Everyone’s favorite open-source browser turns three today. Here’s the download link. It’s been a long and trying 34 months, but the browser has finally arrived. And while Internet browsers, as a rule, do not excite me, Firefox 3 is the best browser that I’ve ever used.

Hardcore geeks (like me) have already been enjoying the new “awesome bar” (not my term) in previous release candidates for Firefox 3. Whatever you type in the “awesome bar” is used as a search string against your favorites and history. For instance, If I want to see someone’s Facebook profile, I can just type their name in the bar, and if I’ve previous been to their profile page, it’s the first suggested drop-down result. Pretty cool!