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	Phil's Blogservations Tuesday, November 09, 2004 Posted by philgomes 7:15 PM "This Computer Is Not Human..." "This Computer Is Not Human..." "...it feels no pain. It can't be reasoned with." Yeah... So, up until very recently, Ad-Aware updates would crash. I wondered if there was some new adware that flummoxed the update processes of leading cleanup tools. Then, I noticed that the open-source Firefox 1.0 browser came out today. I've been happily using version 0.9.1 for a number of months and discovered that my adware counts went way down compared to Microsoft's Infernal Explorer. I installed it. And, now that I've installed Firefox 1.0, Ad-Aware happily updates its reference files. Coincidence? It's the only new thing to get installed onto my computer in months. Also, between the last time I heavily used Explorer (two months ago) and today, my weekly adware counts have gone from 60 to zero. For the record, this new browser rules. I like how it identifies feeds on the page and offers to turn that feed into a "live bookmark." Don't bother downloading Firefox from the Mozilla site, 'cause it's slammed. I couldn't even access the page of mirror-site links. From the article on CNET News.Com: The browser was made available for free download at 1 a.m. PST Tuesday. But by early Tuesday morning, only 45 percent of those who tried to gain access to the Web site were successful, said Stephen Pierzchala, senior analyst at Net performance management firm Gomez. And for those who were lucky enough to gain access, it took an average of 40 seconds to 50 seconds to load the page via a T1 line or better. For popular sites such as Amazon.com and Yahoo, it takes about 4 seconds to load the entire page, he said. "Firefox is suffering from a success crisis," Pierzchala said. "The bad news is so many people can't get to the site. The good news is its popularity." When I surfed to CNET's Download.Com this morning, there were already over 950,000 downloads. I guess I got my copy from there just in time, 'cause I can't open the site now. HOME | OBSESSIONS | FAQ | HEROES | CAREER | BLOG | CONTACT Note that the views expressed on this site do not necessarily reflect those of Phil's employer, its business partners, its clients, or anyone or anything that doesn't come from Phil.	ABOUT THIS BLOG This blog not only discusses PR and media matters, but Phil's everyday observations about a variety of topics. EMAIL phil[at] philgomes[[dot}]com SYNDICATE Feedburner ARCHIVE YAHOO! IM SKYPE WISH LIST PITCH POLICY MY PHOTOS www.flickr.com Photostream RSS Enter your Email Powered by FeedBlitz COMMENT AND TRACKBACK POLICY Comments and trackbacks are unmoderated, though I will delete the patently offensive ones. Any comments and trackbacks are the opinions of the individual writer of those comments and trackbacks, and not those of Phil Gomes, his employer, its clients, or its business partners. If you have a bone to pick, bug the people who wrote the comment or trackback.