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Posted by: CelticRose 01-Oct-2004, 07:11 PM
I just switched to Mozilla from IE . Is that good? I have heard really good things about Moziilla so thought it was time to change! thanks for your feedback!

Posted by: MDF3530 01-Oct-2004, 07:34 PM
Yes, it is much better than IE.

Posted by: Aaediwen 02-Oct-2004, 04:39 AM
WOOT! CR smile.gif Welcome to the happy Mozilla User's Group smile.gif How are you liking it so far?


QUOTE (CelticRose)

I just switched to Mozilla from IE . Is that good?


You know what my answer will be smile.gif Considering I just changed my main browser from Mozilla 1.5a to Mozilla Firefox .10

Ya know something I find interesting though? This browser has got to have gone through the longest list of name changes... 3 so far. From Phoenix, to Firebird, to Firefox.

Looking forward to hearing how you like it smile.gif

Posted by: Shamalama 04-Oct-2004, 02:37 PM
Mozilla Firefox is my ONLY browser. I've even installed it over IE on my work computer (much to the dismay of the IT folks).

Get yourself a handful of good extensions (helpers) and you're ready to surf.

Posted by: gtrplr 04-Oct-2004, 03:09 PM
I'm running Firefox on Xandros OCE (Linux). I haven't used IE in over 3 years, or Windows in over 2. Linux rules, Windows drools. Firefox rocks, IE. . .well, you know.

Posted by: Dugadelphia 04-Oct-2004, 03:58 PM
To bad nobody is passionate about there opinions in these forums rolleyes.gif

Posted by: tsargent62 04-Oct-2004, 05:01 PM
I was using Netscape, then switched to Mozilla and now I'm using Firefox. I have never seen a browser I like better. Nice graphics rendering, speedy and I love the mouse gestures. Very kool!B)

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Posted by: Aaediwen 05-Oct-2004, 09:17 AM
I had a whole nice post typed here, then I figured it was getting off topic and more technical than need be. When I start pasting timestamps to show when I built by system into a thread saying Firefox rules, it's time for a new thread. I've used many browsers in my time. IE 2-6, Netscape 3.04 - 7, Links, lynx, amaya, tried opera, Mozilla, Phoenix, Firebird, and now Firefox. Firefox is now my primary browser, and I'm not looking back.

Posted by: urian 14-Oct-2004, 10:02 PM
I switched about a week ago. Took a llittle bit of getting used to but the difference is night and day. Almsot no lag time, virtually NO pop ups. I like the open in a new tab optin. love the security. Great prog.
Now..WHo do I ask about Linux?

Posted by: Aaediwen 15-Oct-2004, 07:43 AM
QUOTE (urian @ 14-Oct-2004, 11:02 PM)

Now..WHo do I ask about Linux?

How comfy are you with a command line? Something pretty to start with? RedHat or Mandrake. Want to dive off the deep end and still have some help? Debian or Slack. Uber fast learner who's not afraid to drawn a few times before you swim and want complete control over every little thing? Gentoo or LFS.

I don't recommend the last two for first time Linux users. I tend toward the first two actually. They were my introduction. Redhat in perticular has gotten really graphical since I started in Linux 1n 1998. Feel free to PM for details, or we can start a new thread wink.gif Wouldn't fit to go in any more detail here.

Posted by: CelticRose 07-Nov-2004, 12:31 AM
This is the third time I have downloaded Firefox Mozilla on my system. Each time I do my computer keeps crashing! Why, why, why? I went into their support system to find out and found no place to even register to voice my complaint! I am so dang frustrated! sad.gif sad.gif sad.gif

Posted by: Aaediwen 07-Nov-2004, 04:48 AM
ok, generally things that start out like this can go anywhere from simple to a real bear to troubleshoot. Before we can find out though, first question to ask is:

How does it crash? Can you be specific at what happens when? Exact error perhaps?

Posted by: CelticRose 07-Nov-2004, 05:14 AM
well, the computer just crashes! I mean it just goes dead and has to reboot itself when I am in the middle of something! It will say "there has been an error in Firefox and we must shut down now." How plain is that?! Sorry........... I am a little aggravated right now, very sorry! smile.gif

Posted by: Aaediwen 07-Nov-2004, 03:10 PM
ok, Firefox generates a standard Windows error, then the machine reboots. Sounds like a library fubar'd somewhere at first glance. You said you installed it first after IE started actring wierder than ususal, right? We might be able to work around this, I may experiment with cross compiling and see if I can build a static binary of it... See if that helps. Not sure what's involved in doing that though. Never built a Windows program that I didn't write.

