The wait is finally over for the latest release of Firefox. Some important issues have been addressed in this latest major release and it's sure to be a great step in the right direction for web browsers in general.

Download Firefox 3 and view its features here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

Acuras has just launched a new website for a local educational media company, Avanti Media Solutions. Visit the site at www.avantimediasolutions.co.uk.

Acuras has just designed, built and launched a new website for Trevor Laurency. Visit it at www.trevorlaurency.com. The site was built with a very basic content management system in order to allow the client to edit some of the content on a page of the website.

A selection of recent news, coding tips and general technology links we've recently bookmarked:

Tomorrow's CSS Today: 8 Techniques They Don't Want You To Know [CSS Tutorials]
Microsoft: Vista feature designed to 'annoy users' | Tech News on ZDNet
CSS Sliding Photograph Gallery
Emma Alvarez Site: Most Useful 50 CSS Tips And Tools For Webmasters
Content Overlay with CSS - Snook.ca
MySQL Workbench
gnome-open: Open Anything from the Command Line « Ubuntu Blog
MySQL Mathematical Functions

I came across Mozilla Prism in a recent version of the SitePoint Tech Times newsletter. The HTML version of this issue can be found here.

The concept behind Mozilla Prism is simple. It effectively allows you to run a web application (or any website) within a stripped down, dedicated web "browser" (I use that term loosely) which enables you to use the web app more like a desktop application rather than a typical website within a normal web browser.

From the Mozilla Labs website:

Mozilla Labs is launching a series of experiments to bridge the divide in the user experience between web applications and desktop apps and to explore new usability models as the line between traditional desktop and new web applications continues to blur. (Mozilla Labs)

This concept is particularly applicable for web applications such as Google Mail (or any webmail system). One noticeable advantage to this new model of use is that it enables the separation of web browsing from the regular use of web apps. If your browser crashes while visiting a site, your web app (e.g. Google Mail) is still running as if it was a completely separate desktop application.

To see what all the fuss is about take a look at http://labs.mozilla.com/2007/10/prism/ to find out more and download the current version of Mozilla Prism for Windows.