously available only from third-party add-ons such as Xmarks. "
Posted by Gwen at June 2, 2010 10:49 AM