Posted on 10/07/2004 5:34:43 AM PDT by ShadowAce
I haven't ever used IE, but Mozilla will go the way of IE's problems if it becomes popular enough for hackers to really pay attention to. IE is used by, well, "everybody", so why would they bother to harrass Mozilla when IE contains everthing they need?
You can go here...
https://update.mozilla.org/extensions/showlist.php?category=Tabbed%20Browsing
and download the miniT 0.4 extension that allows for moving your tabs with a handy indicator too.
It does seem faster, have you tried the tabbed feature?
Hit Alt+T and you can have multipule widows on your favorite sites.
I haven't used Mozilla, so I can't help with that.
I use MiniT as well. You are right handy little ext. Also, CuteMenu .4 is nice chrome. (silly name though)
I don't know what to tell you besides try and reinstall the program or email Mozilla site with the problem
It does not load some pages though. Is anything to fix that?
After spending several hours on many occasions removing IE hijacks and spyware programs... I use FF. I love it! Any small inconveniences are outwieghed by the fact I am not constantly spending hours with a hijacked browser. FF rules... IE is trouble just waiting to happen.
Just downloaded 1.0, was using .8. I rarely use IE anymore unless a site has some clunky javascript that Firefox won't run.
Yes, you are right, but since I do all of my browsing with Firefox and Firefox validates the same as Netscape Navigator, what does it matter?
So, as I noted, it is a personal preference to a large extent. In addition, the IE security issues alone might make one consider using Firefox. You can't make the arguement that IE has been free of the security problems. It hasn't; it has been rife with security issues. And, while I concede that IE is a big target and Firefox might become a larger target as more users use it, it is fact that, for the large part, Firefox hasn't experienced the security issues.
Well, you use whatever browser you want, I will use what I want. As long as we both can continue to contribute the movement that is FR, I don't care.
Just for your information, there's a Mac version, too!
I use Safari and like it, but may try this later.
Maybe that's why one page I like won't load. It has a lot of moving pics, music,etc. I just installed it after reading this thread so I'm not that familiar with it as yet. It sure is a lot faster. I guess it's because spybots aren't slowing it down.
Sorry.
Tried it again.
They don't appear sorted in the Bookmark management box
but they do appear sorted when you go back to the bookmarks.
There still is a little problem
however
that I cannot sort the directories
just the bookmarks within a directory.
On each tab you go to your bookmarks and load a page.
The active page is a darker color than the others. To activate a page, click on the tab then browse as normal.
So what does FF do differently than IE to make it less susceptible to adware?
I don't know, but when I use FF and then run adaware I find none.
You missed the point I was making. I use Firefox. I was simply stating that Firefox is not netscape. Its something the firefox team tries to make very clear in their FAQ and i was simply trying to help them out by avoiding any confusion.
Read my initial post on this thread and you will see why I am on firefox and how it pretty much interlocks with your post.
By the way, for those who still prefer to stick with Internet Explorer (especially those with Windows XP Service Pack 2), there is a add-on program called Maxthon (formerly called MyIE2 ) that gives IE almost Firefox-like functionality.
Most people have a life, and they are loathe to invest the hours necessary to find the conflicts, eliminate them, tweak things, modify for desireable effect etc. The average person avoids it because it is the difficult alternative.
Even people like me, who are not inherently afraid of technology, but have a healthy distrust of it, require a very high level of frustration before taking the plunge.
I must admit a definite and continuing drift in that direction.
In my experience, most people are hesitant to use Firefox over Internet Explorer because they have become accustomed to using IE in a way only a heroine addict can truly appreciate.
Bad comparison. Heroin is clearly a bad thing in the mind of most normal people. A web browser is a useful thing, inherently good, but beyond the technological reach of the average person, even computer "savvy" ones (as opposed to the geeks).
Articles like this one however are a huge help. Thank you, I view this article as a public service. It keeps us abreast of improvements in alternatives and increases the confidence level that real alternatives exist.
It's no longer a question of if, it's a question of "when" we start making the switch wholesale.
Unless, of course, Microshaft is allowed deliberately to frustrate that attempt by malicious coding.
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