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I wrote an article before about making Pale Moon more private. I covered a few of the settings and back end changes I make each time I install it. I mentioned Noscript, but I didn’t give any details about how I set it up. First though, you have to get the version already marked for your version of “Firefox” or in this case, Pale Moon. If you went to https://addons.palemoon.org/addon/noscript/ you would probably find the Pale Moon addons page devoted to the newest possible Noscript being marked specifically for Pale Moon. Other versions may work, but these are hybrid addons and the closer we get to Noscript 10, the less I trust it to work with Pale Moon specifically. I just opt to stick with 5.0.6. There have been people asking about what happens when Maone, the developer stops supporting the hybrid versions of Noscript, “Will it work with Pale Moon?” Why yes it will. Noscript blocks scripts, that’s its main function and it will do that as long as Java script exists on a page. ...

MANJARO UPDATES, MAINTENANCE, SECURITY AND NEW USERS Arch Linux, a rolling release distribution, has great documentation. Everything to do with a terminal command even for Ubuntu can be found in the Arch Wiki or some other form of Arch documentation. The problem with Arch Linux is that it is so very difficult to install for new users. Many times when going into an arch related forum, you get called names and ridiculed for asking a question. Manjaro Linux on the other hand, they don’t do that. They are knowledgeable and helpful. They offer almost immediate assistance, at least within 24 hours. They have equally good documentation for a lot of the things related to Arch and their own distro. Many times, it is encouraged still to use the Arch Wiki, however. STABLE, TESTING, UNSTABLE There are three branches within the Manjaro package management world. Each has their own set of mirrors. When switching between them, it is advisable to use sudo pacman-mirrors b(ranch) an...

Code signing is a good way for software products to be authenticated when being installed upon Windows systems. Code signing can mean the make or break for some applications. When Google-Chrome downloads something that isn’t signed, it gets flagged. Internet Explorer tried to do this too. Windows UAC even complains about unsigned applications. Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Avast, Photoshop, all have CA’s. It currently looks as if Pale Moon’s prior arrangement has essentially been terminated. Pale Moon, like other applications, sought signing from similar vendors as Firefox and the like. But it appears that they failed to do their part to get re-authenticated and thus can no longer offer signing to applications. This lead Moonchild to continue reaching out to various vendors on the open source sector. Certum, a company for signing based in Poland, appeared on the outside to have everything that Moonchild was looking for. After working with them for what seemed to be forever, Moonchild p...