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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
So, how did you arrive at your times?Quote:
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.
I Like FireFox..But.. It is a Beta..
and With the install No Options regarding File Associations and The Uninstall is Rough, It dosen't fix the file associations..
as for security.. if it becomes a market leader, at say 25% of PC's how long will it be secure?.
The Adware ppl will find a way of getting their wares onto pc's.
cheers
I just noticed in task manager that my cpu usage is 100% when using FireFox. Is anybody else getting this high of a cpu usage? Correction to that. It was SpywareGuard using 98% . But thats only happens when it's running with FireFox.
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as for security.. if it becomes a market leader, at say 25% of PC's how long will it be secure?.
The Adware ppl will find a way of getting their wares onto pc's.
I guess that my response would be that we should all try to do something to stay ahead of the adware writers. At this point, one of the better moves is to use a different browser (than IE) as much as possible.
As Firefox becomes more popular, it will be the target of more exploits. If necessary, I will consider changing to yet another browser.
However, so long as most computers are supplied with Windows, most people will use IE and most exploits will be directed at IE.
In any case, IE supports ActiveX, Firefox does not and will not. Ergo, Firefox will be more secure. Please note that this is not a "flaw" in IE. Microsoft intended for web sites to be able to install software on your computer as easily as possible, even without your knowledge. This is unacceptable to me.
The objections to Firefox expressed in this thread have not been a problem for me. But if you prefer Opera, or another browser, by all means use it. Just get rid of IE for most net access. Next to using an up-to-date anti-virus, its the most effective security technique available.
:D Interesting thread :D
Knew you would like it, shadow :D
I like Firefox as well, even though there are some limitations to it. But until they can figure out how to get around these (if they do) I will have to use AOL, which is basically, IE.
However, I've installed a hosts file and IEspyad to help with keeping nasties at bay. With the exception of the one that TJH keeps saying is there (starting to think this is a prank!), I'm not having any major problems.
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I just downloaded firefox 0.9 and mozilla 1.7, the former is too good to be true.
Lean and mean.
Anyone who hesitates to change after getting used to a particular program, it's look and feel, et al, especially as in reference to IE, might find this interesting:
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=88584
My experience with AOL's software indicates its at very least an OS corrupting ordeal and may actually be doing quite a bit to spy on you.Quote:
Originally posted by trinity71
Knew you would like it, shadow :D
I like Firefox as well, even though there are some limitations to it. But until they can figure out how to get around these (if they do) I will have to use AOL, which is basically, IE.
However, I've installed a hosts file and IEspyad to help with keeping nasties at bay. With the exception of the one that TJH keeps saying is there (starting to think this is a prank!), I'm not having any major problems.
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That could be very true Chris (may I call you Chris? :) ), but because of the limitations I mentioned in FF, AOL makes it easier for me to: ie: edit my pages at my webhost, and format my newsletter with the service I use.Quote:
Originally posted by A31Chris
My experience with AOL's software indicates its at very least an OS corrupting ordeal and may actually be doing quite a bit to spy on you.
Plus, the 9.0 optimized version with the TopSpeed feature makes surfing faster for me. Just using FF (or IE for that matter) alone, pages load slower. If I open either while online in AOL, the pages load faster.
I'm not arguing against all the good reasons for getting away from IE (or AOL for that matter). Just pointing out the differences I'm seeing with both FF and AOL/IE.
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Well, the TopSpeed feauture is like Juno's speedband. But now all the ISP's are coming up with that sorta service. Netscape being the latest one I can think of offhand.Quote:
Originally posted by trinity71
Plus, the 9.0 optimized version with the TopSpeed feature makes surfing faster for me. Just using FF (or IE for that matter) alone, pages load slower. If I open either while online in AOL, the pages load faster.
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Hi ... I'm curious i was on http://www.majorgeeks.com/ and he has as his pick Avant Browser ... Has anyone try that one or using it now ???? Just curious how good it might be ??? Thanks
Avant sounds like a souped up version of Internet Explorer. What sets Firefox apart from I.E. is the features that it doesn't have that I.E. does which makes I.E much less secure on the internet. Go ahead and try Avant and report back any hijackings or malware downloads that you get using it.
I've just installed Firefox 9 om my Win2k system and so far am pleasantly surprised. It seems faster than 8. But I did have trouble importing settings, cookies and bookmarks which is probably due to having 8 running from a different partition and buried deep down. My WinXP system at work and my Win98 at home did the imports flawlessly and automatically.
Yes....much faster :)
Firefox 9 doesnt seem to like Win2k as much as Win98 and XP but I'll be using it on all 3.
I'd still take Win2k over any MS operating system even with it's quirks but I think I'm straying from the topic...which was?...ummm :confused: