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'Nuff said.

amen.

w00t

Yes.

My Genius amazes us all.

*nods sagely*

Bump.

Come on, people! Jesus wants you to get Firefox!

No. I have Opera on my computer. I've tried Firefox, and it's an okay browser, but the number of functions in it is just too few. In Opera I have much more freedom.

No. I have Opera on my computer. I've tried Firefox, and it's an okay browser, but the number of functions in it is just too few. In Opera I have much more freedom.

Opera = Meh.

Besides, how big is Opera? FireFox is small, sleek, customizable(there are literaly thousands of add-ons available), sexy, AND is the only Browser that poses a threat to I.E.'s throne since Netscape.

Firefox shall prevail!

http://img223.exs.cx/img223/9695/godkillssmall0po.jpg

The only problem I have with Firefox is that my university's e-mail system isn't compatible with it. So I still need IE to check my damned e-mail :(

Needless to say, I don't check it near as often.

http://img223.exs.cx/img223/9695/godkillssmall0po.jpg

I TOLD you that Jesus wants you to use Firefox, but you said "Nooooooo...."

No. I have Opera on my computer. I've tried Firefox, and it's an okay browser, but the number of functions in it is just too few. In Opera I have much more freedom.

You should really get a look at the extentions available for fireFox.

I got one that gives me weather forcasts, auto-copies text that I highlight, checks my gmail, opens up irc chatrooms with a single click of a link, and a bunch of other customizable features.

You should really take another look.

The only problem I have with Firefox is that my university's e-mail system isn't compatible with it. So I still need IE to check my damned e-mail :(

Needless to say, I don't check it near as often.

E-Mail system?

As in Microsoft Outlook E-mail? OR Yahoo E-mail?

Because if it's Outlook, you can just replace it with Thunderbird. If it's something else...

I use the plain version of Mozilla. And it has a cooler name. So there.

I'm using opera. I have a version of Mozilla somewhere.

I use the plain version of Mozilla. And it has a cooler name. So there.

Ahh but Mozilla is going to use the Firefox and Thunderbird code in a future release! You will be assimilated!

You should really get a look at the extentions available for fireFox.

I got one that gives me weather forcasts, auto-copies text that I highlight, checks my gmail, opens up irc chatrooms with a single click of a link, and a bunch of other customizable features.

You should really take another look.

Why should I get a bunch of extensions, when I can get everything I need in one simple package? Opera can block pop-ups (only unwanted such), handle my file transfers efficiently with a resume function if necessary, it has mouse gestures that greatly speed up my browsing. I can easily zoom pages, use full screen mode, handle my bookmarks in a simple way, and much more.

Sorry, but I'm not switching browsers.

Ahh but Mozilla is going to use the Firefox and Thunderbird code in a future release! You will be assimilated!
Yeah but the name is still better.

Firefox is mans best friend. No more of them dogs.

The only problem I have with Firefox is that my university's e-mail system isn't compatible with it. So I still need IE to check my damned e-mail :(

Needless to say, I don't check it near as often.
Got gmail invites left if you want an account.

I want one!

firefox is alot better then i.e. cause u cant get as many spy ware and ad ware on your computer and also i like the way it has tabs instead of putting all the sites down in the start bar thingy

E-Mail system?

As in Microsoft Outlook E-mail? OR Yahoo E-mail?

Because if it's Outlook, you can just replace it with Thunderbird. If it's something else...

No, it's proprietary crap. But meh, it's free.

Got gmail invites left if you want an account.

I know from experience that I won't check a secondary account at all. I tried hotmail, but I never took the time to check it, and my account was n00ked for inactivity.

Thanks for the offer though :)

gmail u dont have to check ever and it wont get nooked

gmail u dont have to check ever and it wont get nooked
Unless North Korea gets to it...

I know from experience that I won't check a secondary account at all. I tried hotmail, but I never took the time to check it, and my account was n00ked for inactivity.

Thanks for the offer though :)
There's a plug-in for firefox that checks it for you. It's in the bottom right corner. You click it to login and it checks if you have any new messages.

Its all Dutch to me. :(

I want one!
Then send email to ravenshrike@gmail.com so I can send it to you.

So people, what's so good about Firefox that would make me want to kill off I.E?

So people, what's so good about Firefox that would make me want to kill off I.E?
Well, for starters it's less susceptible to all the worms that exploit IE.
It also has tabbed browsing, runs faster than IE on my system, and it has many add-ons that you can obtain.

Also, it's not Microsoft.
:D

Well, for starters it's less susceptible to all the worms that exploit IE.
It also has tabbed browsing, runs faster than IE on my system, and it has many add-ons that you can obtain.

