Mozilla’s Web browser, Firefox, has become the geek-industry standard for browsers. As best I can tell, anyone who notices their browser uses Firefox.

Firefox 3 has been out several months now, but many people haven’t upgraded. It’s a personal thing- some people like to wait for a while, for a few updates to come out, to make sure the product is stable, secure, and legit. For others, it’s not something they notice.

Now, however, the time to get Firefox 3 is approaching. Here are the two broadest reasons I could think of for why everyone should be on Firefox 3:

1. It’s better.

Firefox 3 handles add-ons (extensions, plugins, whatever you want to call them) better. It has the "Awesome Bar", which lets you search, find your history, and surf faster. Its performance is exponentially better. It’s more secure, handles your passwords better, and generally provides the best browsing experience of any browser I’ve ever used. Don’t believe me? Believe Lifehacker, Google, Digg, PC Magazine and millions of others.

2. Mozilla is ending support for Firefox 2.

It’s Mozilla’s policy to end support for a browser 6 months after that browser is outdated. For Firefox, that means that in mid-December, Firefox 2 will no longer be supported by Firefox. That means no more security and stability updates, and no new features for Firefox 2. Meanwhile, Firefox 3 just continues to get better.

Firefox 3.1 is about to be released, bringing with it faster performance, better music listening and video watching, "tab tearing" that allows you to pull a tab out of a window and into its own, among other improvements.

Now is the time to get Firefox 3. If you’re on FF2, upgrade, and if you’re on another browser, give Firefox a shot. You’ll wonder how you ever used another browser.