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View Poll Results: Which browser do you use to surf the web?
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Internet Explorer- no plans to change anytime soon.
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Firefox
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I use IE and Firefox
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I use IE but am thinking about switching to Firefox
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November-24th-2004, 07:23 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 11,368
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Which browser do you use?
What is your browser of choice for surfing the web?
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November-24th-2004, 07:41 AM
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corporate whore
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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I use Firefox and Netscape 7.2 at home (they're almost exactly the same), and use IE at work, because that's what the company supports. I just switched to Firefox at home last week, and am very pleased with the results.
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November-24th-2004, 11:36 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: The big apple - North of the Core
Posts: 5,439
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I still prefer Netscape to IE. Don't hock me no Firefox. The election was clearly rigged against my candidate.
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November-24th-2004, 11:49 AM
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The mouldiest of all figs
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Tustin, CA
Posts: 11,249
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I'm still using Netscape to get my mail. We have our own server.
Firefox for everything else.
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November-24th-2004, 12:07 PM
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Just be frank
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: SF
Posts: 13,434
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Just got Firefox and have been using it more and more.
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November-24th-2004, 01:47 PM
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Next year....
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: The San Joaquin Valley, CA
Posts: 23,914
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Advantages to Firefox...?
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November-24th-2004, 05:09 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,331
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Firefox! Tab browsing is the most obvious advantage. There are also lots of plugins/extensions available.
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November-24th-2004, 06:31 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Bellingham WA
Posts: 2,298
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I've been using the Apple (?) Safari browser that came with my new iMac ..seems to work fine, blocks pop ups, all that good stuff.
used to use IE and Netscape on the old machine ..
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November-24th-2004, 08:54 PM
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Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: NYC
Posts: 5,899
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Question about Firefox:
1. How do you get it to show newer versions of stored pages everytime you visit?
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November-24th-2004, 10:18 PM
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Happy 50th, Alaska!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Posts: 16,985
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My internet experience began with Netscape, which I still use for our primary e-mail. I've also used IE, Opera, Firebird, and now, Firefox.
Opera and Firefox have been my two best experiences, overall.
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Originally Posted by GoodSpeak
Advantages to Firefox...?
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There are many. Have you visited their site? It's pretty compelling.
Among them ...
• Pop-up Blocker
• Tabbed Browsing
• Google search is built in to the toolbar
• Totally Customizable
etc.
Using Firefox should convince just anyone that it's very hip, easy-to-use, secure, fast and well thought out.
Lois, I'm not sure that I understand your question.
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November-24th-2004, 10:26 PM
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Next year....
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: The San Joaquin Valley, CA
Posts: 23,914
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Originally Posted by Ron Thorne
There are many. Have you visited their site? It's pretty compelling.
Among them ...
• Pop-up Blocker
• Tabbed Browsing
• Google search is built in to the toolbar
• Totally Customizable
etc.
Using Firefox should convince just anyone that it's very hip, easy-to-use, secure, fast and well thought out.
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Never been there, but I plan to check it out.
Not that it matters...I started with AO-Hell.
It was a completely abusive and totally miserable experience.
TBH, Yahoo.com [my generic mailbox provider] does most of what you listed as advantages.
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November-26th-2004, 08:14 AM
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Enjoy it - You only get 1
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 1,232
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Lois Gilbert
Question about Firefox:
1. How do you get it to show newer versions of stored pages everytime you visit?
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Lois,
I just looked around the options in Firefox and I don't see any settings where I can use older versions of web pages. It looks like Firefox always gets the web page when you visit, even if it's cached.
I'll look around more.
Kevin
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November-26th-2004, 09:01 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Metro NYC
Posts: 2,718
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The browsesr of choice for MAC users is Safari. That's what I use. 
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November-26th-2004, 01:47 PM
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The mouldiest of all figs
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Tustin, CA
Posts: 11,249
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Can Firefox be installed on an Apple? I'm contemplating going to Apple for my home use and need to know.
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November-26th-2004, 01:56 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Baltimore, MD
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Originally Posted by clinthopson
Can Firefox be installed on an Apple? I'm contemplating going to Apple for my home use and need to know.
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Firefox for Mac
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November-26th-2004, 02:39 PM
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Registered Useless
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: northern canada
Posts: 1,821
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At home, Firefox on my laptop, which gets used most often. Its on an ADSL connection and wireless.
Opera on an old NT box without network card, so still use dial-up, only when laptop is travelling with wife
At work, IE because that's what the tech control* guy here says I have to use.
