Just converted to firefox

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2004-11-01 11:46pm

And I must say that the experience has been delightfull, a quick download, easy and quick install and it has very quick load times, uses informations better I guess.
Why I did not do this before now, I dont know, but I suspect it was apathy. And I expect that is why Microsoft has such a hold, apathy and lack of overall influence from the competition. But boy, am I glad I changed.

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2004-11-01 11:51pm

I think I may soon aswell.

I found about 2000 spyware things on me, I want to change.

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2004-11-02 12:03am

My stupid internet service provider royally fucked up my connection for about a month; Now only IE works on my computer.

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2004-11-02 12:10am

Enforcer Talen wrote:I think I may soon aswell.

I found about 2000 spyware things on me, I want to change.

its only 4.5 meg to download...

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2004-11-02 12:11am

Pcm979 wrote:My stupid internet service provider royally fucked up my connection for about a month; Now only IE works on my computer.

? That doesent sound right, you ISP doesent have anthing to do with what software you can use.

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2004-11-02 12:14am

Another convert. Soon the transformation will be complete.

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2004-11-02 12:30am

Stuart Mackey wrote:
Pcm979 wrote:My stupid internet service provider royally fucked up my connection for about a month; Now only IE works on my computer.
? That doesent sound right, you ISP doesent have anthing to do with what software you can use.

Knowing me I've hopelessly mangled my technical terms. My Broadband provider changed it's software and I have 2 computers that have different OSes and therefore different ways of connecting to the 'net; One stopped working, and now only works with IE. Still, it's a step up, I suppose.

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2004-11-02 01:10am

Pcm979 wrote:
Stuart Mackey wrote:
Pcm979 wrote:My stupid internet service provider royally fucked up my connection for about a month; Now only IE works on my computer.
? That doesent sound right, you ISP doesent have anthing to do with what software you can use.
Knowing me I've hopelessly mangled my technical terms. My Broadband provider changed it's software and I have 2 computers that have different OSes and therefore different ways of connecting to the 'net; One stopped working, and now only works with IE. Still, it's a step up, I suppose.

Sounds like a computer issue..ask Phong if in doubt, he knows a hell of lot more than I.

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2004-11-02 01:30am

It doesn't really matter, I'm moving soon. Thanks, though.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-11-02 01:31am

Stuart Mackey wrote:And I must say that the experience has been delightfull, a quick download, easy and quick install and it has very quick load times, uses informations better I guess.
Why I did not do this before now, I dont know, but I suspect it was apathy. And I expect that is why Microsoft has such a hold, apathy and lack of overall influence from the competition. But boy, am I glad I changed.

Congrats!

Terr Fangbite · Post by **Terr Fangbite** » 2004-11-02 06:22am

I've seen Pcm979's problem with someone at work. Verizon wants you to use MSN internet. MSN internet didn't work very well (ok not at all) with someone I just convinced to switch to firefox. Funny thing was she switched to firefox because MSN was screwing up IE too.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2004-11-02 06:33am

Don't forget to check out for new extensions and themes. If there's one thing Firefox excels at, it's customisability.

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2004-11-02 06:55am

Terr Fangbite wrote:I've seen Pcm979's problem with someone at work. Verizon wants you to use MSN internet. MSN internet didn't work very well (ok not at all) with someone I just convinced to switch to firefox. Funny thing was she switched to firefox because MSN was screwing up IE too.

Actually, I was using Mozilla before.

andrewgpaul · Post by **andrewgpaul** » 2004-11-02 08:06am

Just a couple of questions about Firefox (v1.0 preview release):
How can I set it up so that when i open a new tab, it defaults to my home page, rather than a blank page?

Also, is there any way to set it so that a link which opens a new page opens in a new tab, instead (without having to middle-click it)?

Tech^salvager · Post by **Tech^salvager** » 2004-11-02 08:09am

andrewgpaul wrote:Just a couple of questions about Firefox (v1.0 preview release):
How can I set it up so that when i open a new tab, it defaults to my home page, rather than a blank page?

Also, is there any way to set it so that a link which opens a new page opens in a new tab, instead (without having to middle-click it)?

not sure about the top one

but the 2nd one is do able.

Go to Edit->preferences
then adjust settings there.

andrewgpaul · Post by **andrewgpaul** » 2004-11-02 08:18am

Hmmm. I don't have an Edit -> Preferences menu item. I can set my home page in Tools -> Options, but that one takes effect when I open a new window, not a new tab in an existing window.

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Post by **Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman** » 2004-11-02 08:37am

Pcm979 wrote:My stupid internet service provider royally fucked up my connection for about a month; Now only IE works on my computer.

My deep, deep condolences......

Pcm979 · Post by **Pcm979** » 2004-11-02 08:56am

Well, I just got Firefox to work.

EDIT: Installed the SkyPilot theme. All is right with the world.

Lt. Dan · Post by **Lt. Dan** » 2004-11-02 01:44pm

Hehe...Another one joins us...

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-11-02 01:51pm

Pcm979 wrote:My stupid internet service provider royally fucked up my connection for about a month; Now only IE works on my computer.

try downloading myie2. it works on the same basic engine as IE, so your computer should be able to run it, but it has alot of nice features that normal ie doesn't have, like tabbed browsing, build in popup blocking, mouse gestures, etc. i find it's a nice alternative to regular IE.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-11-02 02:23pm

Admiral Valdemar wrote:Don't forget to check out for new extensions and themes. If there's one thing Firefox excels at, it's customisability.

You should be careful about extensions, they can crash Firefox if poorly written (and some of them are).

J · Post by J » 2004-11-02 10:13pm

My BF & my sis converted my computers to Firebird, delivering us from the evils of IE. Hallelujah!

Tech^salvager · Post by **Tech^salvager** » 2004-11-03 12:33am

andrewgpaul wrote:Hmmm. I don't have an Edit -> Preferences menu item. I can set my home page in Tools -> Options, but that one takes effect when I open a new window, not a new tab in an existing window.

Sorry couldn't help you, must be a different version at school.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-11-03 12:37am

I converted to FireFox recently and love it. It is much better than IE. Only time I use IE now at home is when I use one of my older computers.

Now I am trying to figure out the Mozilla SDK, maybe I can write a browser using the engine FireFox used. It should be better than INET browser I wroe previously.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2004-11-03 09:54pm

For the converts:

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http://bugmenot.mozdev.org/

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