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Firefox fans put new spin on browser protection
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| 04/20/2005
| Paul Festa
Posted on 04/20/2005 11:52:18 AM PDT by r5boston
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To: timtoews5292004
If they keep bringing their systems to me, I think I will begin installing firefox on their machines and setting it as the default browser.You will thank yourself that you did.
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posted on
04/20/2005 1:38:29 PM PDT
by
frogjerk
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Believe it or not, I find the "tabbed browsing" feature of Firefox completely over-rated and don't use it.
To: timtoews5292004
I find the "tabbed browsing" feature of Firefox completely over-rated and don't use it. Wow. That's the main reason I started using it. The security aspect was just a perk.
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posted on
04/20/2005 1:52:41 PM PDT
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
not me, man. Technically, I don't have enough time to read one thing at a time, let alone switch between several links at once.
To: Malsua
Trojan.root.hijack,media acess,sasser,It may have come in when wife used I.E., some sight for Las Vegas. I would like to use firefox,I loaded it the day it came out, and liked it. My pop up blocker in spyware doctor, is only set up for I.E.. I may have had my fire wall down. If you think fire fox is safe to use, maybe I'll try it again. After the sasser ordeal, I'm a little gun shy.
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posted on
04/20/2005 6:42:58 PM PDT
by
blaze
(Welcome to the Hotel Mexifornia (WWW.AMERICANPATROL.COM) Go to links and have a cry!)
To: timtoews5292004
I decided to try firefox instead of IE for a day, and so far I am not impressed. I get a ton of pop ups, and I am not a big fan of tabbed browsing, so there really aren't any advantages.
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posted on
04/20/2005 7:15:47 PM PDT
by
Asphalt
(Three can keep a secret if two are dead.)
To: Tannerone
I get a huge amount of pop ups on Firefox. IE gives me about one a day.
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posted on
04/20/2005 7:19:50 PM PDT
by
Asphalt
(Three can keep a secret if two are dead.)
To: blaze
Well you should still have a firewall up, its just good practice.. But I dont get much in the way of spyware and I use FF about 80% of the time..
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posted on
04/20/2005 10:00:31 PM PDT
by
N3WBI3
To: Asphalt
What sites are you getting pop ups on? I get maybe three a week..
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posted on
04/20/2005 10:01:07 PM PDT
by
N3WBI3
To: r5boston
To: N3WBI3
I have it on, all the time now!
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posted on
04/20/2005 10:41:36 PM PDT
by
blaze
(Welcome to the Hotel Mexifornia (WWW.AMERICANPATROL.COM) Go to links and have a cry!)
To: Asphalt
Stop Firefox pop ups in the settings under options. Only reason you get them is if it is not set to block them.
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posted on
04/21/2005 3:49:20 AM PDT
by
KeyWest
To: Asphalt
I get exactly the opposite any time I use IE pop ups by the gallon.
In Mozille follow this path: tools\options\web\make sure the box is checked to "block" pop ups.
Absolutely no complaints about Mozille. IE is now a rarely used backup.
To: Tannerone
The box is checked and I get about three every time I go on the internet.
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posted on
04/24/2005 6:35:07 PM PDT
by
Asphalt
(Three can keep a secret if two are dead.)
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