*he refers to his department as tech support, but in reality...
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November-26th-2004, 09:10 PM
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Felix kep' on walkin'
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Temple Cowley, England
Posts: 1,309
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Originally Posted by Dan G
At work, IE because that's what the tech control* guy here says I have to use.
*he refers to his department as tech support, but in reality...
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Ignore da bum. He's an idjit or he wouldn't have told you to use IE, and you're not going to take instruction from idjits, are you?
Ah, hold on... Who's president again?
Oops. Sorry. Politics free zone. I'll remove it...
Too late, I pressed the button...
Oh well. 
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June-11th-2007, 09:39 PM
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Quitting @ 10.4k
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: New York state
Posts: 11,085
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I was using the AOL browser on my home computer, but all the safety software slowed it down so much I deleted it all.
now use Firefox ... but I keep getting a "Windows Security Alert," even though I have a free version of Norton installed.
And suggestions?
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June-11th-2007, 10:09 PM
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Happy 50th, Alaska!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Posts: 16,985
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Which version of Firefox do you have installed, rollie?
Smart move to "86" AOL. I'd say the same for IE.
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June-11th-2007, 10:19 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 5,904
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IE to me is garbage, but there are certain sites which aren't Firefox-compatible, like MLB-tv for example. I use Safari for that, but even that doesn't work that well. For some reason, some of these sites using video work better with IE, and often seem not to work at all with Firefox.
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June-11th-2007, 10:23 PM
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User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Below the line
Posts: 9,884
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Camino.
"Mozilla power, Mac Style" is what they call it.
If you're using Safari, or even Firefox for Mac, and you're on a MacIntel machine, you might find it worth looking at.
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June-11th-2007, 10:31 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 11,368
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Dave
Camino.
"Mozilla power, Mac Style" is what they call it.
If you're using Safari, or even Firefox for Mac, and you're on a MacIntel machine, you might find it worth looking at.
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I just downloaded Safari 3 for Windows. I'm going to try it out.
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June-11th-2007, 10:41 PM
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Happy 50th, Alaska!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Posts: 16,985
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I don't own a laptop, having never been able to justify the expense for my needs. However, now that Patti and I are traveling more in retirement, I'm thinking about doing some research and diving in so that we can stay connected wherever we are. I'm also thinking about our 1st Macintosh for this move, should I make it. Recommendations?
Firefox would still be my first choice for a browser.
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June-11th-2007, 10:44 PM
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Happy 50th, Alaska!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Posts: 16,985
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rollhead
I was using the AOL browser on my home computer, but all the safety software slowed it down so much I deleted it all.
now use Firefox ... but I keep getting a "Windows Security Alert," even though I have a free version of Norton installed.
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Are you seeing something such as "Your computer may be at risk . . .?"
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June-11th-2007, 10:46 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 11,368
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Thorne
I don't own a laptop, having never been able to justify the expense for my needs. However, now that Patti and I are traveling more in retirement, I'm thinking about doing some research and diving in so that we can stay connected wherever we are. I'm also thinking about our 1st Macintosh for this move, should I make it. Recommendations?
Firefox would still be my first choice for a browser.
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I'm making my first post ever in Safari. The page loads are supposed to be twice as fast as Firefox.
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June-12th-2007, 07:25 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Pa.
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Opera for me. Just like the look and feel. Been using it for 7-8 years. Opera had tabbed browsing years before IE and Mozilla caught on. Faster, too. I suspect Safari for Windows is going to look a lot like Opera.
Last edited by Deadlift; June-12th-2007 at 07:27 AM.
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June-12th-2007, 10:36 AM
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Quitting @ 10.4k
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: New York state
Posts: 11,085
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Thorne
Are you seeing something such as "Your computer may be at risk . . .?"
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Ron, yes. That is what I am seeing. Should I take heed?
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June-12th-2007, 10:52 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Long Island, NY
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I use Firefox, mainly for pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, and the ad-blocking plug-in.
Last time I looked at Opera, it cost money. I guess that was several years ago. It appears to be free now, so maybe I'll check it out.
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June-12th-2007, 10:52 AM
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Registered Eater
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Monroe, Connecticut and/or Newfane, Vermont
Posts: 5,725
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Yes, Rollie, take heed. The only way to rectify that condition is to drop your monitor from at least a second floor window. Better yet, from a moving vehicle.
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June-12th-2007, 11:07 AM
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In the shadow of the 7
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: God Bless Queens NY
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Do you have your Windows firewall turned off or on?
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