Also, it's not Microsoft.
:DOoo, I'll go try it.

Ooo, I'll go try it.
If you do get it, try this tip from Branin, whom officially rocks for giving everybody this tip:

Here's something for broadband people that will really speed Firefox up:

1.Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:

network.http.pipelining network.http.proxy.pipelining network.http.pipelining.maxrequests

Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.

2. Alter the entries as follows:

Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.

3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.

If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages MUCH faster now!

If you do get it, try this tip from Branin, whom officially rocks for giving everybody this tip:

HEIL BRANIN!

Can someone solve this one for me.
I used Firefox and was V. happy with it but the other 3 people using the computer got pisssed off with it taking over. I had to download plugins individually for each user for some reason and they just never got to grips with it. How can I use it without them being affect in any way?
have I just missed something obvious?
For the same reason I haven't tried Thunderbird.

If you do get it, try this tip from Branin, whom officially rocks for giving everybody this tip:Thanks for that! Branin does rock, and you do too for pointing that out :D as of now, Firefox is the default browser on my computer.

Holy cow!

Firefox was already fast. When I did the alterations there, it just lept into lightspeed.

As far as those that would rather stick with IE, I tell you now that I was the SAME as you. I thought it was silly to download a new browser.

But, my computer runs so much faster now that I have switched. You can download a toolbar or a side program to block popups for IE, but now comes standard with Firefox. Exploits that would chew everything up in IE now don't happen.

Best of all, I have gone from 3-5 crashes a day with IE to 1 crash a month with Firefox.

Tabbed browsing is good too. But the best thing is the computer runs ever so much faster and better than what IE could even think of doing.

Thanks for that! Branin does rock, and you do too for pointing that out :D as of now, Firefox is the default browser on my computer.

Remember, thank me for putting up the post!

Yes, I AM cool...

People often forget that Firefox/Mozilla isn't the only option. Sure they're both great browsers, and I definitely support Mozilla products. However, I've found Opera (www.opera.com) to be the best for me

Just a matter of taste, though, and I use Firefox besides it. IE is shot on sight

People often forget that Firefox/Mozilla isn't the only option. Sure they're both great browsers, and I definitely support Mozilla products. However, I've found Opera (www.opera.com) to be the best for me

Just a matter of taste, though, and I use Firefox besides it. IE is shot on sight

Yeah, but Firefox is so much better than Opera. The Full version of Opera costs like, $30. Firefox is 100% FREEEEE!!!

Remember, thank me for putting up the post!

Yes, I AM cool...Whoops. If it hadn't of been for you, I would never of downloaded a new browser and Neo-Anarchists and Branin would never of recieved my thanks. So therefore..

GLORY TO THE LIGHTNING STAR!

If you like IE but you also like the look of Netscape, Mozilla and Firefox and their ilk, then you might want to consider downloading SlimBrowser (http://www.flashpeak.com/sbrowser/) which is based on IE but has many of the features of tabbed browsers. It's fully customisable and has a support forum as good as the Mozilla one. I've been using it for about 18 months now and I'd not change to any other browser for love nor money. Because I use the Mozilla e-mail client (Thunderbird) I downloaded Firefox but... nope. Just not as good as SlimBrowser.

If you like IE but you also like the look of Netscape, Mozilla and Firefox and their ilk, then you might want to consider downloading SlimBrowser (http://www.flashpeak.com/sbrowser/) which is based on IE but has many of the features of tabbed browsers. It's fully customisable and has a support forum as good as the Mozilla one. I've been using it for about 18 months now and I'd not change to any other browser for love nor money. Because I use the Mozilla e-mail client (Thunderbird) I downloaded Firefox but... nope. Just not as good as SlimBrowser.

Yeah but...

IE was fugly before. Don't ruin a perfectly good thing like tabbed browsing with IE skin. Just...don't.

I tried Firefox and thought it was a pretty poor excsue for a browser. I now use Avant, as well as Opera when I need to use IRC.

Whoops. If it hadn't of been for you, I would never of downloaded a new browser and Neo-Anarchists and Branin would never of recieved my thanks. So therefore..

GLORY TO THE LIGHTNING STAR!

Yes, Glory to me!

Here, have a cookie!

*gives Hoo Doo a cookie and a pat on the head*

I tried Firefox and thought it was a pretty poor excsue for a browser. I now use Avant, as well as Opera when I need to use IRC.

When did you try Firefox?

And how did you use it?

Did you check out the add-ons?

Yes, Glory to me!

Here, have a cookie!

*gives Hoo Doo a cookie and a pat on the head**munches on cookie* :p

Also, where can I find the add-ons?

