Firefox 3.5 Launch Party in Hyderabad, India
Jul 19 2009 - 3:00pm
Jul 19 2009 - 5:00pm
Asia/Calcutta
Location:
Krishnakanth Park, Yousuf Guda Basti, Hyderabad, India.
Host:
Veeven
Hi Hyderabadis,
Let's gather to celebrate Firefox 3.5. (Location Map)
What would we do there:
- Install Firefox 3.5 on laptops that anyone brings
- Talk about or show off new features of Firefox 3.5
- Give away CDs that contain Firefox 3.5 and other free software
- Have fun!
If you have a laptop, please bring it to the event. If you have a wireless/data-card internet connection, bring it too.
Here are some more photos of this successful event :)
http://picasaweb.google.co.in/srinivasaraju.datla/Firefox35PartyHyderabad
We put out a Firefox party banners at the park's gate and another banner inside the park where we are sitting. (Thanks Vineel for the banners.) In the meantime, more guys from MSVR Engg. College and HITAM joined us. Then, the swag was distributed, as we are sitting.
We started with everyone introducing themselves. Then went on with what are their favorite features of Firefox, and how they use Firefox, etc.
Cbrao said that he is unable to open multiple Gmail accounts at the same time in Firefox, where as he can do so in IE8, using the 'Start a new session' feature. I told him that he can use multiple profiles. (But, afterwards by Googling, I found Gmail Manager.)
I talked about the awsomebar and recent improvements like restricting the matches to bookmarks (*) and to tagged (+), etc. Manish enquired about a way to install/uninstall add-ons without restaring Firefox. I told him that I didn't know there is no way and however pointed the Jetpacks can meet that requirement.
Sireesh proposed to start a community website for Firefox users in Andhra Pradesh. Manish suggested it would be better we conduct meetups about all free software.
A gathering about Firefox without talk Add-ons? Never. People talked about their favorite add-ons. Some of those here:
Overall, 22 people attended the party.
This is what I can recall; there are definetely other interesting bits. I hope other guys would post more details.
The party went well. Few photos of the event. More details coming soon.
— Veeven
I posted the invite in Telugu in my blog
—Veeven