FireFox 3.6 Release!

shilk · 01-21-10, 11:20 AM

Holy crap, it's fast!

I was able to migrate to the latest release without my addons mucking up on me. Right away, I noticed how fast everything was loading. It's a definite improvement!

You can grab it here at softpedia.

Revs · 01-21-10, 11:22 AM

Cheers for the heads-up

EDIT: Yup, it does seem nice and snappy.

LydianKnight · 01-21-10, 11:36 AM

Still no official update within Firefox... guess it will be ready any moment now

shilk · 01-21-10, 12:32 PM

The official release is at 9 PM PST. Still have a while to wait. This is the same build that was available on their FTP before it was blocked out.

Drolfrawd · 01-21-10, 12:38 PM

Grabbed it thanks.

**crainger** · 01-21-10, 12:49 PM

Been using it since Beta. It's pretty good for Firefox.

glObalist · 01-21-10, 12:50 PM

Now offered also within FF itself. Incompatible addons (for me):

IETab
Gmail manager
Logmein Remote Access

01-21-10, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shilk

Holy crap, it's fast!

I was able to migrate to the latest release without my addons mucking up on me. Right away, I noticed how fast everything was loading. It's a definite improvement!

You can grab it here at softpedia.

Fast is all I wanted to see - Thanks for the heads up!

six_storm · 01-21-10, 01:56 PM

Questions:

* Does it hog memory like previous versions?
* Is it faster than Chrome?
* Extension support?

glObalist · 01-21-10, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by six_storm

Questions:

* Does it hog memory like previous versions?
* Is it faster than Chrome?
* Extension support?

*IE8 w/o extensions, 3 tabs open = 135 000K (it's spread out in multiple processes if you need to check)
FF w/ extensions and now Personas, same 3 tabs = 136 000K
- always been like that

* who cares about miliseconds?
* best, as always. I just need to wait for updates to the 3 addons I mentioned previously

shilk · 01-21-10, 02:07 PM

I use GMail Checker.

Also, I use NoScript, AdBlock, FEBE and they have all been updated for a while now.

Sazar · 01-21-10, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by six_storm

Questions:

* Does it hog memory like previous versions?
* Is it faster than Chrome?
* Extension support?

Memory, I haven't really used it that long today so I dunno.

Speed-wise, Chrome still seems faster in most cases for me.

Extensions, many of mine are currently broken/out-dated, but that happens almost every iteration.

I am personally sticking to Chrome as my primary browser simply because it remains the faster browser and the extension support keeps getting better and better.

01-21-10, 11:20 AM	#1
shilk Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: California Posts: 913	FireFox 3.6 Release! Holy crap, it's fast! I was able to migrate to the latest release without my addons mucking up on me. Right away, I noticed how fast everything was loading. It's a definite improvement! You can grab it here at softpedia.

01-21-10, 11:22 AM	#2
Revs Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK Posts: 6,362	Re: FireFox 3.6 Release! Cheers for the heads-up EDIT: Yup, it does seem nice and snappy.

01-21-10, 11:36 AM	#3
LydianKnight Registered Knight Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Málaga, Spain Posts: 977	Re: FireFox 3.6 Release! Still no official update within Firefox... guess it will be ready any moment now

01-21-10, 12:32 PM	#4
shilk Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: California Posts: 913	Re: FireFox 3.6 Release! The official release is at 9 PM PST. Still have a while to wait. This is the same build that was available on their FTP before it was blocked out.

01-21-10, 12:38 PM	#5
Drolfrawd Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,787	Re: FireFox 3.6 Release! Grabbed it thanks.

01-21-10, 12:49 PM	#6
crainger Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 29,535	Re: FireFox 3.6 Release! Been using it since Beta. It's pretty good for Firefox.

01-21-10, 01:56 PM	#9
six_storm Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Nashvegas Posts: 11,575	Re: FireFox 3.6 Release! Questions: * Does it hog memory like previous versions? * Is it faster than Chrome? * Extension support?

01-21-10, 02:07 PM	#11
shilk Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: California Posts: 913	Re: FireFox 3.6 Release! I use GMail Checker. Also, I use NoScript, AdBlock, FEBE and they have all been updated for a while now.