Firefox 3.................
Monday, November 19, 2007 by Leo the Lion | Discussion: Internet
For those of you who feel brave........the first beta version of Firefox 3 is out now.
DOWNLOAD LINK WWW Link
Leo waits patiently for IE8
DOWNLOAD LINK WWW Link
Leo waits patiently for IE8
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scorpNZ
Reply #22 Friday, November 30, 2007 9:32 PM
Reply #22 Friday, November 30, 2007 9:32 PM
Beta 3 runs fine for me not that'd i'd know what to look for when testing for bugs anyway,so far however it seems to run pretty much the same as ff2,as for memory leakage i can't report any real major changes i've been gradualy getting worse year after year, don't laugh your not far behind 
jamespaulp
Reply #24 Thursday, December 6, 2007 10:01 PM
Reply #24 Thursday, December 6, 2007 10:01 PM
FireFox 2.0.0.11 keeps crashing on my work computer.
Leo the Lion
Reply #25 Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:49 PM
Reply #25 Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:49 PM
Beta 2 of Firefox 3 has just been put up for grabs WWW Link
Leo the Lion
Reply #26 Wednesday, December 19, 2007 10:09 AM
Reply #26 Wednesday, December 19, 2007 10:09 AM
There are a few pointers going around the internet with a Beta 3 being mentioned. Not sure what is going on as their seems to be some confusion over whether Beta 2 is a release version or final version. I'll have a look around later and come back with an update 
GreenReaper
Reply #27 Wednesday, December 19, 2007 12:26 PM
Reply #27 Wednesday, December 19, 2007 12:26 PM
You can always get the latest version of Firefox from here. Latest features and fixes are summarized on The Burning Edge.
Leo the Lion
Reply #28 Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:30 PM
Reply #28 Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:30 PM
Thanks GR. Kinda strange though as everyone is talking about Beta 2 and on your download link it seems to be Beta 3. Are these pre-release versions of Beta 3?
LifeHacker has just done an article which I'll quote..........
'We already walked you through the first beta of Firefox's next major version 3.0, and today Mozilla released beta 2 for download by willing testers and impatient 'fox users. The second beta plugs memory leaks (yippee!) and adds features like a new URL auto-complete display, smart bookmarks folders, and revamped download manager. Get more details about beta 2 goodness after the jump.
Notable beta 2 improvements from the release notes include:
Location bar & auto-complete: type in all or part of the title, tag or address of a page to see a list of matches from your history and bookmarks; a new display makes it easier to scan through the matching results and find that page you're looking for.
Smart Bookmarks Folder: quickly access your recently bookmarked and tagged pages, as well as your more frequently visited pages with the new smart bookmarks folder on your bookmark toolbar.
New Download Manager: the revised download manager makes it much easier to locate downloaded files, and displays where a file came from.
Memory usage: Over 300 individual memory leaks have been plugged, and a new XPCOM cycle collector completely eliminates many more. Developers are continuing to work on optimizing memory use (by releasing cached objects more quickly) and reducing fragmentation. Beta 2 includes over 30 more memory leak fixes, and 11 improvements to our memory footprint.
Of course, this is a beta so you don't want to move over to it full-time—unless you're cool with some instability and incompatible extensions while the kinks get ironed out. The Firefox 3 Beta 2 is a free download for all platforms'.
The download link took me to downloadsquad and from there to Morzilla and eventually to this link which is totally different to yours WWW Link
Still no further forward but I respect GR's post but I think my link in the line above may be the place to go for the meantime.
LifeHacker has just done an article which I'll quote..........
'We already walked you through the first beta of Firefox's next major version 3.0, and today Mozilla released beta 2 for download by willing testers and impatient 'fox users. The second beta plugs memory leaks (yippee!) and adds features like a new URL auto-complete display, smart bookmarks folders, and revamped download manager. Get more details about beta 2 goodness after the jump.
Notable beta 2 improvements from the release notes include:
Location bar & auto-complete: type in all or part of the title, tag or address of a page to see a list of matches from your history and bookmarks; a new display makes it easier to scan through the matching results and find that page you're looking for.
Smart Bookmarks Folder: quickly access your recently bookmarked and tagged pages, as well as your more frequently visited pages with the new smart bookmarks folder on your bookmark toolbar.
New Download Manager: the revised download manager makes it much easier to locate downloaded files, and displays where a file came from.
Memory usage: Over 300 individual memory leaks have been plugged, and a new XPCOM cycle collector completely eliminates many more. Developers are continuing to work on optimizing memory use (by releasing cached objects more quickly) and reducing fragmentation. Beta 2 includes over 30 more memory leak fixes, and 11 improvements to our memory footprint.
Of course, this is a beta so you don't want to move over to it full-time—unless you're cool with some instability and incompatible extensions while the kinks get ironed out. The Firefox 3 Beta 2 is a free download for all platforms'.
The download link took me to downloadsquad and from there to Morzilla and eventually to this link which is totally different to yours WWW Link
Still no further forward but I respect GR's post but I think my link in the line above may be the place to go for the meantime.
Leo the Lion
Reply #29 Thursday, February 7, 2008 9:57 PM
Reply #29 Thursday, February 7, 2008 9:57 PM
Version 2.0.0.12 released today. If your browser has not auto updated hit that update button 
Lotherius
Reply #31 Wednesday, February 13, 2008 1:31 AM
Reply #31 Wednesday, February 13, 2008 1:31 AM
Beta 3 STILL does not work with windowblinds!!
Are they mad? This is a serious issue, but apparently they're ignoring it. Is stardock going to do anything to fix the problem on the WB end?
Are they mad? This is a serious issue, but apparently they're ignoring it. Is stardock going to do anything to fix the problem on the WB end?
AnneMarie
Reply #32 Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:15 PM
Reply #32 Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:15 PM
don't know but you can have WB ignore FF and then that should fix the problem
Lotherius
Reply #33 Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:51 PM
Reply #33 Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:51 PM
Why would I want the app that I spend 85% of my time in windows using to not be skinned?
Yes, of course I can exclude FF in WB, but that is ... rather annoying to no skin applied. I already have it only skin titlebars on ff 2, but if I exclude it completely, I get the old win2k style windowframes which is barf.
I'll stick to FF 2 and wait I suppose for Stardock to fix it since the mozilla folks are apparently ignoring the problem.
Yes, of course I can exclude FF in WB, but that is ... rather annoying to no skin applied. I already have it only skin titlebars on ff 2, but if I exclude it completely, I get the old win2k style windowframes which is barf.
I'll stick to FF 2 and wait I suppose for Stardock to fix it since the mozilla folks are apparently ignoring the problem.
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Reply #21 Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:46 PM