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Started by Funkymunky Dec 17, 2004 at 12:49 AM 25 replies 1.4k views

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Dec 17, 2004 at 12:49 AM

Man I have got to say, firefox is the best browsing experience i've ever had. First of all it's sleek as hell, plus it imported my IE bookmarks in a blink. I did have one issue with all the bookmarks being erased, but the thing is is that my computer has a fan that rubs, or a hard-drive, or something... sometimes it makes this loud whirring noise, that will go up and down in pitch. Usually on startup, too. It's been going on for about a year, I usually just smack/kick the sh** out of the case until it stops. Anyway, other than that, the thing has never had a glitch. I don't get all that popup/spyware BS, and it doesn't have a crummy load screen like netscape used to. Also, what I've just done, (and which is why I'm writing this ho-hum friendly mahogony), is add MSDN to the built-in multiple-search-engine bar. With that now at my trepedious finger-tips, I feel like i've been given an extra lobe to hack around with. Thanks Mozilla, for what I like to call the "scintillatingly felaciatic browser, with a twist on the rocks"

DigitalChaos

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DigitalChaos

Dec 17, 2004 at 12:51 AM

yeah, it's good stuff.

firefox is your christmas present to your computer.

C-Junkie

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C-Junkie

Dec 17, 2004 at 12:57 AM

Now get the gdnet firefox extension

gdnet firefox extension 0.3

makes rating easy, will do more when I recover from exams sometime after christmas

wendigo23

Dec 17, 2004 at 12:58 AM

Everybody should love Firefox!

Though.. I've got some issues with the 1.0 version. Why did they move the page text search into a special ctrl-f window? It was so much easier for me to have it in the search box up top...

C-Junkie

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C-Junkie

Dec 17, 2004 at 1:07 AM

search box up top? before this it was a seperate dialog box.

This way is a brilliant usability win.

cowsarenotevil

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cowsarenotevil

Dec 17, 2004 at 1:07 AM

Everyone has their own reasons for choosing their browsers, but for me Firefox does exactly everything that I could possibly want from a browser. I've barely been disappointed in any aspect of it.

evolutional

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evolutional

Dec 17, 2004 at 1:21 AM

Firefox used to crash a lot for me when I was under Windows. However since going *nix it's stable as hell and was actually the default browser with my distro.

Estese

Dec 17, 2004 at 1:33 AM

I don't understand all the fuss over browsers. I use IE to check my email, read gamedev, read the news, etc. To me, a browser is a browser. I could care less about tabbed browsing, search features built-in, etc. Look, I can save 0.124 seconds with tabbed browsing than with 2 IE windows open!

Really...I don't understand it.

C-Junkie

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C-Junkie

Dec 17, 2004 at 1:39 AM

Quote:
Original post by Estese
I don't understand all the fuss over browsers. I use IE to check my email, read gamedev, read the news, etc. To me, a browser is a browser. I could care less about tabbed browsing, search features built-in, etc. Look, I can save 0.124 seconds with tabbed browsing than with 2 IE windows open!

Really...I don't understand it.

That's okay. We don't hate you for it.

stormrunner

Dec 17, 2004 at 1:47 AM

Quote:
I don't understand all the fuss over browsers. I use IE to check my email, read gamedev, read the news, etc. To me, a browser is a browser. I could care less about tabbed browsing, search features built-in, etc. Look, I can save 0.124 seconds with tabbed browsing than with 2 IE windows open!

Really...I don't understand it.

*dons battle gear*
and how much would you save with 4 IE windows open ? at the moment, i have tabs on my hotmail inbox, Amazon.com Books (<-- good stuff there), Gamedev.net (here, obviously), and a page about creating fire in the GIMP. furthermore, i also have Dev-Cpp open, the Gimp, Windows Media Player, and a Folder.

this means IE will have condensed itself in the toolbar, making switching between windows a pain (you have to read the little tabs, along with the ones for pop-up ads). that's where tabbed browsing comes in real handy, along with the search engine. "do i want a new page for a google search ? why not, i'll just tab it." in IE, its a cold calculation between overriding the material in front of you, or opening a new window (and adding itself to the queue).

anyway, that was how it was for me, and i'll say it wasn't good. being a web nut (i'm up late again), firefox saved me from myself, and a trip to a mental institution.

cheers.

Rayno

Dec 17, 2004 at 1:56 AM

Yep, Firefox certainly is the best browser arround.

jollyjeffers

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jollyjeffers

Dec 17, 2004 at 2:12 AM

I think Thunderbird deserves an honourable mention alongside this...

