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| vincevega Member 131 Posts 11/02 |  Posted - Jul 14 2004 : 8:57PMI think your going to see a decent dropoff in IE usage. By TechWeb News spacer Firefox, which has been collecting accolades from users and analysts -- especially as recommendations mount to switch from Microsoft's vulnerability-plagued Internet Explorer -- is currently in beta, but is shooting for final by Sept. 14, said Mozilla's Ben Goodger in a revised roadmap posted to the organization's site. "While we may slip past this, we want to set that date so that it gives us a near term goal to target," Goodger wrote. A release candidate -- more than beta and a step closer to final -- will post next month, Goodger added. Firefox is currently in beta version 0.9, which released last month, and runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X platforms. [Link] |
| Em Member 198 Posts 4/04 | Posted - Jul 14 2004 : 11:10PM Em [Link] |
| Cumwhipper Senior Member 4050 Posts 3/04 | Posted - Jul 14 2004 : 11:58PM I just made the switch from IE to Firefox v0.9.1, and I'm glad I did. Firefox is much more intuitive - love the tabbing feaures and builtin pop-up blocker (essential for surfingh porn sites!). [Link] |
| Harri Patel Senior Member #SDNY he's all yours. -- Michael Steele 5110 Posts 3/03 | Posted - Jul 15 2004 : 12:44AM 1. The current versions of Netscape and the regular Mozilla have, to the left of the row of window tabs, a little icon that you can press to open a new tab. Firefox doesn't seem to have that, at least in default configuration. Is there a way to turn it on? I've found that you can add a button to open a new tab to one of the toolbars (above the row of tabs), but I'm used to having it where it is in Netscape. 2. Is the Download Manager not quite ready for primetime? I've found that when I right-click a link and choose to download whatever the thing is, the whole program locks up for maybe 10-15 seconds, then the Download Manager window finally opens. It takes its time about closing, too. I know that you can go into the options and choose not to have the Download Manager appear, but then you don't have any indication of how fast the thing is downloading, how much longer it's going to take, etc. [Link] |
Hardware  All-Star Member Your other left 14594 Posts 3/02 | Posted - Jul 15 2004 : 1:47AM This release seems a little slow at times, and the Java snap-in has some issues on Win 2K (not sure if XP has the same issues), but overall I'm pretty happy with it. There is a "new tab" button that you can add, Harri. Go to View - Toolbars - Customize. [Link] |
| Coyote Member Daylight Savings Time, is it really Necessary? 972 Posts 3/04 | Posted - Jul 15 2004 : 3:03AM [Link] |
| ObiBong Senior Member 1162 Posts 12/02 | Posted - Jul 15 2004 : 3:23AM [Link] |
| Em Member 198 Posts 4/04 | Posted - Jul 15 2004 : 6:55AM Better? Oh no. Firefox is designed to look like IE5, and work like IE6. The only difference is that it has a standards-compliant engine inside. Whether it is better than Opera's or not is a favorite dispute amongst developers, but for an everyday user there difference is less than negligible. Opera is a modern-generation browser, and having used it for years I still discover new features. It has a completely different approach to user interface, as well as functionality, than anything else. Many features that you have in Firefox add-ons (called extensions) were copied from this browser. I could go on for weeks on end, so I'll shut up now. Bottom line is that as long as you stay away from IE, you are more than fine. Who knows whether it will take you 31 days to become an Opera lover, or fewer? :] Em [Link] |
| Coyote Member Daylight Savings Time, is it really Necessary? 972 Posts 3/04 | Posted - Jul 15 2004 : 8:47PM [Link] |
| Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Jul 15 2004 : 9:17PM Even if another browser had the same number of ways that it could be exploited, it's unlikely that it ever would be, because there's no point exploiting a flaw in software that only a small number of people use. [Link] |
| cykedout Member Ireland 245 Posts 8/00 | Posted - Jul 19 2004 : 12:16AM Because it's the first browser I really used, in college many years ago, I really like Netscape which is based on the Mozilla model. The newest incarnation Version 7.1 that I have, I'm quite happy with. I like the tabbed look and feel, the pop-up blocker, etc. alot more than the any of the functionality of IE. My only gripe is that Netscape/Mozilla doesn't seem to deal with Java heavy sites very well or just averagely. This is mainly IE and it's history's fault, in my opinion. Alot of sites are/were written for IE only and for those of us who prefer to use other browsers, that sucks! I guess I'm just venting my emotions against Microsoft's browser and what it has done to the rest of the browser world, but I just thought I'd put my two cents in. ......Incidentally, will Firefox be any major improvement or be vastly different from Netscape, etc?? Any info would be useful, or I'll probably just stick with my current browser. Thanks.
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| jamesn Senior Member Cambridge, MA 750 Posts 1/04 | Posted - Jul 19 2004 : 12:59AM i refuse to pay for opera, i've seen enough of the adware version to admit it's a good product, but it needs to be more than good to price itself with no consideration to the competition. [Link] |
| Joey Starr Senior Member Still wanking after all these years. 8082 Posts 10/00 | Posted - Jul 19 2004 : 7:02AM I was quite happy with it at first (fast and reliable) but more recenlty had a number of crashes, not as stable as I first thought... Anyway it's always nice to have an alternative if Firefox has a Mac OS X version. [Link] |
| Kperv The Cuddler *struck (She slipped) 1818 Posts 1/04 | Posted - Jul 19 2004 : 1:55PM It never crashes and rarely has any major rendering problems. FireFox still has the edge though. [Link] |
| Harri Patel Senior Member #SDNY he's all yours. -- Michael Steele 5110 Posts 3/03 | Posted - Jul 19 2004 : 2:06PM Firefox is just the browser, so the download isn't very big, and when you install it, it copies all of your Netscape bookmarks; therefore it's pretty easy to see for yourself if there is anything about it that would make you want to switch. [Link] |
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| EL_ Member Browsing with Mouse Gestures 193 Posts 7/04 | Posted - Jul 21 2004 : 1:59AM [Link] |
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