Firefox 3.0 released

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:34 am

Mozilla released the latest version of it's free browser, Firefox 3.0, on Tuesday.

8.3 million downloads the first day which was possibly a record for any type of software downloaded in one day. 14 million downloads in the first 72 hours.

I've downloaded it but haven't installed it yet. Will wait for the reviews.

Can be downloaded at: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/

A list of it's features is at: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/features/

1bigsteve · Post by **1bigsteve** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:40 am

I've always been an IE user but I've been planning on going with Firefox as a secondary browser. I have noticed that most browser add-ons I download or buy for browsing don't work with anything but IE.

I think I'll wait to see what bugs and failure features Firefox has designed and installed in this version before I use it. The user's feedback will give me an idea.

-1bigsteve (o:

mbhenty · Post by **mbhenty** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:25 am

Don't know much about it Harry, that is, I have no idea what your taking about.

I had a friend try to explain to me yesterday what a browser is and what it does but it just will not sink in. The more he explained, the more questions I had the more he explained, till he and I almost lost our minds.

Just not computer savoy. (or is that a cabbage, savvy----can't spell either)

Not only that but, you will never believe what I found out? Do you know where babies come from? I can't believe it?

No, no, on a serious note: I was told that the system has a hole in it and it has already been hacked. When I asked my friend he said it was on the news. So, thought I would just run that across to you.

1bigsteve · Post by **1bigsteve** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:00 pm

See there, I knew Firefox had at least one built-in failure feature. I'm sure there are more they put into the browser.

Oh come on Michael, a man your age didn't know where babies come from? Haven't you ever heard of a "stork?" When I was about 10 my friends mom told me and him that babies come out through a hole in a woman's leg. Of course I had to turn my face away so she wouldn't see me laugh.

Seriously I'm going to wait and see what problems will be uncovered in Firefox 3.0 before I install. I'm tempted to download Linux but I'm not sure if I can use it as a secondary platform right next to Windows XP or if it will try to overwrite XP. I want to operating systems that I can switch back and forth with rather than having one trying to overwrite the other. It seems when I try to use a program not made by Microopoly, windows goes into hyper-conniption and try's to lay the guilt trip on me with warning pop ups or a refusal to work with the program in some annoying manner.

I'll keep an eye on Firefox. Thanks for the info and links, Harry.

-1bigsteve (o:

diana · Post by **diana** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 5:44 pm

I love Firefox! I heard somewhere that VISTA makes it difficult to have Firefox as your default browser which is one of the reasons I've resisted upgrading my system. Is anyone here using VISTA with Firefox as their default?

kssunflower · Post by **kssunflower** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:42 pm

I have VISTA and tried to download Firefox about a month ago. It didn't work for some reason. On my computer in Georgia, Firefox was my default browser with no problems at all. But I was using Windows XP at the time.

diana · Post by **diana** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 1:51 am

kssunflower @ Sat Jun 21, 2008 3:42 pm wrote:I have VISTA and tried to download Firefox about a month ago. It didn't work for some reason. On my computer in Georgia, Firefox was my default browser with no problems at all. But I was using Windows XP at the time.

I've been hearing about this kind of incompatibility. I'd hoped there'd been a resolution of some kind -- but if you tried about a month ago -- it looks like there are still issues. Thanks for the input.

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:16 am

Partial quote:

mbhenty @ Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:25 am wrote:Not only that but, you will never believe what I found out? Do you know where babies come from? I can't believe it?

No, no, on a serious note: I was told that the system has a hole in it and it has already been hacked. When I asked my friend he said it was on the news. So, thought I would just run that across to you.

Michael, it's a well know fact that babies are found in cabbage patches and delivered by storks. How do I know? Santa Claus told me when I was a boy. What possible further proof could be asked for.

Thanks for the warning on Firefox. Firefox 3, like any complicated program is bound to have a few glitches. As I said, I downloaded it but will hold up on installing it. Let the more brave-at-heart experiment with it first. I don't need help screwing up my computers. I'm a master at it.

william · Post by **william** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:44 am

"Thirty-eight children had Mrs. O'Brien
She's doing fine, but the stork is dyin'"

No relevance - just thought I'd throw that in for some comic relief.