Decided to Try Firefox 3.1 Beta 1
This morning I was wondering if the heavy load I was seeing on my MacBook Pro when viewing Intrade in Firefox (approx. 30% CPU) was fixed in the Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 - so I downloaded it and tried it. Turns out, that's not it. But I did notice a few nice things about the beta that may be really slick when they finish them.
First, the 'smoothness' (hard to put it any other way) of the GUI is much improved. I feels slicker, more polished. I know, very subjective, but still, it's a nice addition. Also, the tabs have been worked over. They are nicer as well. But there are still a few issues with the updating of the GUI that make me feel like they have a little bit of work to do before it's 'final'.
Nice, and in the right direction, but not ready for me to use. Not yet.