Firefox 3.5

[rockymtnhigh]

Saw the link on the firefox google page for the new firefox 3.5 beta, which they reported as being 2x faster than 3.0. So I decided to bite. And try it. And in the 10 minutes I was running it, it really did seem zippy. SatGuys seemed to be ripping along, much faster than normal.

BUT it definitely is a beta. Scrapbook, which is probably the most important extension I use (to capture copies of pages visited), is currently incompatible; I noticed little glitches in Facebook; and the google toolbar completely was screwy with it. Decided I could not be the tester, and re-downloaded 3.0.10 or whatever the current is. Back in business, but I sure look forward to the 3.5 version being finalized and made more user friendly.

 

[navychop]

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[pro96]

I'll wait for the official 3.5, thanks for info too.

 

[Rey]

i'll try it out tonight. thanks rocky

 

[Neutron]

Any word on a release date for the final build?

 

[rockymtnhigh]

In the past 24 hours it went into a pre-release version... and I saw on Lifehacker.com that it is going official later this week. Hmmm.... sounds like the microsoft way of going official. Put out a bug-infested program and let people beta test it.

I'll try again in a day or so, to see if my apps work, I would really like the speed. But not at the cost of google toolbar or Scrapbook.

 

[avg1joe]

Firefox 3.5, the real thing, not the beta, is now available.

 

[navychop]

Then I guess I don't need to worry about dl 3.0.11

Anyone know if downloading 3.5 and restarting will keep all your current tabs open?

 

[Ramy]

Cool.

 

[Roxor]

Downloaded 3.5 last night. Way faster, I think. They did change "Clear Private Data" to "Clear Recent History". It's the same thing, but with a new name. The "Private Browsing" is a cool addition, if you need that feature. The best thing is that I can sign on to several sites now that would stop the process for some reason. I think it had to do with Google ad-ons. I don't really know if that was the problem, I'm just glad I do not have to run IE8 and 3.5 at the same time anymore.

 

[DodgerKing]

Man...This version is much much faster.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

I've been using it on the netbook, it works pretty well. Still waiting for scrapbook to get upgraded to support 3.5 before installing it on my main machines.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Just downloaded the final version - and found a workaround for my problem with Scrapbook. Scrapbook+ works just fine, and now I am cruising along in high speed on the FF3.5 highway.

 

[KAB]

Whoa! Where are the brakes on this thing??

 

[Ramy]

I just downloaded it too. Still doesn't fix the problems I have been having with the google toolbar not wanting to always show all my shortcuts. IE doesn't do it either though.

 

[DodgerKing]

I just downloaded it too. Still doesn't fix the problems I have been having with the google toolbar not wanting to always show all my shortcuts. IE doesn't do it either though.

Why not just use the bookmark tool on FF?

 

[rockymtnhigh]

I just downloaded it too. Still doesn't fix the problems I have been having with the google toolbar not wanting to always show all my shortcuts. IE doesn't do it either though.

My google bookmarks are fine in 3.5; how many do you have?

Speaking of google bookmarks, I still am absolutely blown away that CHROME does not support the stinking google toolbar. I might have jumped ship if it weren't for that. But with this zippy firefox I am pretty happy.

 

[Ramy]

My google bookmarks are fine in 3.5; how many do you have?

Speaking of google bookmarks, I still am absolutely blown away that CHROME does not support the stinking google toolbar. I might have jumped ship if it weren't for that. But with this zippy firefox I am pretty happy.

I have 11 of them. Sometimes they show up and sometimes they don't. I have to keep opening and closing the browser until they show up.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

I have 11 of them. Sometimes they show up and sometimes they don't. I have to keep opening and closing the browser until they show up.

I'd uninstall and reinstall the toolbar. I have 25 categories of bookmarks and at least that many un-categorized ones, and there are no problems at all.

 

[Ramy]

I'd uninstall and reinstall the toolbar. I have 25 categories of bookmarks and at least that many un-categorized ones, and there are no problems at all.

It isn't the bookmarks. It is the google toolbar icon shortcuts.