Move to Firefox

dorkz · Jul 6, 2004, 08:48 PM

Hay, I've just changed my web-browser to Firefox after reading an article in todays Daily Express titled "The peril of Microsoft" detailing the flaws in the IE browser and the vulnerbilities facing users that use it.

Similar article HERE

wertret · Jul 6, 2004, 09:18 PM

Yeah, i'm using firefox and it's awesome, full featured and skinable, ultra fast, specially loading DH

I can't ask for more, IE sucks a lot

Zardon · Jul 6, 2004, 09:24 PM

live dangerously. die young, run IE.

Dom · Jul 6, 2004, 09:44 PM

I love IE.

SaberZ · Jul 6, 2004, 10:10 PM

yeah this weekend I did a fresh format, and gave Firefox and Thunderbird a go instead of Netscape. Firefox is definetly an awesome browser, like it more than Netscape. Thunderbird is a pretty good mail client as well, I'm used to using outlook 2k3 and its Spam filters(which are quite good) compared to the active training filter in thunderbird. Wish it loaded up quicker much like Outlook, but otherwise its fine till i find my Office 2k3 cd

Never touching IE again, and i havent for months.

VIVA LA 6800GT!

Nacht · Jul 7, 2004, 12:11 AM

if only...

if only firefox had a good download manager (like ie), and if only it started up and loaded pages as quickly too...

Falstaff · Jul 7, 2004, 12:13 AM

using firefox now, but I dont screw around with it, works fine... IE has so many flaws, I wonder how many FF does.

PoopyTheJ · Jul 7, 2004, 12:17 AM

Firefox is a sweet browser, but try Opera if you're wanting a DL manager. Opera is IMHO the best browser out there.

Nacht · Jul 7, 2004, 12:23 AM

that's the thing, i DONT want a download manager lol...i want it exactly like it is in IE...it is perfect.

Dom · Jul 7, 2004, 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by rob13800
that's the thing, i DONT want a download manager lol...i want it exactly like it is in IE...it is perfect.

And it's probably patented.

PoopyTheJ · Jul 7, 2004, 12:29 AM

well Opera downloads as a seperate window, and saves downloads in the Downloads tab, other than that pretty similiar

dorkz · Jul 7, 2004, 12:39 AM

I've used Opera at college and its nasty! Firefox for me is great, first time ive used it tonight and im very impressed!

Vampyromaniac · Jul 7, 2004, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dom
I love IE.

I luv Dom <3

Dom · Jul 7, 2004, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Vampyromaniac
I luv Dom <3

Vampyromaniac · Jul 7, 2004, 07:48 AM

not as much as Mozilla tho

**dj_stick** · Jul 7, 2004, 08:23 AM

i moved to firefox about a week ago… not going back

OpusP.Gladiator · Jul 7, 2004, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dj_stick
i moved to firefox about a week ago… not going back

a few minor irritations so I'll use explorer for .net functions... and updates... but surf with firefox.... added a bunch of plugins, but it looks fairly big in the processes..., similiar in size almost as IE...
tho seems to generallly be faster and way more secure.... never get a popup anymore! not even when going 2 a site like astalavista...
lol this is great

sure hope the hacks don't ever reallly bother with the open source stuff...

grog · Jul 7, 2004, 08:42 AM

I have been using Mozilla for years mainly under Linux.

Actually prefered Mozilla to IE but never went to IE even with WinXP PRO. Mozilla was not very stable and the plug-ins were just not there.

Then came FireFox and even more important really bad security issues with IE that Microsoft has fixed only in SP2.

I tried the 1st beta of FireFox and did not stick with it. But a couple of months back I switched.

So for me it is Mozilla under Linux and FireFox for WinXP PRO.

You might ask why not just go with Mozillia for WinXP PRO as well. I don't know. FireFox does everything I want the Mozilla does.

I am using Mozilla 1.6 right now under Mandrake 10.0 RC1 (AMD64 version). In fact I am using it right now. Doing Linux coding tonight.

Yep, posting from Linux here.

Greg

Judas · Jul 7, 2004, 08:44 AM

I've lived with IE almost my entire time on the net..... 0 viruses..... nill for hackers accept when i was screwing with DMZ.... and problems... none....

grog · Jul 7, 2004, 10:09 AM

Well I have to admit I have never had a virus, not one, ever.

I know the reports of problems with IE hijacking is real and no fix yet so it is not a bad idea from that standpoint alone.

For that reason I my daughter "MUST" run FireFox. She was getting viruses several times a week for a while. Kids!!!

For me it is more a matter of using the same browser between Linux and Windows, which is nice!

Plus I love the tabs and pop-up blocking.

Greg

LeanWolf · Jul 7, 2004, 01:19 PM

I switched to ff a week ago even though i'd never had a problem with ie. never had doesn't mean never will, why risk it.

riles9262 · Jul 8, 2004, 02:07 AM

I love ff. Like the latest version of Opera too, but had problems displaying some forums correctly...it would give a timeout popup. FF has no problems and is a little quicker than Opera for me.

Vampyromaniac · Jul 8, 2004, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by grog
Well I have to admit I have never had a virus, not one, ever.

me neither

Jul 6, 2004, 08:48 PM	#1
dorkz Striving to overcome Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 100 Rep Power: 0	Move to Firefox Hay, I've just changed my web-browser to Firefox after reading an article in todays Daily Express titled "The peril of Microsoft" detailing the flaws in the IE browser and the vulnerbilities facing users that use it. Similar article HERE

Jul 6, 2004, 09:18 PM	#2
wertret Still watching... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Orihuela (Spain) Posts: 1,560 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, i'm using firefox and it's awesome, full featured and skinable, ultra fast, specially loading DH I can't ask for more, IE sucks a lot __________________ "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."

