07-07-2010, 10:21 AM
This morning the crew at Mozilla released Firefox 4 beta 1 upon an unsuspecting public!
Firefox 4 is the newest iteration in a long line of tough non-bloated alternative web browsing solutions providing a more secure and stable experience over that of Microsoft's own Internet Explorer. This new version features a completely rewritten rendering engine and from my own experiences sofar it's BLAZING FAST - easily as fast as Google Chrome. Firefox 4 also adds HTML5 support, more security, and the somewhat controversial new 'integrated tabs' user interface (which can be reverted in the settings menu).
The Geek Redneck really likes it. Give it a try!
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html
Remember, as is the tradition with all Mozilla betas - Firefox 4 beta 1 does NOT overwrite your current version of Firefox. Instead it installs to it's own seperate directory and imports settings, history, and cookies from your currently installed version of Firefox. This lets you switch between the new Firefox 4 and your previous version at your whim.
Remember, this is a beta, folks. Some things could be glitchy, the browser could crash unexpectedly, it could even go crazy and kill your new puppy. Please report any issues you find to Mozilla so that they can be investigated and fixed before the final release version.
Firefox 4 is the newest iteration in a long line of tough non-bloated alternative web browsing solutions providing a more secure and stable experience over that of Microsoft's own Internet Explorer. This new version features a completely rewritten rendering engine and from my own experiences sofar it's BLAZING FAST - easily as fast as Google Chrome. Firefox 4 also adds HTML5 support, more security, and the somewhat controversial new 'integrated tabs' user interface (which can be reverted in the settings menu).
The Geek Redneck really likes it. Give it a try!
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html
Remember, as is the tradition with all Mozilla betas - Firefox 4 beta 1 does NOT overwrite your current version of Firefox. Instead it installs to it's own seperate directory and imports settings, history, and cookies from your currently installed version of Firefox. This lets you switch between the new Firefox 4 and your previous version at your whim.
Remember, this is a beta, folks. Some things could be glitchy, the browser could crash unexpectedly, it could even go crazy and kill your new puppy. Please report any issues you find to Mozilla so that they can be investigated and fixed before the final release version.