Firefox vs. IE

[onesojourner]

I have been using firefox since version 1.0. IE would have left us on 6 forever if it were not for firefox and opera pushing them to make 7. I useadblock plus and adblock. they work great with each other. I also use foxmarks. that lets you sync the bookmarks on all the computers you use.

Ice weasel is just the debian guys. I think its really dumb, but if it makes them feel better go for it. thats what open source is all about.

 

[Prem1x]

Don't think I haven't tried. Kim was going to get me a MacBook for Christmas, but I told her no b/c mine works fine (well as well as MSFT can). (Why drop $1,200 on a notebook?).

Now, what will I use after XP? Definately not Vista.

Last time I turned on my Xbox.... hmmmm.

Exactly, if its not broke, why throw more money at it. I don't blame you. If I wasn't able to get my hands on dev copies of XP, I wouldn't be paying for any OS, so it would be Linux for me. I telnet to Unix computers quite frequently at work, and I write software that is marketed for Linux clients, so its not like I'm unfamiliar with it, but I just don't get into the whole religous anti-M$ thing. I like to be able to play games that require WinXP and the PCs I have were already some version of windows, so the upgrade was easier. But you are right that Vista looks too locked down at the moment. But what's the rush? Wait a year for all the patches to be released and cracks to be figured out.

M$ was late into gaming, but wasn't Sony just trying to bite out some of Nintendo's market? Wasn't Nintendo trying to get some of Atari's? Is SanDisk and every other iPod copy just trying to get a piece of the pie too? But really, the XBOX was THE best computer you could buy at the time. Anybody could flash the BIOS and put Linux on it and do whatever with it. The 360 has lots of good things about it, too. I don't think you'd be turning on a PS2 any more often if you had one.

Last I heard Gates was evil, yeah, but he also donates HUGE amounts of cash to charities (I have no comment on my boss.) I was in San Fran during MacWeek. There's nothing more pathetic than a bunch of nerds circle-jerking while Steve Jobs gives a speech on another new gadget that has an 80% chance of going nowhere. Hockey Puck mice? Mac Cubes, anyone?

BTW, I'm on FireFox because its safer and way more configurable. But if it keeps on hogging my memory like my SXR guzzles gas, I'll switching to the next most stable and secure platform. Its all about functionality vs. cost for me.

 

[Matt_E]

well written. Nice.

 

[michael950]

Exactly, if its not broke, why throw more money at it. I don't blame you. If I wasn't able to get my hands on dev copies of XP, I wouldn't be paying for any OS, so it would be Linux for me. I telnet to Unix computers quite frequently at work, and I write software that is marketed for Linux clients, so its not like I'm unfamiliar with it, but I just don't get into the whole religous anti-M$ thing. I like to be able to play games that require WinXP and the PCs I have were already some version of windows, so the upgrade was easier. But you are right that Vista looks too locked down at the moment. But what's the rush? Wait a year for all the patches to be released and cracks to be figured out.

M$ was late into gaming, but wasn't Sony just trying to bite out some of Nintendo's market? Wasn't Nintendo trying to get some of Atari's? Is SanDisk and every other iPod copy just trying to get a piece of the pie too? But really, the XBOX was THE best computer you could buy at the time. Anybody could flash the BIOS and put Linux on it and do whatever with it. The 360 has lots of good things about it, too. I don't think you'd be turning on a PS2 any more often if you had one.

Last I heard Gates was evil, yeah, but he also donates HUGE amounts of cash to charities (I have no comment on my boss.) I was in San Fran during MacWeek. There's nothing more pathetic than a bunch of nerds circle-jerking while Steve Jobs gives a speech on another new gadget that has an 80% chance of going nowhere. Hockey Puck mice? Mac Cubes, anyone?

BTW, I'm on FireFox because its safer and way more configurable. But if it keeps on hogging my memory like my SXR guzzles gas, I'll switching to the next most stable and secure platform. Its all about functionality vs. cost for me.

I am in the same boat, I only run XP Pro and Office XP b/c I was able to get it for $10 through the university's student access licensing program. I would probably have already swithced to linux if I could find equivalents for ALL the programs which I currently use, and have little learning curves.

Oh, MacWeek just happened?

 

[Prem1x]

Yeah, just released the iPhone, which is already getting complaints from Europeans that it doesn't support important specifications over there.

 

[ski4]

i phone is not getting released in europe till some time late 07 or 08 i thought, what are they complaining about??


anyhow
safari for me and on my other pc when i must use it, fire fox

 

[Prem1x]

iPhone doesn't support 3G wireless.

 

[ski4]

iPhone doesn't support 3G wireless.

not yet but by the time europe gets it's release i would imagine that will be something they are going to try and work on
2008 is a ways away yet. hell it may not even be called i phone by the time it gets released here

 

[yamaslut]

I use Maxthon.... Must be some off brand. I love it though.

www.maxthon.com

Tabbed Browsing Interface
Mouse Gestures
Super Drag&Drop
Privacy Protection
AD Hunter
RSS Reader
IE Extensions Support
External Utility Bar
Skinning <LI class=text_comment>And Much More to Explore...

 

[guiness92]

I love firefox, the only issue i have is sometimes I need to open something in IE for it to work properly, I must be missing plugins, and when I click on get plugins, it doesnt seem to get the right ones.

 

[Prem1x]

I love firefox, the only issue i have is sometimes I need to open something in IE for it to work properly, I must be missing plugins, and when I click on get plugins, it doesnt seem to get the right ones.

There's a plugin called IE Tab that works great for those pages requiring IE. It allows you to switch what engine renders your webpage (it embeds IE in Firefox).

 

[Prem1x]

not yet but by the time europe gets it's release i would imagine that will be something they are going to try and work on
2008 is a ways away yet. hell it may not even be called i phone by the time it gets released here

The reports I heard said that Apple had no plans on supporting it.