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Jun 30th '09, 10:00 AM
<p><img height="200" src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/lifehacker/2009/06/firefox_3.5_official.jpg" width="500" /></p> <p>Windows/Mac/Linux: The final version of the Firefox is starting to show up on Mozilla's web site, and some readers are reporting update notices. Here are few links and how-tos you should check out before downloading that browser.</p> <ul> <li><strong><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/compatibility/report">Add-on Compatibility Center</a></strong> - See whether the popular extensions that make up 95% of add-on downloads are compatible with <a href="http://lifehacker.com/tag/firefox-3%275/">Firefox 3.5</a> before you download. It's looking pretty green and good at the moment, with the notable exception of Tab Mix Plus. </li> <li><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5295655/top-10-firefox-35-features"><strong>Top 10 Firefox 3.5 Features</strong></a> - Breaking down the Private Browsing Mode, TraceMonkey JavaScript engine, little interface features, and bigger changes to the increasingly popular open-source <a href="http://lifehacker.com/tag/web-browser/">web browser</a>. </li> <li><strong>Disable <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5297027/disable-firefox-35s-location+aware-browsing">location-aware browsing</a> and <a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/2082/week-in-geek-the-disable-firefox-3.5-tab-tearing-edition/">tab tearing</a></strong> - If those features sound more like privacy invasion and mouse-clenching hassle, respectively, they're pretty easy to turn off. </li> <li><strong><a href="http://lifehacker.com/355973/make-your-extensions-work-with-the-firefox-3-beta">Make your extensions work with (Firefox 3.5)</a></strong> - Originally written for the big (bigger?) Firefox 3.0 upgrade, but this little <code>about:config</code> tweak should keep those extensions not yet upgraded working with 3.5 as well, assuming you don't mind potential bugs. </li> <li><strong><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5303544/weave-now-syncs-firefox-preferences-auto+logins">Weave synchronization tool</a></strong> - Mozilla's experimental synchronization project only works with <a href="http://lifehacker.com/tag/firefox-3%275/">Firefox 3.5</a>—but, wait, that's out now! It's worth checking out, especially if you're running Firefox across multiple systems. </li> <li><strong><a href="http://videos.mozilla.org/serv/marketing/fx35_overview/fx35_overview.ogv">Firefox 3.5 Overview</a></strong> - It's both a video run-through of Firefox 3.5's features, and a test of the new no-Flash-need video powers of Firefox 3.5 (non-HTML5-compliant browsers will just get an .ogv video download link). </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/firefox.html">Firefox 3.5 - It's Time for an Upgrade</a> [Mozilla]</p> <p><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5304572/firefox-35-officially-available-for-download">Lifehacker - Firefox 3.5 Officially Available for Download - Firefox 3.5</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6214430959664794120-8569748104589429448?l=ooedbone.blogspot.com'/></div><br />