If you’re still using Internet Explorer, it’s primetime to upgrade your browser. Mozilla Firefox is about to release its 3rd edition of their web browser, with many enhancements, new features, higher security and more. If you’re looking to get the most out of your web experience, Mozilla Firefox 3 is -the- best browser to surf the net.

Using the internet should be fun, not a hassle. It’s only going to get better from here. Lets take a look at some of the new features of Firefox 3:

From lifehacker: The newest version of our favorite open source web browser, Mozilla Firefox 3, offers dozens of new features and fixes, but only a handful will make the most dramatic difference in your everyday browsing. After 17 months of alphas and betas, Mozilla’s finally made a feature-complete release candidate available, so it’s time to spotlight the biggest improvements that will make “Gran Paradiso” the browser to beat. Nearly everything in the open-source app has gotten a second look from the minds at Mozilla, from back buttons to bookmarks, address bars to add-ons, passwords to performance, and the changes will make Firefox 3 worth the upgrade come its official release date, slated for sometime next month. Let’s take a look at the 10 best upgrades in Firefox 3, and how they’ll bolster your browsing, after the jump.Note: Firefox 3 hasn’t been officially released yet—a public preview release is available and intended for testers only. While it’s a very stable preview, only use it if you’re willing to deal with bugs and instability as the Mozilla teams ready the official release.

That said, our favorite Firefox 3 features include:

10. Souped-up Add-ons manager

A big part of what makes Firefox so special to power users is its extensibility with extensions, add-ons, plug-ins and themes, and Firefox 3’s Add-ons dialog got the attention it deserved. The Fox’s Add-Ons menu is more robust and intuitive on at least two fronts. You can search and install extensions and themes right from the pop-up box, no browsing required. Also, a new plug-in manager lets you enable and disable third-party helpers like Flash, QuickTime, and anything else that makes content work (and causes you grief).

9. More intuitive interface overall

Mozilla tweaked and updated a whole lot of little things here and there throughout Firefox 3, which amounts to a big overall boost in usability. Most noticeably when you first switch, the Back button only appears on the address bar if there is a page to go back to, and when it does, it’s bigger and easier to click. Users who want to make sites with small text more readable permanently are in luck; Firefox 3 can increase the size of images and text, or just the text, on hard-to-read sites. In addition, Firefox 3 applies favicons more consistently to bookmarks, you can click a site’s favicon to get extended site identification information, you can resize the search box to hold more than two words, and the find-on-page search box automatically grabs the currently selected word, just to name a few new UI improvements.
In the long term, once webapps catch up, Firefox 3 will let you do really neat stuff in your browser, like register your favorite webapps to open certain file types, and access your online data even when you’re not connected to the ‘net. To get a taste, see how you can configure Firefox 3 to launch Gmail for mailto links.

8. Stronger phishing and malware protection

Firefox 3 has stronger filters and protection against malware, phishing sites, cookies, and other tools that compromise privacy and security. A malware warning shows up when you visit sites known to install malicious software, Firefox 3 doesn’t show the content of knock-off sites (like PayPal “Update Your Account” phishing scams) by default, and Firefox 3 checks against Google’s ever-growing blacklist of phishing sites. Now you can feel even better switching your less tech-aware relatives over to the open-source browser.

7. Improved download manager

Never wonder where a download came from, or went to, again. Gran Paradiso’s download manager lets you search through recent files, resume big downloads after a crash or restart, and lets you keep an eye on your transfers in the status bar.

6. Native looks for every system

Your browser is a serious part of your computer time, so having it look like nothing else on your system can be seriously annoying. Firefox’s designers made system integration a priority with this release, and it shows—even Windows XP’s and Vista’s button layouts have subtle differences in color and shading. There’s differences at deeper levels, too, with Cover Flow-type styling in the add-ons manager for OS X, transparencies in key places in Vista and OS X, and other tweaks that make your browser feel like a natural extension of your system.

5. Streamlined “Remember password” handling

No more guessing whether you’re saving the right password or clicking “Cancel” on unnecessary pop-up requests. Gran Paradiso only asks you to utilize its password-saving function once you’re already in and sure everything worked, and it won’t block you from seeing the logged-out version of a page if you don’t want to sign in.

4. Smart bookmarks

Much like iTunes’ Smart Playlists, Firefox 3’s new Smart Bookmarks function can analyze your browsing habits and create lists of links based on it. The default bookmark toolbar only comes with three standards, “Most Visited,” “Recently Bookmarked,” and “Recent Tags” (more on that later), but it’s none too hard to make your own.

