Firefox

[WasteMyTime]

Hey, I'm currently using the most up to date version of microsoft IE and I'm considering switching over to Firefox...what're the advantages or disadvantages to this. Thanks.

[Trainsaw]

Hey, I'm currently using the most up to date version of microsoft IE and I'm considering switching over to Firefox...what're the advantages or disadvantages to this. Thanks.
the only problems i have sometimes is that certain things won't work in firefox that will in IE, mainly porno, but firefox has better protection

[Mark is God]

To be extremely shallow, Firefox just looks better.

[Skatetopunk]

Hey, I'm currently using the most up to date version of microsoft IE and I'm considering switching over to Firefox...what're the advantages or disadvantages to this. Thanks.
firefox is awesome.... no spywear... faster... customizeable... i can controll i tunes from the title bar in the broser... awesome oh and tabbed surffing

[WasteMyTime]

the only problems i have sometimes is that certain things won't work in firefox that will in IE, mainly porno, but firefox has better protection
but see I've never had a problem regarding "protection". I run frequent spyware and ad-aware scans and my pop-up blockers do a pretty good job.

[Mark is God]

i can controll i tunes from the title bar in the broser.

how?

[WasteMyTime]

firefox is awesome.... no spywear... faster... customizeable... i can controll i tunes from the title bar in the broser... awesome oh and tabbed surffing
what's tabbed surfing?

[Lozin_It]

I use firefox. It works pretty well, unless you have a completely idiotic computer as I do and it messes up all the time and kicks you off of mozilla Completely. That's what it did just now. I'm using IE at the moment. But mozzila... the more you go to a website on there, the faster that site loads every time you go there. And you can have tons of diff tabs up. So, it's just really cool to have.

[Trainsaw]

how?
yeah whats the plugin you're using

[Mark is God]

what's tabbed surfing?
All "windows" are in one window.

[Skatetopunk]

how?
http://www.iosart.com/foxytunes/firefox/

there you go buddy... works perfect

[WasteMyTime]

All "windows" are in one window.
so like...on your little bar thing...it'll have all your sites collected in one box instead of having like fifty million open?

cause if that's the case, IE does that too and I actually turned that option off..hah.

[Trainsaw]

i'd be sold if there was a winamp one

[Skatetopunk]

i'd be sold if there was a winamp one
it works for winamp also

[Trainsaw]

score

[Skatetopunk]

so like...on your little bar thing...it'll have all your sites collected in one box instead of having like fifty million open?

cause if that's the case, IE does that too and I actually turned that option off..hah.
just try it... once you do you will never go back...

[Mark is God]

http://www.iosart.com/foxytunes/firefox/

there you go buddy... works perfect
sweeeeeeeeeet

[when 4ever ends]

Internet Explorer's Main Problems

There are countless bugs in Internet Explorer, but here are the main reasons to choose a free alternative.

* Prone to viruses and worms
* Renders pages incorrectly. Web designers then need to spend extra time working so that pages work in Internet Explorer. This puts costs up, and slows the web down.
* Doesn't let people resize certain text sizes. This means those with poor sight cannot read small text on many sites.
* Far slower program than other web browsers
* Far larger program than other web browsers
* Isn't as user-centric as other web browsers. It lacks many handy features such as tabbed browsing and integrated search
* Doesn't support PNG images properly

Alternatives to Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer is the worst major browser. There are a number of free alternatives available. These alternatives are standards compliant, i.e. they conform to international standards. Internet Explorer is not standards compliant, and thus renders pages wrongly.

On the alternatives to Internet Explorer page, we outline many superior competitors, all of which are free or have free versions. These are Mozilla Firefox, K-Meleon, Mozilla, Opera, Camino and Safari.
Microsoft responding?

Microsoft have announced 'IE7' will be available in the summer (Beta). Security fixes are expected, given MS' recent bad press in this area, but few expect Microsoft to fix web standards issues in Internet Explorer, or IE's accesibility problems.

Some only expect a similar update to Service Pack 2 (which fixed a number of very serious vulnerabilities).

Maybe some handy features will be adopted from alternative browsers, but no-one is holding their breath.
Play your part - StopIE

Change browser, encourage your friends and family to do the same. You may also consider helping to translate the site

[Paranoia]

The mainstream reason is the fact that most ActiveX shit that causes spyware won't act in Firefox like it does in IE, but since MS has done their fancy little security update, it's not that much of a problem anymore. Firefox is a lot like Netscape, only open source, and it also makes you seem more of a geek to everyone. Not to mention the nice plug-ins you can get that have been mentioned before.

[edit] or what the guy above me said... That works, too.

[Trainsaw]

the only problem i'm having is how do you get the damn thing to start playing music, i hit play and it doesn't do much other than lock up my system

[Mercy Medical]

The only thing you need to know that will convert you....tabbed windows. That's it.

