Firefox 3

Well, on the subject of Web Design, knowing when a major release of a new browser is a big deal. What's an even bigger deal is an update to a browser that might soon overtake Microsoft's Internet Explorer for marketshare.

Yesterday Firefox 3 was released for free download. I think they were going for some kind of record download on the first day I'm not sure if they accomplished that yet.

With this release comes a bunch of new features that you may or may not use depending on how much of a web surfer you are, but what IS immediately noticeable to me is how fast it downloads websites. Even upgrading from Firefox 2 to 3 I saw noticeable results.

I know this isn't directly design-related news, but speaking from the perspective of someone who hated dealing with browser compatibility for the past 12 years, this is welcome news. Web designers have always hated dealing with different browsers...especially one that chooses to do things their own way and totally screw up any standards *cough* IE *cough*

If any of you are STILL using IE at this very moment to read this....do yourself a favor and try downloading Firefox 3. You'll love it.