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Here's
everything you need to know about Firefox 3, Beta 5. I'm glad I
read it, because even though I found it nearly bullet proof, I went
back to Firefox 2 because my life was unbearable;le without
RoboForm. I haven't tried this yet, but will.
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Now that you're running Firefox 3 the first thing it'll tell you is
that your extensions aren't compatible with the new version. Don't
panic. It's true that many Firefox extension developers haven't updated
their add-ons to work with Firefox 3. But in many instances, this is
just a matter of the extension reporting back to the application that
it isn't yet compatible, even though the add-on might work anyway.
Instead of waiting for your favorite extensions to get updated, you
can
tell Firefox to enable them no matter what.
There are two ways to do this:
Download the
Nightly
Tester Tools
extension. Once it's installed and you've restarted, your Firefox 3
Add-ons dialog will have a "Make all compatible" button, as pictured.
Press that puppy to make your extensions work with Firefox 3 (after a
restart, that is).
Note that you may still get a message about extensions that don't
"provide secure updates" even after hitting this button. Use about:config
as detailed below for a workaround to the secure updates issue.
Here's
the rest ...
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I did
find one bug in 3.o, and reported it. I am unable to use Zazzle's
make-a-coffee mug program. Other than that, it looks like a clean
program. One other thing. Like magic, Firefox 2 no longer
leaks memory like a sieve. Go figure.
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