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white_hat · 05-01-08, 08:58

5 Things You'll Love About Firefox 3

1. Easier downloads - While the older Download Manager was quite serviceable, Mozilla has made some nice tweaks in the new version. It now lists not only the file name, but the URL it was downloaded from, and includes an icon that leads to information about when and where you downloaded it.

2. An enhanced address bar - Mozilla has also made improvements in the autocomplete function of its address bar (which Mozilla calls a "location bar").

3. A workable bookmark organizer - Speaking of bookmarks, the separate history/bookmarks sidebars and managers have been replaced -- or, rather, augmented -- by a single Places Organizer, which uses Windows Explorer's familiar tree-on-the-left/list-on-the-right format. It offers a simple, quick way to read and manage your history and bookmarks -- including the ability to immediately edit a bookmark's name, location and tags rather than having to go into the Properties box.

4. Easier bookmarking - There are, in fact, quite a few new features involving bookmarking, some of which are small but highly useful. For example, you can now quickly create a bookmark by double-clicking on a star that appears in the right side of the address bar. You can also add tags to your bookmarks, which could work nicely as an organizational tool.

5. Better memory management - It now looks like that may have finally been taken care of. Mozilla has announced that the new version handles memory usage better.

Source: ComputerWorld

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white_hat Staff Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,320 Credits: 516,102 Thanks: 1,431 Thanked 1,948 Times in 707 Posts	5 Things You'll Love About Firefox 3 1. Easier downloads - While the older Download Manager was quite serviceable, Mozilla has made some nice tweaks in the new version. It now lists not only the file name, but the URL it was downloaded from, and includes an icon that leads to information about when and where you downloaded it. 2. An enhanced address bar - Mozilla has also made improvements in the autocomplete function of its address bar (which Mozilla calls a "location bar"). 3. A workable bookmark organizer - Speaking of bookmarks, the separate history/bookmarks sidebars and managers have been replaced -- or, rather, augmented -- by a single Places Organizer, which uses Windows Explorer's familiar tree-on-the-left/list-on-the-right format. It offers a simple, quick way to read and manage your history and bookmarks -- including the ability to immediately edit a bookmark's name, location and tags rather than having to go into the Properties box. 4. Easier bookmarking - There are, in fact, quite a few new features involving bookmarking, some of which are small but highly useful. For example, you can now quickly create a bookmark by double-clicking on a star that appears in the right side of the address bar. You can also add tags to your bookmarks, which could work nicely as an organizational tool. 5. Better memory management - It now looks like that may have finally been taken care of. Mozilla has announced that the new version handles memory usage better. Source: ComputerWorld