Community weekly poll: 3/8/05 What browser will you use when IE 7.0 comes out?
- 3/7/05 4:40 PM
Spell Check option in Firefox
by mjmdesk - 2/24/08 12:16 AM In reply to: Definitely Firefox by JLPAutomatic spell-check is such a valuable option in Firefox. If only IE could add such a simple add-on.
Anything NOT MS
by jbatt - 3/8/05 4:28 PM In reply to: 3/8/05 What browser will you use when IE 7.0 comes out? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I refuse to use ANYthing made by Microsoft online. Their track record as far as security goes is scary to say the least. Their IE/Outlook combo is terrible. I use Firefox/Thunderbird for browsing/email on my Windows box at work and my Linux box at home. I've never been happier.
Excited
by mrmacfixit - 3/8/05 4:31 PM
In reply to: 3/8/05 What browser will you use when IE 7.0 comes out? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Hey guys,
Don't let's get too excited. IE7 is only a suggestion, so far, and seems to be in line with everything that M$ does to keep you locked into the Redmond scheme. "stay with us, we are about to launch a new product/version/system/patch to block all the holes we left in Windoze and IE, honestly!!"
Let's ask the same question when IE7 finally see's the light of day. Then we can compare it to Firefox and all the other superior browsers out there. So far, all the hype is based on the manufactures press release!!! Go figure that one, CNET!
Remember, IE7 is only slated to work with XP SP2 and that has to cover, what, 10% of windoze users.
Meanwhile, ignore Redmond and CNET, get Firefox and live safe!
P
Automatic IE Updates
by mjmdesk - 2/24/08 12:26 AM In reply to: Excited by mrmacfixit
In all honesty, in the same way that XP users would prefer to stay with XP instead of updating to Vista... I'll bet a lot of IE6 users would rather keep it than upgrade to IE7. One obvious feature which has been downgraded are the now "miniature" BACK and FORWARD buttons placed just above the menu bar. For those people with slight dexterity limitations, this could really be a problem !
Bill rules whether we like it or not
by jonmac - 3/8/05 5:08 PM In reply to: 3/8/05 What browser will you use when IE 7.0 comes out? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
IE7, because I have been conditioned to not question Herr Gates.
Firefox. Unless....
by jjprzy - 3/8/05 5:09 PM In reply to: 3/8/05 What browser will you use when IE 7.0 comes out? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I really like Firefox. It's clean. It's fast. It's got tabs. It's got nifty extensions like the weather forecast. It's not a Bill Gates product. What's not to like?!
However, if Microsoft comes out with something radically new and improved (which I doubt), well... we will just have to wait and see, won't we?
IE 7 v Firefox
by boroboy596 - 3/8/05 5:49 PM In reply to: 3/8/05 What browser will you use when IE 7.0 comes out? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I will continue to use both, because Firefox will not let me into some sites that i am a subscriber to,and it won`t let me add items to the desktop.
Probaly IE7
by jayfin - 3/8/05 6:30 PM In reply to: 3/8/05 What browser will you use when IE 7.0 comes out? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I first started out using Netscape and then moved to Opera, and finally to IE. I may go back to Opera, though I remember that it was not as user friendly as Netscape. But I have learned much since then and maybe should give it a try again. Right now I am using Maxthon although I don't know if it is subject to the same problems as IE is.
Netscape for Ever!!
by donoghue - 3/8/05 6:53 PM In reply to: 3/8/05 What browser will you use when IE 7.0 comes out? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I stayed with Netscape 4.79 until 7.1 was released and only used IE on sites that were not Netscape friendly which unfortunately meant I had to do most of my banking with the most insecure browser available. Can't wait for version 8 and can only hope that the Password manager is a little more sensitive than 7.2.
Derek
I know I sound like a Democrat, but Anybody but Microsoft!
by tony_ash - 3/8/05 7:23 PM In reply to: 3/8/05 What browser will you use when IE 7.0 comes out? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
As a strict Constitutionalist, I despise the actions of the Dems, and I favor the capitalist success. But monopolies, be they government or private, are not good for anybody. M$ is oppressive.
Firefox vs IE
by hchudson - 3/8/05 9:00 PM In reply to: 3/8/05 What browser will you use when IE 7.0 comes out? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I started in internet when Netscape (or was it called Mozilla), was digital (rather than graphic), and was really amazed (as most of us were) at this "invention", called Internet.
Mr.Gates came out with IE, and with the power and cash that Windows gave him destroyed his competion.
Now I am rooting for Firefox which has the innovation that IE lacks.
IE 7 only for Win XP SP2
by CharlieSlang - 3/9/05 3:55 AM In reply to: 3/8/05 What browser will you use when IE 7.0 comes out? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I read in the Register that IE 7 will be available only for Win XP SP2 "or newer", and even then, not for awhile!
Isn't C/Net jumping the gun a bit on this vaporware?
If you have Win 95/98/Me the best you can do is the very insecure IE 6!
IE 7 is M$ hype, don't fall for it! Firefox is REAL!
I love Firefox not just for the security but the functionality. Besides the tabs I have RSS feeds, local weather displays, instant blogs, RSS editors and many other goodies that you can add by downloading extensions, plugins and themes, all free.
firefox
by kelaroost - 3/9/05 11:12 AM In reply to: IE 7 only for Win XP SP2 by CharlieSlangpeople who choose to use firefox are newbees they dont know what there talking about
its all hype and only listening to what other people have told them
maxthon rules the roost any1 who disagrees is a idiot and dont know **** about computers
maxthon rules
by kelaroost - 3/9/05 11:25 AM In reply to: firefox by kelaroostSeems like the whole i am L33T i use firefox bunch of juveniles is posting here, Firefox has security issues as much as anything, the fact that the source code is freely available doesnt really help, ive tried both browsers and they both leave a lot to be desired, so i have chosen a different one which up to now has been more secure and left my computer adaware spyware and virus free since.
http://www.maxthon.com/
Options
by RickG - 3/9/05 6:04 AM In reply to: 3/8/05 What browser will you use when IE 7.0 comes out? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
By not using the \windows\temporary_internet_files directory and renaming all files sent to disk, Firefox has shortcircuited the Beevis & Butthead school of spyware & virus purveyors. Cuts my maintenance effort with a dozen broadband PCs down to manageable levels.
On the other hand, we can't eliminate IE (on some PCs I've renamed the EXEcutable) entirely because some sites require it.
Adobe Reader only works reliably with IE even using pdfsu.exe (from C-Net), which otherwise is speedy.
I have to search every machine for "all files recently accessed" several times a week to delete unintended downloads even on machines that don't use IE, simply because IE is there. And I have found spyware on FF machines, using Spybot and AdAware, more than just weekly.
Firefox 1.0 was a great start. Really looking forward to 3.0!
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