Jul 6, 2004, 09:24 PM	#3
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	long live IE !!! live dangerously. die young, run IE.

Jul 6, 2004, 10:10 PM	#5
SaberZ -Android Fanatic- Join Date: May 2003 Location: North Jersey Posts: 453 Rep Power: 56 System Specs	yeah this weekend I did a fresh format, and gave Firefox and Thunderbird a go instead of Netscape. Firefox is definetly an awesome browser, like it more than Netscape. Thunderbird is a pretty good mail client as well, I'm used to using outlook 2k3 and its Spam filters(which are quite good) compared to the active training filter in thunderbird. Wish it loaded up quicker much like Outlook, but otherwise its fine till i find my Office 2k3 cd Never touching IE again, and i havent for months. VIVA LA 6800GT! __________________ SaberZ- -Vostro 1500 w/Windows 7 x64 -Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4ghz (Penryn) -320GB WD Scorpio 7200 RPM HDD -4GB Patriot DDR2 800 (2x2GB) -Nvidia 8600M GT 256

Jul 7, 2004, 12:13 AM	#7
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,047 Rep Power: 206	using firefox now, but I dont screw around with it, works fine... IE has so many flaws, I wonder how many FF does. __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Jul 6, 2004, 09:44 PM	#4
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	I love IE.

Jul 7, 2004, 12:11 AM	#6
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	if only... if only firefox had a good download manager (like ie), and if only it started up and loaded pages as quickly too...

Jul 7, 2004, 12:17 AM	#8
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 64	Firefox is a sweet browser, but try Opera if you're wanting a DL manager. Opera is IMHO the best browser out there. __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Jul 7, 2004, 12:23 AM	#9
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	that's the thing, i DONT want a download manager lol...i want it exactly like it is in IE...it is perfect.

Jul 7, 2004, 12:29 AM	#11
PoopyTheJ DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,588 Rep Power: 64	well Opera downloads as a seperate window, and saves downloads in the Downloads tab, other than that pretty similiar __________________ [COLOR=Blue]“Alright boys, let’s start her up and see why she doesn’t work.” - John Fritz "I aim to misbehave" Malcolm Reynolds ATI Catalyst Beta Tester[/COLOR]

Jul 7, 2004, 12:39 AM	Thread Starter #12
dorkz Striving to overcome Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 100 Rep Power: 0	I've used Opera at college and its nasty! Firefox for me is great, first time ive used it tonight and im very impressed!

Jul 7, 2004, 07:48 AM	#15
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 74 System Specs	not as much as Mozilla tho

Jul 7, 2004, 08:42 AM	#18
grog Roxy Music Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 623 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	I have been using Mozilla for years mainly under Linux. Actually prefered Mozilla to IE but never went to IE even with WinXP PRO. Mozilla was not very stable and the plug-ins were just not there. Then came FireFox and even more important really bad security issues with IE that Microsoft has fixed only in SP2. I tried the 1st beta of FireFox and did not stick with it. But a couple of months back I switched. So for me it is Mozilla under Linux and FireFox for WinXP PRO. You might ask why not just go with Mozillia for WinXP PRO as well. I don't know. FireFox does everything I want the Mozilla does. I am using Mozilla 1.6 right now under Mandrake 10.0 RC1 (AMD64 version). In fact I am using it right now. Doing Linux coding tonight. Yep, posting from Linux here. Greg __________________ Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW 24" LCD Philips 47" 1080p 47pfl7422d/37 LCD ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi BIOS 1406, AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz, G.SKILL 8GB(4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 (PC2 6400) ASUS EAH4850 TOP/HTDI/512M PCI Express 2.0 Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro Sound Card, 1TB Hard Disk storage Thermaltake Tai-Chi VB5001SNA Black/ Silver Computer Case with liquid cooling AeroCool GateWatch-SV Silver GateWatch with LCD display, PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI-PFC 510W APC Back-UPS XS 1000 UPS, 1000 VA, 600 Watts Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit VM's (Fedora, RHEL4..etc) Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1

Jul 7, 2004, 10:09 AM	#20
grog Roxy Music Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 623 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	Well I have to admit I have never had a virus, not one, ever. I know the reports of problems with IE hijacking is real and no fix yet so it is not a bad idea from that standpoint alone. For that reason I my daughter "MUST" run FireFox. She was getting viruses several times a week for a while. Kids!!! For me it is more a matter of using the same browser between Linux and Windows, which is nice! Plus I love the tabs and pop-up blocking. Greg __________________ Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW 24" LCD Philips 47" 1080p 47pfl7422d/37 LCD ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi BIOS 1406, AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz, G.SKILL 8GB(4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 (PC2 6400) ASUS EAH4850 TOP/HTDI/512M PCI Express 2.0 Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro Sound Card, 1TB Hard Disk storage Thermaltake Tai-Chi VB5001SNA Black/ Silver Computer Case with liquid cooling AeroCool GateWatch-SV Silver GateWatch with LCD display, PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI-PFC 510W APC Back-UPS XS 1000 UPS, 1000 VA, 600 Watts Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit VM's (Fedora, RHEL4..etc) Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1

Jul 7, 2004, 01:19 PM	#21
LeanWolf alpha male Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Skyrim Posts: 5,702 Rep Power: 80 System Specs	I switched to ff a week ago even though i'd never had a problem with ie. never had doesn't mean never will, why risk it. __________________

Jul 8, 2004, 02:07 AM	#22
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 70 System Specs	I love ff. Like the latest version of Opera too, but had problems displaying some forums correctly...it would give a timeout popup. FF has no problems and is a little quicker than Opera for me. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.