Firefox and Thunderbird are (as I see it) the Internet Explorer/Outlook Express equivelents.

Although, as much as Firefox is great, Thunderbird still needs a bit of work - I've found more bugs in Thunderbird 1.0 than I have in all 3 versions of Firefox I've used [grin].

Jack

Estese

Dec 17, 2004 at 8:20 AM

I can understand why the features in Firefox are better than IE -- I just don't understand the fuss. At university, all I ever hear people talking about in the labs is which browser is better. FireFox this, Thunderbird that, Mozilla that. I mean, they all display webpages, right?. It's not like choosing a browser is a critical decision that will affect your entire computing experience (like choosing an operating sytsem).

Maybe the interest stems more the fascination of what kind of quality product an open source community can produce compared to a commercial product (i.e. Firefox vs. IE)?

Gourgy

Dec 17, 2004 at 8:30 AM

Quote:
Original post by Estese
I could care less about tabbed browsing, search features built-in, etc.

You mean couldn't care less.

nicksterdomus

Dec 17, 2004 at 9:28 AM

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Original post by C-Junkie
search box up top? before this it was a seperate dialog box.

One of the quick searches or whatever they're called (the search box next to adress bar) used to be search in page. I liked it a lot better also.

baldurk

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baldurk

Dec 17, 2004 at 9:32 AM

Quote:
Original post by Gourgy
Quote:
Original post by Estese
I could care less about tabbed browsing, search features built-in, etc.

You mean couldn't care less.

Someone who understands english! Huzzah!

Rob Loach

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Rob Loach

Dec 17, 2004 at 9:44 AM

Quote:
Original post by Estese
I don't understand all the fuss over browsers. I use IE to check my email, read gamedev, read the news, etc. To me, a browser is a browser. I could care less about tabbed browsing, search features built-in, etc. Look, I can save 0.124 seconds with tabbed browsing than with 2 IE windows open!

Really...I don't understand it.

That's because you haven't tried it. Honestly, at first I didn't see the need at all to switch to Firefox. Once I tried it out, I was hooked. I don't use the tabbed browsing much. The only thing I use it for are quick searches when I'm making a post. Also, when I'm doing big web searches I use tabbed browsing for each different site and a new window for a whole new topic search. It's mighty helpful in organization and keeps the start bar clear.

As for the search feature built-in, I didn't see the need for that either as I used the google toolbar. With this though, you can switch which site you'd like to do a quick search for. You can also have the search popup in a new window or tab.

To top it off, the extensions of Firefox are the key to its greatness. Just have a looksy through them all and you'll come to understand the fault of your ways. Once you try it, you'll be hooked. [smile]

vNistelrooy

Dec 17, 2004 at 10:00 AM

Quote:
Original post by Estese
I can understand why the features in Firefox are better than IE -- I just don't understand the fuss. At university, all I ever hear people talking about in the labs is which browser is better. FireFox this, Thunderbird that, Mozilla that. I mean, they all display webpages, right?. It's not like choosing a browser is a critical decision that will affect your entire computing experience (like choosing an operating sytsem).

Maybe the interest stems more the fascination of what kind of quality product an open source community can produce compared to a commercial product (i.e. Firefox vs. IE)?

Untill a spyware installs itself using a security hole in IE and you need to reformat...

WilyCoder

Dec 17, 2004 at 10:54 AM

Once I left an IE window open. I went to work. When I returned, there was literally 200+ windows open, and spyware and adware beyond belief.

After attempting to remove the Spyware and Adware for around 5-6 hours to no avail, I gave up and reformated.

IE CAUSED ME TO REFORMAT THE WHOLE DANG MACHINE!

After that incident, I will never use IE again!

-Proud Firefox user.

Umbongo

Dec 17, 2004 at 11:13 AM

Quote:
Original post by Estese
I can understand why the features in Firefox are better than IE -- I just don't understand the fuss. At university, all I ever hear people talking about in the labs is which browser is better. FireFox this, Thunderbird that, Mozilla that. I mean, they all display webpages, right?. It's not like choosing a browser is a critical decision that will affect your entire computing experience (like choosing an operating sytsem).

Maybe the interest stems more the fascination of what kind of quality product an open source community can produce compared to a commercial product (i.e. Firefox vs. IE)?

Firefox has improved my productivity as I need to browse alot of pages online each day. So I will always recommend it to people if they are asking about browsers. I haven't had to deal with spyware, apart from fixing computers who's uses still use IE, since installing firefox and some of the extensions are great. Also makes web developing much easier. Although the downside is often making thing look right in IE afterwards.

It has certainly made my life easier.

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