Firefox 3: A WWW of a Difference

Crypthis passed me a link the other day (months back i suppose) to join in the pledge to help in Mozilla's effort to set a new world record

Join us in our mission to set a Guinness World Record
for the most software downloaded in 24 hours!!

so, after a simple Pledge process, and much awaited excitement, today, i finally received an email from Mozilla;

the much awaited email

I downloaded and installed the brandspanking new FF3 (ada bau kedai lagi) and explored the newest and spankiest web browser to ever exist..(fan boy alert!!)..let's see what's new under the hood of the new FF3 mean machine..alternatively, you can also go here for a full run through. For simplicity's sake (as well as trying not to salivate too much over the features), I'll be listing down the most relevant features that could be useful, IMHO.

The Web is all about innovation, and Firefox 3 sets the pace with dozens of new features, including the smart location bar, one-click bookmarking and blindingly fast performance.

One-Click Bookmarking

Manage your bookmarks a lot or a little. One click on the star icon at the end of the location bar bookmarks a site. Two clicks and you can choose where to save it and whether to tag it. The more you use your tags and bookmark names in the location bar, the more the system will adapt to your preferences. Join in the world record initiative..Download a Firefox today!

Smart Location Bar

A quick way to get to the sites you love—even the ones with addresses you only vaguely remember. The new Firefox 3 location bar learns as you use it—it’s so highly evolved that we like to call it the “Awesome Bar”. Over time, it adapts to your preferences and offers better fitting matches. Type in a term and the auto-complete function includes possible matching sites from your browsing history, as well as sites you’ve bookmarked and tagged in a drop down. Join in the world record initiative..Download a Firefox today!

Over 5,000 ways to customize

The sky’s the limit with a growing library of over 5,000 Firefox Add-ons, little extras you choose to download and install for a browser that works your way. Join in the world record initiative..Download a Firefox today!

Feed Reader

You can read feeds using an online Web service, a client-side feed reader or by creating a Firefox Live Bookmark. So there’s no need to comb the Web for the latest news and updates. See the latest headlines in the toolbar or menu and go directly to the articles that catch your eye. Join in the world record initiative..Download a Firefox today!

Smooth Tab Scrolling

Like to have all 20 of your favorite pages open at once? An elegant new feature lets you scroll through tabs easily to see them all and access the one you want quickly. Join in the world record initiative..Download a Firefox today!

Improved Text Rendering

Read your language as it’s written—more like real life. With a new graphics engine, Arabic, Persian, Punjabi and other script languages now render in a remarkably seamless way. Join in the world record initiative..Download a Firefox today!

Improved Memory Management

Short and sweet, Firefox now uses less of your computer’s memory while it’s running. With all new management functions in place, Firefox 3 keeps memory usage under control. The XPCOM cycle collector continuously cleans up unused memory. Plus, hundreds of memory leaks are now remedied. Join in the world record initiative..Download a Firefox today!

Color Profile Support

Photographers and photo fans, your view of the Web from Firefox just gets better. You can choose to enable top-of-the-line image display which uses technical data, like the amount of light available and relevant distance information, to render images in an amazing new way. Join in the world record initiative..Download a Firefox today!

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Phew..oh such joy..there's enough good stuff here to change the way you use the Web. Find out more exciting new features here ok..there's many new additions to suit any requirements, for the Casual Web-Browsers to the Download-Demons out there.. So, why wait? Download the new Firefox 3 today, and experience the web in a whole different light..~sigh..still with the fan boy enthusiasm..Join in the world record initiative..Download a Firefox today!