Firefox Metro Preview, with its tabs showing.

With only a few weeks to go before Microsoft's big Windows overhaul, Mozilla puts forward its first version of Firefox preview optimized for Windows 8's touch interface.

How to install it Once you download and run the Firefox Metro Preview (download installer) in Windows 8, you must close Firefox in Metro and Desktop if you already have them installed, then open the Control Panel and set Internet Explorer as the default browser.

From there, run in Desktop mode the Firefox Nightly EXE that you just downloaded and set it as the Default when prompted. A Windows 8 prompt will open, choose Nightly as the default, and then in Firefox, go to Options/Advanced/General and set it as the default browser there, too.

What works and what doesn't -- so far The Metro Preview version of Firefox is being worked on in an experimental branch of the Firefox Nightly builds called Elm. Erica Jostedt, Mozilla's Senior Manager of Product Communications, confirmed that it doesn't have a ship date yet. "We don't have the set timeline yet -- it's a preview right now that's updated nightly, but on the Elm branch. When it lands on mozilla-c... [Read more]

Earlier this year I wrote a blog post comparing older running games to new ones, to see how the genre that works so well on the touch screen was evolving. But even since then running games have gotten much deeper, with more 3D entries than just the popular classic Temple Run (iOS|Android).

I'm a big fan of these types of games because they're so easy to pick up and play for a short time and I'm never too worried about turning them off when it's my turn at the DMV or my bus has reached my stop -- there's always another run.

This week's collection of iOS apps (the first one of which is also available on Android) is all about 3D running games. The first lets you ride a mine cart as you explore a dangerous obstacle-filled mine. The second lets you use your jetpack to fly through the air while avoiding enemy fire. In the third, you run in a futuristic world where you'll use the floor, walls, and ceiling to go for the greatest distance. Obviously, these games haven't been updated for the iPhone 5's larger screen, but hopefully that will happen soon.

Early on the game is pretty easy, but before long you'll be swip... [Read more]

Apple has released a supplemental update to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion that fixes some outstanding issues that were introduced in or were not addressed by the most recent 10.8.2 update. The fixes include problems with Lion systems taking forever to back up to Time Machine, and a problem in which Mountain Lion would not allow users to access secure Web sites with parental controls, among others.

The specific fixes addressed in the updates are the following:

OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2 Supplemental Update (26.65MB)

• Resolves an issue that may cause certain Japanese characters to appear incorrectly in Mail
• Allows Safari to access secure sites when parental controls are enabled
• Addresses an issue that may prevent systems with more than 64GB of RAM from starting up
• Resolves an issue that may cause DVD Player to unexpectedly quit

OS X Lion 10.7.5 Supplemental Update (2.02MB)

• Resolves an issue that may cause Time Machine backups to take a very long time to complete
• Addresses an issue that prevents certain applications signed with a Developer ID from launching

FreePrints makes it simple to choose photos from a variety of sources, including Facebook and Instagram.

Still printing photos at home? That's a pricey blend of printer ink, photo paper, and iffy output quality.

Of course, you can use any number of apps to upload photos to your nearest Walgreens, Costco, or the like, but then you're looking a car ride -- and have you seen gas prices lately?

For a cheaper, more convenient way to turn iPhone or iPad snapshots into actual prints, check out FreePrints for iOS from photo lab PhotoAffections.com. True to its name, the app delivers free 4x6 glossies to your door, up to 85 of them per month. Your only cost: shipping.

Of course, that, as they say, is where they get ya. Shipping starts at $1.99, which is what you'll pay for up to 10 photos. Add more shots and you're bumped up to $2.99, then $3.99 and so on -- to a maximum of $9.99 for any order.

How do those rates compare? At Snapfish, I put 10 4x6-inch prints into my shopping cart. Order total: $2.52. Same basic order at Wal-Mart: $2.20 delivered.

So, yeah, FreePrints doesn't really qualify as "free," but it does offer a level of convenience that's hard to beat. That's because the app lets you choose photos from not just your Camera... [Read more]

Stylish is a Chrome extension that enables you to change and manage the way user style settings of a Web site are displayed. In other words, you can set the look and feel of a frequently visited Web site. Stylish will display the Web site with customized CSS settings that can do things like remove pieces of content, set different colors, or create a whole new experience in other ways.

Stylish is really simple to use: just install the extension, navigate to any Web site, and click on the stylish icon. You can enable or disable user styles on the fly by selecting from the dropdown menu. What makes Stylish so great is that its partner site, Userstyles.org, hosts thousands of custom-generated styles for many popular Web sites. Heck, even our very own CNET.com has a couple of skins too.

Screenshot by Eddie Cho/ CNET

You can grab Stylish here, or directly from the Chrome Web Store. Now you can freely browse Facebook without having anyone around you recognize the site, like your boss.