Posted by: CelticRose 08-Nov-2004, 01:50 PM
Thanks Aaediwen! Sorry to be such a pain. I really like the program, but my computer just keeps crashing whenever I install it. sad.gif Someone told me that Firefox was very buggy right now and not a good time to install it. Is that true?

Posted by: Aaediwen 08-Nov-2004, 02:47 PM
I've been using it for quite a while now and never had any problems with it. Under Windows or Linux, or Sun Solaris.... Only real issue I've had has been getting it and Thunderbird talking nicely since I migrated from Mozilla 1.5a. Right now, I can only use a link in E-mail if I don't already have Firefox open, and I can only use a mailto link if I don't already have Thunderbird open. As for stability though, they're both pretty rock solid for me... Might try version 1.0 which is due out tomorrow, see if it works any better for you.

Posted by: dragonboy3611 08-Nov-2004, 02:56 PM
Ya....good choice, it's better smile.gif

Posted by: CelticRose 08-Nov-2004, 03:27 PM
Thanks Aaediwen! That is what I am going to do. That was also recommended to me from a friend of mine. thumbs_up.gif

Posted by: MDF3530 08-Nov-2004, 03:52 PM
I just use the regular Mozilla. I tried Firefox and I couldn't see much difference.

Shamalama, I see that you said you installed it over the protests of your company's IT guys. My brother-in-law works in IT and he says some of his coworkers think that Microsoft can do no wrong. He says that he's glad that, after working with Microsoft all day, he comes home to his wife, his kids, and his iMac.

Posted by: Mailagnas maqqas Dunaidonas 08-Nov-2004, 03:54 PM
I've been using Mozilla for a while, and get far less spyware and popups. It does seem to require more technical skill than IE, but is worth the effort.

Posted by: Aaediwen 08-Nov-2004, 04:11 PM
QUOTE (MDF3530 @ 08-Nov-2004, 04:52 PM)
I just use the regular Mozilla. I tried Firefox and I couldn't see much difference.

Shamalama, I see that you said you installed it over the protests of your company's IT guys. My brother-in-law works in IT and he says some of his coworkers think that Microsoft can do no wrong. He says that he's glad that, after working with Microsoft all day, he comes home to his wife, his kids, and his iMac.

Firefox is essentially a browser-only Mozilla. Not having all the extras make for faster startup.


Posted by: MDF3530 08-Nov-2004, 04:17 PM
The thing I like about Mozilla is the tabbed browsing. You can be looking at several websites and have only one window open...

Posted by: Shamalama 10-Nov-2004, 12:10 PM
Just so you know, the officia Mozilla 1.0.0 was released yesterday. No more betas or pre-releases.

Thair website was completely swamped yesterday, but it's better today.


Posted by: Şen Ğragon 18-Dec-2004, 01:58 PM
i switched two month ago
before i used opera, both are better then the IE

a really nice extension is the mouse-gesture. It makes surfing much faster and easier

Posted by: valpal 59 12-Feb-2005, 05:13 PM
I don't know if this is the right place to put this, but this dummy needs some help. I just downloaded Firefox 1.0. I cannot listen to the music here. If I go back to Internet Explorer I can hear it. HELP!!!!! unsure.gif

Posted by: MDF3530 12-Feb-2005, 05:25 PM
QUOTE (valpal 59 @ 12-Feb-2005, 05:13 PM)
I don't know if this is the right place to put this, but this dummy needs some help. I just downloaded Firefox 1.0. I cannot listen to the music here. If I go back to Internet Explorer I can hear it. HELP!!!!! unsure.gif

Do you have any MP3 software, like iTunes?

If you do, you can download the link and play the stream with that.

Posted by: valpal 59 12-Feb-2005, 07:19 PM
No I don't.

Posted by: MDF3530 12-Feb-2005, 10:15 PM
What kind of OS do you have?

If you have a Mac or PC, then go here:

http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

Posted by: valpal 59 13-Feb-2005, 09:09 AM
Mike, Thank-you for all of your help. I have the music back. WOOHOO walkman.gif clap.gif

Posted by: Lil 17-Feb-2005, 12:42 AM
I downloaded Firefox this week, when I started having a lot of trouble with iE and some of my other programs.
Those problems seem to have gone away now...maybe one of the things I tried and was reccommended to try worked after all!

