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Hacking Firefox extensions to work on beta versions But the trouble with using a bleeding-edge browser is that third-party developers take time to update their extensions to make them compatible. This can be frustrating, as often no code changes are necessary and all that needs to be done is a simple modification of the maximum version string. There are two things you can do here - switch off compatibility checking or modify the maximum version of the extension. Switch off compatibility checking1. In Firefox, type about:config into the address bar.2. Select "I'll be careful, I promise" if a warning appears. 3. Ctrl-click anywhere and select New > Boolean. 4. Enter extensions.checkCompatibility (note the capital C) as the name. 5. Select false as the value. I have heard people report problems with this so if you want to specify exactly which extensions you want to make compatible, read on. If the extension is already installed1. Make sure Firefox is closed.2. Navigate to ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles. 3. You should see a folder with a gobbledegook name ending in ".default". Open this folder. 4. Delete or rename the file extensions.cache. 5. Open the extensions folder. 6. You will see more gobbledegook folder names. The only way to tell which one is the extension you are looking for is to open each folder one at a time and look at the contents of the folder's install.rdf file in TextEdit. The file's contents include the name of the extension, a description and compatibility information. 7. In the install.rdf file, look for the tag <em:maxVersion> and change the tag value to your current version (at the time of writing this is 3.5b4). 8. Save the file (you may need to change permissions on the file so you can write to it). 9. Launch Firefox and go to Tools > Add-Ons to verify that the extensions are now recognized by Firefox. If the extension is not already installed1. The Mozilla add-ons site won't let you download the extension if you have an incompatible version of Firefox. The easiest way to get around this is to fire up Safari, navigate to the add-ons page for the extension in question and download it manually (this works in Safari 4 - I don't have version 3 to test with).2. Change the file extension of the .xpi file that is downloaded to .zip and unzip it. This will create a new folder on disk with the contents of the archive inside it. 3. Open install.rdf inside the folder and follow steps 7-8 above. 4. Select all files inside the folder, ctrl-click and click Compress X Items. You must compress the files inside the folder - do not compress the folder itself. 5. Rename the Archive.zip file to have an xpi extension. 6. Drag the XPI file into Firefox or go to File > Open File and navigate to it. 7. Firefox will now install it as if it was compatible. Note - the extensions I modified were compatible with 3.1b3 (the previous version) so it was not much of a jump and I didn't experience any issues. I would not advise major version jumps (e.g. 2.x to 3.x) as this is likely to cause problems. Categories: Off-Topic  What's Twitter? It's basically a mini blog where you post very short messages up to 140 characters. It's great for letting people know what you are doing, asking questions and getting feedback. The beauty of it is the 140 character limit - this ensures posts are quick and to the point. Perfect for the modern age! It'd be nice to have a little post production community where people can help each other out or just get to know each other. From a business perspective, it's also a great way of getting feedback on our products in order to improve them. So if you want to follow me on Twitter, my Twitter URL is: http://twitter.com/digitalreb Categories: DR News, Useful sites, Off-Topic Merry Christmas from Digital Rebellion What I like most about Christmas is that, unlike most religious festivals, everyone gets something out of it no matter what they believe in. It's a special time and it's always a shame when it's over. But 2009 looks like it could be a very good year for the company so I am looking forward with anticipation. I hope 2009 will be a fruitful year for us all. Categories: DR News, Off-Topic RIP Paul NewmanWe just lost a legend. RIP. More details: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7639614.stm Categories: Industry, Off-Topic Max Payne trailer 
Categories: Off-Topic iPhone App Store now officially online Now, one thing you may have noticed is a distinct lack of any Digital Rebellion tools in there (or, indeed, any related to filmmaking at all). I'll be honest here - native iPhone application development is not an area I have properly researched yet. I do, however, plan to transition the iPhone-compatible web apps we currently have to fully-fledged iPhone Apps eventually but time is currently not on my side. I hope to have all of them ported within the next two months though, assuming Apple grants the company a license (not all developers have been accepted). Do rest assured, however, that the apps will still be available for the ultra-low price of free and in the meantime, you can access them from your phone (now at 3G speeds) from our resources page. If anyone finds any great iPhone apps for filmmakers in the store, be sure to post them in the comments. Categories: DR News, Apple, Off-Topic Perfect Sport wins MyFestival, screens at SIFF Perfect Sport won the Feature Film category, with the short film Robbie's Withdrawal being screened before it. This takes the movie's total festival wins to two so far, the previous being Best Dramatic Feature at WorldFest. The screening takes place at the Harvard Exit on Sunday June 15th at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $11 General Admission or $9 for SIFF Supporter. Tickets can be purchased here. I'd recommend the theatrical screening for the best possible experience but the film is still available for viewing on the MyFestival site until June 15th. Read the press release here. Categories: Festivals and Awards, Off-Topic Last chance to catch Perfect SportHere's what some people had to say so far: Digg: Just got done watching the movie on MyFestival- "socially-challenging while delightfully entertaining" sums it all up. Its a movie I won't soon forget. IMDb: Building on a very creative script with an unexpected plot and believable, fully human characters, the actors make unusual choices that bring even more life to their roles. Your typical sports movie this ain't. Perfect Sport is also set against a beautiful score. I'd recommend this movie to anyone who wants to see something original and gripping. It's so nice to see a movie where you don't know everything that's going to happen in advance. Loved it! Hope it comes out in wider release soon. http://myfestival.indieflix.com/FilmDetail.aspx?filmid=12 Definitely not a movie to be missed. Also don't forget to post your thoughts on the movie into the comment box on the MyFestival site as feedback is really helpful for filmmakers. P.S. I'm going to have limited internet access over the next few days so apologies if I can't answer your emails quickly. Categories: Festivals and Awards, Off-Topic R.I.P. Sydney Pollack  Read more... Categories: Industry, Off-Topic If you need an editor in the Southern California area... He doesn't have a reel at the moment but you can see the movie he edited online for free: Perfect Sport at MyFestival (requires signup) So if you're looking for an excellent editor for a future project, look no further. He's had experience with short-form, long-form, dramas, comedies, etc, and tells me that he's open to anything sent his way. Here is his resume and if you would like to hire him or speak to him further, please contact him directly. Robby Stambler Resume (DOC) Categories: Off-Topic
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