Firefox 3

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The Complete Field Guide to Testing Firefox 3

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. “ 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 ... ” 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.