How to automatically close the download manager after your download completes in FireFox3
Another great tip for FireFox 3. You can have your FireFox 3 close the download manager after it finishes the downloads. It’s a small tweak in firefox 3 and it goes like this
1- Write about:config in your address bar.
2- Search for “browser.download.manager.closeWhenDone”
3- Change it’s value by double clicking it from false to true.
It’s done. Now, whenever you have a download in firefox 3, the Download Manager will automatically close when the download(s) finishes.
Firefox 3 Portable Download
Firefox 3 Portable was released soon after the Firefox 3 itself. You can download firefox 3 Portable version for your USB, flash drive etc and can use it on the go so you can take your bookmarks, extensions and saved passwords with you.
How to install Firefox 3 Portable:
To install Firefox Portable, just download the portable package at the top of the Firefox Portable page and then double-click it. Select the location you wish to install to and click OK. A FirefoxPortable directory will be created there and all the necessary files installed. That’s all there is to it.
FireFox 3 Portable | Download (8.0 MB)
FireFox 3 Portable | Source / Official Website
Firefox 3 Release Candidate (RC1) Download
Firefox 3 Release Candidate (RC1) is now available for download. Firefox 3 RC1 has many new features and changes which are listed below. Firefox 3 RC1 is more stable than any of the betas that have been released earlier but it’s not 100% and you can confront some bugs. Which means that you should either back up your original firefox’s settings or don’t try it yet.. you might lose them, you might not. Firefox 3 Release Candidate, for sure, is faster than firefox 2 and with it’s new features.. it’s bound to be used. Firefox 3 RC1 is available to download for windows, Mac and Linux.
FireFox 3 RC1 Features:
* Improvements to the user interface based on user feedback, including changes to the look and feel on Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS X and Linux.
* Changes and fixes for new features such as the location bar autocomplete, bookmark backup and restore, full page zoom, and others, based on feedback from our community.
* Fixes and improvements to platform features to improve security, web compatibility and stability.
* Continued performance improvements: changes to our JavaScript engine as well as profile guided optimization continues to improve performance over previous releases as measured by the popular SunSpider test from Apple, and in the speed of web applications like Google Mail and Zoho Office.
Firefox 3, Beta 5 Download
FireFox 3 Beta 5 New features:
- Improvements to the user interface based on user feedback, including changes to the look and feel on Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS X and Linux.
- Changes and fixes for new features such as the location bar autocomplete, bookmark backup and restore, full page zoom, and others, based on feedback from our community.
- Fixes and improvements to platform features to improve security, web compatabilty and stability.
-Continued performance improvements: changes to our javascript engine as well as profile guided optimization continues to improve performance over previous releases as measured by the popular SunSpider test from Apple, and in the speed of web applications like Google Mail and Zoho Office.
Download: Firefox 3 Beta 5 | Size - 7.2 MB
Link: Firefox 3 Beta 5
