firefox v IE8

zippy656 · 19-07-2009, 21:36

so whats so good about Firefox then??

can i swop back if i dont get on with it???

kid friendly.. ???

extreme-4x4 · 19-07-2009, 21:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by zippy656

so whats so good about Firefox then??

can i swop back if i dont get on with it???

kid friendly.. ???

you will be fine

Terranosaurus · 19-07-2009, 21:41

Its faster and for those of us who've been on it for a long toime it had tabbed browsing long before IE.

+ its free and you're not lining Bill Gates' pockets..

Anyone use open office too.

zippy656 · 19-07-2009, 21:46

downloading now..

will see what happends!

zippy656 · 19-07-2009, 21:56

ok got it, and working.
so how do i get my homepages to be imported or moved

Thomas-the-Terrano2 · 19-07-2009, 21:57

tend to have f as a back up to ie, its also more private shall we say, offering
to clear cache and history files.

zippy656 · 19-07-2009, 22:05

hay, just noticed IE is still here for the kids to use..

so firefox for me then!

extreme-4x4 · 19-07-2009, 22:18

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Originally Posted by Thomas-the-Terrano2

tend to have f as a back up to ie, its also more private shall we say, offering
to clear cache and history files.

tut tut tut

willow · 19-07-2009, 23:15

I love fire fox

its been with me through the move from tiscali to plus net

Don't you love the the fox curved round the world

Deleted account DD · 20-07-2009, 07:46

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Originally Posted by Terranosaurus

Its faster and for those of us who've been on it for a long toime it had tabbed browsing long before IE.

+ its free and you're not lining Bill Gates' pockets..

Absolutely 100% spot on. I dont think firefox is open source but its certainly more developer friendly than ie therefore more add ins that are more reliable and generally what the punter wants as opposed to what ms think we want.

You can easily revert to ie if you want.

Deleted account DD · 20-07-2009, 07:50

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Originally Posted by Thomas-the-Terrano2

tend to have f as a back up to ie, its also more private shall we say, offering
to clear cache and history files.

Check out the "private browsing" feature on v3.5 onwards

Go to tools>start private browsing or just press ctrl+shift+p , you dont need to clear because it doesn't remember

That feature is aka "Porn Mode"

Teenagers around the world using parents computers will be soooooooo pleased

20-07-2009, 08:30

Google Chrome FTW !

lacroupade · 20-07-2009, 11:25

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Originally Posted by zippy656

so whats so good about Firefox then??

can i swop back if i dont get on with it???

kid friendly.. ???

The two main benefits of Firefox Zippy are (i) so far, at least, it hasn't been targetted by hackers, spyware, malware etc in the way that Microsoft products are, and (ii) for me the best thing is NO BLOODY POP-UPS!!!!!

Other than that is just a bog standard browser.

Deleted account DD · 20-07-2009, 12:36

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Originally Posted by amnesia

Google Chrome FTW !

Problematic

too new out to be too reliable , a sad fact of life.

My missus had it on her xp laptop it slowed it down and screwed up quite a few sites,no idea hwy but it di. Removed and fitted firefox with a program called speed dial to give it the same feel & convenience....no probs

Adz · 20-07-2009, 12:47

google CHROME.!

View Poll Results: what software are you useing for internet
Internet Explorer	5	38.46%
Firefox	5	38.46%
Other	3	23.08%
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amnesia Guest Posts: n/a	Google Chrome FTW !

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