bjoehandley
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Is this for real?
- Thread starter bjoehandley
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- Albuquerque
yes, it is for real . . . use Firefox and be happy.
t_aldrich
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- Woburn, MA
i believe it
ive used firefox for years
ive used firefox for years
xcm
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- Southern Oregon
your asking if flaw #548441 is for real.... who cares, flaw #1-#548440 were enough of a reason for me to switch.
firefox sinse like... forever!
firefox + adblock + flashblock = HEAVEN ONLINE
firefox sinse like... forever!
firefox + adblock + flashblock = HEAVEN ONLINE
5-90
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- Hammerspace
Firefox + adblock + flashblock + scriptblock + pop-upblock + ... (yep, I'm paranoid. I figure if something there's something that I need to run pop-ups on, for instance, I can just make an "exception allow." Currently, the only sites I have to do that for are PayPal and USPS - both for the online shipping labels. Which come up in Acrobat under FireFox just fine...)
MSIE? Only if I can't run the site any other way (if that's so, I also write the webmaster and tell them they need to fix that little flaw. If you can only use the site in a single browser, it's designed badly.)
I've got FireFox, old versions of Netscape, old versions of Opera (I tried Safari, but think it's a resource hog,) and I may even have an old version or two of Lynx floating around here somewhere.
MSIE? Fscking joke. Merci, non, monsuier Murphy.
MSIE? Only if I can't run the site any other way (if that's so, I also write the webmaster and tell them they need to fix that little flaw. If you can only use the site in a single browser, it's designed badly.)
I've got FireFox, old versions of Netscape, old versions of Opera (I tried Safari, but think it's a resource hog,) and I may even have an old version or two of Lynx floating around here somewhere.
MSIE? Fscking joke. Merci, non, monsuier Murphy.
hot_rod_hooligans
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- Indianapolis
Mac+Safari=Worry free :cheers:
desertfox1023
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- Burlington, NC
Microsoft - "cannot recommend people switch due to this one flaw." - :hang:
I've used Firefox ever since I've got my laptop, I hate internet explorer. I constantly have 15+ tabs open with fire fox and remember back when my computer would freeze from having 4 explorer windows open sometimes. That was with ME though and it is a whole other Microsoft problem in of it's self...
I've used Firefox ever since I've got my laptop, I hate internet explorer. I constantly have 15+ tabs open with fire fox and remember back when my computer would freeze from having 4 explorer windows open sometimes. That was with ME though and it is a whole other Microsoft problem in of it's self...
Supermanxj
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Sorry for my ignorance, but how do i go about getting Firefox????
MT Mike
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- Helena, MT
For those of you stuck using IE (for whatever reason) here is a link with a "fix".
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200812_oob.mspx
I've been using Firefox for months now with no issues> :thumbup:
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200812_oob.mspx
I've been using Firefox for months now with no issues> :thumbup:
tharlanjr
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- Columbus, In
FIrefox is where its at! I have used it since i got this computer!
xcm
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- Southern Oregon
OF COURSE! i forgot scripts, i do run NOscript though.
ignorance is bliss, but not if you care about your identity/privacy.
Silver60th
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- Texas
Firefox FTW.
I have heard good things about Opera though.
I have heard good things about Opera though.
tbburg
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- Scottsdale AZ
The hell with security, those add-ons just make my web browsing a more tolerable experience.(Also make most sites load faster!)The security's just icing.:thumbup:
tharlanjr
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- EAST COUNTY
deleted my ie today, and all the crap that went with it, now im rocking firefox, lol
what adblock, flashblock, ect do you guys run?
whats the point of a flash block and script block?
what adblock, flashblock, ect do you guys run?
whats the point of a flash block and script block?
5-90
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- Hammerspace
Ayuh.
tbburg
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- Scottsdale AZ
Flashblock prevents all flash media from playing unless you want it to.
Scriptblock stops web pages from running scripts on your computer
All of them are available from the mozilla web site. Click the "add ons" under the tools menu, then the get "add ons" tab in the window that opens.
Scriptblock stops web pages from running scripts on your computer
All of them are available from the mozilla web site. Click the "add ons" under the tools menu, then the get "add ons" tab in the window that opens.
5-90
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- Hammerspace
Flash block - stops Flash animations.
Script block - stops Javascripts.
While Javascript isn't supposed to cause security issues, stopping them does tend to speed things up. Likewise Flash blocking - there aren't many sites running Flash anis that I want to see anyhow (illwillpress.com, joecartoon.com, and stickdeath.com come to mind as Flash anis I want to see.)
Pop-ups? The pop-up blocker in FF seems to work fairly well - just like the script blocker and flash blocker. Pillage around in the security settings.
(I also disallow "third party cookies" as a matter of course. Session cookies are usually allowed, and I've been building a list for sites I want to specifically allow - like Jeep boards. Don't want to clutter up my hard drive with little 1K cookies...)
Sherman_thetank
Keep it pinned!
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- omaha, NE
x2 get rid of ie :farmer:
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- 29°58'28.9"N 99°15'15.5"W
Don't delete the IE, some sites require it.
A lot of government websites only work with IE.
My cable company required the use of IE to do the initial set up.
Just leave it sit and get dusty, you WILL need it again, unfortunately....
BTW, my favorite feature of FF is the spell check, there is no longer a 'recommended' spelling of words...
A lot of government websites only work with IE.
My cable company required the use of IE to do the initial set up.
Just leave it sit and get dusty, you WILL need it again, unfortunately....
BTW, my favorite feature of FF is the spell check, there is no longer a 'recommended' spelling of words...
