Year of the Dragon Browser Themes by Brand Thunder

Chinese New Year Browser Theme

If you’re going to be celebrating the Chinese New Year, Tet, Losar or any other lunar calendar celebration that I’m not aware of – you need to check out Brand Thunder’s dragon browser themes. It’s the Year of the Dragon and we have the browser skin for you.

3D Dragon Browser Theme

3D Dragon Browser Theme It started as a joke to release a 3D browser theme, but it has it’s fans. Sorry, we don’t have the red and blue glasses that really make this theme pop. You’ll enjoy it regardless with the classic style Chinese dragon. A great way to start off a very auspicious year.

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Browser Theme SOPA Blackout by Kevin Dwinnell

If you came to Brand Thunder yesterday, or even earlier today, you probably assumed we were part of the Internet blackout effort to stop SOPA. While I might say that was fortunate timing, the real truth is that we experienced an unfortunate server meltdown. For us, there were two scary parts to the story of January 18.

Please read both of them. We can really use your help with the first point. The second point is a much more subjective one. I won’t say which way to throw your support, but it’s an issue worth your time to have an informed opinion.

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Winner! Best Holiday Browser Theme of 2011 by Brand Thunder

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Wow! What a competition for Best Holiday Browser Theme of 2011. While all five finalists had merit and style, two quickly emerged as contenders for first place: Christmas Ornament and Perfect Christmas Eve. Voting was fast and furious at the end, with the lead changing several times. As in any competition, however, there can only be one winner and for this year, it turned out to be…

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Best Holiday Browser Theme of 2011 Contest – Win an iPad 2 by Brand Thunder

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Win an iPad 2 in less than 5 minutes

You can win an iPad in less than 5 minutes. Sound easy? It is.

There is no purchase necessary to enter or win.

Just create your own Christmas or holiday browser theme using BT:Engage and share it with us – you’ll be entered to win. It only takes a few minutes. A panel of judges will select 5 finalists, then the public will vote on the winning entry. Enter by 12/15/11, finalists will be announced on 12/17/11 and winners announced on 12/23/11. First prize gets a new iPad 2, the other finalists will each receive a $25 Amazon gift card.

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Firefox Wallpaper Fans Find Reason to Love Firefox Browser Themes by Brand Thunder

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Brand loyalty is fierce among browser users.  Everyone seems to have found their favorite browser and uses them consistently, but a few people have become real fans. Some people have found that the time spent on their browser is not enough and they need to show their love for their favorite browser on their desktop background as well. Firefox seems to be one of the brands that inspires to most loyal fan base for Wallpapers.

Though there are many Firefox wallpapers available if you do a simple search for them, you’ll find that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of fan wallpapers available. If you’re in the market for a new desktop background and you love Firefox, you’re sure to find one that suits your style.

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Theme Thursday – Pirate Browser Theme – Week of 5/26/11 by Brand Thunder

Avast ye scurvy dogs!  Weigh anchor and set course for a chance to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card with our Pirate Browser theme!  One lucky person who downloads the Pirate theme and “Likes” from our post on Facebook or downloads and shares on Twitter  will win!  Firefox users check out the theme at http://pages.brandthunder.com/piratepersona@brandthunder.com/download/ff . Sorry IE and Chrome users, we’ll get you into the fun soon.

REMEMBER! You’ve got to Like or Share to Win!

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New Firefox Themes – New Mozilla Firefox Skins by Brand Thunder

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Each month, Brand Thunder releases a number of new Firefox themes and skins for fans of the popular Mozilla web browser. With each new release, we are responding to the demands of our fans and the types of themes they would like to see. It’s an exciting endeavor and certainly rewarding to create new themes for our fans knowing that they will enjoy some of our new creations.

This month, we wanted to highlight some of our newest Firefox themes including one dedicated to everyone’s favorite Pop Star, Justin Bieber. If you are looking to change your Firefox theme, this is an excellent time to do so. Without further ado, here are some of our newest Mozilla Firefox themes developed by Brand Thunder:

Pop Star Justin Browser Theme

The browser skin created for fans of Justin Bieber, this browser theme shows everyone you are a true fan of the Pop superstar. Features include:

• A beautiful Bieber inspired design
• A video sidebar
• A news sidebar

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Best Themes for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer by Brand Thunder

Brand Thunder is completely changing the way that you and I experience the Internet. With savvy technology and groundbreaking ideas, Brand Thunder is customizing the user experience like never before. Both users and businesses alike are flocking to this technology and the offerings of the Brand Thunder team.

There are a couple of different things that you will want to understand as you dive into this technology and the many benefits that Brand Thunder has to offer.

What is Brand Thunder?

Brand Thunder completely changes the way that your browser looks. The brand works to create customizable web browser themes that greatly enhance the experience the user has with their normal Internet browser.

The business and technology has been recognized by all of the major Internet browsers on the market, with all working to form a partnership with the brand. Firefox, Google Chrome, and even Internet Explorer fully understand the benefits that Brand thunder brings to the table and wants to make the technology a regular part of the user experience.