3. Places Organizer replaces the Bookmark Manager

Previous versions of Firefox’s bookmark organizer have been pretty utilitarian affairs that make you drag and drop your links around nested folders. With Firefox 3’s new Places Organizer, those with reams of URLs can find them using boolean rule searches and multi-column results, as well as keep them better organized with a tagging system. Better still, you can save those smart searches for when you next need them.

2. Smart Location Bar learns how you browse

Like a personal assistant who telepathically knows when you’re going to need just the right phone number (or Starbucks fix), Firefox 3’s address bar, now dubbed the Smart Location Bar, helps you get to your frequently visited, or recently discovered, sites in super-quick fashion. That application you just read about on Lifehacker, but can’t remember the name? Type “li” into your address bar, and Firefox instantly pulls the relevant sites from your history. The bar also learns through repetition, so the next time you start searching with “li,” it knows you’re looking for Lifehacker, not Linux.

1. Insanely improved performance

It’s not flashy, and it doesn’t have any social networking features, but Firefox 3’s actual performance is the best reason anyone should consider upgrading, or making the switch to the ‘fox. Firefox’s engineers claim that their third major release is 9.3 times faster than Internet Explorer 7 in JavaScript performance, and 2.7 times faster than Firefox 2. This means snappier browser performance when you’re using webapps like Gmail, Remember the Milk, and more. Even more important, especially for Mac users, is the improved memory usage and more than 15,000 improvements that make for a less crash-prone browser. I’ve seen noticeable speed-ups in page loading in Linux, XP, and Vista, but the real reason I’ve switched over to using Release Candidate 1 is that I haven’t had to cross my fingers every time a Flash-based video loads. Graphed comparison of memory use amongst browsers in Vista courtesy of John Resig.

As you can tell, we’re completely geeked out about the upcoming Firefox 3 release. For more about the new version of the browser, check out our continuing coverage:

• The Complete Field Guide to Testing Firefox 3
• Make Your Extensions Work with Firefox 3
• Firefox 3 Robots Easter Egg
• Set Firefox 3 to Launch Gmail for mailto Links
• Firefox 3 RC 1 Portable Edition Now Available

Source: Lifehacker

Headquartered in Dover, Delaware, George & Lynch currently employs over 360 construction professionals specializing in a wide variety of heavy, infrastructure related construction services. Celebrating 85 years in business, George & Lynch is more than a familiar company name. The firm has become a major infrastructure contractor in the Mid-Atlantic region and on the East Coast. With a nationally recognized commitment to safety and recently named as the “Best in the Business” for the Delaware construction industry, owners can rest assured that their site construction needs, underground utilities and paving projects are in good hands.

When they needed to completely overhaul their website design and corporate image, they needed the right tool for the job. They came right to Inclind. We provided them with our robust Content Management System with a fresh new design to meet their expectations.

In addition to a transformation of the website design, the redeveloped website includes several additional new sections of content including information on specific projects. It will be much easier to make changes and updates any page of this new website with the included backend intranet branded as Inclind CMS. This content management system will also include a tool to post news releases and a tool to manage employee events. This Inclind product is really a valuable advancement that allows companies like George & Lynch to make adjustments to their website themselves instantly and effortlessly. This is an enormous breakthrough from their previous website, and only Inclind Delaware web design can offer such tools.

Full search engine optimization capabilities were implemented as well so anyone looking for the services George & Lynch offers can find them easily in any major search engine. Inclind’s web applications allow for very organic search engine methods to be executed by the user, and our web applications are intelligent enough to manage this without any interaction at all. Our adherance to strict web standards allows us to deliver websites that are accessible in any major browser equally, reaching a wider audience than their old website could.

“We have enjoyed working with Inclind, and look forward to working on other projects in the future.” says Dave McGuigan, George & Lynch’s Vice President of Business Development.

This morning Inclind launched StoneTech Crushing, a Salisbury, MD based company who offers the most efficient and economic crushing and screening services to the construction industry. Using cutting edge design techniques and the latest in web standards, Inclind was able to meet and exceed StoneTech’s internet presence that the owners were looking for. The website is fully controllable from its custom designed content management system web application that we offer. StoneTech are also able to collect leads generated by the website into their intranet automatically, helping the staff keep track of who is contacting them.

