Firefox 3 - Download Day
Of all the things to blog about, I choose bloody Firefox 3. If you wonder why that’s a bad thing, well, if you thought everything that happened during the Hibernation was bad, what’s happened since that blog post has been worse. Much worse. Gah, I really guess no one did say life would be easy.
Any how, I don’t want to get into it now, there’s time yet for all that malarky to erupt.
So yes. Today is the day all fluffy-tailed, pointy-eared, black-pawed critters have been waiting for. The official non-beta public release of Firefox 3! Now where’s those rats I just caught for my celebratory dinner…
Oh! I’m sorry! You’re not a fox! You’re not even remotely fiery! D’oh! Neither am I, but don’t tell my mother…
Actually, technically maybe I am. Only in the sense that I’ve been using Firefox as my primary web browser since mid-2003. Not because I smell like wet dog. And rabbits.
So any who, getting to a somewhat relevant point (or not). The young buds at Mozilla decided that the release of Firefox could also be a record attempt at the number of downloads erm, downloaded in 24 hours. Sound kinky or what? Nah, I didn’t think so either. I did get a bit excited though, to the point a little bit of wee came out…
That day is today and YOU have less than 24 hours (probably less than 20 by the time I get this thing bloody finished) to take part in the record attempt! So go download it, or not if you’re not a firefox like moi.
Ah-hem. Well, good luck! Hmm, that’s not so fair, you do have a somewhat high chance (I think) of actually downloading it… just don’t put any money on it. Hell, I’m writing this post using it! But it took about an hour to actually get it on my machine!
Why? Well, everything at the Firefox 3/Mozilla HQ went kapoof shortly after the 24 hour period
‘started’. Oh you know, it’s that typical thing of every bloody person being ruddy impatient and running to the download page to get their hands on the dirty-pawed product. So what happened? The servers said no. Literally. Spreadthefox.com, getthefox.com and the main Firefox page at mozilla.com went loopy. Well, they just didn’t load actually.
Which was no fun! Anyway, after some weird goings-on, some chillin’ tunes from Stereophonics and some farting, things finally worked for me. So yeah, I have it. It’s kinda kooky if you ask me! The main reason I got it seems to be holding up - it does seem faster.
Now don’t go bloody shouting at me because I said that. ‘Course it’s bloody faster you nimwit! Well I don’t care what you think. I needed it to be faster because Firefox 2 went loco on this machine, and thankfully it is. That’s all I wanted. I don’t care about plastic, silver-shiny, new-car-smell features that might also be inherent. I’ll find those later.
So if you are also a Firefox user, or just want to fill up your family’s computer with random downloads then, with a bit of patience, you should go download it baby! It’s no Speed Racer, but it’s certainly speedier than FF 2.
Some screen captures of the fun you might have instore if you do decide to download. Spot the difference between the first and second capture and you win a ‘keen eye’ award*.
* The keen eye award does not actually exist. Well, it does because what I’ll say to you, if you do spot the correct difference, is ‘keen eye’. That’s it. Awwshum, non?
Oh, psst… you can also make yourself a certificate to say you downloaded it! Sweet! Here’s my certificate (PDF).
Firefox 3 rocks and is super fast as promised. Optimize your FF3 experience with Firefox’s recommended add-on, the Me.dium Social Toolbar. Find us on AMO: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4365
Friend pjn, gfigg, and jenniferlauren so we can surf around together in Me.dium and talk about how Fx3 kicks @$$!! http://blogme.dium.com/content/2008/06/welcome-firefox-3-users
I saw something vague about that on here, but paid no heed, but then managed to download before the deadline earlier this morning after reading about it on Jem’s site.
YAY FIREFOX!
I am ashamed to admit that that cute little fox with the wreath on its head attracted me to this post. I am such a moron…BUT IT’S SO CUUUUUTE!
This isn’t the first post I’ve read about someone getting the new FF. Maybe I should go get it. I’m surprised that my computer didn’t tell me to go get it already. Is it awesome?
I was going to write a FF3 review too but I forgot and it’s a little too late now. LOL. But I’ve been waiting soo long for this and I have to say it’s a huge improvment for FF2 and A LOT faster! =D
I have yet to get FF3. I read a thing on Jem’s site and decided against it. I’ll wait till my browser updates itself.
Yay, I love Firefox
I think I’ve tried every other browser but always come back to the little foxy haha. I like FF3 a lot 
Did they ever publish how many people downloaded it on that day?
lol you make me chuckle xP
ehh. my dad got firefox 3. Not sure if it was that day tho. Says it’s safer than IE.
eitherway I still use IE
erm…might be moving hosts in a few days. if my mum remembers
I’m makin her pay for it again 
but anyway yeah. so you can have the like, 1 mb of space that my site takes up back xD aren’t I nice lol.
my firefox 3 is giving me the iffys
>.< somehow whenever I try to download
more than one image at a time, it
automatically closes o_O wonder if it’s
my comp or ff
Haha, I never knew Firefox had a download day. I am interested in this new version though now that you mention it.
I totally downloaded Firefox on Download Day. The upgraded was a breeze and I got my pretty certificate. It’s always good to help out.
Firefox Download Day started at 3 am for us. I stayed up till then (for something else) but couldn’t download it since the server was overloaded. I still made it within the 24 hours, though.
I found out about it later. I don’t exactly know when I downloaded it. Hehehe..I think I didn’t get that certificate..baaah..hehehe
I like this new version though…
Oooh I will download it, I have nothing to loose. Is this a paid to post blog or are you just oddly passionate about firefox? Even if you are oddly passionate about firefox, it is way better than being oddly passionate about internet explorer … that is just wrong wrong wrong
I feel late in time because I never about of firefox three, maybe because my aunt uses IE so I haven’t gotten to open firefox in forever but I guess it’s cool they’re updating to something better. I so can’t wait to get firefox back on my computer because I totally miss it and will definetly update when I do.
haha, crazy. I haven’t updated firefox or whatnot in ages, but I still refuse to use just plain internet explorer.
Where are you? You haven’t updated in a while. Update!
I am using Firefox 3. I downloaded it on the “Download Day”
I didn’t know about that download record thing because I use Opera. I only have firefox on my computer for webdesigning purposes, to see how my site looks in different browsers.
I downloaded it the other day and it is faster!
I’m kinda scared of downloading new things… like just released things so I’m hanging about for all the bugs to be squashed out of it FF3. How is it? Other than the speed of course, is it ever so much more neater?
Thanks for sharing that, but I’m one step ahead with ya! I already downloaded FF3, and I am LOVING it!! Makes things so much more easier, and it’s so more advanced than the last one, and so many more nice themes!!!
I already downloaded FF 3 I love it,
I’ve been using FF for ages it’s so much better than IE.
I guess I’m a tad late, lol!
You need to update your site more or leave Despair, by the way (not to sound nasty, it’s just very annoying to be doing it all one way!) because it’s a bit unfair expecting people to comment on your site without contributing anything to the community yourself.
I love firefox 3! It works fine for me. But for some reason it errors constantly on my sons new computer.
As boring as I thought a post about Firefox 3 would be, I actually laughed quite a bit while reading your post. I also having a gnawing desire to go upgrade my Firefox, damn you.