Currently I'm using Netscape 7.2

Should I try FireFox?

absolutely!
it is much safer, has better interface, crashes? not known.
the best browser about.

Thank you :)

I'm using it. the plugins are cool!

I would :) though I must admit that I've never been a fan of Netscape

Firefox is great, and IMHO the best browers around at the moment.

Dunno, but I went from Netscape to Firefox.

I hate the way they've changed the tabs to have fixed size and being scrollable instead of resizing the tabs when new are opened.:mad:

The best thing about firefox is that if you don't like something about it, there's probably an extension that lets you change it. Hakim, have you tried Tab Mix Plus? Tons of options, and if that doesn't do it, just browse the other extensions.

I can't even begin to describe how good and useful FF is. Being able to share bookmarks between different computers is great, StumbleUpon is the ultimate timewaster, lots of other stuff.

Of course you should try it. Trying new things is always a good thing when dealing with computers, as you can keep whatever you like the best.

Also, FF is very good :)

Go for it. But be sure to try some extensions! With those, I wouldn't think Firefox is anything special, with them, it's your own personal browser.

forget it...

Use Opera.

Opera is good but MS locks Opera out of the new hotmail (they lock FF out of portions of support aswell though)

Opera is good but MS locks Opera out of the new hotmail (they lock FF out of portions of support aswell though)

So get Thunderbird, with the webmail extension it doesn't have any problems with hotmail. :)

@taper: thanks forthe tip! It enables me to have the tabs on several rows instead which is a lot better.:goodjob:

Use Opera.

I've had trouble getting Opera to display CFC correctly. Example below (the page is fully loaded, including all images):

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s193/Quintillus/OperaCFC.jpg

Hence why I'm currently using Firefox. IE is way too slow after either.

Opera is good but MS locks Opera out of the new hotmail (they lock FF out of portions of support aswell though)
Wow, people still use hotmail?

I've had trouble getting Opera to display CFC correctly. Example below (the page is fully loaded, including all images):

Either something quirky in your config or a hiccup from the CFC server. I've no problems.

You didn't happen to go crazy with the content blocker, did you?

I've had trouble getting Opera to display CFC correctly. Example below (the page is fully loaded, including all images):

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s193/Quintillus/OperaCFC.jpg

Hence why I'm currently using Firefox. IE is way too slow after either.

Opera 8 or Opera 9?

Wow, people still use hotmail?


I still use hotmail. I don't see the benefits of switching to Gmail outweighing the pain of notifying people of your new e-mail address. I have actually swtiched to Yahoo once (got too much spam in my inbox, and Gmail wasn't around yet), but nobody sent anything to that address, so I ended up still using my hotmail. They seem to have spam under control these days, hardly see any unwanted messages these days.

I must say the Gmail interface looks quite cool, but since I started using Thunderbird, that's not a problem anymore.

I use hotmail as a secondary email now, before I used it as I was on my parents comp which meant I couldn't have private POP accounts, I don't use as the main one anymore but ppl still email that one so I can't lose it.

i use opera. But if first started web surfing with FF after i really hated IE. Try FF and Opera.

i use opera. But if first started web surfing with FF after i really hated IE. Try FF and Opera.

What are the advantages of Opera over Firefox? Just curious, I don't think I'll change, as I'm very happy with Firefox.

You shouldn't try it... you should switch to it immediately

What are the advantages of Opera over Firefox?
Less fanboys

Yes you should. I think firefox is very good.

What are the advantages of Opera over Firefox? Just curious, I don't think I'll change, as I'm very happy with Firefox.
Much cleaner and infinetly more customizeable UI. Faster. 5000% more features out of the box - and most of the features that Firefox users drool about in new plugins, Opera has been doing for years.

I use Opera, but sometiems use FireFox since I keep a whakc of tabs on Opera and none on FF it's quicker to use when i am tabbing out of a game.

Another Opera advantage is (a) It passed the acid2 test (IE never has and only the FF3 alpha has)
(b) It remembers your tabs if you leave some open.
However a disadvantage is:
You can't use the full version of new hotmail.

You can also undo the closing of a tab in Opera. That's come in handy a few times for me.

^you can do that in firefox as well - go to history, recently closed tabs

Yes, try Firefox!

