http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fasterforwa...draws_near.html Firefox 3 Draws Near The third major release of the browser that ended Microsoft Internet Explorer's monopoly is almost here. Mozilla Firefox 3 will ship on Tuesday the 17th. To mark the occasion, the non-profit behind this open-source browser hopes to set a new world record -- most downloads of a program in a 24-hour span -- on that day. Like a lot of programs these days, however, Firefox 3 has been available for months already in pre-release form -- first as an alpha last summer, then a beta starting last winter and, for the last several weeks, in "release candidate" builds. The arrival of the "finished" version may be a formality for many people; I myself have now put Firefox 3 on every computer but my desktop at the office. Despite beta software's deserved reputation for unreliability, using Firefox 3 has been almost completely drama-free. The only problem I've found so far have been add-ons that don't work, which I expect will be updated for the new browser soon enough. It may be that I could have written my Firefox 3 review weeks ago (as one of my competitors did). But I'll save it for next week, when I can test-drive what most people will still recognize as the real thing. For now, I'd like to get your take on Firefox 3 if you've already made a release-candidate build your everyday browser. Does it deliver what you wanted? Where does it fall short? Do any Web sites not look or work right in it?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#1_Yinka_Dare_Fan @ Jun 17 2008, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I just hope some of my addons get an update.</div> They all will, eventually.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ZAE @ Jun 17 2008, 11:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#1_Yinka_Dare_Fan @ Jun 17 2008, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I just hope some of my addons get an update.</div> They all will, eventually. </div> The wait on updates for extensions is what bothered me last time. I'll install 3.0 at work, and see how it goes. -Petey
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ZAE @ Jun 17 2008, 12:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#1_Yinka_Dare_Fan @ Jun 17 2008, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I just hope some of my addons get an update.</div> They all will, eventually. </div> Not all. I still have extensions that only work with 1.5
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Petey @ Jun 17 2008, 09:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ZAE @ Jun 17 2008, 11:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#1_Yinka_Dare_Fan @ Jun 17 2008, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I just hope some of my addons get an update.</div> They all will, eventually. </div> The wait on updates for extensions is what bothered me last time. I'll install 3.0 at work, and see how it goes. -Petey </div> Good idea. I hear it installs and then rapidly downloads robo-porn really fast. But only at work
The only add-ons I haven't had an update for are FasterFox and TabMix Plus. Everything else is up to date on RC3, which was only released about 5 days ago. (Ad-Block Plus, Fliterset G, ColorfulTabs, Download Statusbar, FlashGot, FoxyTunes, G-Mail Notifier, Image Zoom and NoScript). So I'd imagine they would be available even faster for the official release of FF3.
Fasterfox, TM+, open java console, dictionary tooltip, colorzilla, unplug, swift tabs are all unupdated for me.
I use just 3 plugins - the more you have, the slower firefox starts up and the more memory it uses. 1) Fasterfox (may not be needed for FF3) 2) FoxMarks (so my bookmarks are identical on all my browsers/machines) 3) Firebug.
Connecting to mozilla.com: The connection was reset The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading. * The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments. * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network connection. * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.
LOL The connection has timed out The server at www.spreadfirefox.com is taking too long to respond. * The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments. * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network connection. * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.
Damn it get off the site so I can get mine! Oh and I use fasterfox, foxmarks, macafee site advisor, and IE tab [/nerd]
I don't think it's out yet Instead of going to the site to get it you can just go to "File" (or something, not too sure on PC) and look for "Check For Updates"
