OT I know, but a question Re Firefox.

Hi Barry
I have been having problems with IE with this site. It was taking up to 18 seconds to load a forum topic. I loaded Firefox and it is instant.

Go for it and you will see the difference.

Cheers

Stephen

Thanks for that Stephen, that is just the information I was hoping for.

Hi Barry,
I've been using FireFox for awhile now and never had a drama with it.
Sure it updates regularly, but that's a good thing.
Make it your default browser, and import all your favorites for IE to you Bookmarks in FF, you can download a plugin so you can switch between IE & For Fox. IE TAB
EG; when you need to go to Microsoft's web site to download updates manually.
You won't look back. ;-)

Been using it for years. Very rarely do I have to revert to IE, even banking sites now support FireFox.

use IE on my laptop and mozilla firefox on my PC, and i havent really noticed any difference in speed, reliability etc. I might change my laptop over to firefox but IE is doing the job ok and so i cant be bothered really.
If they were chalk and cheese i'd run the better one on both, but i cant really tell the difference.
For those without it, maybe it a case of "the grass is always greener..."
I'm no computer expert, but i wouldnt get too excited about switching to firefox personally.
If the IT experts say there are other benefits that i havent found, then go for it of course.

Hello - each to his own - download it and try it, then make your own mind up. It’s not a massive download and if you don’t like it just uninstall it.

I have given both a bash, and until recently didn’t bother with MF mainly as it didn’t (and still doesn’t) work with some websites that specifc plug-ins that are not available for MF...however in recent times have received barrage of spyware/tracking cookies ect when using IE while MF has remained unaffected.....So now I use MF all the time except when I need to use websites that won’t work. There are a lot of bored computer geeks out there who love trying to bring MS down. On the other hand Mozilla is open source, non profit effort (apparently) so doesn’t receive the attention IE does.

Here is MF's spin on there security

Firefox Security

Cheers
Greg

I have used IE6 (7 & 8 annoyed my computer) for years. Recently downloaded Google Chrome as well. It is a lot quicker than most.

Yep, been using it for 2-3 years i think. Much better than IE. No dramas at all and would not think of going back. Give it a try. It's free and it will import all data from IE for you. Good luck.

Hi Barry

I use Firefox for both Windoze and Ubuntu (Linux)....works a treat & good security.
Also easier to resize text - [ctrl] & + or -

cheers

Brad

The way I understand it, Firefox is open source coding, that is the way it is built is not hidden from anybody. IE is not open source and as it is an MS product is the target of hackers and miscreants in general. An example of this is the recent attack (couple of weeks ago) suffered by IE in which hackers found a backdoor into IE and were able to extract personal information from thousands of unknowing IE users computers.

I personally use Firefox and have been for a number of years without problem, except for the occasional site that doesn't support it (although as mentioned in an earlier post this is becoming far less often).

As most posts have said, download (after all its free) and give it a go!

Cheers

I've been using Firefox for years now. I have not encountered a site that needed IE in quit a long time (A year or so). I do have IE on my PC just in case but have not turned it on for a long time. I can download all my MS upgrades etc without any problems using FF.

I also switched from Outlook to Thunderbird about 10 months ago. I imported all my contact lists from Outlook without too much hassle and was up and running very quickly. I was reluctant to move from Outlook but it was taking ages to boot up so I made the move out of frustration. Thunderbird does not have the functionality of Outlook, such as a Calendar and Task schedule. I also can't "un-spam" an email that Thunderbird has decided is spam but that might just be my lack of knowledge with it. I would have said Outlook was better but much slower to load up - much slower. Now that I've discovered Mozilla "Lightning" which is an add on to Thunderbird which supports a calendar and a task schedule I'm almost at the Outlook level but that's good enough for me.

Toolman

Barry,
Repeat all that's said above, but add it's soo easy to use and can be 'modified' to suit your individual requirements

Mainey . . .

I gave Internet Exploder away back in the pre Mozilla days is Netscape 4. I have been using tabbed browsing and Australian dictionaries long before they were thought of by Micro$oft. Get with the leader and not with the follower.

As stated earlier, you can copy things across from IE. You do this as part of the installation process - don't forget to do that. When you copy your bookmarks across it does not change anything in your old IE system.

After you have Firefox up and running you then go to Tools > Add-ons > Browse All Add-ons. This will bring up a page in your browser that you can search for all types of helper add on programmes. Under "Dictionaries and Language Packs" you will find an "English (Australian)" heading - go through the motions and you will not be asked to put a Z in analyse (and similar other annoyances.) Then look for IE-Tab so that you can do your manual Micro$oft updates through FF. One I like particularly is "Foxmarks" - This allows me to synchronise my bookmarks, settings and savespasswords amongst all the computers I use.

When you have FF up and running, download and install Thunderbird. Again you copy your address books and mail across from your previous M$ mail programme (without upsetting it.) Then go to Tools > Account Settings - put a tick in "Leave Messages on Server," "For at Most" and "Until I delete them" - insert 10 in the "At the most" setting box. This will give you 10 days use of Thunderbird and you will still be able to go back and download your mail into your previous mailer and not loose anything there. Again give the leader a go and give the follower the flick. You can download all sorts of calendars, organisers and things as add-ons for Thunderbird.

PeterD
ps give them a fair trial

Hey guys,
Here is a neat add on for Fire Fox. Speed Dial
I have found it very handy.

Hi Bery,

I use OPERA for the internet. It's verry fast - here in germany.

G'day from Germany

Wolfram