Download Mozilla Firefox 3

June 18, 2008 · Filed Under Software · 2 Comments 

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Attention all Firefox user, Mozilla Firefox 3 is now available for download. My first impression was - the user interface is still the same, feature wise it is reasonable. I was hoping for the ‘paste and go’ URL that Opera introduced years ago, it is so convenient.

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I’m not a big fan of add-ons, therefore I can’t comment on that either, but time will tell if they manage to plug the memory leak issue and the possibility of losing our bookmarks whenever Forefox 3 crash, yes, Firefox 3 is not as stable as they claimed it to be, based on my personal experience IE appears to be much more solid.

Some of the new features are:

  • Malware Protection
  • Anti-virus integration
  • Vista Parental Controls
  • Effective top-level domain (eTLD) service better restricts cookies and other restricted content to a single domain.
  • New Web Forgery Protection page

If you’re into security, Mozilla Firefox 3 is the number one choice.

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Opera 9.5 - Beautifully Engineered

June 15, 2008 · Filed Under Software · Comment 

Opera 9.5 - Beautifully Engineered

Opera 9.5 - Beautifully engineered, and indeed it is. Browsing has never been so fast and pleasant, I have to confess I am falling for the latest release. Before I talk about the browser, let us recap my favorite browser 10 years ago.

1996 Netscape
1997 Internet Explorer 5
1999 Opera 1.x
2001 Internet Explorer 6 / Opera
2002 Internet Explorer
2003 Mozilla
2008 Opera 9.5?

Opera 9.5 is truly an amazing browser, it has what safari, Internet Explorer and Mozilla lacks of, and as a user of Mozilla Firefox 2, I have to admit that Firefox is unstable, and when ever the browser crashed, I tend to lose all of my bookmarks - months and months of precious information are lost, not once but probably a dozen of time.

Looking sharp: Opera makes a move to modernize its look and feel to a sharp new skin with clean lines and clear icons. The ‘New Tab’ button and other elements have been modified to make the switch to a better Web experience more intuitive.

New Feature in Opera 9.5 - Speed Dial
Below is a screen shot of speed dial in action, typing addresses for sites you visit frequently is ineffective. Get your favorite Web page with just one click. Speed Dial is a set of visual bookmarks you see when you open a new tab, like a dashboard for your online life. To add a new page, simply click on an empty Speed Dial and Opera will make suggestions based on browsing history and bookmarks.

Opera 9.5 - Beautifully Engineered

Opera 9.5 - Quick Find and Quick Search
Have you ever forgotten the page where you found that great article or that perfect gift? When using Opera the browser remembers not only the titles and addresses, but the actual content of the Web pages you visit. Below is a screen shot of quick search with Google.

Opera 9.5 - Beautifully Engineered

Opera 9.5 - Beautifully Engineered

Some other unique features are:

  • Download Manager with BitTorrent
  • Opera’s Fraud Protection
  • Faster handling of third party plug-ins
  • Much faster start up time
  • Superior support for Web standards

Opera 9.5 has set the new benchmark and Mozilla Firefox has lots of catching up to do. If the memory leak issue and the thoughts of losing my bookmark again occurs, I shall move on to another platform - probably IE or Opera, Safari is just not what I had in mind, probably because of the text rendering engine.

Discover the new standard in Web browsing. Download Opera today to get the fastest and most powerful Web browser available and make the most of your time online.

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Symantec slams Firefox again (and again)

September 25, 2006 · Filed Under Security · 1 Comment 

Symantec slams Firefox again

I guess Firefox is not as safe as what they said it would be. There were 47 vulnerabilities documented in Mozilla browsers this year, 38 bugs for Microsoft Internet Explorer and 12 holes for Apple’s Safari, but when it comes to fixing bugs, Mozilla still stop the list with a respond to bugs within a day or two, wherelse Microsoft takes 9 feaking days, Apple on the other hand took 5 days.

Security in Internet browser is a major issue, and with the current market of equally divided share among these competitors, trojans and worms are harder to spread. What the market need is another browser to have an equal number of the pie. Perhaps Opera Browser might make an impact in the near future, afterall, they’re the first browser to introduce tab browsing.

I used to browse the web with Opera, its fast but very unstable. I was annonyed with the constant crashing and hanging of the browser and eventually make a come back to Internet Explorer, it was only 2 years ago I come accross this new browser called Firefox and I never look back. Firefox rulez.

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Firefox Market Share Against IE

July 11, 2006 · Filed Under Sci and Tech · Comment 

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The latest figure release by onestat shows that Firefox browser continue to gain market share over leader IE. Firefox now has a total global usage share of 12.93 percent, while Internet Explorer commands a lion share of 83.05 percent. I am a big supporter of Firefox, and I would say Firefox is a better browser compare to IE in term of usability, security and most of all stability.

The market share vary from country to country, for example Firefox market share in Aussie is around 24%, while Germany has a market share of 40%. That is alot if we were to compare it with US Firefox user, which has a very dissapointed 16% market share. With IE7 and Firefox 2.0 due out this year. The competition is only going to heat up! As a big fan of Firefox, I have to admit that with the release of Microsoft Vista next year, Firefox is going the Dodo bird’s way - extinction.

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