Using IE...convert to Firefox?

Jade Falcon · Post by **Jade Falcon** » 2004-11-26 12:14pm

I'm just reconnected, using IE with XP Service Pack 2. I assume it's still worthwhile switching to Firefox?

If so what version, and is there any general info about it that could be useful?

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-11-26 12:26pm

Firefox 1.0 (final release).

What info you need? Just install and you're good to go.

Pu-239 · Post by **Pu-239** » 2004-11-26 01:20pm

There are a bunch of useful extensions you can get (toos->extensions). I have the advanced highlighter button, linkification, disable targets for downloads, webmailcompose, image zoom, gmail notifier, magpie, tabbrowser preferences, and BBcode installed.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2004-11-26 01:38pm

Just so you know, he meant tools not toos. Secondly, if you have an LJ make sure to get Deepest Sender. As for themage (Tools>Themes) I recomend Charamel and/or Gray Modern.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-11-26 02:47pm

firefox has tons of options that you simply won't get with IE. it's definitely worth the 4.5 meg download.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-11-26 02:52pm

Is this a rhetorical question?

Post by **Edi** » 2004-11-26 03:38pm

*smites the heretic*

Get it already, IE is a piece of shit that just had a new vulnerability publicized, and ot was bad enough that the Finnish Communications Authority issued a public warning against using IE, and that made the prime time news as a major item. Hasn't happened in a good long while, about eight months ago last I remember...

Or if not Firefox, at least the Mozilla suite (I'm using that, I like having everything in one package).

Edi

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-11-26 04:31pm

Edi wrote:*smites the heretic*

Get it already, IE is a piece of shit that just had a new vulnerability publicized, and ot was bad enough that the Finnish Communications Authority issued a public warning against using IE, and that made the prime time news as a major item. Hasn't happened in a good long while, about eight months ago last I remember...

Or if not Firefox, at least the Mozilla suite (I'm using that, I like having everything in one package).

Edi

"Just had a new vulnerability publicized"?...you realize that you can validly say that almost every day?

Jade Falcon · Post by **Jade Falcon** » 2004-11-26 05:55pm

Okay, I've just installed Firefox 1.0.

A few questions, I realize that Firefox veterans will probably find these simplistic but I've been using IE so long I've got used to it. Since the time that I wrote a few months ago that I got infested with Spyware, I was determined to try and stop this happening. Using Firefox seems to be a popular first step.

1. On IE I could drag certain program icons onto the toolbar to create shortcuts. This I could do with ICQ, MSN and AIM. Can you do it here?

2. The Site address bar. Can this be moved if necessary?

3. The themes? Is this something like Windows themse? Just basically a graphical 'tart up'?

4. What extra tools and so on are useful to have, and for what reason.

The Vodka Vindicator · Post by **The Vodka Vindicator** » 2004-11-26 05:57pm

Edi wrote:*smites the heretic*

Get it already, IE is a piece of shit that just had a new vulnerability publicized, and ot was bad enough that the Finnish Communications Authority issued a public warning against using IE, and that made the prime time news as a major item. Hasn't happened in a good long while, about eight months ago last I remember...

Or if not Firefox, at least the Mozilla suite (I'm using that, I like having everything in one package).

Edi

?!?!?!?! A government agency warned against IE! Wow. I'm glad I moved to firefox a few months ago.

Jade Falcon · Post by **Jade Falcon** » 2004-11-26 06:03pm

The Vodka Vindicator wrote: ?!?!?!?! A government agency warned against IE! Wow. I'm glad I moved to firefox a few months ago.

I believe there was a security bulletin somewhere from the Department of Homeland Security advising people to switch browsers.

The Vodka Vindicator · Post by **The Vodka Vindicator** » 2004-11-26 06:07pm

Jade Falcon wrote:
The Vodka Vindicator wrote: ?!?!?!?! A government agency warned against IE! Wow. I'm glad I moved to firefox a few months ago.
I believe there was a security bulletin somewhere from the Department of Homeland Security advising people to switch browsers.

Wow. I'd never knew that. Microsoft better shape up or they'll lose customers...

