Page last updated at 09:09 GMT, Thursday, 19 June 2008 10:09 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Firefox claims download success Firefox fans held parties around the world to mark download day Mozilla is claiming a download record for the release of Firefox 3.0. In the first 24 hours the web browser was available the software was downloaded more than eight million times, says its creator Mozilla. Statistics from the download servers are being scrutinised to produce an official figure that will be passed to the Guinness World Record organisation. Big figures The attempt to set the download record was scheduled to begin at 1300 PST (2000 GMT) on 17 June. However, the record attempt was almost wrecked from the start as the servers handling the downloads collapsed under the weight of visitors checking to see if new version was available. Once the servers were up and functioning normally the record attempt began. At their busiest the servers were handling more than 9,000 downloads per minute. Within five hours the number of downloads for Version 3.0 exceeded the 1.6 million set by Firefox 2.0 in October 2006. In total Firefox 3.0 was downloaded 8.3 million times over the 24 hour record setting period. The figure beats the five million Mozilla predicted before the day. Logs from the download servers have been handed to the Open Source Labs at Oregon State University for auditing. The scrutiny will ensure duplicate and unfinished downloads are not counted. The verification process could take a week to complete. The surge of interest in Firefox 3.0 has continued and Mozilla has reported that the software has now been downloaded more than 10 million times.

New FIREFOX 3

At last "nadito na ang bagong" update ng firefox..i presently using it`s candidate 3 version and work well and fast with added security features..The best there is web browser to date..


The new version of the Firefox Web browser became available as a free download Tuesday June 17,2008.

The release was delayed as visitors checking for the update overloaded Firefox's Web servers. The site was slow or unreachable for about two hours starting about 12:45 p.m. Eastern time, 15 minutes before the scheduled release time, according to AlertSite, an Internet performance monitoring company. Performance improved later in the day.

Firefox supporters organized launch parties around the world as they tried to set a world record for most software downloads in a 24-hour period.

The category is new, and Guinness World Records must certify it, a process that could take a week or longer.

Firefox comes from Mozilla, an open-source community in which thousands of people, mostly volunteers, collectively develop free products. Firefox is the No. 2 Web browser behind Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer.

Firefox 3 includes enhancements to help users organize their frequently visited Web sites and block access to sites known to distribute viruses and other malicious software.

Users of Yahoo Inc.'s mail service can also use Firefox 3 to send e-mail by clicking a "mailto" link they might come across clicking on a name or a "contact us" link on a Web page. Previously such links could only open a standalone, desktop e-mail program.

Firefox 3 also offers other design and speed improvements.

Here are some features..paki check na lang nyo..

The Safest Web Browser

Firefox keeps your personal info personal and your online interests away from the bad guys.

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So How Do We Do It?

What makes Firefox different? Most importantly, we’re open. That means anyone around the world (and we have thousands of experts watching our back) is able to look into our code and find any potential weak spots in our armor.

And when we hear about a problem, we roll up our sleeves and get to work fixing it right away. It’s in your best interest (and ours) to take care of the issue, even if it means admitting we’re a little less than perfect.

Simply put, your security is our top priority.

There’s a Method to Our Madness.

Nobody loves the Internet more than we do. But, scammers, spammers and trigger-happy viruses are true threats, so you need to protect yourself while using the Web.

That’s Where Firefox Comes In.

Using it is the safest way to surf the web because:

• We don’t try to tackle the problem alone. An international community of security experts is working around the clock to make your web browsing safer (thanks to our open source way of doing things). It’s like having your neighborhood watch led by a group of highly trained ninjas.
• We consider your security every step of the way. Security experts work right from the start to identify and address potential problems before a single line of code is written.
• We stay on top of the issue. We’re constantly monitoring threats and releasing new Firefox updates to stay one step ahead. Operating in an open source world means anyone can help us find and fix our weak spots.

For more details on how Firefox keeps you safe online, visit our security blog.

Rapidshare downloads using proxy

I knew a lot of us here use Rapidshare to download and share a lot of stuff. It’s quite annoying when we were unable to download for a certain period after downloading a big file. What are going to be shared to day is how to download from Rapidshare using proxy so that you won’t have to face the 1 hour limitation problem again.

The programs that we need are a browser with ability to use proxy. I use Slimbrowser for two reasons:

• I don’t want to delete my Firefox or IE cache and cookies files
• It’s very lite and not a resource hogger

Steps/ How To:

• Download the browser from this location. Install it.
• Get a proxy list here. This trick requires the usage of proxy server to work. So don’t skip this step. Grab one proxy or more!
• This is how you are going to setup your proxy:

Click Tools > Proxies > Organize Proxies

2) In the Name field, enter something to identify your proxy, for example, Brazil #1

3) In the first address field, enter the proxy address you got from Proxy4Free, for example, 200.162.195.62

4) In the second address field, enter the proxy port, for example, 3128

5) If you want to set the entered proxy as the default proxy, then click the Set As Current Proxy button

6) Click OK to close the dialog box * If you want to add more proxies, repeat the steps above again and again.

After you have setup the proxy, copy and paste the Rapidshare download link to your browsers’ address bar, and wait for the Rapidshare page to launch.

In Rapidshare website, do the followings:

• Press enter and scoll down to bottom and click the FREE button
• Wait until the counter reaches zero or use any auto-reveal-link-utility - Copy paste the download link into your favorite download manager, for example, Flashget - Download the file happily

Troubleshooting

• Note that if Rapidshare gives you error like this;
• This IP is not allowed to use free anonymous services..or Your IP, xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is downloading a file…
• It’s time to use another proxy!!! In Slimbrowser, go to menu, Tools > Proxies and select another proxy you already entered before

After downloading a file, don’t forget to clear your trace!

• In Slimbrowser go to menu Tools > Internet Options to open the Internet Options applet.
• Click both Delete Cookies and Delete Files button to wipe out all references to Rapidshare.
• If you need to download more files, repeat all steps from 1 to 6, and hopefully you’ll be happier than ever.

Tips:

• Do not choose proxy with port 80
• Avoid choosing proxies addresses beginning with 195 because some of them are slow.