Spreading the luv…

June 17 is Download Day. The folks at Firefox are hoping to set a Guinness world record for most downloads in a 24 hour period. As part of my “yay, free software” thing, I’m more than happy to pitch in.

I’ve been using a beta release of Firefox 3 for a bit now and it rocks. It’s fast and the new address bar is an amazingly useful tool. Not only does it autocomplete the URL you’re typing, but it also pulls up visited pages that include references to keywords. I’m not explaining it well - you just have to try it. It helps when you know you’ve seen a page about something but can’t recall where it was - start typing your search word and bang, it’s there.

Part of the coolness of Firefox is being able to add extensions - like the ScribeFire one I’m using right now for this post. Developers are updating their plugins to work with the new release so if you already use Firefox, you shouldn’t lose any of your faves.

So, help set a record and get yourself Firefox on June 17!