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Firefox 3 beta 5: How many connections is too many?

Firefox 3 beta 5: How many connections is too many?Justified - pages are much busier now!!The spec is outdated relative to current usage. With large Flash objects, Ajax usage, etc. on pages these days...it is easy to have more than 2 transport connections open. In fact, it's hard...

Tags: Web browsers, Firefox 3 beta 5, server, Firefox 3 Beta, Firefox 3, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-04-03

Firefox 3 Beta 5 released. Thoughts?

Firefox 3 Beta 5 released. Thoughts?Been using itI really like it. It seem much more responsive. Can't wait until the "must have" extensions are supported.FF 3.0b5 Add ons CaveatsFolks who depend on the various 'Add ons' might want to check on whether they are support before moving to 3.0b5...

Tags: Web browsers, Firefox 3 beta 5, Firefox 3 Beta, Firefox 3, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-04-03

Firefox 3 Beta 5 released, RC1 Freezes April 8

Firefox 3 Beta 5 released, RC1 Freezes April 8Great to see the competition and innovation. Funny that a bunch of punksare so far ahead of MS.RE: Firefox 3 Beta 5 released, RC1 Freezes April 8So far I am highly impressed, the load time is finally acceptable. Now all we need...

Tags: Web browsers, Firefox 3, Firefox 3 beta 5, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3 Beta, RC1

Discussion threads 2008-04-02

Firefox 3 Beta 4 is 5x faster than IE7, 3x faster than FF2

Firefox 3 Beta 4 is 5x faster than IE7, 3x faster than FF2nightly build of Opera is already faster...than your reported speed of Opera. Not faster than FF3 beta 4 though... I wonder if the Opera developers are worried.Adobe donated a new javascript engine to FirefoxSo apparently these new numbers...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 3 Beta 4, Firefox 3, Firefox 3 Beta, FF2

Discussion threads 2008-03-10

Firefox 3 beta 5 code freeze slated for March 18

Firefox 3 beta 5 code freeze slated for March 18Damn Right Another Beta is Needed!I have crashes all the time. Several times they've gotten so frequest I've had to go to FF2 or IE to get work done.The current code is not anywhere close to being ready for prime...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3 Beta, Firefox 3 beta 5, Firefox 3

Discussion threads 2008-03-04

Firefox 3 beta 4 code freeze tonight, beta 5 release looks likely

Firefox 3 beta 4 code freeze tonight, beta 5 release looks likelyFantastique!ntRE: Firefox 3 beta 4 code freeze tonight, beta 5 release looks likelyI hope they fix the bugs that cause FF3 to crash on a consistent basis for me. Sadly, I doubt they will as most of the...

Tags: Web browsers, OK Here, beta, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3, Firefox 3 Beta, Firefox 3 beta 4, FF3, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-02-26

Firefox 3 beta 3 has more Vista, Mac, Linux look-and-feel

Firefox 3 beta 3 has more Vista, Mac, Linux look-and-feel2 Reasons why ZDNet lost me ...1) They wrote a story about Firefox 3's Beta 3 release -- with no download link.2) To write this comment I had to tell them the name of the company I work for & where...

Tags: Web browsers, Apple Macintosh, Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3, Firefox 3 Beta, Firefox 3 beta 3, Mac Linux look-and-feel, Mac Linux, look-and-feel, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-02-13

Firefox 3 Beta 3 steps up its security game

Firefox 3 Beta 3 steps up its security gamecoOLntRE: Firefox 3 Beta 3 steps up its security gameRuns great with Leopard. On my system it is much faster than Safari.Anti-virus integration is uselessAnti-virus integration is useless because your real-time antivirus protection already does itRE: Firefox 3 Beta 3 steps up...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Viruses and worms, Anti-virus integration, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3 beta 3, security game, Firefox 3 Beta, Firefox 3, antivirus, Microsoft Windows Vista, security

Discussion threads 2008-02-12

Mozilla ready to release Firefox 3 beta 3

Mozilla ready to release Firefox 3 beta 3A big problem is ZDNet. I normally like to leave advertisements since theypay for the content, BUT, I noticed my CPU was getting sluggish, the fan was running a lot. I put up the performance monitor and was at 100%. To make a...

Tags: Web browsers, Performance management, Firefox 3 beta 3, Firefox 3 Beta, Firefox 3, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-02-12

Firefox 3 beta 3 code freeze tomorrow

Firefox 3 beta 3 code freeze tomorrowGreat!3.0b2 has been superb!who cares about a beta?who cares about a beta?RE: Firefox 3 beta 3 code freeze tomorrowI wish my extensions all worked, but some do and I have never had a crash.RE: Firefox 3 beta 3 code freeze tomorrowI hope they fix...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3, Firefox 3 beta 3, Firefox 3 Beta

Discussion threads 2008-01-28

FireFox 3 beta 2 scheduled for availability Dec. 21

FireFox 3 beta 2 scheduled for availability Dec. 21yayTried Gran Paradismo, and loved it :). Much faster and much better than the current Firefox. I think Firefox 3 is going to be great :).I'm Really Looking Forward to Firefox 3But I'm going to wait until the final version is released....

