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I love Firefox, really I do.  But I find myself wandering away whenever I see new features like independent processes and the “New Tab Page” in Google Chrome or Frontrow-style switching in the new Safari 4 Beta (which I couldn’t find in my cursory glance).

One thing that keeps me coming back to Firefox time and again is add-ons, specifically Flashblock — I cannot stand browsing without it.  Other browsers, if you’re listening:  blocking Flash animations until specifically and individually enabled makes the Internet a much nicer place to play.

Firefox, if you’re listening:  keep up the good work, but work on a little innovation now and then.

I’ve been playing around lately with the public beta release of Windows 7 on my MacBook and overall enjoying myself.  I have never used (or even touched) a Vista installation so I don’t have any bad experiences to taint my impressions.

I’m using Parallels Desktop 4.0 on a 14-day trial, and Coherence Mode with Windows 7 works quite seamlessly.  I am able to log into and use Quickbooks Online Edition (which requires Internet Explorer) for my business accounting, while maintaining my OS X environment.

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