Initially, the most-noticeable element of this website is the striking background of crushed stone from an actual StoneTech jobsite. This website features sections about StoneTech news, equipment, and even a map with directions. Inclind developed a great, new, photo gallery feature just for this site.

The StoneTech project gallery features photos from past asphalt recycling, concrete crushing, and even demolition projects. Visit the new website to browse the photos from the demolition of the old Salisbury Mall.

As with all of our website applications, full search engine optimization capabilities were implemented as well so anyone looking for their services can find them easily in any major search engine. Inclind’s applications allow for very organic search engine methods to be executed by the user, and our web applications are intelligent enough to manage this without any interaction at all. Our adherance to strict web standards allows us to deliver websites that are accessible in any major browser without hindrance, reaching a wider audience than older methods from a few years ago.

“Inclind’s CMS (content management system) allows us to react quickly to changing market conditions.” says Brian Tregoe, President of Stonetech LLC.

About StoneTech Crushing:

Stonetech opened it’s doors for business on June 26th of 2006. The father son team of Tom and Brian Tregoe bring over 30 years of combined experience in the construction and aggregate business. Our first goal is to supply contractors with an approved RCR-6 material for use on private and municipal jobs. Stonetech has the most efficient and technologically advanced equipment available to the industry today. Stonetech prides itself on having the best equipment available to provide a quality, efficient and professional crushing job.

View the StoneTech Crushing Website »

For more information about Inclind or Delaware Web Design, feel free to contact us.

From Wikipedia:

Every business requires teamwork. It doesn’t matter what field you are in. Music, medical, law, military, web development, even marriage. Nothing is successful without the mutual backing of each other toward the end goal. Support comes from respect, not the requirement thereof based on a job title. Command it, don’t demand it. It starts with you!

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Inclind has launched two new websites this week.

Kitty’s LTD

Kitty’s Ltd. features distinctive gifts, folk-art, collectibles and high quality crafts. Many products are one-of-a-kind originals and limited edition handcrafted items by American artisans. Made in the USA is our specialty.

Inspiring seasonal products are often created of vintage fabric with unique handwork, painting and craftsmanship. Specialty home accents and accessories offer a nostalgic charm not available in most shops today. These are displayed in each room of a home setting. Kitty’s LTD has been a client of Inclind for a very long time, and their new website gives them a new face for 2008. Powered by Inclind Commerce, Kitty’s LTD is able to sell products online, send mailers, and manage store catalogue/inventory easily. The website receives hits and orders from around the country.

Nage

Dedicated to Passion for Food, the Pursuit of Fun, and Enjoyable Dining; Nage provides a Feast for the Senses. Known as a “Local’s Favorite,” Nage Rehoboth Beach continues to focus on creative foods while familiar and friendly faces take care of all of your needs.

With two locations, one in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and one in Washington, D.C., Nage has made a name for itself over the years, known for its excellent cuisine, service, and quality. Nage is powered by Inclind CMS, which lets the restaurant managers easily update the sites menus, pricing, and web pages. They can also add photos that instantly appear in the flash slideshow on the homepage, showcasing their delicious food in beautiful presentation. Inclind highly recommends having a night out to Nage; its an experience you won’t soon forget.

If you don’t have an intranet, extranet, commerce application, CMS (content management system) or CRM (customer / contact relationship management system) we can also help you get started. What are you waiting for! Contact us (302-856-2802) for more information.

While we’re a bit late on a ‘2008 is Here’ type post, Inclind is busy firing on all cylinders and moving full steam ahead. All staff are visibly refreshed and enthusiastic after a holiday break and good times at Shaun and Jessica’s wedding. We’ve hired two new employees, and even the interns dropped by a time or two to see whats up (sorry, not currently accepting challenges to my Wii Sports champion title).

What can we say, this is the place to work. Only we do what we do. Inclind has grown into a strong collective unit, tackling projects left and right. We’re much more fine tuned than we were this time last year, even more aware of our individual (and group) strengths and how to work as a team instead of code cowboys. Since I hopped on this train in 2005 it had just left the station, and now theres no stop or end in site to what can be achieved.

Individually, we’re all really coming into our own. Pete and I are a pretty tight unit, and are developing very creative solutions and enhancements for all Inclind products / applications. Tom’s been knocking designs out of the park on the first try, and the managers are keeping everyone happy.

2008 is going to be very good for all involved with Inclind one way or another.