Firefox, the little web-browser that could, hit 3.0 today. And it seems they think they’ve built a better browser than Safari.

The sad fact is, in most ways, WebKit/Safari is the superior browser. And it damn well better be. Apple caused a huge ruckus when it chose to use the kHTML engine as Safari’s starting point instead of Gecko. The long run has proven their decision was correct. They’ve managed to build a faster, more compliant-browser with fewer programmers and less glitz than the Firefox team. WebKit is increasingly being chosen as the default “browser component” for other manufacturers, from Nokia to Adobe to Google, and the recent Acid 3.0 browser-team-showdown didn’t make Firefox look particularly good.

Comparing themselves to Safari in such horrendously silly, self-congratulating, masturbatory ways is just begging for trouble.

I’m still amazed how popular Firefox is on the Mac. There’s no Firefox add-on that trumps the integration of Safari with the Mac OS. And yes, I also found the comparison chart comical.

The iPhone’s Not Designed for One-Handed Operation

Al Sacco continues:

I don’t know about you, but I’m often driving or taking notes when I’m using my phone…

Try dialing a number with an iPhone in your left hand while steering with your right or typing in an address on that touch screen while jotting down notes.

From watching other drivers talking/typing away while driving I realize many don’t give a damn for the safety of others, but it’s rare to find someone who will admit it to the world.

The list was also extremely biased, but I’d expect nothing less from a site named crackberry.com.

With a click of the mouse/trackpad or hot key you’re presented with the day’s events and tasks. You can set Today to show all of your tasks or just those due on that day.

I’ve tried similar applications before but haven’t found one to my liking. Most show either iCal events or tasks, but not both, or are available only as a widget.

Today allows you to add events and tasks without opening iCal. You can also check off tasks as you complete them. You can’t choose which calendar appear in Today, which is the only feature* missing that prevents me from forking over the 15 bucks it costs to own it.

I’m a fan of iCal, and today fills one of the few features I wish it had nicely. Second Gear’s biggest challenge will be keeping Today lean and faithful to its core purpose. Already users are asking for features that would quickly turn it into a replacement for iCal. There’s already one iCal; no need for another.

* One more gripe: You’re allowed to use Today for 7 days, which is ridiculously short, especially for an application that was released with obvious work needed to be done before considered complete.

Looks normal, right? Look at your own keyboard… notice anything different? Okay, maybe you don’t. But try actually typing on this and it all becomes far too apparent. The whole of the bottom row of letters (Z, X, C…) is one too far to the right. The Z should be below and between A and S, not S and D.

The keyboard problem aside, the comment section is a train wreck. A commenter tells Gordon to “get a mac”. This sets Gordon off who calls him a “stupid Apple fanboy”, deletes his comment, and proceeds to list all the reasons he hates Macs, relegating the Dell keyboard a distant memory. This, of course, only brings a ton more “get a mac” comments, many obviously just to yank Gordon’s chain (I have no idea if he realizes he’s being trolled, but he comes off as clueless).

After stating that he’s bought Macs for his wife and Dad (thus giving his opinion weight, right?) Gordon goes on to sound like someone who’s never laid eyes on a Mac, at least not since the turn of the century.

One button mouse? No delete key? Crashes? All wrong, and have been for a while. Sadly, no matter how long these complaints have been invalid, they’ve been repeated for so long they’ve taken on a life of their own.

A couple of reasonable Apple users try to clue Gordon in on his ignorance, but he’s too busy complaining about Apple fanboys to notice.

Physician, heal thyself*.

*and get a mac.