I have been using Minefield (also known as Firefox 3.0 Alpha, Mac OS X) for about a week now and I have to say that I am  impressed. I  have been a fan of Mozilla’s  Firefox since its inception. In my opinion, Internet Explorer 7 cannot hold a candle to the Windows version of Firefox because of its extensive plugin support, built in spam blocker, spell checker, and ActivX handling. Now when it comes to the Mac OS X, I believe Safari has proven to be a formidable foe. All of the things I mentioned regarding Firefox on the Windows platform hold true in Mac OS X. The only difference, in my experiences, has been that Firefox in Mac OS X uses large chunks of memory which would cause the browser to time out from time to time. This nagging issue had me splitting time between Safari and Firefox. This issue appears to be one of the problems Mozilla is focusing on in developing Minefield. Two other prominent additions in this version, are a revamped download manager and the option to add bookmarks by clicking on a star icon in the address bar. Since downloading Minefield, I have yet to open Safari. Now I am just waiting for more plugins to updated to support this version of Firefox.

In Mac Os X, which do you prefer using Safari or Firefox? And what are your impressions of Minefield (Firefox 3.0 Alpha)
[tags] Minefield, Safari, Firefox, Randy B. , Internet Explorer 7[/tags]