Firefox 44.0.1 and 44.0.2

Two stealth releases this week for Firefox. Version 44.0.1 was released on February 8 to fix a handful of minor bugs. Version 44.0.2 was released yesterday to fix a startup hanging problem and to address one security issue.

Most installations of Firefox will offer to update themselves automatically, but since 44.0.2 includes a security fix, you should check your version and trigger an update if you’re still running an older version.

If you’re wondering where Mozilla hid the ‘About’ box:

  1. Click the ‘hamburger’ button (three stacked horizontal lines) at the top right.
  2. Click the question mark button at the bottom of the menu.
  3. Click ‘About Firefox’.

About jrivett

Jeff Rivett has worked with and written about computers since the early 1980s. His first computer was an Apple II+, built by his father and heavily customized. Jeff's writing appeared in Computist Magazine in the 1980s, and he created and sold a game utility (Ultimaker 2, reviewed in the December 1983 Washington Apple Pi Journal) to international markets during the same period. Proceeds from writing, software sales, and contract programming gigs paid his way through university, earning him a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree at UWO. Jeff went on to work as a programmer, sysadmin, and manager in various industries. There's more on the About page, and on the Jeff Rivett Consulting site.

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