You will never turn back to the buggy and security holes IE :D.

Go for it. But be sure to try some extensions! With those, I wouldn't think Firefox is anything special, with them, it's your own personal browser.

i think even bog standard firefox is good enough. the trouble (with me) is using maybe too many extensions that need connections ( forecastfox, footiefox, etc).
just one theme, though: Noia eXtreme. :)

i just got firefox. i thought i'd hate it, because i hate it at work. turns out that's only because it's on a mac there, and i never get used to the mac since i almost always work from home.

i tried it tonight. i was changing from IE though, not netscape. adblock plus is the only addon i put on and after one right-click thingamadoodle i haven't seen a single banner ad on CFC! it imported all my favorites and passwords, and not even automatically, it asked me if i wanted it to, which is even better. :love:

i just got firefox. i thought i'd hate it, because i hate it at work. turns out that's only because it's on a mac there, and i never get used to the mac since i almost always work from home.

i tried it tonight. i was changing from IE though, not netscape. adblock plus is the only addon i put on and after one right-click thingamadoodle i haven't seen a single banner ad on CFC! it imported all my favorites and passwords, and not even automatically, it asked me if i wanted it to, which is even better. :love:

I don't think there is a single browser out there not worth switching to from IE. Every windows user has IE so any other browser just has to beat that to be viable.

i think even bog standard firefox is good enough. the trouble (with me) is using maybe too many extensions that need connections ( forecastfox, footiefox, etc).
just one theme, though: Noia eXtreme.

Yeah... I try not to go crazy on the extensions. Just the ones that add functionality. And I actually like the default FF 2.0 theme, so that's the one I use.

I love Firefox. I haven't gone back to IE yet since I started using it.

What are the advantages of Opera over Firefox? Just curious, I don't think I'll change, as I'm very happy with Firefox.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/FirefoxMyths.html

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/FirefoxMyths.html


Hmmm... I don't know what to think about that site.

It does make a good case that Opera is better than Firefox. But mainly it's just Firefox bashing, not a constructive effort to analyze the strong and weak points of different browsers.

Hmmm... I don't know what to think about that site.

It does make a good case that Opera is better than Firefox. But mainly it's just Firefox bashing, not a constructive effort to analyze the strong and weak points of different browsers.

Well as it says on the site. Its not a review nor a comparison guide, but just the reality of a bunch of firefox myths.
Here is some more info on different browsers: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/FreewareBrowsers.html
But if you're happy with firefox, then hey, stick with it.

(b) It remembers your tabs if you leave some open.
However a disadvantage is:
You can't use the full version of new hotmail.

You can also undo the closing of a tab in Opera. That's come in handy a few times for me.

You can do both in Firefox. And apart from warning you if you have tabs open and you close the whole window, it will also ask you if you want to restore the last session if your computer crashes or restarts or whatever. :)

You can do both in Firefox. And apart from warning you if you have tabs open and you close the whole window, it will also ask you if you want to restore the last session if your computer crashes or restarts or whatever. :)

Same thing with Opera. I've had Oepra crash once (on a lousy computer, I think the RAM got filled up) and everything was right where I left it.

You can do both in Firefox. And apart from warning you if you have tabs open and you close the whole window, it will also ask you if you want to restore the last session if your computer crashes or restarts or whatever. :)
That's one of those features that FF users drool over, but Opera users have enjoyed for years. ;)

^you can do that in firefox as well - go to history, recently closed tabs

Hey, you're right - thanks! :goodjob:

You can do both in Firefox. it will also ask you if you want to restore the last session if your computer crashes or restarts or whatever. :)
By Default when you close (not crashing) opera does it.

A question for some of you gurus ... I've recently installed Firefox and have been playing around with it. And I see a lot of references to Add-Ons, Plug-ins, extensions, and helper apps. What is the difference between these 4 entities? Or are they just different names for the same thing? And what exactly are they or what do they do?

Add-Ons & Extensions are the same thing. They new add features to Firefox

Plug-ins are basically application extensions for your Firefox, mainly used to play multimedia content directly in the browser. Type "about:plugins" in the address bar to see which plug-ins you have installed

I don't know about helper apps...