Firefox 3 Rc1 Released

[jdmidwest]

Firefox 3 RC1 is out today and it looks pretty good. I have been using it from almost day one. I never had a use for Netscape. I find it hard to use Internet Explorer now. I have liked the tabs since day one while I have been stuck on dialup here in the country. I usually have 3 tabs running and switch between them to read content.

Lately, Firefox had been slowing down. The version 3 is fixing some of those problems. I have been using the beta versions for a few weeks with no problems. RC1 is running smooth tonight with a little performance improvement.

Tweaking Firefox has always been the beauty of it. Most config settings could be manipulated with the about:config file. Version 3 uses a Sybase database file that requires a little more programming knowledge to tweak. I have always used extensions like flash blocker and pdf downloader to control the way I surf the net. I have a version I carry on a memory stick along with other portable apps that I can use on any computer without loading anything on the host or leaving anything on the host computer. My bookmarks and prefs travel with me. You can't do that with IE.

Opera is a good option too. I use it on occaision. It handles graphics differently to give it some speed so I never have much use for it. My eyes are fading anyway, I don't need extra fuzzies.

Safari is okay, I never have give it much time though.

From a security standpoint, most attacks are on IE based browsers. There have been some on Firefox, but they have been plugged pretty quick. If you are looking for something better, faster, more secure, go to www.mozilla.com and try it out.

[Danoinark]

I love Firefox. I also use the free ad blocker...great to see a web page without ads and it loads quicker too.

Dano

[Phil Lilley]

Dan-

Just curious... do you see the google ads and the banner ad at the top of the forum?

[Danoinark]

Dan-

Just curious... do you see the google ads and the banner ad at the top of the forum?

Phil, I see the Rockaway banner ad, but not the google ads via Firefox, but do see them both with IE.. I show ad blocker blocking the google ads.

Dano

[jdmidwest]

I see the ad for google and rockaway. I do not have the ad blocker extension enabled. I use a flash blocker the stops all the animated ads from loading. It just shows an arrow that I can click to load.

[Phil Lilley]

Already, FireFox 3 is already doing the same things the old version is doing... drop down boxes aren't working as well as blocking some images, namely the banner on the forum. And it's getting progressively worse. Checked IE and they are working fine.

Very irratating.

[JobyKSU]

I love firefox - sure do wish it worked.

I've been using Opera now for about 7 or 8 months and it works great. There are still some websites that I have to fireup IE for (like CNN video) but otherwise it works fine.

Stoopid browsers.

[Phil Lilley]

I tried to reload firefox and now I can't even see the google ads at the top of the forum...

Downloaded Opera - very nice! Everything comes up. I like it.

[jdmidwest]

Phil, I did a complete reinstall to version 3 rc1 and the banner ad disappeared. It was there before when I had 2.0.14 and 3 rc1 both installed. I also installed adblocker and flashblocker to stop all the animation. I know ads are a source of income to the web host, but they are an annoyance to the end user. I have never clicked on an ad or have ever bought anything off of one.

Opera is good also, fast and clean. The graphics are a little lower resolution which gives it the extra speed.

[Phil Lilley]

Goggle ads would be recognized as an ad on a blocker but the other "banners" are just jpg's with a url tag... I wouldn't think they would see them as ads at all. No fancy redirect html code.

Don't know...