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What is the best browser?
What is the best browser?
Mozilla Firefox [ 18 ] ** [78.26%]
Internet Explorer [ 5 ] ** [21.74%]
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post Aug 21 2006,6:25 PM
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So which is better, the latest browser from Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer?

My personal favourite is Firefox, with the open end user compability, the easy to use tabbed browsing and all the many features that IE never though to include...


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post Aug 21 2006,8:30 PM
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i suppose 'which is better' and 'which one do you use' are 2 different issues
i use IE, but FF is supposidly better. hopefully IE7 restores the balance (but unlikely)


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post Aug 21 2006,9:03 PM
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the easy to use tabbed browsing and all the many features that IE never though to include...

IE7 now has tabbed browsing and I find it a mixed blessing.
(Alt-Tab switches faster than point and click.)
What else does Firefox do that IE7 doesn't ?


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post Aug 21 2006,9:45 PM
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As I said in the other thread-Firefox and NZFF, Firefox is better according to those who know far more than I. I suppose it comes down to how clever you are (or think you are) I have a friend who uses a pentium2 running Linux just to have what he calls a rock solid firewall. Then there is a windows emulator from there to turn it all back into what we are all used to,which is networked to the main computer that has XP like the rest of us.He's not really paranoid he just likes tinkering and seeing what can be done with his endless supply of old bits and pieces.

I hate computer criminals that think they're clever writing viruses just to piss us all off and waste our time and money. They give teenagers a bad (even worse) name.Too much time on their hands-send them to Iraq or Afganistan.

Some people just don't like Microsoft,why just cos' they're big and sucessfull,they obviously aren't flight simmers,or maybe they use X-plane,just anything that ain't MS.Use Firefox,just do it for the right reasons.


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post Aug 21 2006,10:45 PM
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I like the extensions you can get with Firefox ( https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/ ) . I use AdBlock and Video Downloader the most. With video downloader it will grab the video embeded in web pages, adblock filters out ads effortlesly and is customisable. StumbleUpon is pretty cool too, select a few interest categories and it will serve up a feast of web pages with the same themes. Always a good bet when bored.

Tabbed browsing was the killer app for me, I find when at work now (with IE) I can't stop using the middle mouse button to open pages in new tabs. If IE7 has tabbed browsing that's cool, it's about time tongue.gif

It's all about personal prefs though in the end ...
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post Aug 22 2006,5:07 PM
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I'm using IE7 over FF, really the only thing that made me sway over to IE is that it looks cooler tongue.gif, and its easier to open new tabs. smile.gif

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post Aug 22 2006,5:16 PM
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Press the middle mouse button in FF to open a new tab .... easy tongue.gif
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post Aug 22 2006,6:33 PM
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Ad-block in FF is brilliant, I wouldn't be without it now. No more ads biggrin.gif


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post Aug 22 2006,11:13 PM
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Have just gone to FireFox cos IE6 was closing NZFF's site everytime I tried to visit
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post Aug 23 2006,3:45 PM
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QUOTE (ZK-MAT @ Aug 22 2006, 05:16 PM)
Press the middle mouse button in FF to open a new tab .... easy tongue.gif

Well at least I still have the looks. tongue.gif

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post Aug 23 2006,6:37 PM
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Round Three ... fight!!


Hehehe, if it was anyone else but you or Alister I'd drop it there but I know ya, so ...

Firefox has 100's of
THEMES

unless of course you're talking about your rugged good looks, but I guess I better stop that right there blink.gif

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post Aug 23 2006,6:42 PM
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QUOTE (ZK-MAT @ Aug 23 2006, 06:37 PM)
Firefox has 100's of
THEMES

unless of course you're talking about your rugged good looks, but I guess I better stop that right there  blink.gif

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