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The Internet as it should be: private, secure and virus free

Sometimes when upgrading or testing beta versions of Mozilla Firefox, add-on developers may not always have their add-ons ready for the latest and greatest version of Firefox. I’ve run into this a few times, and if it is a favorite add-on that you don’t want to part with – here are some great solutions!

Solution #1: Uninstall/Reinstall

 From the Mozilla Firefox Add-ons Manager (Firefox menu> tools > add-ons), locate the add-on that you want to uninstall and click on remove. Reinstall the add-on from the Firefox add-on repository or from the developer website.

Solution #2: Add-on Manager

Since Firefox automatically turns off the add-ons that can’t be made automatically compatible - you can still get most add-ons working again after a browser upgrade. Mozilla support recommends that you re-enable add-ons that were disabled when updating Firefox by:

1: Check for new versions from the Add-ons Manager and click on check for updates.

2: If updating through the Update Manager fails, you can  search for updates at the developer website. From the Add-on Manager tab – click on More, this will give you a link to the add-on homepage.

Solution #3: If all else fails…

Download and install Disable Add-on Compatibility Checks. From the Add-ons Manager enable Add-on compatibility checking (at top of the page); with this add-on you have the ability to enable any add-on that is incompatible.

Let us know if you found these tips helpful by leaving a comment at our blog.

Cocoon was born from an idea developed at Virtual World Computing (VWC) where Co-Founders Jeff Bermant,Founder & Executive Chairman and Brian Fox, Founder & CTO believed that the solution to the web woes of viruses, malware and online tracking was to recreate the browser so that the Internet would never directly touch you.

On October 17, 2011, Virtual World Computing announced the appointment of Vernon Irvin as President and Chief Operating Officer. He was charged with leading the company’s day-to-day operations, including development of the company’s groundbreaking Cocoon Internet security software, while also managing the customer experience.

Back in the day, Cocoon began life as an All-In-One Privacy Extension for Mozilla Firefox. We have come a long way since the launch of Cocoon at Lifehacker. We would like to thank our online community for supporting Cocoon and helping to spread the word – we could not have done this without you!

Important Milestones

January 11, 2011: Our first launch at Lifehacker  with 3000 Beta invites and a free 45 day trial and hefty discount on the service thereafter—$3 a month.

July 12, 2011: Web proxy add-on Cocoon goes free at C|Net Downloads

October 17, 2011:  Vernon Irvin is appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer.

February 2, 2012: Cocoon extends its protective casing for you and your Internet habits to Internet Explorer users in a new beta at C|Net Downloads.

April 9, 2012: Cocoon becomes available for both Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer and offers a free version (ad-based) and the new Cocoon+ version, via an ad-free subscription-based plan

May 8, 2012: First Full-Service Mobile Privacy and Security App becomes available for Apple Devices.

 July 13, 2012: KlaasKids Foundation and Virtual World Computing collaborate to protect children.

October 8, 2012: Cocoon at Comptel announces release of Google Chrome Beta for Mac.

 January 3, 2013: We introduced CocoonKids for KlaasKids at the KlaasKids Foundation Press Conference in Morgan Hill, California.

Once again – we are highly appreciative and thankful to the Internet community, our partners, bloggers, tech journalists, and social networking circles for spreading the word!

–The Cocoon Team!

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The Cocoon client now supports both Mozilla Firefox 6 and Firefox beta 7. The binary component of the client was removed and Cocoon now runs on a broader spectrum of hardware. There were also some minor improvements to performance and the client was enhanced to resist proxy issues.

Cocoon continues to be virus-free, private, secure and FREE!

Thank you for your continued support!

–The Cocoon Team