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Chris_R

posted on 7/8/04 at 09:28 AM Reply With Quote
Mozilla Firefox

Have given up on IE and started using Firefox. Thought you might like to know as Firefox allows you to download free extensions, one of which is called BBcode. Very easy way to insert BBcode on forums like this. There are a stack of other extensions available too.

It's all open source so is free and includes nifty little features like "tab browsing." Better than Internet explorer if you ask me.

[Edited on 7/8/04 by Chris_R]





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Smooth Torquer

posted on 7/8/04 at 09:54 AM Reply With Quote
I started using Firefox about a mounth ago, and agree it's much nicer than IE.

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Jasper

posted on 7/8/04 at 10:02 AM Reply With Quote
Same here - very good......
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bob

posted on 7/8/04 at 10:18 AM Reply With Quote
Would anyone know if this ok to use with AOL,as i've encountered probs before when trying to download stuff.

Or it may just be me

[Edited on 7/8/04 by bob]






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craig1410

posted on 7/8/04 at 10:39 AM Reply With Quote
Don't know about AOL but I've been using Firefox for a few months now on my laptop and it's really slick. IE is, in my opinion, just too damn risky these days due to the continual issues with security weaknesses. You don't even need to be browsing dodgy sites to pick up a virus or too either.

Cheers,
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lewis635

posted on 7/8/04 at 12:06 PM Reply With Quote
I use Avant browser it is based on IE so is easy to get used to but it has a lot more user friendly features.
I find it verey good although i imagine the security issues are still there.






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Jasper

posted on 7/8/04 at 01:06 PM Reply With Quote
Bob - AOL software is hideous, gets itself stuck in your machine. Better to use their connection and use your own software. AOL is ok till you want to stop using it.
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N*E*R*D

posted on 7/8/04 at 01:35 PM Reply With Quote
Fierfox is excerlent just like standard Mozilla
shame some pages don't work in it though
oh well





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Hellfire

posted on 7/8/04 at 01:45 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jasper
Bob - AOL software is hideous, gets itself stuck in your machine. Better to use their connection and use your own software. AOL is ok till you want to stop using it.


I couldn't agree more - its almost as easy to hack into as Enternet Ixplorer too! It's a right b*****d to get rid of is AOL! One of the worse things I ever put onto my old PC...

I feel a change to Firefox coming on... hope you are all right about how easy it is to use!






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Staple balls

posted on 7/8/04 at 02:11 PM Reply With Quote
i've been using firefox on and off for 8 months now, still have to use IE for some badly coded sites, but they're becoming rarer and rarer now.

firefox is very close to IE usabilty wise, and a lot safer really.






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theconrodkid

posted on 7/8/04 at 02:38 PM Reply With Quote
could someone explaine what firefox is (note i know zip about compo,s and am easily confused) nurse where are my pills!!!!!





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Staple balls

posted on 7/8/04 at 03:03 PM Reply With Quote
it's an internet browser, like internet explorer, but less crap


http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/






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mangogrooveworkshop

posted on 7/8/04 at 04:30 PM Reply With Quote
Fire fox is the way to go. Only found problems uploading jpegs to the archive sometimes get "This file format is not supported email chrisw if you think it should" Or no data contianed in this document. Minor flaws when you put it against Exploder. As for tabbed browser feature is cool.
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Peteff

posted on 7/8/04 at 04:33 PM Reply With Quote
I've installed it today.

I'll give it a try. I'm not keen on the bookmark bit, I like them at the side. I use MYIE2 and it has them on a flyout when you mouse over the screen side, nifty but it's still explorer based. It uses the mouse gesture feature which I've installed in Firefox and I like that.





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craig1410

posted on 7/8/04 at 05:27 PM Reply With Quote
Anyone tried the Thunderbird email client which is mentioned on the Firefox website? I use Outlook Express at present but again the security flaws scare me a bit at times.

Cheers,
Craig.

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Staple balls

posted on 7/8/04 at 06:23 PM Reply With Quote
i used thunderbird for a bit, it's fine as far as a mail client goes really.

speaking of which, i really ought to go back to it






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Chris_R

posted on 8/8/04 at 12:14 AM Reply With Quote
Not used thunderbird, dose it allow http mail accounts?





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paulbeyer

posted on 8/8/04 at 12:45 AM Reply With Quote
I installed Firefox today and I like it

Mongo, what are tabbed browser features? I haven't come across them yet.





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Staple balls

posted on 8/8/04 at 08:28 AM Reply With Quote
for tabs, either middle click your mouse on a link, or hold control and click, it allows you to have lots of pages open on different tabs on the browser, rather than lots of windows


as for http mail, i'm not entirely sure, but give it a go






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Chris_R

posted on 8/8/04 at 09:09 AM Reply With Quote
there are themes too. You can download new ones to change the way it looks.





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Peteff

posted on 8/8/04 at 09:55 AM Reply With Quote
I like it now.

I've found if you ctrl+b it opens bookmarks (favourites) as a side bar. I like the extensions bit so you can add what you think may be useful.





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bob

posted on 8/8/04 at 03:20 PM Reply With Quote
yeah the remarks made about AOL are right,it kinda takes over and wont let you wander onto something they dont like/agree with.

I was just wondering if if i instal firefox will it affect my AOL billing,i know this might seem as a stupid question but i've been bitten before when i had a BT internet account and those buggers charge the VAT as extra too.






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DaveFJ

posted on 9/8/04 at 02:42 PM Reply With Quote
If you are using firefox you just have to download the firesomething extension.....

once you have populated it with some suitable words you get endless fun and amusement everytime you open a new firefox window......

[Edited on 9/8/04 by protofj]





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JoelP

posted on 9/8/04 at 06:34 PM Reply With Quote
i saw an apple imac yesterday, it looked like a wonerful device. The best feature i saw in the 5 mins i was watching, was where it 'zooms out' on everyhting you are doing, then zooms in on a new 'window'. looked really cool. the guy had 20 days of music on it!






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stephen_gusterson

posted on 9/8/04 at 06:42 PM Reply With Quote
wasnt clit eastwood in this movie?

atb

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