Firefox 3 Download Day

Firefox 3 Download Day Download Day officially began at 11:16 am PDT/6:16 pm GMT yesterday, but it goes on for 24 hours. Firefox is setting the record for the most downloads in 24 hours, so there are still more than 12 hours left (from the time of this post)! Note that I say definitively that they are setting the record. That is because with these 24 hours, they are inventing the record. They applied to be included in the Guinness Book of World Records for this new category, and are recording and submitting the number they get from this day.

Maybe you don't care about setting a new record or by the time you read this, the 24 hours was over. Then don't do it for the world record... do it so you can have a better browser. Here are some reasons that make Firefox 3 better than other browsers:

• better security
  • warnings about sites that install viruses
  • warnings about sites that are forgeries of real sites
  • anti-virus integration
  • ...and more
• easier to use
  • easier password management that will replace successful passwords with unsuccessful ones
  • resumable downloading for when your download gets interrupted partway
  • tab scrolling and tab quick menu
  • multiple text selection
  • full page zoom
  • a better bookmark organizer
  • ...and other features
• improved performance
  • faster
  • better memory usage (Firefox 2 was an annoying memory hog for me)
• improved platform for developers

Want to help out? Want a better browser? Well I hope I convinced you to get ! If you already have it, then good for you! You can also .

For updates on how the record, Firefox has set up their own Twitter account that will be micro-blogging with the updates.