Just downloaded the FireFox 1.5.0.1 update. And just to express my “not-so-happy” state right now, I’m posting this from Opera :P.

When I downloaded FireFox 1.5 , I was surprised to see the increased system resources that FF was eating up, not to mention the untimely crashes and also wierd rendering of css on a few sites. But just like an ardent fan would, I gave it time and waited for the next update.

Well, the css is still not rendering any better.
The system resources are still being gulped, no crashes so far though.
And BOLLOCKS, my favourite extension AARDVARK has been disabled !

Right now I’ve got FireFox 1.5.0.1, Opera 8.5 and Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2096 on my system.
IE is there just for testing purposes, but I’m beginning to like Opera the more I use it.

Things I like about Opera:

1. Integrated feed reader
2. Doesnt take up too much of system resources
3. Hasn’t crashed on me yet
4. Love the UI elements
5. Tabbed browsing
6. Integrated download manager
7. The Notes feature (truly amazing)
8. Overall usability is very convenient

I wouldnt say the integrated Mail Client really lures me. I feel thats better kept as a seperate appplication.
But the features that make me LOVE FireFox are:

1. Latest standard support (especially for css), so the sites show up exactly the way they are meant to be. Just like this WordPress 2.0 DHTML menu on the right.
   
2. Extensions such as Aardvark, WebDeveloper Toolbar and ColorZilla make developing sites a pleasure !
3. I’m not going to even start with tabbed browsing etc etc etc…

To me these features of FireFox are irreplaceable. The only thing on my FireFox plugin wishlist would be a Pop-Up reminder for the Sage plugin to announce new feeds.

Right now, I guess FireFox would remain my primary browser.This may sound totally biased, but the fact remains that you go online to browse websites. If you cant see them the way they are meant to be seen, it defeats the whole purpose. Only if Opera could go ahead and extend its support for the latest standards, or maybe if Opera becomes more popular and people start making sites keeping in mind the standards support by Opera