EDIT: I found them.

IE was fugly before. Don't ruin a perfectly good thing like tabbed browsing with IE skin. Just...don't.
What I look for in a browser is functionality and ease of use. I'm a technidiot and don't want something that's instantly unfamiliar (as I found NN7 to be) and as a result anything remotely Netscapesque horrifies me.

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure that on the right machine to the right person the likes of Firefox are wonderful and funky. But to me, SlimBrowser is the Wolf's Nadgers. And I recommend it to all my customers too.

Plus you can skin SB how you want it.

Yeah, but Firefox is so much better than Opera. The Full version of Opera costs like, $30. Firefox is 100% FREEEEE!!!

This isn't correct. The only difference between registered and non-registered Opera is that the non-registered version has inobtrusive adverts at the top. I don't even see them anymore. Despite the banners, Opera still has a larger browser window than Firefox (especially if I run in full-screen mode!) And I can zoom the window if I feel the text is too small!

Yah tried it, system went nuts, sticking to what works.

Opera = Meh.

Besides, how big is Opera? FireFox is small, sleek, customizable(there are literaly thousands of add-ons available), sexy, AND is the only Browser that poses a threat to I.E.'s throne since Netscape.

Firefox shall prevail!

Netscape LOLOL

I doubt you see the humour but I hope you do :)

Netscape LOLOL

I doubt you see the humour but I hope you do :)

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I am just saying that the last Browser that was a threat to IE was Netscape. I never said it was good or anything...

No. I have Opera on my computer. I've tried Firefox, and it's an okay browser, but the number of functions in it is just too few. In Opera I have much more freedom.

I've been running Opera for about 3 years now. It's solid.

Ahh but Mozilla is going to use the Firefox and Thunderbird code in a future release! You will be assimilated!

I'm sticking with Mozilla 1.75. I won't update. It's that simple.

This isn't correct. The only difference between registered and non-registered Opera is that the non-registered version has inobtrusive adverts at the top. I don't even see them anymore. Despite the banners, Opera still has a larger browser window than Firefox (especially if I run in full-screen mode!) And I can zoom the window if I feel the text is too small!


Yeah, but the browser is just too big. 11 megs? Puh-lease! When extracted thats like....a big browser! Firefox is smaller, so you can download it faster, get it running faster, and then donwload LOADS more stuff from the website if you want to. Sans banners!


Oh, and no matter our disagreements on whats better, I'm glad to see no one is defending I.E.

I'm sticking with Mozilla 1.75. I won't update. It's that simple.

Embrace technology, Tuesday! Withing about 2 months Mozilla 1.75 will be even MORE obsolete than it is now. Why don't you like Firefox? Mozilla is slower, alot bigger, and while it still rox0rz IE's b0x0rz, it's just not as good as Firefox. Mozillas creators even said so, and they know it inside out!

I started using Firefox about two months ago and am now on a crusade to force all of my friends to use it. Plus, i plan on getting a mac in august, and firefox is compatable with all! rock on to the users, and those of you that don't know the magnificence that is the fox, you're missing out.

I didn't know there was another browser other than IE. What's this Netscape stuff you are talking about?

IE is perfect - why tamper with perfection?

Lemme ask you this: Can Firefart sit on my desktop without that little arrow on the icon? And withOUT poking into my precious system resources?

Nuff said. Except...Microsoft RULES!

http://www.freedownloadzone.com/fdz.asp?id=1&

:)

I didn't know there was another browser other than IE. What's this Netscape stuff you are talking about?

IE is perfect - why tamper with perfection?

Lemme ask you this: Can Firefart sit on my desktop without that little arrow on the icon? And withOUT poking into my precious system resources?

Nuff said. Except...Microsoft RULES!

http://www.freedownloadzone.com/fdz.asp?id=1&

:)


IE is NOT perfect!

It is virus prone, it's only 4 megs, it does NOT go into the System(unlike IE does), and it's faster if you have broadband.

Seriously, you are the last person to suggest that microsoft rules. Go try Firefox or Opera(the first one is better, but some people say the second). Firefox is only 4 megs, Opera 11, and its a quick download and then installation. Then try it. Trust me, you'll have a blast.

No. I have Opera on my computer. I've tried Firefox, and it's an okay browser, but the number of functions in it is just too few. In Opera I have much more freedom.
can some one provide mroe creen shots and examples than they have on the opera website, because all i can tell from the opera website is that opera is a pay version of firefox

I didn't know there was another browser other than IE. What's this Netscape stuff you are talking about?

IE is perfect - why tamper with perfection?

