FireFox3 gets Twittered or Slashdotted or simply falls down

I guess EVERYONE has decided to download Firefox today. This is what the website looks like under the load:



As I mentioned on the GSATC website, I like the new Firefox a lot. I downloaded it ahead of the rush, even though I intend to download it again today in solidarity with their effort to break the World's Record for most downloads in one day. I just haven't been able to make good on it despite my many presses of the refresh button.

When you get a chance, download Firefox 3.

Podcast: Firefox 2 v. Internet Explorer 7 -- How do you choose?

The Mozilla Foundation has released Firefox version 2 and Microsoft has released (IE7) Internet Explorer 7. Both new browsers are out just in time for the holidays. Both are essentially free -- so how do you choose what to do next? Can you load both? Listen as Phil Yanov (that's me) and Eric Rodgers discuss the latest salvo in the browser wars!

Listen: [Firefox v. IE7]

New Google Toolbar for Firefox

The new beta version of the Google Toolbar lets users to create, label and manage bookmarks for their favorite sites with a single click. Bookmarks are now saved to a user's Google Account, making them accessible from any computer. For example, if a user bookmarks an interesting news article at work that they want to read later, they can now easily access the saved bookmark from their home computer by simply logging in to their Google Account.

qv: [New! Google Toolbar Beta]