Simviation Forum - Fire Fox

Feb 3^rd, 2006 at 10:16am

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Heard this program does it all. I use Yahoo as my default web page myself. I've seen it advertised here. Is it worth the change? Enough positive feed back and I may switch to it this evening. Wink

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Reply #1 - Feb 3^rd, 2006 at 10:41am

<Ramos> Ex Member

YES!!!!

it includes the following:
>Tabbed browsing, all your internet windows in one task
>enchanced security features
>custom themes (i use black japan)
>it's free,as are the SDK's
>it has a search bar in the right-top side
>all downloads are sent to a downloads menu

need i say more?

ramos

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Reply #2 - Feb 3^rd, 2006 at 10:47am

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Ramos, thanks for the info. Email too?

Pete, Sorry about putting it in the wrong section......again! I'm still learning my way around this great site. I'm working on it sir

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Reply #3 - Feb 3^rd, 2006 at 1:20pm

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If you want a second opinion, then YES. Grin

However, be warned that Microsoft's websites [like the Zone or Windows Update] might not work at all with Fire Fox. But don't worry, you'll still have Internet Explorer [it'll just be dormant on your hard drive].

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Reply #4 - Feb 3^rd, 2006 at 2:04pm

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Reckon I'll give er a go this evening then. "Black Japan"? What's that look like? That would be cool considering my whole Rig is black. As for the Zone. Don't think i'll need it much or at all once I get the WSP ports open. And as far as MS updater, if I really need to get there I suppose I could just punch in the website and go. Whats a little manual labor in an otherwards automatic PC world Grin

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Reply #5 - Feb 3^rd, 2006 at 2:08pm

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I went to Firefox a while back and I wouldn't use any other browser now! Earlier this week I found a cool trick you can do if you want to save streamed video with it. Cache the page then click on Tools, Page Info then under media you can save the cached file. Great for those little clips of flying footage 8)

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Reply #6 - Feb 3^rd, 2006 at 2:33pm

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this would be the only pictue i have, don't think the quality is that great (of the picture, not the theme Wink

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this also shows you Tabbed Browsing

ramos

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Reply #7 - Feb 3^rd, 2006 at 2:55pm

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I've never seen the point in changing. If I did I would probably use Opera.

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Reply #8 - Feb 3^rd, 2006 at 3:06pm

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IE for me, I'm afraid... Grin

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Reply #9 - Feb 3^rd, 2006 at 3:13pm

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IE for me, I'm afraid... Grin

afraid, why? my Ctrl + alt + del 's have reduced by 80% because of Firefox, it's a more stable internet browser.

now i've never tried opera, so i can't vouch for that, but i won't diss it either, i heard it was good.

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Reply #10 - Feb 3^rd, 2006 at 4:09pm

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afraid, why? my Ctrl + alt + del 's have reduced by 80% because of Firefox, it's a more stable internet browser.

Ramos

I've never had to Ctrl+alt+del IE. It crashes every now and then but I think thats more to to with the website than the browser.

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Reply #11 - Feb 3^rd, 2006 at 4:10pm

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Having used both Opera & Firefox, also, Netscape & I.E. I now just use Firefox.

Better by far.

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Reply #12 - Feb 3^rd, 2006 at 9:08pm

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Is there anyone that doesn't use Firefox?

Get into the 21st century.

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Reply #13 - Feb 4^th, 2006 at 4:24am

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Faster, safer, more stable, totally customizeable, etc.
Why would you not want to use it?

Like mentioned above some "IE" only sites may not work well Windows Update for example but you can use IE for that Wink

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Reply #14 - Feb 4^th, 2006 at 6:14am

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....Yes get Firefox...it's a treat to use with all sorts of extensions and themes..........I'm a SuperGnome myself but lots of choice..........commoner. Wink

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Reply #15 - Feb 4^th, 2006 at 6:25am

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Firefox is the best browser for me 8)

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Reply #16 - Feb 13^th, 2006 at 10:12pm

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I still use IE, tried Firefox and did not find it to my liking.

I have IE-7 on one computer and am just getting used to it.

Might download Firefox again and do a closer comparison between it and IE-7.

After 20+ years of useing MS products I have never had a problem or complaint (except for pricing).

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Reply #17 - Feb 14^th, 2006 at 10:22am

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FireFox is my first choice, DEFENILTY. 8)

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Reply #18 - Feb 14^th, 2006 at 10:25am

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Why is Fire Fox Safer???

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Reply #19 - Feb 14^th, 2006 at 1:37pm

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Why is Fire Fox Safer???

Maybe becaue it's installed base is so much smaller than IE, so anyone wanting to do something malicious don't see looking for Firefox exploits not worth their while? Grin

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Reply #20 - Feb 14^th, 2006 at 4:47pm

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Safer becasue it doesnt allow Active X controls, which is also why most MS sites wont work with it Wink

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Reply #21 - Feb 14^th, 2006 at 9:38pm

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Firefox is worth it for the "find" function alone. When you hit ctrl+f, a little bar comes up at the bottom. You type in what you're looking for, and it narrows down its search with each letter you type in-just jumps straight to the word, no opening the find window like in IE, no hitting "ok." It may seem minor, but to someone who uses it constantly (like myself), it's fantastic.

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Reply #22 - Feb 14^th, 2006 at 9:46pm

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I only use FF for downloading because when I download with IE it comes up saying that the Zip is invalid or corrupted.

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Reply #23 - Feb 14^th, 2006 at 9:48pm

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Firefox is worth it for the "find" function alone. When you hit ctrl+f, a little bar comes up at the bottom. You type in what you're looking for, and it narrows down its search with each letter you type in-just jumps straight to the word, no opening the find window like in IE, no hitting "ok." It may seem minor, but to someone who uses it constantly (like myself), it's fantastic.

and if it doesent find the word, it glows red, a nice addon me thinks.

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