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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is too many?: Firefox 3 beta 5: How many connections is too many?Justified - pages are much busier now!!The spec is outdated relative to current usage.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
Mozilla Firefox (0 Beta 5): Note: Firefox 3 Beta is a developer preview release of Mozilla's next generation Firefox browser and is being made available for testing purposes only. Firefox 3 Beta is based on the new Gecko 1.9 Web rendering platform, which has been under development for the past 27 months and includes nearly...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Beta, Mozilla Corp., Firefox 3 Beta, Gecko 1.9, Firefox 3, Web Browsers, Internet; Software downloads 2008-04-02
firefox 3 beta 4 now available for testing: Firefox 3 is closer to the finish line with the release of beta 4 tonight. The release, posted as expected Monday evening, offers testers a variety of enhancements included more refined user interfaces for Windows, Mac and Linux, enhanced search in the Download Manager, performance improvements via...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Beta, Firefox 3, Web Browsers, Internet, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-03-10

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 has more Vista, Mac, Linux look-and-feel: Firefox 3 beta 3 was released as expected on Tuesday with more than 1300 improvements since beta 2. Most of the changes are improvements and enhancements to the user interface, ease-of-use, performance and security aspects of the browser, the Mozilla foundation announced on Tuesday night. ...; Tags: Linux, Apple Macintosh, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows Vista, Beta, Firefox 3, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 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
firefox 3.0 beta 3 is out: Firefox 3.0 beta 3 is outMost excellentntI have 3b2, but have 2 issues.First, on this site only I have consistent problems with slow downs and freezes. It is worse in IE7, but I still see it even with FF. From what I understand, it is Flash related, but...; Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3.0 Beta 3, Firefox 3.0, Firefox 3, AdBlock, NoScript; 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 First look: What you can expect from Firefox Beta 1. by Larry Dignan; Tags: Beta, Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan, screenshots, Mozilla, browsers, Firefox 3, Mozilla Firefox; Image galleries 2007-11-20
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 shows polish, beta 2 aimed to be code complete by Dec 7: Depending on where you live, Firefox 3 beta 1 was released late last night or early today -- as expected. The code was released precisely at 11:11 pm Pacific time, or 2:11 a.m. Eastern time,, a Mozilla developer said. According to the...; Tags: Software, Mozilla Firefox, Password, Beta, Mozilla Corp., Digital Equipment Corp., Firefox 3, Beta 1, Web Browsers, Internet, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2007-11-20