Tags: Web browsers, Firefox 3, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3 Beta 2, Firefox 3 Beta

Discussion threads 2007-12-13

News to know: Google storage; More Firefox 3 betas; Home grown all in one PCs

News to know: Google storage; More Firefox 3 betas; Home grown all in one PCsfirefoxwhat????---do you really have a problem--or is biil gates having his way----firefox is free---does not cost you a thing---and does'nt eat up your disk space with hidden files.!!!!!

Tags: Web browsers, Home-Grown, Google Storage, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3 Beta, Firefox 3, storage, Google Inc., PC

Discussion threads 2007-11-27

Mozilla plans 2 more Firefox 3 betas, ~500,000 copies of beta 1 downloaded to date

Mozilla plans 2 more Firefox 3 betas, ~500,000 copies of beta 1 downloaded to dateThe Free Software Movement is Great!!Who said that a free software can't be reliable and continually improved? Mozilla has been doing an outstanding job on each one of their core products. They continue to...

Tags: Web browsers, Beta 1, Free Software Movement, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3, Mozilla Corp., Firefox 3 Beta, beta

Discussion threads 2007-11-26

Firefox 3 beta 1 shows polish, beta 2 aimed to be code complete by Dec 7

Firefox 3 beta 1 shows polish, beta 2 aimed to be code complete by Dec 7What is the offline application support they are adding. Also, what is thedatabase they are using? Is it SQLite?Will they eventually integrate Google Gears?With a little research . . . They are using SQLite as...

Tags: Web browsers, Firefox 3 Beta 1, Firefox 3 Beta, Firefox 3, Dec 7, Mozilla Firefox, Digital Equipment Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-20

Firefox 3 Beta 1 has landed with better bookmark management, security

Firefox 3 Beta 1 has landed with better bookmark management, securityRE: Firefox 3 Beta 1 has landed with better bookmark management, securityI'm running Firefox 3.0b1 on this MacBook - its great, stable and reliable.As for Yahoo - who the heck uses Yahoo these days? I thought it died long ago....

Tags: Web browsers, E-mail providers, security, Yahoo Mail Issue, Google Apps, yahoo, Mozilla Firefox, Yahoo! Inc., bookmark management, Firefox 3 Beta 1, Firefox 3 Beta, Firefox 3, Yahoo! Mail, new URL

Discussion threads 2007-11-20

Firefox 3 Beta 1 to be released tonight or tomorrow

Firefox 3 Beta 1 to be released tonight or tomorrowPlease Correct Dec 7th DateYou quoted me sorta in today's meeting on the Dec 7th date: "Beta 2 of Firefox 3 will be posted on December 7, developers also said during the telephone meeting." This is not accurate. Dec...

Tags: Web browsers, Dec 7, Code Complete, Firefox 3, Firefox 3 Beta 1, Firefox 3 Beta, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2007-11-19

Additional Resources

Thunderbird 3: Near-final version due next week

Thunderbird 3, an update to the email software Mozilla hopes will give it some of the advantages its Firefox browser has enjoyed, is due to arrive in near-final form next week. Thunderbird 3, an update to the email software Mozilla hopes will give it some of the advantages its...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Corp., E-mail Clients, Web Browsers, Software, Internet, Mozilla, Thunderbird, e-mail, Stephen Shankland CNET News

News items 2009-11-06

Chrome 4.0 gets beta release

Just an observation -Google now joins those other browsers that seem to "borrow" some would say nick features of Opera, yet Opera remains, with a small seemingly never growing following. The addition of speed will end soon, as gains like this always meet their limits. When all of the...

Tags: Web browsers, Linux, Opera Software ASA, Chrome, Chrome 4.0, beta release, Web browser, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

News to know: Ruiz, Moffat resign; Microsoft; Psystar; Smartphones

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ruiz resigns as GlobalFoundries chairman; no mention of insider trading scandal Moffat no longer with IBM as...

Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, CBS Interactive Inc., Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Smartphone, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Mainframes, Sales Strategy, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Servers, Hardware, Sales

Blog posts 2009-11-03

1Password 3.0.0.BETA-83 (Mac)

1Password is a Password Manager that uniquely brings you both Security and Convenience. It is the only program that provides Anti-Phishing protection and goes beyond password management by adding Web Form Filling and Automatic Strong Password Generation. All your confidential information, including passwords, identities, and credit cards, is kept in...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Password, Web Browser, Agile Web Solutions, 1Password, Web Browsers, Internet

Software downloads 2009-11-03