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#1 Postby Brent » Fri Jul 28, 2006 11:30 pm

I just downloaded it... it looks a lot better than IE.

8-)

Maybe I'll stop getting those annoying error messages now.
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#2 Postby Regit » Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:01 am

I have it, but got so sick of downloading plug-ins that I don't use it anymore. If it weren't for that, I would much prefer it to IE. I also prefer Netscape to IE, but don't have it on my new computer.

The same is true of a lot of Microsoft programs. The counterparts of many MS programs are better than the Microsoft versions (Windows XP v. Tiger).

Oh well.
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#3 Postby P.K. » Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:33 am

I've been using it for a fair while now and it is much better than IE. The tabs are really useful as are the extensions you can get.
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#4 Postby beachbum_al » Sat Jul 29, 2006 1:12 am

I have firefox and this is second computer I have had it on. I love it. I did have to download the IE Tab extension so I could open a very few pages in IE that I use but beside that I am happy with it. I don't get the error messages like I used to get and the pop ups had slowed down a bit.
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#5 Postby mtm4319 » Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:36 am

I downloaded it a year or two ago, and I've never looked back.
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#6 Postby nholley » Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:58 am

It works well for me so far. Throw in the tabbed browsing extension so I can have multiple sites open in one window and the other various extensions I have and I have no complaints.
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#7 Postby brunota2003 » Sat Jul 29, 2006 11:49 am

I'm trying out Firefox right now, I love the tabbing feature...so far its been excellent...:D
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#8 Postby Yankeegirl » Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:49 pm

I have also had firefox for a few years also... and I am very happy with it..,. I will never go back to IE.... Do I sound like an infomercial???
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#9 Postby lurkey » Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:57 pm

A list of good extensions for Firefox:

http://lesliefranke.com/files/firefoxyourway/


Must-haves in my opinion are:

Ad-block -- gets rid of most (if not all) of the annoying pop-up ads

IE View

BugMeNot -- for newspaper sites that require free registration

Gmail Manager -- if you have one or multiple gmail accounts

NoScripts

Session Manager -- saves the session of Firefox in case of program crash or if you accidently close Firefox

Gasbuddy Query -- asks for you zip code and will open http://www.gasbuddy.com with the lowest gas prices in your area

FireFoxView -- View pages and links loaded into IE in Firefox (opposite of IE View)

ForcastFox -- yeah, I know it's Accuweather, but it's handy

googlebar -- Google search bar
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#10 Postby WindRunner » Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:14 pm

OK, hate to burst everyone's bubble here, but the new IE (version 7), which is currently in beta and should ship later this year, has tabbed browsing as well as a very minimal toolbar view, as well as a built-in pop-up blocker and other security features. I've been using it for the past couple of months and love it, especially since it doesn't seem to have the random slow-down problems that come with Firefox.
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#11 Postby lurkey » Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:39 pm

WindRunner wrote:OK, hate to burst everyone's bubble here, but the new IE (version 7), which is currently in beta and should ship later this year, has tabbed browsing as well as a very minimal toolbar view, as well as a built-in pop-up blocker and other security features. I've been using it for the past couple of months and love it, especially since it doesn't seem to have the random slow-down problems that come with Firefox.


Can you customize it like FireFox? I am talking about extensions, themes, etc?
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#12 Postby Lindaloo » Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:40 pm

No more spyware or adware when you use FireFox. IE is full of that.
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#13 Postby WindRunner » Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:20 pm

lurker_from_nc wrote:
WindRunner wrote:OK, hate to burst everyone's bubble here, but the new IE (version 7), which is currently in beta and should ship later this year, has tabbed browsing as well as a very minimal toolbar view, as well as a built-in pop-up blocker and other security features. I've been using it for the past couple of months and love it, especially since it doesn't seem to have the random slow-down problems that come with Firefox.


Can you customize it like FireFox? I am talking about extensions, themes, etc?


No - since IE7 is designed for Vista, which has the new Aero interface (all of the tan/blue stuff you see in XP is see-through to your desktop), Microsoft claims that customizing like Firefox is pointless, and refuses to add it, despite numerous requests.
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#14 Postby whereverwx » Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:27 pm

I'm happy with my Internet Explorer version 7.
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#15 Postby lurkey » Sat Jul 29, 2006 3:52 pm

[quote=�WindRunner�][quote=�lurker_from_nc�][quote=�WindRunner�]OK, hate to burst everyone's bubble here, but the new IE (version 7), which is currently in beta and should ship later this year, has tabbed browsing as well as a very minimal toolbar view, as well as a built-in pop-up blocker and other security features. I've been using it for the past couple of months and love it, especially since it doesn't seem to have the random slow-down problems that come with Firefox.[/quote]

Can you customize it like FireFox? I am talking about extensions, themes, etc?[/quote]

No - since IE7 is designed for Vista, which has the new Aero interface (all of the tan/blue stuff you see in XP is see-through to your desktop), Microsoft claims that customizing like Firefox is pointless, and refuses to add it, despite numerous requests.[/quote]

Is it compatible with XP?
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#16 Postby WindRunner » Sat Jul 29, 2006 4:20 pm

Yeah, that's what I'm running it on right now.
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#17 Postby P.K. » Sat Jul 29, 2006 4:32 pm

WindRunner wrote:Microsoft claims that customizing like Firefox is pointless, and refuses to add it, despite numerous requests.


Hmm, well I think it is very useful. I've got a couple of extensions that change the way pages display for an online football management game I play making it much better.
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#18 Postby lurkey » Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:00 pm

WindRunner wrote:Yeah, that's what I'm running it on right now.


I may take a look at when the final verison comes out, but I am still wary of using IE. And Microsoft really needs to look into extensions and allowing the user customize the browser. Being able to customize the browser functions and page display is one of the reasons I switched to FireFox. Well, that and better security and pop-up ad control.
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#19 Postby kevin » Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:00 pm

WindRunner wrote:
lurker_from_nc wrote:
WindRunner wrote:OK, hate to burst everyone's bubble here, but the new IE (version 7), which is currently in beta and should ship later this year, has tabbed browsing as well as a very minimal toolbar view, as well as a built-in pop-up blocker and other security features. I've been using it for the past couple of months and love it, especially since it doesn't seem to have the random slow-down problems that come with Firefox.


Can you customize it like FireFox? I am talking about extensions, themes, etc?


No - since IE7 is designed for Vista, which has the new Aero interface (all of the tan/blue stuff you see in XP is see-through to your desktop), Microsoft claims that customizing like Firefox is pointless, and refuses to add it, despite numerous requests.


Microsoft is -- as usual -- completely wrong.
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