What Are Web Browser Themes?

Web browser themes are the future of web browsing as we know it. These themes are all-immersive, completely changing the face of the Internet browser that we use. The web browser themes allow individuals to customize what they see when they open their web browser. The colors and visual style of the browser completely changes, from the menu bar to the buttons that are used on the browser. Individuals and businesses can easily add in their own buttons to the browser, integrating things that would normally not be found through a web browser.

These browser themes are available on all of the major Internet browsers on the market: this includes Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer.

Users and Browser Themes

Many of the best themes are available as add-ons to the web browsers. These add-ons piggyback on the user’s existing browser. This makes it incredibly easy for the user to install and maintain all their current bookmarks, favorites and security settings. Take themes for Firefox for example. These Firefox themes are simple to download and simple to install. In a couple mouse clicks, the user will have selected the theme that they want to use, have downloaded that theme, and have installed that theme onto their browser. They will be able to use the theme from that moment forward, and can change or remove that theme as easily as it was downloaded.

Businesses and Browser Themes

Businesses can use these themes to their advantage, changing how they communicate with their target audience and getting the ultimate in both reach and frequency. These businesses can create browser themes and Personas for their own brand. This leads to users directly interacting with their brand whenever they load their Internet browser.

Businesses are only limited by their creativity, as far as their use of the Brand Thunder browser theme is concerned. They will be able to deliver the buttons, links and content they need to connect with their users right in their browser.

Take the time to fully understand Brand Thunder and its the browser themes. The future of the web and how we interact with it is constantly changing and evolving. The popularity and success of Brand Thunder helps to outline the possible future of the Internet for both the users who use Internet browsers and the businesses that are trying to reach them.

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Keep Your Browser Safe with a Password Manager by Kevin Dwinnell

One of the things I got to do over the holidays was dial up the strength of my passwords across the web.  This was a gift that resulted from the Gawker hack.

I’d been casually improving the strength of the passwords I used, but using very little variety among the passwords.  I was an easy target.  So, when the Gawker notes went out, followed by Amazon’s note and so on.  So, I decided to take my security more seriously.  I explored creating a system that allowed for unique passwords, but was memorable enough that I could still keep them in my head.  But, all the typing quickly got old.

Then a note from a team member who linked to this post “Jesus Christ, Use a Password Manager Already” and it got me looking into password managers.

As a quick overview, there are three basic categories:

• Desktop – stores your passwords on your computers hard drive.
• Portable – For your mobile device whether it’s your smart phone or thumb drive.
• Web based – Online password manager.

What you quickly discover is that each method has its own strengths (platforms or uses where it excels) and weaknesses (where it’s vulnerable). Each also creates additional overhead in terms of what you need to do to access secure sites (cut and paste, authenticate manually).  Don’t get overwhelmed and do nothing.  Choose a path that fits best with your computing habits.  You’re online security will be better for it.

I’m giving KeePassX a try.  It’s a free open source password manager. It keeps my passwords in an encrypted database with either a master password, a key file or both. You only have to remember one single master password or select the key file to unlock the whole database. The databases are encrypted using secure encryption algorithms currently known (AES and Twofish) which is great.  And it’s available across platforms, so whether you’re on Windows, Mac or Linux, you’re covered.

If you don’t want to get a feel for what others are using, check out Lifehacker’s Five Best Password Managers from their Hive Five efforts.

Good luck and safe browsing.

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Secure Your Browser Wi-Fi Connection with This Extension by Kevin Dwinnell

Here’s a quick and easy add-on to your Firefox browser that’ll make all your coffee breaks a little more secure.  Get the HTTPS Everywhere extension.

If you were attuned to the buzz back in October, you heard a lot about Firesheep and how it made painfully clear how the practices of many popular websites puts user information at risk by not encrypting user information.  CNN did a story on how Firesheep may endanger your computer when using wi-fi.  It discusses the risk, and offers a few suggestions like logging out of your accounts when done to reduce your risk of being automatically logged in when you launch your browser on a Wi-Fi network.

HTTPS Everywhere, a Firefox extension produced as a collaboration between The Tor Project and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, can help in some cases. It encrypts your communications with a number of major websites and its latest version is designed to offer improved protection against Firesheep.

It provides much better protection for Facebook, Twitter and Hotmail accounts, as well as completely new protection for bit.ly, Dropbox, Amazon AWS, Evernote, Cisco and Github. The extension makes your web browser demand an HTTPS connection if it’s available.  (NOTE: the phrase “if it’s available.”)  HTTPS Everywhere only works if a site implements HTTPS; many of the most popular sites still haven’t deployed HTTPS properly, if at all.  And for maximum Firesheep protection, especially on Facebook, you must take two extra steps: you’ll find all the details on the HTTPS Everywhere site.

This is an easy but important step for you to take until major websites implement HTTPS properly and completely.

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