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A rising star even Microsoft can't snuff out
The Christian Science Monitor ^ | February 03, 2005 | Gregory M. Lamb

Posted on 02/02/2005 4:43:50 PM PST by Dubya

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To: Truth29

Absolutely. As a matter of fact, during the initial installation it prompts you to see if want to do so.

Also, you may import bookmarks at any time.

Perhaps the best part of FF besides the enhanced security are the "extensions", that allow you to do such things as block ads and create mouse gestures to accomplish tasks. It's WONDERFUL!


21 posted on 02/02/2005 5:11:48 PM PST by StoneGiant
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To: since1868

Firefox has no mail server....Thunderbird handles that.


22 posted on 02/02/2005 5:11:53 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
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To: since1868
I was talking about Thunderbird.

Ahhh. That makes more sense. I've heard mixed reviews about Thunderbird. I haven't tried it myself yet.

23 posted on 02/02/2005 5:12:16 PM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: mercy
Bill Gates is so passe.

I'd personally love to be so "passe"...especially if I could get five minutes with the family checkbook...

24 posted on 02/02/2005 5:15:15 PM PST by ErnBatavia (ErnBatavia, Boxer, Pelosi, Thomas...the ultimate nightmare Menage a Quatro)
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To: backhoe

FireFox Roxs!
We used MS Word to create a webpage for our local fire station and posted some jpg photos and forms. Guess what? MS IE don't get along with MS Word and refused to display them, while FireFox and Netscape and others had no problem. What's up with that? (Of course, it could be something I did wrong.)

Anywho.... I LOVE FireFox and Mozilla Thunderbird. Got them thanks to a thread posted by a freeper.


25 posted on 02/02/2005 5:15:45 PM PST by Chong (God Bless and Protect Our Troops.)
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To: antidisestablishment

There is a Firefox extension that may help with some Websites.


26 posted on 02/02/2005 5:15:54 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
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To: newsgatherer
what are the negatives?

I honestly can't think of a one, other than getting used to a new browser.

I put FF on both home computers during a June-July hijack, and haven't looked back.

FF does things a little differently ( think, "right-click," to see more menus & options. ) but the extensions ( like plug-ins ) are nicely customizable, and use little system resources. An equivalent of IE's "view partial source" is built-in, so you can read & copy snippets of HTML for links, pictures, and coding.

27 posted on 02/02/2005 5:17:16 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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To: Dubya

I only use IE to load windows updates. FF rocks.


28 posted on 02/02/2005 5:17:39 PM PST by Jackknife (No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.-MacArthur)
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To: antidisestablishment; ShadowAce

But I can't seem to find it now....not sure what the name is....

Need help with that.


29 posted on 02/02/2005 5:18:13 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
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To: StoneGiant

you wanna fix that? You seem to be the only one that I've encountered with that problem, at least that couldn't easily fix it.


30 posted on 02/02/2005 5:24:59 PM PST by TWohlford
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To: Dubya

I must say I find all this anti-Microsoft business somewhat tiresome. Internet Explorer works fine for me. I started out with a Netscape browser in an early beta version (0.7 or something), and followed along with it for years. But IE wiped the floor with it. I don't see the point of returning to the bother of having several browsers on my computer, as I did for several years.


31 posted on 02/02/2005 5:25:19 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: antidisestablishment; All

CSS is the solar power of Web Development.


32 posted on 02/02/2005 5:25:23 PM PST by olde north church (Powerful is the hand that holds the keys to Heaven.)
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To: Dubya

That's a slogan that'll leave a mark...

Microsoft, your platform for spyware and viruses.


33 posted on 02/02/2005 5:28:33 PM PST by antiantiamericans
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To: since1868
For me Firefox was slower then ie I had more spyware then ever. Did not like there mail server.

Slower? Maybe depending on your settings. More spyware? I don't believe it for a minute.
34 posted on 02/02/2005 5:29:26 PM PST by Arkinsaw
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To: backhoe

backhoe, I'm on IE and absolutely hate their favorites. I was allowed to alphabetize only one time, and after that I have to sort out a few hundred favorites with the mouse. It takes forever. If I switch to FF, and attempt to save my favorites, will I still have the IE favorites system to cotend with, or will FF switch the favs to THEIR system of storing them?


35 posted on 02/02/2005 5:30:07 PM PST by kitkat
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To: Cicero
I must say I find all this anti-Microsoft business somewhat tiresome.

Thats fine with me, I actually hope that most people stay on IE. That will leave IE as the primary target of the malicious and leave me to Firefox.
36 posted on 02/02/2005 5:32:37 PM PST by Arkinsaw
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To: Arkinsaw
either did I after downloading FF and surfing for a hour or 2 I did spybot and had over 3o infections
37 posted on 02/02/2005 5:33:11 PM PST by since1868
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To: Dubya

yawn...ever more firefox hype


38 posted on 02/02/2005 5:33:50 PM PST by montag813
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To: Dubya

How many times can this story be re-written?


39 posted on 02/02/2005 5:35:14 PM PST by Doohickey ("This is a hard and dirty war, but when it's over, nothing will ever be too difficult again.”)
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To: Tribune7

I don't get malware from either browser.


40 posted on 02/02/2005 5:36:42 PM PST by Doohickey ("This is a hard and dirty war, but when it's over, nothing will ever be too difficult again.”)
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