Marta, et al:

I've been using Firefox for quite a while now and I love it, current 
version is 0.9.1. It's available for download at http://www.mozilla.org.

It's fast, stable and loaded with features and, I know you guys get 
annoyed when I say this, but best of all, it's NOT a Microsoft product. 
Firefox is an open-source application. Meaning tens or even hundreds of 
programmers are working on it simultaneously. The "bug" and "feature" 
reports at mozilla.org is quite interesting. And for those of us who 
have to work on two or more platforms, Firefox is available for Mac, 
Windows and Linux.

As for features, tabbed browsing is probably my favorite feature and it 
seems to work the best of the many browsers I've checked. If you haven't 
explored this little idea, you're missing a lot. Firefox also features a 
built-in Popup Blocker that works VERY well. It can also be customized 
with plug-ins and a number of themes are available. Best feature of all? 
It just works.

Bear in mind that Firefox is a technology preview. That is, it's a 
work-in-progress.

Firefox also works seamlessly with it's companion email program 
Thunderbird, another open-source product. Current version is 0.7.1. (And 
since nearly everyone judges a book by it's cover, Thunderbird has a 
rockin' logo.)

Mozilla,org also offers another browser named Camino. Based on the same 
chassis, it is also very cool, very stable and very fast featuring most 
of the same features as Firefox.

I'd urge everyone to try it. Safari is fine, but it seems stagnant to me.

rob




Marta Edie wrote:

> Has anybody used the new browser from Mozilla "Firefox"? I hear it is 
> superior in many ways. Please list some of its features and whether it 
> is worthwhile to download it. It is freeware.
> Marta
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