06-17-2008, 09:56 AM
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Redundant Minister of Redundancy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Montreal
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FireFox 3 out today
The new version of Firefox comes out today at 1:00 EST. I've been using the beta for a while myself and it has some pretty neat features. Here's a video demostrating some of the new functionality
http://people.mozilla.com/~beltzner/...f-firefox3.swf
And for those who don't know they're trying to set a Guiness World Record for the most downloads in a single day.
http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/
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06-17-2008, 09:59 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: /dev/null
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I'm going to wait a bit for the addon ecosystem to get more stable. Firefox 2 with Firebug doesn't crash, but every time I tried to use FF3 beta's and RC's, it was a destruction derby.
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06-17-2008, 10:06 AM
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3 Wolves Short of 2 Millionth Post
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use opera 9.5. it's really good
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06-17-2008, 10:11 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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I tried opera, but preferred teh add-ons that I had gotten used to in Firefox.
I've been running the Fx 3 since the betas and most of the add-ons I use seem to have caught up.
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06-17-2008, 10:15 AM
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Dances with Wolves
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Section 304
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I was going to start a thread on this today but you beat me to the punch.
If you currently are a user of the Internet Explorer browser and have the ability to change, I really recommend you take the opportunity today to try something else out. I try very hard to not get all high and mighty when it comes to many things in my life, but as a part-time web developer there are few things on this earth that enrage me more than internet explorer.
There are numerous free plug-ins for Firefox that allow you to customize the browser to work best for you. I currently have an advanced adblocker (great for blocking out banner ads and other annoyances), a download plug in that delegates all listings of downloaded files into a status bar to ease the clutter and an ftp client for easy file transfer.
All I ask is that you try. Until you do, I will be right here judging the hell out of you.
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06-17-2008, 11:22 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary...Alberta, Canada
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So, you're saying I should upgrade from Netscape Navigator 2.0? But the pulsating "N" in the corner lets me know the page is loading!
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06-17-2008, 11:42 AM
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It's not easy being green!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: In the tubes to Vancouver Island
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I love firefox..
My favourite Add-ons:
Mouse Gestures
Tab Mix Plus
IE Tab
GMail Manager
FireFTP
Download Statusbar
Adblock Plus
Foxmarks
As soon as those all support FF3 I'm switching. It looks absolutely fantastic.
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06-17-2008, 11:57 AM
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Dances with Wolves
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Section 304
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hmmm ... the download page seems to be unavailable for some reason. I wonder if tens of thousands of people trying to download something at the same time has something to do with it.
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06-17-2008, 12:10 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Violating Copyrights
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FireNES is the greatest add on. 2500 NES games in your browser. No Roms, no emulators.
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06-17-2008, 12:20 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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No ethics. No morals.
Will I be forced to update to 3? I use the older version at home, and I avoid upgrading stuff that works to stuff that may or may not work.
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06-17-2008, 12:23 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Russic
hmmm ... the download page seems to be unavailable for some reason. I wonder if tens of thousands of people trying to download something at the same time has something to do with it.
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Same here....
All you web developers should check out the Web Developer add-on. I love it!
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06-17-2008, 12:47 PM
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Had an idea!
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Don't forget Greasemonkey.....probably the single greatest invention since sliced cheese.
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06-17-2008, 12:54 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Beltline
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I found that in the previous upgrade, it took a little while for the add-ons to be supported. So, I'll wait a month or two before I upgrade. The new features do look slick.
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06-17-2008, 01:00 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Russic
I was going to start a thread on this today but you beat me to the punch.
If you currently are a user of the Internet Explorer browser and have the ability to change, I really recommend you take the opportunity today to try something else out. I try very hard to not get all high and mighty when it comes to many things in my life, but as a part-time web developer there are few things on this earth that enrage me more than internet explorer.
There are numerous free plug-ins for Firefox that allow you to customize the browser to work best for you. I currently have an advanced adblocker (great for blocking out banner ads and other annoyances), a download plug in that delegates all listings of downloaded files into a status bar to ease the clutter and an ftp client for easy file transfer.
All I ask is that you try. Until you do, I will be right here judging the hell out of you.
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Judge away, IE7 with the Pro add on works fine for me.
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06-17-2008, 01:12 PM
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Redundant Minister of Redundancy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Montreal
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Quote:
Originally Posted by someguy51
Same here....
All you web developers should check out the Web Developer add-on. I love it!
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I have a greasemonkey script that blocks all apps on facebook so they don't appear on my page or anyone elses. As someone who only uses facebook to look at photos people post, I find it absolutely fantastic. No more useless Vampire or Pirates spam....
To me though adblock is the biggest must-have plugin.
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06-17-2008, 01:29 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Barnes
FireNES is the greatest add on. 2500 NES games in your browser. No Roms, no emulators.
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Thank you very much, got it for my U3 Firefox, works like a charm.
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06-17-2008, 01:58 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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So for someone who doesn't use any addons:
What difference should I notice from the last version? The back button is different, and the reload icon looks a little nicer :P
The colours overall seem a little sharper.
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06-17-2008, 02:09 PM
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Redundant Minister of Redundancy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Montreal
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Boblobla
So for someone who doesn't use any addons:
What difference should I notice from the last version? The back button is different, and the reload icon looks a little nicer :P
The colours overall seem a little sharper.
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The history has changed quite a bit. Check out the video in the first post 
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06-17-2008, 02:09 PM
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Dances with Wolves
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Section 304
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mykalberta
Judge away, IE7 with the Pro add on works fine for me.
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I will never argue that IE7 flat out doesn't work. I will however argue that the people who make IE don't give 2 damns about web standards or moving forward. They force many web developers to work in archaic way that is very frustrating for future development.
You have a browser that works. I have a browser that works significantly faster than yours and is quite a bit more customizable. You can use your fingers to count as well, but it's much faster to just do it in your head 
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06-17-2008, 02:12 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BlackEleven
The history has changed quite a bit. Check out the video in the first post |
Blocked at work, same reason I don't use the addons. It is hard enough to find a download site that isn't filtered...
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