Lemme ask you this: Can Firefart sit on my desktop without that little arrow on the icon? And withOUT poking into my precious system resources?

Nuff said. Except...Microsoft RULES!
IE has holes out the wazoo allowing tons of spyware on to your system and allowing virus execution. not only that but have you ever looked at the process used by IE? as far as i can tell any browser uses a good ~20k system resources. and what little arrow are you babbling about? you mean the shortcut arrow? really is that all you have?

My school finally came to its senses and it uses Firefox! ^_^

My school finally came to its senses and it uses Firefox! ^_^

My computer lab person tries to delete all versions of Firefox she sees, but it still manages to pop up on other computers.

I wonder how... *cough*...

*looks the other way *

*slowly walks away *

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(http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/)

'Nuff said.
yeah get a real browser use knonquer
or links

or if you are old school
lynx
(lol j/k I like firefox)

yeah get a real browser use knonquer
or links

or if you are old school
lynx
(lol j/k I like firefox)

Meh, Konqueror is Okay.

Problem is, it's only on Linuxes based on KDE. Which only about 2.5% of the population uses.

Yay Firefox! Yay extensions so that I get no more ads or pop-ups! Yay not evil Microsoft!

Meh, Konqueror is Okay.

Problem is, it's only on Linuxes based on KDE. Which only about 2.5% of the population uses.
Also avaliable on the other gui's ... got it working on xfce4

My school finally came to its senses and it uses Firefox! ^_^
very good idea, most school computers are so bogged down with spyware from using ie they are almost impossible to run

I love Firefox! Especially the built-in phisher aids! (http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050208.gtunicodefeb8/BNStory/Technology/)


The more people that move to firefox, the more expoilts will turn up. Why? Because it becomes a more lucrative target. There were plenty of exploits last fall found in it's skinning system. There are new ones popping up all the time as it comes under more scrutiny.

Does IE suck?

Yep - prety much.

But don't be complacent and thing that Firefox is panacea to the problem of dealing with hackers either.

I love Firefox! Especially the built-in phisher aids! (http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050208.gtunicodefeb8/BNStory/Technology/)


The more people that move to firefox, the more expoilts will turn up. Why? Because it becomes a more lucrative target. There were plenty of exploits last fall found in it's skinning system. There are new ones popping up all the time as it comes under more scrutiny.

Does IE suck?

Yep - prety much.

But don't be complacent and thing that Firefox is panacea to the problem of dealing with hackers either.


Correct ... as it becomes a bigger target more people will concentrate on it (no software is bugless)
Already hearing roumers of java based popups in firefox

Firefox add-ons? Where? :intrigued:

Firefox add-ons? Where? :intrigued:
Their website ... extentions and themes

firefox. better than internet explorer. worse than opera.

firefox. better than internet explorer. worse than opera.
Really i find it better then opera (which I switched too from) the only feature I liked about opera was the mousemovements browsing

And firefox has that too :) (extention ... works great)

Avant!

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I am just saying that the last Browser that was a threat to IE was Netscape. I never said it was good or anything...

The humour is that Firefox is based on Netscape...thats all....:)

How To Speed Up Firefox (Helpful Vanity)

Posted on 12/12/2004 12:45:50 PM PST by KoRn

Here's something for broadband people that will really speed Firefox up:

1.Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:

network.http.pipelining
network.http.proxy.pipelining
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests

Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.

2. Alter the entries as follows:

Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.

3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.

If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages MUCH faster now!

How To Speed Up Firefox (Helpful Vanity)

Posted on 12/12/2004 12:45:50 PM PST by KoRn

Here's something for broadband people that will really speed Firefox up:

1.Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:

network.http.pipelining
network.http.proxy.pipelining
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests

Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.

2. Alter the entries as follows:

Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.

3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.

If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages MUCH faster now!


While this does work us web server maintainers hate you for it :P

While this does work us web server maintainers hate you for it :P
:D :D

While this does work us web server maintainers hate you for it :P

lol ^^

lol ^^
Hehehe ... just sayin the increased request and reduced delay between cause havoc :P lol

Hehehe ... just sayin the increased request and reduced delay between cause havoc :P lol

Who cares, we aren't the web people, are we?

Of course, that would be bad for your sites but..

most people use I.E. anyhoo, so ye don't have to worry.

Yet.

<i>sexy</i>

I don't really see why everything stylish is labelled as "sexy." :P

I'm using Firebird 0.6.5 for NationStates, and will continue to do so until Firefox can do what it does. It seems all later releases replaced the password-management box with something similar to IE. I used to use Opera here for this feature, but it organized my nations in order of addition, whereas Firebird organizes them by last login, placing the nations most likely to be deleted at the bottom of the list. Half of my nations died yesterday, because I was too slow returning to them, but I still have over 50. :D

I use Opera and Firefox for most other things, but one of my Firebird profiles also handles generic stuff.

