FireFox 5 beta release

Usually to the extent possible, I update to what ever is the latest. Browsers is one option that is possible and is in my reach. IE is my primary browser, irrespective of many crashes or less features when compared with other browsers. I don’t use multiple browsers, but use FireFox just for the sake of testing any web page in multiple browsers. I also use FireFox for couple more reasons, that any latest feature that is in thought process of the community, it is first visible in FF.

Recently, FireFox has released a new version of 5. I remember that there has been a party within Hyderabad for the FF version 3.o and after that there is a news about FF 4.0 beta. I’ve updated my FF to version 4, surprisingly today there is another version 5 which is currently at beta stage is ready to download and install. It is really shocking for me that when is the non-beta version 4 is released? What made the FF team to release a newer version as 5? What new features are included in 5?

A lot many questions are revolving around, but it doesn’t stop me in upgrading to 5. Will write more after the 5 installed. As a matter of fact, I have written this post on 5/25 but I don’t know how it is missed my attention. I didn’t post this until this day. Surprisingly, this post caught my attention when am deleting the old drafts.

Team Lunch - GL Group

This post is from Austin, Texas, America. Recently, i've moved to Austin, Tx, on a business trip. I'm currently in USA on B1 for about 3 months from 20th Aug 2008 to 17th Nov 2008. During this trip, i would be placed with our client GL Group, and study their technology practices. Once i go back to India, will start my own team to develop application for GL Group.

With in the current group am working with, there is a regular practice on Wednesday's, ie., Team Lunch. according to Mr. Mehar, SW Dev Manager (As his signature on mail says), it is optional that any one can attend and every one can attend. But every individual pay pay their own bills. And this day being my birthday as well, i thought to join them and give them a party.

Mr. Mehar is so friendly and (honestly he is very kind / humble / down to earth / blah... blah .. what ever you can see in a matured personality) volunteered to pay the bill on my behalf. i guess it would be about $100, what ever is the bill, he took it on the bills of the organization. i dont know how.. but mentioned that. here are the few pics from the "Team Lunch"

This is the lunch that Mr. Mehar ordered for me.

Mr. Mehar, Curt Lansing , Elliot O'Hara, Aiden Povedano

I took this picture, that's the reason you could see my seat empty. Ajay Guatham, My Seat, Clint McCulloch and Aaron Whatley

Aiden Povedano took this picture assuming that wanted to have every one. As i already took the one side of the table i wanted the other side. Anyhow, as this didn't come well, i've asked Aiden Povedano to take only the other side. the next one is some how better.

 

After lunch, Mehar and Elliot left early due to meetings, and we left behind.

We are walking back from lunch.