Download Firefox 3 Today
For those of you who just use your computer’s built-in web browser (Internet Explorer on Windows and Safari on Macs), you are missing out. Firefox is a free, community-driven web browser that’s safer, faster, and easier to use than either Internet Explorer or Safari, and today, starting at noon Central time, you can download the brand new version of Firefox! By the end of the day I’ll be using it to browse the web on each of my home computers and at the office. I hope the same goes for you!
[EDIT: ]See below in the comments for direct links to download the English version of FF3 for your operating system[/EDIT]
Once you’ve installed Firefox, be sure to install some of the also-free add-ons:
- Adblock Plus - Blocks ads from web sites (including this one). It’ll be like internet ads were never there in the first place!
- TwitterFox - If you use Twitter, then you’ll love TwitterFox
- CustomizeGoogle - Lets you configure the way Google search results come back, removing the ads too
- ScribeFire - If you blog, you can use this add-on to blog straight from your browser to your site. I’m using it right now!
June 17th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Ah kudos man! Thanks, I’ve been waiting for this release. However while TwitterFox was being buggy a while back I jumped to twhirl and haven’t looked back! It’s stellar! I love it.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
HA! I just noticed the ad at the top of this page was for the Flock Web Browser! Hilarious!
June 17th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
The ad is funny. I have to say, though, that since I’m looking at this web page in Firefox, with the Adblock plugin turned on, that I can’t see the ad
In response to the CNET post to hold off on FF3, I have to say, I’ve actually been using the last “release candidate” version of Firefox 3 for several months, with no issues at all. It works great, and the article provides no justification specific to the Firefox release for holding off on installing the latest & greatest. When it comes to Operating Systems, I have to agree with him, but not with the FF3 web browser release!
June 17th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
So if you don’t want to click around to find the FF3 download, you can try the following direct links:
Windows (7.1MB)
Linux (8.7MB)
Mac OS X (17.2MB)
June 17th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Thanks man! FF3 is up and running with all the recommended Add-ons minus TwitterFox! I appreciate it!