I really have no idea.
I do like the Firefox, it was very easy to import all of our settings and favorites from IE and the window is easy to read, One popup is all I get a message for, lol, but I never see it, only the bar at the top of the page that tells me it popped up!

I should have done it sooner!!!!!!

Lil


Posted by: mingkee 27-Feb-2005, 07:54 AM
I had a direct migration from Netscape to Mozilla (from milestone 9, I think), it's been 5 years (from 2000)
except under some situation, I seldom use IE on windows

Posted by: Monarchs Own 14-Nov-2005, 06:54 AM
I just swichted yesterday from IE - to Mozilla Firefox. Works fine. Still have to work out a bit how I want it setup and stuff. But other than that I like it very much.


Posted by: OBH 14-Nov-2005, 09:02 AM
I'm glad to see so many switching to alternative browsers. I'm a long time Opera user and have it configured to suit the way I surf. It can be a bit much for new users so Firefox is probably a better choice for a first alternative browser. One of the things I like best about Opera is their small market share, hardly enough users to make it worth a hacker's effort. Opera users tend to be pretty computer savvy and their forum is a great resource. Opera 9 is in beta testing and it seems to incorporate several changes to make it more like Firefox. Couple that with it being free now (no more banner ads), it may end up gaining market share. I just hope it doesn't get too popular. All the alternative browsers are better than IE though. Although all browsers can have vulnerabilities, all the alternatives are much more responsive in fixing the problems than Microsoft. There are known vulnerabilities in IE that have been known for months and still have not been patched, that's simply unacceptable.

Posted by: CelticRose 09-Dec-2006, 02:00 PM
I am now a very happy customer of Mozilla Firefox. Dell computers fixed my pc and installed it for me via "remote." Really cool. I don't believe I will ever go back to IE.

Posted by: Shamalama 15-Dec-2006, 01:58 PM
I'd like to make a quick shout-out to an extension for Firefox: FEBE 4

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2109/


QUOTE


FEBE allows you to quickly and easily backup your Firefox extensions. In fact, it goes beyond just backing up -- It will actually rebuild your extensions individually into installable .xpi files. Now you can easily synchronize your office and home browsers.

FEBE backs up your extensions, themes, and (optionally) your bookmarks, preferences, passwords, cookies and just about everything else Firefox offers.



I use Firefox both at work and at home. But since I use my work computer more it has the most updated extensions and passwords. So I installed FEBE on both computers. Then I did a backup, put the result of the backup on a flash drive, took it home, and did a restore to my home computer. Now my home computer has all my normal extensions, and has them updated correctly. I also have all my online passwords loaded and updated. And all this happens quickly and (so far) flawlessly.

Highly recommended.

Posted by: Aaediwen 16-Dec-2006, 10:51 AM
QUOTE (OBH @ 14-Nov-2005, 10:02 AM)
I'm glad to see so many switching to alternative browsers. I'm a long time Opera user and have it configured to suit the way I surf. It can be a bit much for new users so Firefox is probably a better choice for a first alternative browser. One of the things I like best about Opera is their small market share, hardly enough users to make it worth a hacker's effort. Opera users tend to be pretty computer savvy and their forum is a great resource. Opera 9 is in beta testing and it seems to incorporate several changes to make it more like Firefox. Couple that with it being free now (no more banner ads), it may end up gaining market share. I just hope it doesn't get too popular. All the alternative browsers are better than IE though. Although all browsers can have vulnerabilities, all the alternatives are much more responsive in fixing the problems than Microsoft. There are known vulnerabilities in IE that have been known for months and still have not been patched, that's simply unacceptable.

What's more, I only know of ONE browser that violates the HTTP RFC. And only ONE browser on which you have to worry about temp files breaking your web viewing experience.

That one browser is: IE!

No other browser tries to cut corners (and thereby has to try twice to load most pages), and no other browser basically makes you go out of your way performing matinance just so you can browse the web.

Posted by: cylassie 02-Sep-2007, 06:31 AM
I have used Mozilla - FireFox for years now and LOVE it. I downloaded it at work, too. Every once in a while, I have to open IE to view something that only works or works best in IE but that is the only time I use it, well, except to see how my sites look in it.

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