Firefox 3.0 - Alpha 8

Mozilla has released alpha 8 of Firefox 3 and there is finally something worthwhile to mention.

Mozilla Corp. updated the preview of Firefox 3.0 to alpha 8 Thursday, unveiling for the first time to users several security features it’s talked up for months.

Among the security provisions debuting in the new alpha of “Gran Paradiso,” the code name for Firefox 3.0, are built-in anti-malware warnings and protection against rogue extension updates, according to documentation Mozilla posted to its Web site.

Wow. After all the talk it’s finally here. Of course, it’s still alpha so I won’t be touching it for a while, but wow. Just think back a few years and you’ll realize how far web browsers have come in such a short time.

Heck, if this were a few years ago, I would prefer running the alpha over Internet Explorer anyday. Nothing said you enjoyed a good colon cleanse like powering up the older versions of Internet Explorer.