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« on: June 17, 2008, 10:43:37 AM » |
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Firefox is releasing its newest version today. As part of the Download Day they are attempting to set a world record for most downloaded software within 24 hours. You can start downloading it at 10am PST (1pm EST, 5pm GMT) on this site: http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/If you use Firefox already, I'd highly recommend the upgrade. It features a nice performance improve and some nifty features. What I like most is the intelligent URL bar: As you begin to type a URL (or anything) it begins to search through sites you've browsed before. It doesn't just check the URL, but also the thread title or the name of your favorites. Let's say you might want to find this thread again, simply typing "Firefox" would show you a list that included this thread. With a click (or using the "down" key) you could select it and go there. Makes it much easier to find something where you can't recall where you got it from! edit: When you use Firefox 3, I'd highly recommend testing its full-screen mode. Just hit F11 to get in and out of it. To see the bar for URLs and your tabs, just move the mouse to the top of the screen and it'll come down. |
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« Last Edit: June 17, 2008, 10:49:45 AM by Soriak »
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Diane R
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« Reply To This #1 on: June 17, 2008, 10:53:14 AM » |
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I'm doing my best to spread this virally!  One hour until download! --Diane. |
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« Reply To This #2 on: June 17, 2008, 11:12:18 AM » |
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I've been eagerly awaiting it! Is the site you listed more likely to be available than the standard Mozilla site where the downloads normally are?
Dan
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Soriak
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« Reply To This #3 on: June 17, 2008, 12:00:55 PM » |
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I've been eagerly awaiting it! Is the site you listed more likely to be available than the standard Mozilla site where the downloads normally are?
Dan
Seems everything related to Mozilla/Firefox crashed right now  No doubt, they probably have 2-3 million people trying to access it. I'm not sure where you're most likely to get it, but I think you can print a certificate if you download it from the headquarters. |
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Peter S
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« Reply To This #4 on: June 17, 2008, 01:25:55 PM » |
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In case anyone who is eager to get Firefox 3 is having trouble connecting to the usual places to get Firefox -- I know I was -- they might want to know I've just downloaded it and (successfully  ) installed it from Softpedia, with no waiting http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Mozilla-Firefox-Final-Download-5787.htmlIn case you are attached to your Firefox 2 add-ons and goodies of various kinds, I found the majority of mine don't work in Firefox 3.0, but I expect that will be rectified over the next few days. The Google toolbar is already available for Firefox 3. P edit: I should have read the "Welcome to Firefox 3" tab before I posted that. Turns out I've got Release Candidate 3, but the version number states 3.0 - so I'm confused. Anyway, it will update itself in due course, so it's no big deal. It does seem significantly faster than Firefox 2. The intelligent search on browsing history when typing things into the address bar seems like it will be really useful. |
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saabnet
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« Reply To This #5 on: June 17, 2008, 01:38:55 PM » |
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I wonder if it counts towards the Guinness World Record if you download it anywhere but from the spreadfirefox.com site... News.com is reporting that there are problems delaying the launch but that the 24 hour period for the record will start when the download is available on the site... http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9970628-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20-Scott |
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Peter S
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« Reply To This #6 on: June 17, 2008, 01:59:56 PM » |
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the security features seem really impressive. You can click on the "favicon" in the address bar and it gives you a quick report on who you're connected to, with a link through to the fuller report, which incidentally tells you how many times you've connected to this site before. Hmmm, 1026 visits to Kiva,org...
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Diane R
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« Reply To This #7 on: June 17, 2008, 10:24:09 PM » |
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There've been 13 downloads of Firefox 3.0 so far in Tajikistan today. And 120 in Kenya, 78 in Azerbaijan, 17 in Uganda, 30 in Tanzania, 35 in Mozambique, 117 in Nepal, 73 in Cambodia, 38 in Sudan... and 2 in Sierra Leone! And a thousand or more in Vietnam, Bosnia, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Ecuador... and many thousands in Mexico, Peru, Indonesia, and Ukraine.
Somehow this makes me feel quite warm inside.
But none in Chad.
--Diane.
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« Reply To This #8 on: June 17, 2008, 11:38:34 PM » |
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I'm using it now, and it's a noticeable improvement. For those of you using Firefox, the upgrade is painless. My Firefox 2 session was even restored when I started Firefox 3. Very good.
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Soriak
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« Reply To This #9 on: June 17, 2008, 11:50:28 PM » |
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There's a counter with the total downloads as well as downloads per minute: http://downloadcounter.sj.mozilla.com/As I'm typing this, they're at over 3.5m downloads, or 11,400/minute. Pretty impressive. |
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Diane R
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« Reply To This #10 on: June 18, 2008, 09:39:49 AM » |
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Over 7 million downloads with 3 hours left in the 24-hour time period: WOW. http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/And there is now one download in Chad!  The only zeros I can find right now are Guinea-Bisseau, Western Sahara, French Guiana, "Svalbard and Jan Mayen" (?!), and ... North Korea. Find any others? --Diane. |
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« Reply To This #11 on: June 18, 2008, 02:14:46 PM » |
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Wow, they wanted to beat the Firefox 2 download day which was about 2 million downloads and were hoping to aim for 5 million downloads but they ended up with a whopping...
8,575,613 downloads! (including one to my MacBook and one to my XP machine)
-Scott
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« Reply To This #12 on: June 24, 2008, 05:26:25 PM » |
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Svalbard and Jan Mayen are parts of the Kingdom of Norway with Jan Mayen being a contigent of military and scientific (weather & climate) og around 20 people and broadband connection to the mainland yes Dagfinn A. - with a smile |
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