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Just a quickie to say that if you were put off by the Firefox 3 hype – 4 million downloads in a day is some kind of launch isn’t it? – don’t be. I downloaded it expecting very little, and have been very pleasantly surprised. It’s fast. Like fast fast! And the beauty of it is that the 15,000 small things that improve it really do add value, they’re not just there for feature bloat or to show off. Get it.
And if anyone says to you ‘what’s so special about Firefox, I much prefer Opera, Internet Explorer, Safari, blah blah’…just reply with one word – extensions. That’s all. Oh and another word – community. Then walk about nonchalantly whistling a happy tune. And whatever you do, don’t look back.
Top extension of the month? Tab Mix Plus. Gorgeous.
About the Author:
Nigel is the managing editor of the Red Ferret, as well as a freelance columnist for the Sunday Times newspaper in London. Loves tech and fancies himself as a bit of a futurist, but then don't we all?
Nigel – who has written 5163 posts on The Red Ferret Journal.
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