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=== Firefox Desktop ===
=== Firefox Desktop ===
''Speaker Location:''
''Speaker Location: toronto (johnath)''
* Some [http://blog.johnath.com/2012/05/08/awesome-a-compendium/ highlights from the Firefox work week]:
** [https://github.com/campd/scratchpad-gist/ Scratchpad backending to github gists]
** [https://github.com/Gozala/scratch-kit/ Jetpacks in scratchpad]
** [http://msujaws.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/task-specific-icons-for-windows-7-jumplists/ Task-specific icons] in Windows 7 jumplists
** Finalized [https://etherpad.mozilla.org/panel-based-download-manager interactions and designs for the new downloads manager]
** [https://etherpad.mozilla.org/signIntoBrowserServices Sync meet-up and discussion] to evaluate how to move forward with a smaller core, by moving data handling to components and allowing the Sync team to concentrate on the real Sync functionality
** Session Store meet-up and discussion on how to move forward with Speedy Session Restore as well as SS2 (rewriting SS).
** Initial [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Fennec/NativeUI/UserExperience/ReaderMode explorations of a Fennec reading mode] (post-1.0)
** Implemented [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=747784 Windows 8 appbar]
** [https://twitter.com/#%21/jorendorff/status/199888130965381120 Roll your own one-off, bespoke debuggers in the scratchpad].
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz9tdV6WH2s&list=UUbd7RPnAunIVDjGtpuod0Qw&index=1&feature=plcp Responsive Design tool for web developers]
** Honza made Firebug's HTTP Monitor [http://www.softwareishard.com/blog/planet-mozilla/http-monitor/ a standalone component, and it can now remote-monitor fennec, too]
** Gavin gave a [http://www.gavinsharp.com/blog/2012/05/03/code-review-lightning-talk/ great talk about code review]
** Tim Abraldes demoed the [https://blog.mozilla.org/tabraldes/2012/05/04/mozilla-appswebapprt-lightning-talk-at-firefox-work-week/ Web App runtime]
** Margaret walked us through [http://blog.margaretleibovic.com/post/22055279828/fennec-native-ui Hacking Fennec]
** Brian Bondy updated the status of our [http://www.brianbondy.com/blog/id/137/ Windows 8] work
** Felipe [http://felipe.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/using-aboutcc/ found and fixed memory leaks with about:cc]
** Dietrich walked through the [http://people.mozilla.com/%7Edietrich/fxbc state of the browser components team]
** David Dahl went meta, and talked about [https://twitter.com/#%21/deezthugs/status/197350580568596480 giving Firefox talks in our community]


* Also, check out the MSU student project on [http://people.mozilla.org/~jwein/project-video.webmvp8.webm in-content preferences for Firefox]
=== Firefox Mobile ===
=== Firefox Mobile ===
''Speaker Location:''  
''Speaker Location: toronto (johnath)''
* Going to beta this week!
* Why are you even looking for another bullet point, here?
* '''Going. To. Beta. This. Week!'''


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