Internet veterans might remember eight or so years ago, when model Cindy Margolis claimed she was the most downloaded woman on the Net. Her claims were vehemently contradicted by the model/Internet-pioneer Danni Ashe. Much was made of the story, in certain circles, especially the Howard-Stern-fan circles. Ah, the 90s.

Anyway, I was pining for that decade when I read about Mozilla's Firefox 3 browser. The good people at Guinness have certified Firefox 3 as the most downloaded software in one 24-hour period, drawing 8,002,530 downloads on its June 17 premiere. (Never mind that there wasn't really a record to break. Mozilla's got it now, so suck it Microsoft and your semi-retired chairman.)

I love Firefox 3. As Danni Ashe is more feature-rich than Cindy Margolis (just go with me here), Firefox is more feature-laden than the No. 1 browser, Internet Explorer. The tabbing and the built-in search bar at the bottom of the browser are two of my favorite tools.

I'm someone who hung onto Netscape Navigator for as long as possible back in the day. She was my first love, and I resisted IE's flirtations. I resisted until it became obvious that IE was just better.

So it's great that a better browser is back on the scene. Let's hope that Firefox 3 is as good as advertised. I'm interested in how this part will work: Mozilla says the new release warns users when they arrive at sites which are known to install viruses, spyware, trojans or other malware.