The recently released Firefox 3.0 is really worth the free download. It is packed with new features and has been streamlined. It is faster and nicer looking. It rightfully claimed the “default browser” title from Safari 3.1.1 on my computer.

Now, you don’t have to be as accurate as humanly impossible upon entering an address in the url input box. Enter a term and Firefox will suggest sites related to this word or expression. Nice. The interface is also more polished à la Safari, slick grey.

You might want to boost your Firefox experience by installing the following add-ons: Zotero, a powerful search utility allowing the fast notation of web sites and Showcase, a quick way to open as thumbnails all your opened bookmarks, in one convenient window. In addition, you might consider Speed Dial, it enables up to nine default thumbnails and associated urls onto one practical page.

Also, if you’re like me and you feel your web browsing should be kept to yourself— or sold at a fair price—disable “Accept third party cookies” (on by default, go figure) under Firefox, Preferences, Privacy. Third party cookies are really annoying as they are put on sites by firms like Double Click (bought by Google) managing ads on behalf of the site.