Why you should dump IE

I just went to games.com and played Centipede (used to be addicted to that game but haven't played in years). Worked fine. Its a Java implementation so "look and feel" may be a bit different from IE which probably uses Active X.

If any of you presently use the IESPELL for web mail/pages, have you tried to use this application in Firefox 0.8? If so, please post your directions on how to do this. I have tried but can't seem to do it.

Thanks for the info. Every now and then I gotta play a game of Painted Yahtzee.

IEspell is an extension for IE and other IE based browsers. It isn't intended for Firefox/Mozilla.

I use Firefox 0.8 in Windows 2000 and am still using Mozilla 1.5 in Windows 98. I like them both. (Haven't had Firefox very long.) They are both very fast and easy to use. They also block popups.

I also use the Preferences Toolbar with Mozilla. It lets Mozilla "emulate" other browsers. I can set it for Real UA (which is just regular Mozilla), Mozilla 1.0 Win 98, NS 4.7 Mac, NS 6.2 Linux, IE 5.0 Mac and IE 6.0 WinXP.

Using the last one, I have no problems at Microsoft's site. The one that works best overall for me is NS 6.2 Linux. It's kinda like having 6 browsers in one. ;)

mhl, thanks for your reply. I knew that about IESPELL but I was trying to "read between the lines"(unsuccessfully, I now guess) in part of JoJo Gunn's post about External Application Button . I thought there might be a way of using that feature with the IESPELL. I like it much much better than other spell checkers.

Hi ... All i know from when i have try using firefox and opera browser they don't even come close to the speed that i get from IE ... Both firefox and opera browser hang for a few seconds before actually loading ... Also i am curious how much security does those 2 browser have when it comes to being hacked ?

IE is integraded in the system so loads faster when you first
open your browser than Opera (that I use).
After this initial delay everything is better with Opera...

I have left IE as the default browser so I can quickly open
stored files like html and I am using Opera for normal surfing.
I think is a good idea...:D

I have been using Opera for close to a year now & have NEVER been hijacked, NEVER had a virus because they cannot be run from within Opera. Opera was built with security in mind.
Yes, you have to buy it if you want to be rid of the AD in the toolbar, but as far as I am concerned it's a small price to pay.
I tried Firefox & didn't like it. You have to install add-ons in order to do what Opera does out of the box. It's a larger download too. Undoubtedly it's better than IE though :) .

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Originally posted by edsod
IE is integraded in the system so loads faster when you first
open your browser than Opera (that I use).
After this initial delay everything is better with Opera...

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Hi ... That is so untrue with my system my IE will kick firefox or opera browser any time of the day .... My web pages take around a second to load up with IE , I can't say that with the other 2 ... Infact as you say there above the only time IE takes longer is when i first load the browser , it might take 2 to 3 seconds after that it just flies... Oh yes and i have been using IE for around 6 years without ever being hijacked

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Also i am curious how much security does those 2 browser have when it comes to being hacked ?

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The article linked to in the first post in this thread (the reason for this thread) lists in detail the security benefits of Firefox compared to IE.

Take the test.


My results with a 56K dialup.

Opera 26.5 seconds
MYIE2 74.5 seconds
IE6 65 seconds

Hi ... My result with high speed cable on a router as well

Opera >>> 8.77 seconds
IE6 >>>>> 22.36 seconds

all i did was select the OS and click start

Fun, but not a valid comparison because the route to the site and traffic levels are dynamic which affect the page loading and result reporting times.