Thursday, March 24, 2011

Firefox 4

So I'm sure by now you've all gotten the new Firefox 4. It was 2008 when they released the 3 version.

I don't use Firefox (Chrome here) but I'm definitely going to switch. It just seems much more speedy now which is good - probably because Chrome is all full of gunk thanks to all that browsing.

Plus what I also did was set Firefox to move the cache into RAM so that its much faster to load. Here's how: http://lifehacker.com/#!5687850/speed-up-firefox-by-moving-your-cache-to-ram-no-ram-disk-required

The rest of the year should be exciting for firefox. It plans to release version 7 by the end of this year. Hope it goes well and its not just fudging the numbers to make themselves look good, but rather actually deliver new features on time. For instance did you know that Firefox had the idea for tabs on top - Chrome got it out first but now finally Firefox has it.

60 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 24, 2011 at 4:24 AM

    Im using chrome at the moment, but firefox 4 is tempting.

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  2. Kicking RocksMarch 24, 2011 at 5:03 AM

    im thinking about switching back aswell.

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  3. PvtCarlinMarch 24, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    I am gonna try Firefox 4.0 for a week instead of my usual Chrome and see how I like it.

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  4. TyrMarch 24, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Dude, I'm always ambivalent between chrome and firefox... and now with the new opera version I'm even MORE confused :S

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  5. Every DayMarch 24, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    i might just check it out. currently on chrome, no complaints.

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  6. Pappa PüllïMarch 24, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    Firefox 4 looks like Chrome alot, but i dont care, its really nice and clear. Finally browsers is getting to understand what people want in their browsers :)

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  7. BrendanMarch 24, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    i dont have it yet but ill get it now!

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  8. parasitesMarch 24, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    I heard the new Firefox sucks, but I'm still going to check it out no matter what. Actually I'm going to update right now :D

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  9. Biff TannerMarch 24, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    The fox is number one.

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  10. J LMarch 24, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    I used to be an opera only person... then I found myself using IE7 for anything other than browsing... opera was slow, and would have problems... chrome is perfect, its fast, only issue is with it sometimes not loading fully... not sure if I'll ever move to FF tho

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  11. JamesMarch 24, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    Yea I've gotten the new Firefox 4 and I'm lovin it :D

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  12. Astronomy PirateMarch 24, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    Yeah, I like the speed of it. Some of the buttons are taking some getting used to for me. It seems more like Chrome then Firefox to me. That and it seems like they ruined the bookmarks toolbar. In the old Firefox it was infinitely helpful, here it just looks goofy, so I turned it off.

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  13. JakeMarch 24, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    Good tip, man. Tried it out, and am thoroughly enjoying the speed boost

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  14. Found on the Internet TodayMarch 24, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    I'm going to have to try it out, I'm also a chrome user as of late.

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  15. AnonymousMarch 24, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    FireFox Rocks...

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  16. PagoMarch 24, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    I've been a longtime firefox user. Equipped with greasemonkey and add-ons is what keeps me.

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  17. TasosMarch 24, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    i'm still a faithful chrome user, but when I gave FF4 a go, it left me really satisfied!

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  18. RawMarch 24, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    I just got it today and I like it.
    It's a lot cleaner.

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  19. FrostyMarch 24, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    I will probably switch once it goes live, but right now I do still prefer firefox 3

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  20. Patti D.March 25, 2011 at 1:41 AM

    Very nice! thanks for the info, I'll go and try the beta.

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  21. Devon DavidsonMarch 25, 2011 at 10:16 AM

    I thought #4 was still in beta?

    Guess not.

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  22. Toast BurntMarch 25, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    Thanks for that link!!

    I follow and support those who do likewise.
    toastburnt.blogspot.com

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  23. TibbleMarch 25, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    yeah and it looks so much cooler now. +following

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  24. AnonymousMarch 25, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    Firefox is the best thing known to man

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  25. Eric PMarch 25, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    I use Chrome myself as well, but have Firefox 4.0 as a backup. Not sure why, but I like to keep it around. Chrome is just faster and I like the UI more.

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  26. AstyMarch 25, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    its a lot cleaner than the last version

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  27. TheMonopolyGuyMarch 25, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Switching back to chrome
    It's not that good after all
    And besides, Chrome is really starting to catch up on extensions etc

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  28. Jeff BrackenMarch 25, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Just switched back from Chrome to Firefox today actually. 4 is great

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  29. KevingsMarch 25, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    It had better come quecliy now - buggy navigators all over the place, if they could just create one, fast relatively problem free one - the world would rejoice :)

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  30. GFTMMarch 25, 2011 at 4:51 PM

    4 is preety magical

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  31. pvMarch 25, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    firefox is starting to slip according to many sources

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  32. UnknownMarch 25, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    Wow nice, thanks for keeping us all updated!

