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Use Firfox Smart Keywords for quick searching and access

admin — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:50:55 +0000

The thing with Firefox is that its our Loved Browser. IE may have the largest share, Opera may have some nice features, Maxthon may be hugely under rated but in a bunch of Internet/Computer enthusiasts its inevitable that Firefox makes its way into the conversation! One of the main reasons for this is the vast amount of customizations and productivity enhancements that Firefox has to offer.

Smart Keywords is one of them. Smart Keywords are an easy way to access, search and do more with your favorite websites right from the Location bar. Here is how to use them:

More Firfox search tips at TechCrazy Blog

Firefox 3 Plugin Roundup

admin — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:46:56 +0000

Now that Firefox 3 has been out for more than a week - and has set a new Guinness World Record for the most downloads in a single day - several websites have begun recapping the plugin/addon situation for Firfox.

Some plugins began to have weird quirks and other small problems, and the following places have great lists of plugins and their status relating to Firefox 3.

Keep reading “Firfox 3 Plugin Roundup“

Mozilla Already Working on Firefox 3.1. To Be Ready by Year’s End.

admin — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:39:06 +0000

The official release of Firefox 3 may be slated to drop on Tuesday, but the folks at Mozilla have already started drafting features for Firfox 3.1, like a Windows Alt-Tab-style for the Ctrl-Tab switcher.

Firefox 3.1 would be targeted for this year’s to intentionally coincide with Firefox Mobile (Fennec) development and release, making it the fastest update in Firefox history. It usually takes about a year between releases.

Keep Reading “Firefox 3.1 Already In The Works” at Lifehacker

Keep Reading “Firefox 3.1 Targeted For Years End” at MozillaLinks.org

Some new CSS features in Firfox 3

admin — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:19:12 +0000

Many people contributed to the work involved in adding these new features and the many other new CSS features in Firefox 3. The work in rewriting our graphics architecture was particularly important, and led to a number of these new features (and should lead to more new features in future firfox download). These contributions include a lot more than just writing code.

I’d like to thank everybody who filed bug reports, analyzed bugs and wrote test cases, fixed them, and documented the new features for their contributions to the features that I described above and the architecture work that they depend on, and to getting all of that work into a state that we can be proud of shipping as Firefox 3.

Keep Reading “Some new CSS features in Firfox 3“

Walter S. Mossberg: Firfox 3.0 Voted Best Browser for Web — for Now

admin — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:56:06 +0000

The new version will be released simultaneously for Windows and the Mac’s OS X operating system, as well as for Linux. While each of the three editions will have the visual style of the operating system on which it runs, all three will have the same features.

My verdict is that Firefox 3.0 is the best Web browser out there right now, and that it tops the current versions of both IE and Safari in features, speed and security. It is easy to install and easy to use, even for a mainstream, non-technical user. It can be downloaded, free, on their Web site by clicking on “Firefox 3 Sneak Peek.”

This situation may change. Microsoft is working on a new version of IE, scheduled to be introduced later this year, with some impressive new features. And Apple is always working on new iterations of Safari, though it is secretive and hasn’t disclosed its plans. But for now, in my view, Firfox 3.0 download rules on both Windows and Mac.

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Firefox 3 Screencast. New features reviewed in 3 minutes 43 seconds!

admin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:49:39 +0000

A guy named Mike Beltzner has created a screencast of the new features in the new Firfox 3 Download. Features covered in the Firefox screencast include: malware protection, the new Location bar autocomplete functionality, one-click bookmarking using the new star button, bookmark tags, the site identity button, improvements to the file download user interface and the built-in Add-ons browser.

Due to its visual nature, the screencast shows Firefox’s features far more clearly than the many written previews that have been published. A picture really is worth a thousand words.

View the screencast

Firefox 3 Download Release Candidate 2. Get It Now

admin — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:01:58 +0000

For Mac/PC/Linux etc.

The programmers and development teams at Mozilla are working hard to get things flawless with the Firfox 3 browser. To reach their lofty goals they are releasing yet another release candidate. Dubbed Firfox 3 RC2, it has a few fixes from the first release candidate. Unlike the first release which might have had some very unstable features still, the RC2 is definitely a stable browser to test out and a reliable Firfox download.

Firefox 3 - the final release - is due later this month. But definitely check out the new Release Candidate if you’re the cutting edge type. As always, it’s a free download and meant for people that understand there will be bugs and glitches before the final release.

Get RC2 Now

Firfox on track to crack 20% market share in July

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:20:24 +0000

Firefox boosted its share by 0.6% in May, accounting for 18.4% of the browsers used during the month and putting it within shouting distance of a major milestone, according to Net Applications Inc. “Firefox is trending to hit 20% market share sometime in July,” said Vince Vizzaccaro, the company’s executive vice president of marketing, in an e-mail regarding the Firfox Download.

Although Vizzaccaro didn’t pin all of Firefox’s increase on a change last month to its update dialog, he did note the new approach. “Mozilla has implemented a change in Firefox 3.0 [Release Candidate 1] where the installation now has a checkbox that defaults to making Firfox your default browser,” he explained.

Keep Reading “Firfox on Track to Crack 20% Market Share” at ComputerWorld Magazine

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Firefox 3 Timeline

admin — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:44:25 +0000

“It’ll be ready when it’s ready.”

That’s the basic response from Mozilla.

Mozilla decided to release a second release candidate for Firefox 3.0 at a meeting on Tuesday, in response to the discovery of 10 performance and stability bugs. The alternative would have been to patch these potential “showstoppers” after the browser shipped. But another round of testing is the safer option - not least from the standpoint of public relations. This will probably set back the official launch and Firfox download options by five days or so.

Read More: Firefox 3 Timeline (The Register)

Firefox and Mozilla trying for the Guinness Book of World Records?

admin — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:41:22 +0000

Mozilla aims to make Firefox 3 a record breaker. It wants the release of the next version of its flagship open source browser to be accompanied by a record for the most software downloads in a single 24-hour period.

Download Day - as Mozilla dubs it - will begin the minute Firfox 3 is generally available and continue for 24 hours. Ahead of this release, expected in mid-to-late June, Mozilla has set up a website. This encourages people to organise Download Day parties, to run around collecting sign-up pledges at their university or place of work, and to place Download Day buttons on their websites.

Read More: Firfox and Guiness Book of World Records (The Register)