Friday, May 30, 2008

Help Firefox Set A Guiness World Record.

Download Day 2008


I usually reserve my technology posts for my tech blog www.adidat.net but I feel that Firefox is something everyone should be using, here's why:

Firefox is an internet browser that is heads and tails better than Internet Explorer. No pop ups, less spyware, and tons of features not found in Internet Explorer such as:


  • Protection from Spyware - Firefox will not allow a Web site to download, install, or run programs on your computer without your explicit agreement. Period. You will be notified whenever downloading or installing software, and Firefox will always tell you what’s happening so that you can stay in control of your computer.

  • Spell Checker - Now Firefox checks your spelling for you! As you type and it notices a spelling error Firefox underlines the error in red and if you right click on it gives you a choice of correct spellings or to add it to the dictionary if it's a custom word.

  • Phishing - Firefox now checks the website you're on to make sure it's not a phishing site.
  • Enhanced search capabilities: Search term suggestions will now appear as users type in the integrated search box when using the Google, Yahoo! or Answers.com search engines. A new search engine manager makes it easier to add, remove and re-order search engines, and users will be alerted when Firefox encounters a website that offers new search engines that the user may wish to install.
  • Improved tabbed browsing: By default, Firefox will open links in new tabs instead of new windows, and each tab will now have a close tab button. Power users who open more tabs than can fit in a single window will see arrows on the left and right side of the tab strip that let them scroll back and forth between their tabs. The History menu will keep a list of recently closed tabs, and a shortcut lets users quickly re-open an accidentally closed tab.


Coming sometime in June the Mozilla Foundation will release Firefox 3.0 and they're asking for your help in making it the most downloaded piece of software ever in one day. So come on you know you want to support the best browser out there.

Stop being a conformist and stop using Internet Exploder Explorer already. Why not download Firefox 2.0 while you wait for Firefox 3.0?


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