shaldengeki1405241473 0 Report post Posted December 6, 2004 I switched from IE to Firefox recently... but I still have to open up IE once in awhile due to compatibility errors. >_> But yeah, since my memory is low anyways, I really don't notice much of a difference whether I have 10 windows of Firefox open or 10 windows of IE. XPTHe thing I don't like about Firefox is that it doesn't let me use GetRight automatically. ;_; Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmdort 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2004 wow thts the only thing u dun like in Firefox ........ strange........ I hate everything in FF Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssjojo 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2004 well personally i like mozilla firefox way better than IE because it has a lot of features that internet explorer doesnt like a pop-up blocker and its own download manager. Also it loads the page a lot quicker than than internet explorer but i dont know about the other browsers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darren1405241470 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2004 well personally i like mozilla firefox way better than IE because it has a lot of features that internet explorer doesnt like a pop-up blocker and its own download manager. Also it loads the page a lot quicker than than internet explorer but i dont know about the other browsers <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You should try Opera. It's free, even faster than FF, also includes a download manager and of course a popup blocker. The only bad thing about it is that it now comes with some small targetted text adds at the top of the browser. You get used to the poointless adds though . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yeojingkai 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2004 Where to download OPERA? Just search it on google or is the website http://www.opera.com/ lol... I neva heard of opera... Used IE and IE was lousy... Went to using FF... Improved alot.. I really like it... Just that sometimes when I listen to MIDI and open too many Tabs, my whole comp lags... My processing speed is bad... that's the reason... Oh well... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kajaco 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2004 The reason why there are complaints about firefox is that those people are IE users (so they are nOObs)This kind of Windows/IE biggotry is really stupid. There are a lot of techie/programmer types who use IE because it gets them where they want to go. I have a dual boot system (Windows Advanced Server/Red Hat 9), and when I'm in Windows I prefer IE. It's true that tabbed browsing rocks, and that FF rendering is somewhat quicker, but I have had some nagging problems with responsiveness. For example, when I logged into this website, FF asked me if it should remember my username and password. When I affirmed, it took about 20 seconds for the little dialog box to go away. This also happens when I just pull up the "About Mozilla Firefox" window from the help menu, so that eliminates a network issue. And neither IE nor Netscape have this problem, so it's not a ram/hardware issue. Also, it is sluggish when I scroll with the wheel mouse. I think FF must still have some bugginess to work out. Also, if anyone wanted tabbed browsing with IE, it would be a pretty small project to write a VB application that instantiates the IE engine in multiple tabs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qwijibow 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2004 I Dual Boot WindowsXP (for the family) and Gentoo Linux for me.Ive used Firefox since it was called Phoenix (around version 0.5 i think) on Linux,but i recently installed Firefox on a windows System, and ive got t say i wasnt as impressed as Firfox on linux.i installed it because Windows IE was suffereing from some nasty browser hijacking... half the time you click a hyperlnk, you are taken to some site full of Ads. i installed firefox, thinking that firfow wasnt popular enough amunsst windows users yet for the hijacker to take interest.. but it did..Firefox IS GOOD... but to see it in its full glory you need to see it running on ats FOSS friends ^_^Ohh, someone mentioned GetRight.... you can use these so called download managers with a plugin.thats the idea of firefox... Bloat Free,,, any desired utilites / bloat are added with plugins Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cryptwizard 0 Report post Posted December 21, 2004 RAM UsageCompare 4 IE Windows to 4 FireFox tabs. Notice how FireFox is the leader when you make it a fair test?Starts SlowCheck out the unofficial optimised builds for Windows from MOOX:http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/They run a heap faster than the official FireFox, which is alredy fast anyway.Using GetRightActivate Clipboard URL catching or whatever the name of that setting is in GetRight, then right click the download link in FireFox and click Copy Link Location.Now, you should get a GetRight Save As window after you click Copy Link Location.User InterfaceExplain how MSIEs interface is superior to FireFox.I'm actully really fond of FireFox's UI, especially the tabs.Hopefully, I got you's anti-{the worlds best browser (FireFox)} users to switch back to {the worlds best browser (FireFox)}. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bryandel 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 I think Firefox is the best yet web browser. Compare to Internet Explorer, in a dial-up connection, Firefox loads the webpage faster than Internet Explorer. Compare to Opera, firefox is more easier to use. Firefox is so small. It has features that Internet Explorer, Opera or Netscape does not have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mastermund 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 Firefox is much, much better than Internet Explorer. For yeard I'd been using a slow brower that was boring, full of security holes, and had very little functionality. Then, about half a year ago, I downloaded Firefox and instantly noticed the difference. Not only that, but Firefox supports plugins (called 'extensions'), of which there are many. Maybe there are Internet Explorer plugins, but either they are not easily found or there are few of them -- not that plugins are a big part of why I use Firefox. They're just an added bonus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the empty calorie 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 Firefox is the best browser I have ever used. Period. To this day, I have not had a single problem with it. If something isn't working, just download the correct plugin. Problem solved. Don't some of you know that if something goes wrong with a program, it doesn't mean it's always the fault of that particular program? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pbolduc 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 I like firefox. I use it most of the time and have yet to experience any problems with it. I expect that it has bugs in it, but I personally havent run into them yet. It works for m e. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shaldengeki1405241473 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2005 While I do agree that Firefox is extremely helpful with its tabbed browsing and increased security, not to mention its customizability that comes with the extensions, I have to say that it still could use a bit of work. Quite a few of my favorite sites are incompatible with Firefox, so I have to switch to IE to view them... and if I choose to view those pages first, I generally end up not using Firefox at all. So yeah, a few incompatibility issues, but overall very, very nice. The whole tabbed browsing thing has caused me to open up too many tabs on several occassions and almost freeze my computer. ;;>_>Text-to-Image rules, though. Nothing beats that. Unless, of course, you'd rather not see the image... ;;>_> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qwijibow 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2005 what sites dont work on Firefox ? ive never come across a single one ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MajesticTreeFrog 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2005 only a few don't. Mainly ones that only want IE. For instance, the website to blue cross blue shield(a health insurance company) only lets you sign up using IE. Because they are annoying like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites