Mozilla released Firefox® 3 last Wednesday, June 17, 2008, “a major update to its popular and acclaimed free, open source Web browser. Firefox 3 is the culmination of three years of efforts from thousands of developers, security experts, localization and support communities, and testers from around the globe.”
Available in approximately 50 languages, Firefox 3 is two to three times faster than its predecessor and offers more than 15,000 useful improvements and features (unlike its uselessly bloated competitor), including the revolutionary smart location bar, malware protection, antivirus software, parental controls, password manager, and popup blocker.
Associate Pastor of Trinity United Reformed Church in Walnut Creek, CA. Assigned as missionary to the Philippines. Lives just outside Metro Manila with wife and daughter. Three older boys live and work in CA.
Apparently, many of you were convinced of Firefox’s advantages over Internet Explorer. Since I posted “Firefox for Better Doctrine Unites Browsing” in early March 2008, Firefox has gained a big edge over IE, from a 49-49 percent tie to a whopping 65-32 percent share.
I believe that the jeepney today, instead of being the blessing that it had been in the past 60 years, has become an archaic relic of the past, an invention that had its day, and should be encased in a museum of Philippine history.
After the elections, celebrity fans will not have to go to the movie theaters and ritzy hotels and restaurants to scream at the sight of Manny Pacquiao or Richard Gomez, they just have to attend the sessions of Congress, and the various provincial, city and municipal halls.
Last Thursday, October 1, Rachel’s school sent out over 200 staff and students in several teams to the surrounding areas hit by severe flooding caused by Tropical Storm “Ondoy” (“Ketsana”).
In the Philippines, these heroes do not have any lasting effect on the public officials as well as the ordinary citizens, as seen in the rampant corruption and social ills in the culture, seemingly unequaled in the rest of the world.
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Apparently, many of you were convinced of Firefox’s advantages over Internet Explorer. Since I posted “Firefox for Better Doctrine Unites Browsing” in early March 2008, Firefox has gained a big edge over IE, from a 49-49 percent tie to a whopping 65-32 percent share.