New Of Firefox v 3.0.3

vindictive666 (John) · #1 28-09-2008, 04:46 PM

hi all

for those that have installed the lates firefox version 3.0.2

new upgrade thru FF updater or download the the lot here

(Firefox 3.0.3 contains the following updates:

Fixed a problem where users were unable to retrieve saved passwords or save new passwords (bug 454708)
See the Firefox 3.0.2 release notes for previous changes.)

Cut And Pasted form site below

http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/fir.../releasenotes/

regards john

leon · #2 28-09-2008, 04:50 PM

Yep John, my machine has already done the job.

Leon

MrB (Simon) · #3 28-09-2008, 05:07 PM

That would be friggin' right. Took them long enough. I got sick of waiting and uninstalled 3.0.1 a couple of days ago.

There was a 3.0.2 ??
I never got it even with auto-update activated and a couple of manual 'check for updates'.
3.0.1 crashed on me around 5 times a session, no warning, just gone. Decided to go back to 2.0.15 which for me was very very stable... buggered if I could find it, Mozilla only had 2.0.16 available, which was released after I had upgraded(downgraded?!) to 3.0.1.... and guess what?, 2.0.16 has the same crash problem 3.0.1 did...grrrrrrr

Not happy.

EDIT: Hahaha, if it wasn't so funny I would cry.
3.0.2 was released on 23rd Sept, the day I uninstalled 3.0.1!!
That should learn me for trying an early major revision, but then, had I never gone with 3.0.1 and stuck with 2.0.15, it would have auto-updated to 2.0.16 and I'd have had the same issues anyway.

Craig.a.c (Craig) · #4 28-09-2008, 05:29 PM

Just wondering whats so good about Fire Fox?

I have been using the standerd Internet Explorer. It seems to do the job well enough.

wasyoungonce (Brendan) · #5 28-09-2008, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Craig.a.c

Just wondering whats so good about Fire Fox?

I have been using the standerd Internet Explorer. It seems to do the job well enough.

Well...lots especially the add-ons you can use to automate tasks and indeed make browsing faster (Webpage loading faster).
Here's a screen shot of my add-ons.

http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=addonsdm7.jpg

Adblock Plus gets rid of adds...but use it wisely be fair to web site owners (such as IIS) and view their ads.
Download statusbar is a download manager that uses anti virus plug-ins to auto scan downloads.
Australian English dictionary...self explanatory..check for Australian English spelling when typing. You can add many different dictionaries.
Flash block replaces internet "falsh" applications with a "clicklable box"...so you can view the "flash application" if you want.
Torrentbar...bittorrent search engine.....errrr if your into that.
Netusage item shows my current ADSL internet usage sp I don't exceed my plan.

There are lots more addons that make the internet do things your way!:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox

Kevnool (Kev) · #6 28-09-2008, 07:41 PM

If IE is working well (for me it is ) i just cant see no reason to replace it.....cheers Kev.

wasyoungonce (Brendan) · #7 28-09-2008, 08:02 PM

It's like driving the same car for years...it does the job and it feels good ......why do you need something else?

Until you buy a new car..... then you realise how bad the old one was.

That's the comparison between IE and Firefox...

leon · #8 28-09-2008, 08:28 PM

Yep, dead right.

Leon

Kevnool (Kev) · #9 28-09-2008, 09:10 PM

You fella,s win .......Cheers Kev.

deadsimple (Ash) · #10 28-09-2008, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Craig.a.c

Just wondering whats so good about Fire Fox?

I have been using the standerd Internet Explorer. It seems to do the job well enough.

Basically the chances of getting trojans/spyware are reduced by a couple of orders of magnitude. Believe me, since I've hidden IE and put Firefox in its place on both my parents' and brother's computers ... I hardly get called up anymore to fix popups, spyware and other stuff that shouldn't be going on

That's not even talking about the great features the browser has, that 'wasyoungonce' covered well. It's amazing when you find out what you've been missing out on

But in the end, if you're definitely not plagued by spyware/viruses and you don't do much online other than light browsing, then it might not be that interesting.

Starkler (Geoff) · #11 29-09-2008, 12:16 PM

I knew firefox was the one for me as soon as I saw how much faster IIS loads in it compared to IE.

IE appears to wait until all images and associated rubbish is downloaded before displaying anything.

iceman (Mike) · #12 29-09-2008, 12:36 PM

Chrome is even faster than Firefox, and uses less memory.

But, it's still beta and has some problems. I'm sure it'll get even better though.

MrB (Simon) · #13 29-09-2008, 04:19 PM

Yep, been keeping my eye on Chrome... still a little worried what Google may have burried in it though... and what information it's sending 'home'.

From Wikipedia:

Quote:

Google Chrome will regularly transmit usage statistics, including keystrokes, and identifies each user with a unique ID that is issued when the browser is installed.[54][55] However, it is possible to prevent any personal data or record of browsing habits from being transmitted to Google by deactivating features such as "Google Suggest". Unofficial builds, such as SRWare Iron, seek to remove these features from the browser altogether.[56]

MrB (Simon) · #14 29-09-2008, 04:22 PM

Oh, and for those asking about Firefox vs IE:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

The first release of Google Chrome passed the Acid1 and Acid2 tests. While it has not passed the Acid3 test, Google Chrome scored 78 out of 100 required to pass the test. This is higher than both Internet Explorer 7 (14) and Firefox 3 (71), but lower than Opera (84).[18] When compared to development builds, Chrome scored lower than Firefox (85), Opera (91), and Safari (100), but still higher than Internet Explorer (21).[18]

Hehe, some good scores there by IE

Incase you're wondering:

Quote:

Originally Posted by wikipedia

Acid2 is a test page published and promoted by the Web Standards Project to identify web page rendering flaws in web browsers and other applications that render HTML

MrB (Simon) · #15 30-09-2008, 01:46 PM

Well, 3.0.3 still dies on me but not as often.
I'm atleast able to go back to this post from a couple of months ago and see what I missed

RAJAH235 · #16 30-09-2008, 08:26 PM

For MrB...
All versions of Firefox are available here..
> ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/
If you'd like help with your "dying" glitch, why nor try the Mozillazine Support Fora.
> http://forums.mozillazine.org/
Regs, L..

MrB (Simon) · #17 01-10-2008, 01:43 PM

Cheers, have found a copy 2.0.15 but will give 3.0.3 a soak test first.
Thanks also for the link to the forum, have visited there a number of times and decided that there are enough people reporting the same problems that I won't bother 'echoing'.
FF used to send the error reports back to Mozilla, doesn't appear to do that anymore. Can't remember the last version that did it, maybe 1.5?

RAJAH235 · #18 05-10-2008, 10:49 PM

MrB...
You can find info re; v3.x.x crash reports here,
> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Breakpad
Regs, L..