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  33. King ElysiumMarch 25, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    i prefer chrome

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  34. UnknownMarch 25, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    FireFox 4 is great, but I still prefer Chrome. I think they need to make the design cleaner on FireFox.

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  35. TeukkaMarch 26, 2011 at 1:47 AM

    Just got the 4.0 too. Working nicely

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  36. Jessica ThompsonMarch 26, 2011 at 3:31 AM

    Loyal fan of firefox. it's SO fast. Check out my new blog, puzzledyet.blogspot.com, if you haven't yet!

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  37. VoitMarch 26, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    is it 4 already? 2 still seems like yesterday...

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  38. Clarence MillerMarch 26, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    following and $upporting

    therichesthappiest.blogspot.com

    your best friend in the blogo$phere

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  39. RazorMarch 26, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    I moved to Chrome since Firefox 3.2 maybe. Got really tired of the incredible slowness and response, and I found every plugin I wanted on Chrome.

    I have to say that FF4 is a big improvement, though.

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  40. Icepax_NmirMarch 26, 2011 at 4:24 PM

    I use a lot of add ons and themes and stuff, so I'll just wait a tad longer to switch to FF4, I am using 3 right now , and still no complaints :)

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  41. CD-RoombaMarch 26, 2011 at 6:16 PM

    I love the new firefox on windows 7! it's faster, cleaner looking and takes up much less screen space.
    However, there are a few problems with the memory cache tweaks, detailed in a link at the bottom of the article. aside from certain plugins running slower, this one caught my eye:

    The disk cache, unlike the memory cache, persists across restarts. This means that you trade off slower startup (due to none of your restored tabs being in cache) and slower initial visits to all sites for slightly faster repeat visits to sites, as long as you didn't visit too much stuff in between.

    i'm gonna take the easy route and leave FF as is.

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  42. Nuker ZeroMarch 26, 2011 at 10:28 PM

    I'm not so sure about their new development plans, but we'll see. Seems like they'd need millions of people to beta test, which they don't have atm.

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  43. incognito19March 27, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    firefox is so much better than chrome now

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  44. mamtcMarch 27, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    firfox is useless

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  45. KillerkoMarch 28, 2011 at 2:11 AM

    I've just upgraded yesterday to 4.. miss the status bar but looks ok so far

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  46. kaboomixMarch 28, 2011 at 8:57 AM

    Currently using 3 but switching to 4, sometimes FF just used too much memory and it annoys me, hopefully 4 works much better..

    Unrelated Randomness

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  47. steveMarch 28, 2011 at 10:30 PM

    dloading now, i hope it lives up to the hype

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  48. DavidMarch 28, 2011 at 10:46 PM

    I like chrome and firefox, and use both. they're pretty good.

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  49. ArexMarch 29, 2011 at 1:17 AM

    oh i havent downloaded 4 yet! Should i?? it looks good to me :D

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  50. KillerkoMarch 29, 2011 at 10:14 AM

    I installed it 2 days ago and its ok.. just missing the status bar

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  51. KillerkoMarch 29, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    I hate like everybody try to copy simple chrome design.. I hate it! miss my lovely status bar ;;

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  52. KBMarch 29, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    I'm glad to finally be able to switch back to Firefox! I've been using Chrome simply because it's more lightweight.

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  53. desperadoMarch 29, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    i absolutely love 4.
    its the bomb <3

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  54. D22 ZoneMarch 30, 2011 at 2:24 AM

    Awesome blog man! Keep up the good work! It will pay off!

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  55. AnonymousMarch 30, 2011 at 5:12 AM

    all these internet browers are just starting to copy each other

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  56. ruinzMarch 31, 2011 at 11:16 PM

    yes ff is definitely gonna rock the internet world
    How to Hack Life.

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  57. DrQmn1April 1, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    I don't really care about my browser version. does it make a big difference?

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  58. Something ConcupiscibleApril 2, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    FF4 seems buggy. I had it crash on me this morning :(

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  59. ChefJRHApril 4, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    I love firefox! and I got the new FF4 when it came out, and never looked back.

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  60. MayhemApril 8, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    Haha, I'm still on firefox 3, guess I should be downloading firefox 4, a couple of my friends already asked me if I've tried the new firefox, so yea... download time for me :P
    Cheers.

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