[Adeniz19]

i like firefox because you can put bookmarks on a menu bar. instead of having to click the drop down and the tabbed surfing is great too

[WasteMyTime]

The mainstream reason is the fact that most ActiveX shit that causes spyware won't act in Firefox like it does in IE, but since MS has done their fancy little security update, it's not that much of a problem anymore. Firefox is a lot like Netscape, only open source, and it also makes you seem more of a geek to everyone. Not to mention the nice plug-ins you can get that have been mentioned before.

[edit] or what the guy above me said... That works, too.
ya honestly, I get the feeling that A LOT of people use firefox cause it's not as mainstream as IE...they don't wanna give into "the man" aka bill gates and Microsoft...I personally don't care...like the advantages listed earlier really mean nothing to me (aside from better virus/worm protection)..can someone explain tabbed windows and integrated searches for me? thanks.

[Trainsaw]

the media player is blowing it, its making the web browser slow as shit

[Mark is God]

ya honestly, I get the feeling that A LOT of people use firefox cause it's not as mainstream as IE...they don't wanna give into "the man" aka bill gates and Microsoft...I personally don't care...like the advantages listed earlier really mean nothing to me (aside from better virus/worm protection)..can someone explain tabbed windows and integrated searches for me? thanks.
I use Firefox, and now I'm a level 7 haXz0r

[WasteMyTime]

I use Firefox, and now I'm a level 7 haXz0r
hahah, I knew it!

[Skatetopunk]

Check it out...

note the tabbed windows and the in broser player

[when 4ever ends]

i have this plugin for songmeanings.net .. i can type anything in the left corner (song name) and it will bring up the lyrics without even having to go to songmeanings.net and serching though all that stuff.. they have plugins like this for many things like singingfish, mxtabs.com, plyrics. azlyrics.. its awesome. you also get less viruses and spyware.

[Skatetopunk]

ya honestly, I get the feeling that A LOT of people use firefox cause it's not as mainstream as IE...they don't wanna give into "the man" aka bill gates and Microsoft...I personally don't care...like the advantages listed earlier really mean nothing to me (aside from better virus/worm protection)..can someone explain tabbed windows and integrated searches for me? thanks.
check out the pic i posted... see the two diff web sites are up top... instead of having all these open windows you just toggle with the tab

The only thing you need to know that will convert you....tabbed windows. That's it.
that and the in broser music controll

[when 4ever ends]

not to mention.. just press control tab and it will togle the windows

[Skatetopunk]

sweeeeeeeeeet
cool hu??

[Trainsaw]

that and the in broser music controll
which for whatever reason isn't fucking working
well its making it slow.

[Paranoia]

Tabbed windows; like in Word Perfect if anyone uses it. (I try to avoid M$) Or MS Excel, where there are different windows behind tabs. You can't really explain it easily. Instead of opening different brower windows, it just opens tabs in the main window. Integrated searching, I don't really know, but assume it's like a search toolbar in IE

[WasteMyTime]

Check it out...

note the tabbed windows and the in broser player
hmm I see what u mean by tabbed windows now...that's not so bad. One thing like...I have this yahoo! toolbar and I absolutely love it...would I be able to get that on firefox?

if I got firefox, would I need to stop using IE?

[Skatetopunk]

Tabbed windows; like in Word Perfect if anyone uses it. (I try to avoid M$) Or MS Excel, where there are different windows behind tabs. You can't really explain it easily. Instead of opening different brower windows, it just opens tabs in the main window. Integrated searching, I don't really know, but assume it's like a search toolbar in IE
yeah just look at the pic i posted

hmm I see what u mean by tabbed windows now...that's not so bad. One thing like...I have this yahoo! toolbar and I absolutely love it...would I be able to get that on firefox?

if I got firefox, would I need to stop using IE?
yes and no you could and might have to use both... i personaly deleted ms explorer cause it was fucked byond repair

[WasteMyTime]

yeah just look at the pic i posted


yes and no you could and might have to use both... i personaly deleted ms explorer cause it was fucked byond repair
alrighty, thanks a lot for your help...I'll look into downloading firefox tonight. Thanks again.

[Skatetopunk]

which for whatever reason isn't fucking working
well its making it slow.
it works perfect for me... make sure you have the right plugin for the player you are useing...and try restarting

[Paranoia]

Yeah, you posted while I was typing, it took me a while, I kept getting called away from computer.

[Lueda Alia]

Use Avant Browser. It's pretty much like FireFox but everything on it is like IE and it's easy to get used to it.

And about the tab thingys on FireFox... on Avant Browser.. you have the same thing, except the windows are on the bottom of the page.