Jade Falcon · Post by **Jade Falcon** » 2004-11-26 06:11pm

I don't think it was overly concerned with the home user, but think in the number of industries, in the commercial and things like military R&D that still might use IE and I guess you can see their concerns.

The Vodka Vindicator · Post by **The Vodka Vindicator** » 2004-11-26 06:13pm

Jade Falcon wrote:I don't think it was overly concerned with the home user, but think in the number of industries, in the commercial and things like military R&D that still might use IE and I guess you can see their concerns.

Yes. lets hope they swap to Firefox or else if/when Al Qeada gets hackers..... then we're toast

Eleas · Post by **Eleas** » 2004-11-26 06:19pm

The Vodka Vindicator wrote:
Jade Falcon wrote:I don't think it was overly concerned with the home user, but think in the number of industries, in the commercial and things like military R&D that still might use IE and I guess you can see their concerns.
Yes. lets hope they swap to Firefox or else if/when Al Qeada gets hackers..... then we're toast

Oh, of course. They might target PC browsers to smite the American way of life.

Get real. Military installations equals strong firewall protection.

Arrow · Post by **Arrow** » 2004-11-26 06:21pm

I've also started playing with Firefox. I've got admit, that while being a pro-Microsoft guy, that Firefox has a several features that I love that IE has missing, and seems to have higher IQ when displaying various image formats. I'm close to switching to Firefox as my default browser.

Now, does anyone know if an extension exists for proper viewing of Outlook Web Mail? We use Outlook 2003 at the office, and Firefox screws up the layout when viewing it from the web (it looks fugly).

Jade Falcon · Post by **Jade Falcon** » 2004-11-26 06:32pm

I assume the two 'ad links' on the toolbar saying "Try AOL for Free" and "Windows Marketplace" can be safely deleted?

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2004-11-26 07:46pm

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2004-11-26 07:52pm

Jade Falcon wrote: 1. On IE I could drag certain program icons onto the toolbar to create shortcuts. This I could do with ICQ, MSN and AIM. Can you do it here?

2. The Site address bar. Can this be moved if necessary?

3. The themes? Is this something like Windows themse? Just basically a graphical 'tart up'?

4. What extra tools and so on are useful to have, and for what reason.

1) Don't know.
2) View>Toolbars>Customize then drag it where you want. Goes for most elements of the browser actually.
3) Tools>Themes>Get More Themes then find one you like.
4) That's already been covered. If there's anything specific you'd like to do (control your media player, use a Live Journal etc) just tell me and and I'll point you at an extension to do that. Or you could just go to Tools>Extensions>Get More Extensions and browse around till you find something good.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-11-26 08:13pm

I highly recommend you download the Adblock extension. Then you can permanently adblock those STINKING BANNER ADS! WHOOO! Whenever you see a banner ad you hate, right click on it, press Adblock, and replace the last bit of the URL with a * and you will block all ads from that site. It rules.

I also recommend BugMeNot. You right click and press BugMeNot on any site which requires a registration, and it gives you a username and password to use to get around the registration.

Also, "Allow Right Click" lets you right click on pages that have scripts to prevent you from right clicking.

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2004-11-26 08:14pm

Arrow Mk84 wrote: while being a pro-Microsoft guy,

BURN THE HERETIC!

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2004-11-26 08:42pm

Praxis wrote:
Arrow Mk84 wrote: while being a pro-Microsoft guy,
BURN THE HERETIC!

No no no. You don't burn heritics of that sort. You cover them in fish Oil and release them into a tank full of hungry penguins while shouting "YAY FOR LINUX!!!"

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-11-26 09:34pm

How about we cut out the spam?

Soontir C'boath · Post by **Soontir C'boath** » 2004-11-26 09:44pm

Praxis wrote:I highly recommend you download the Adblock extension. Then you can permanently adblock those STINKING BANNER ADS! WHOOO! Whenever you see a banner ad you hate, right click on it, press Adblock, and replace the last bit of the URL with a * and you will block all ads from that site. It rules.

What last bit are you writing of?

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2004-11-26 09:48pm

phongn wrote:How about we cut out the spam?

You need Thunderbird for that.