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1 posted on 03/23/2011 2:10:29 PM PDT by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono

Firefox 4 here.


2 posted on 03/23/2011 2:12:55 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: JoeProBono

The Ghostery add on was enough for me to bail on Explorer a couple years ago. Firefox works great and does exactly what I want.


3 posted on 03/23/2011 2:16:02 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: JoeProBono

I like it-so far. Was using the RC when final release came out. Sure there will be a couple updates in a week or 3, but so far, seems a bit more stable/videos load smoother,etc.


5 posted on 03/23/2011 2:17:54 PM PDT by donozark ("Never wound a King." Machiavelli)
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To: JoeProBono

Firefox is not without it’s problems (memory hog), but it is my preferred browser of choice. Highly customizable and very secure.

Opera is also good.

There is NO good reason to use IE, unless one desires a virus.


6 posted on 03/23/2011 2:19:37 PM PDT by Retired Greyhound
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To: JoeProBono

I’m still using 3.6.15. Guess I’ll have to upgrade.


9 posted on 03/23/2011 2:23:35 PM PDT by Chuckster (When I was a kid, this was a free country)
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To: JoeProBono

Lovely - 5 reasons, each with a new set of ads!


12 posted on 03/23/2011 2:25:11 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: JoeProBono

You only need one reason: AdBlock Plus


14 posted on 03/23/2011 2:28:19 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (Public employee unions are the barbarian hordes of our time.)
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To: JoeProBono

Avant.


16 posted on 03/23/2011 2:29:13 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: JoeProBono

I tried one of the Beta versions and didn’t care much for it. I’m running the latest release, and I think it will do fine, now.


23 posted on 03/23/2011 2:39:22 PM PDT by SmithL (No one puts the func in dysfunctional like the California Legislature)
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To: JoeProBono

I’m using the release version of IE9. Works very well. Much faster than IE8, and I like the new features after getting used to them.

I use Symantec Endpoint Protection (corporate version), ZoneAlarm free, and Spybot Search & Destroy for malware protection.

And I have used AdMuncher since it first came out to block almost all internet ads and popups. Worth every penny. One of the best shareware products I know. I never see any ads (shhhh!).


29 posted on 03/23/2011 2:50:05 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: JoeProBono

A bit faster, seems quite stable (not that I’ve had stability issues with FF in several years), and with the right addons I’ve been able to keep the appearance changes I wanted and effectively ditch the ones that annoyed me.


31 posted on 03/23/2011 2:52:03 PM PDT by Fire_on_High (Stupid should hurt.)
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To: ShadowAce

Techlist Ping!


35 posted on 03/23/2011 3:09:11 PM PDT by CedarDave (Democrats believe in democracy when they have the votes; when they don't they believe in thuggery.)
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To: JoeProBono
Shhhhhh . . . Keep it quiet or else the nutcases will start writing Firefox viruses.
38 posted on 03/23/2011 3:24:17 PM PDT by righttackle44 (I may not be much, but I raised a U.S. Marine.)
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To: JoeProBono

Don’t get me wrong, I love the Fox....but I always wind up holding off on every upgrade 3-4 months to let all my favorite add-ons catch up. Maybe if FF4 catches on real fast it won’t take so long.


39 posted on 03/23/2011 3:32:56 PM PDT by Notary Sojac (When you buy stocks, you're betting on Bernanke)
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To: JoeProBono

Been using Foxfire for a couple of years now. I guess it’s okay. Not being a saavy computer person, I can’t really tell any difference in it from Explorer.


51 posted on 03/23/2011 4:53:13 PM PDT by WVNan
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To: JoeProBono

Just loaded FF 4 on wifey’s computer today. I became aware of it, when I clicked on an update for FF 3.6. Haven’t yet installed it on my own computer, because I’m not sure if anything I have right now will bug up, like add-ons.

One of the first things I noticed that irked me, was the disappearance of the ‘stop loading’ button. I checked View > Toolbars > Customize to see if it was there, and it isn’t.

Think I’m going to read for a few days before installing FF 4.


54 posted on 03/23/2011 7:45:53 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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57 posted on 03/24/2011 3:08:15 PM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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66 posted on 03/24/2011 9:27:43 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: JoeProBono
5 Reasons Why You Should Use Firefox Instead Of Internet Explorer

Is one of em "Cause IE sucks"?

67 posted on 03/24/2011 10:20:30 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: JoeProBono
In the end, I actually prefer Google Chrome 10.0.648.204 (the current released version) because not only it is really fast (thanks to the Webkit page layout engine), Chrome probably has the most compatibility with HTML 5.0 and best of all, each tab runs in its own separate process, so if one tab crashes it won't take down the whole browser with it. That's why my default browser on my home computer is Chrome.
70 posted on 03/30/2011 8:15:03 PM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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