<i>sexy</i>

I don't really see why everything stylish is labelled as "sexy." :P

I'm using Firebird 0.6.5 for NationStates, and will continue to do so until Firefox can do what it does. It seems all later releases replaced the password-management box with something similar to IE. I used to use Opera here for this feature, but it organized my nations in order of addition, whereas Firebird organizes them by last login, placing the nations most likely to be deleted at the bottom of the list. Half of my nations died yesterday, because I was too slow returning to them, but I still have over 50. :D

I use Opera and Firefox for most other things, but one of my Firebird profiles also handles generic stuff.

Uh...

Firebird is Firefox. They changed the name of the project half way through!

firefox rocks

oh yes

:sniper:

<i>sexy</i>
Half of my nations died yesterday, because I was too slow returning to them, but I still have over 50. :D

No WONDER the stinkin server is soooo sloooow.

I'm switching to IE because it is soooo fast! Downloading wierd browsers is just a waste of internet bandwidth. Microsoft gives us all the software a god fearing Christian will ever need.

I love Bill.

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For a guy with cancer, I am a riot!

bump.

Oh, and Hemp, are you on Crack?

bump.

Oh, and Hemp, are you on Crack?

Medicinal Crack! :p

Medicinal Crack! :p

Well...

That crack still makes ye a bit... looney....

firefox. better than internet explorer. worse than opera.
some one take some ss and show how opera is better damnit

Yeah, but Firefox is so much better than Opera. The Full version of Opera costs like, $30. Firefox is 100% FREEEEE!!!

There is no "full" version of Opera. It's either adware, with hardly noticeable ads that never bothered me, or you've paid for it. Also I've never noticed Firefox being better than Opera in anything, they're pretty much equal except for in one case - Opera is even better protected. Though this comes at the cost of it being overprotected, thus some rare things don't always work.

But as I said, I use them both and like the both, though Opera is my main browser. Also a lot of people should remember how Opera was there to threaten Microsoft's monopoly a lot of time ago (well, Mozilla has been around for a long time as well), even to such a degree that MS faked some of their sites for Opera, so that if your Opera was set to identify itself as Opera, MS sites seemed to be not working properly, but when you set Opera to identify as IE, they all seemed correct.

Also, Opera is a friendly company. They've won my support in a relatively easy way, although very rare these days - good, free, friendly service for a non-paying customer (I use adware Opera, and wouldn't crack it to get rid of the ads even if you paid me, although I don't usually support adware).

I've contaced Opera a couple of times over various subjects, and every time I've received good, fast service

Who cares, we aren't the web people, are we?

Of course, that would be bad for your sites but..

most people use I.E. anyhoo, so ye don't have to worry.

Yet.
But you better :) because it is easy to set the servers to deny request profiles such as that :) pretty soon you wont be seeing any web pages

There is no "full" version of Opera. It's either adware, with hardly noticeable ads that never bothered me, or you've paid for it. Also I've never noticed Firefox being better than Opera in anything, they're pretty much equal except for in one case - Opera is even better protected. Though this comes at the cost of it being overprotected, thus some rare things don't always work.

But as I said, I use them both and like the both, though Opera is my main browser. Also a lot of people should remember how Opera was there to threaten Microsoft's monopoly a lot of time ago (well, Mozilla has been around for a long time as well), even to such a degree that MS faked some of their sites for Opera, so that if your Opera was set to identify itself as Opera, MS sites seemed to be not working properly, but when you set Opera to identify as IE, they all seemed correct.

Also, Opera is a friendly company. They've won my support in a relatively easy way, although very rare these days - good, free, friendly service for a non-paying customer (I use adware Opera, and wouldn't crack it to get rid of the ads even if you paid me, although I don't usually support adware).

I've contaced Opera a couple of times over various subjects, and every time I've received good, fast service


I agree with you re Opera custmer service...I use Operamail and when things have gone wrong they have been very very helpfull. And quick.

Oh, and no matter our disagreements on whats better, I'm glad to see no one is defending I.E.A couple of things that I.E. can do:
1. Shows glow text
2. Links can go blurry when mouse is over them
3. Can make little pop-up windows go fullscreen after pressing F11

'Part from that, Firefox is good.

A couple of things that I.E. can do:
1. Shows glow text
2. Links can go blurry when mouse is over them
3. Can make little pop-up windows go fullscreen after pressing F11

'Part from that, Firefox is good.
Glow blury?