FireFox 3
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Sixty Second Tech Episode 20
FireFox 3
The browser wars are long over but there’s a rebel force still fighting and winning. FireFox, has long been the favorite browser of geeks world wide is now making a serious dent into Microsoft’s usage numbers. The way they keep getting new users is by constantly pushing the envelope with new features. No, not “features” like smart tags or nonsense, real features.
The latest version of FireFox, Fire Fox 3 is out and there have been over 15,000 improvements made to the browser. It’s faster, more secure and even more customizable. The most visible change though is the “Awesome Bar”.
The Awesome Bar is FireFox’s new location bar. (the place where you type the URL) It now does more than just allow you to enter the URL, it now learns as you use it. It adapts to your preferences and offers you better fitting matches the more you use it. So if you don’t know exactly where you want to go, the Awesome Bar helps you figure that out.
So if you are using Fire Fox, you really want to download and install the latest version. If you are part of the 40% of the listeners of this podcast that don’t use FireFox, join us and see what you are missing.
My name is Cal Evans and I am your sixty second tech.
Cal Evans on June 30th, 2008 | File Under Uncategorized | -
July 1st, 2008 at 5:54 am
I like Firefox 3, including the “awesome bar,” but in my experience FF3 crashes more often than FF2 or IE7. FF3 crashes several times a week. Fortunately it restarts quickly and remembers what tabs were open when it crashed.
July 1st, 2008 at 6:36 am
Hi John,
No arguments with you there, FF3 does crash. In the week I’ve been using it (I didn’t bother with the BETA cycle) though I can’t say it’s crashed more than FF2 did or more than Flock/Safari, the other browsers I use.
The one problem I *am* having at the moment is with upgrading Flash. I have upgraded it manually but it is still not quite working. I am hoping that a reboot will solve that.
One resource I have found for issues you are having with FF3 is @firefox_answers. Ask your question on twitter and more likely than not, they will respond.
Thanks for the comment!
HTH,
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