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240SX714
10-05-2005, 02:27 AM
Currently using Internet Explorer, but somehow I can't compose email recently; it loads up half way and saids error on this page. The box that you use to type messages in doesn't appear. I can check emails though. I'm looking for recommendations on what I should use instead of I.E.. I've searched and found that Monzilla was recommeneded by PC World, but that was back in 2003. What's good nowadays?
ALTRNTV
10-05-2005, 02:29 AM
I swear by Mozilla Firefox.
SimpleSexy180
10-05-2005, 02:30 AM
^ what that kool guy said
SochBAT
10-05-2005, 02:35 AM
And you can drag and drop your crazy porn sites onto the bookmarks area. Sooo many awesome actions! GET IT!
RiversideS13
10-05-2005, 02:48 AM
firefox is great and it is free. but sometimes it doesnt display page right, so you better keep your IE just in case.
ALTRNTV
10-05-2005, 02:54 AM
And you can drag and drop your crazy porn sites onto the bookmarks area. Sooo many awesome actions! GET IT!

Speaks from experience. Haha :spank:
breakindrifts
10-05-2005, 02:58 AM
Hands down mozilla firefox, also greatly reduces amount of spyware on your comp.
SilviaNinja240
10-05-2005, 08:41 AM
Firefox to the max
FaLKoN240
10-05-2005, 09:05 AM
I am using firefox right now.
MakotoS13
10-05-2005, 09:18 AM
Opera 8.0.....................
Angel
10-05-2005, 10:09 AM
Firefox or avant browser. But either can be flakey at times so it wouldn't be a bad idea to keep ie close at hand.
statik
10-05-2005, 10:22 AM
opera is one of the worst w3c standard compliant browsers i've seen, rarely displays pages the way they're supposed to, the only problems i've had with firefox is crashing on odd plugins people include on pages sometimes, other than that, if the page doesnt look right, don't blame the browser, blame the webmaster
Yoshi
10-05-2005, 01:40 PM
even though firefox and opera now hold respectable portions of the web browser "market", 90% of webmasters STILL code IE specific.

It's just stupid, if a page doesn't look right on another browser, chances are, that's why.

I personally run Opera, but I have to admit there are times when scripts won't run correctly (ex. ms office online, exchange server web interface, etc) But go figure that its mostly pages made with FrontPlague and some with MS backend specific stuff that screws up.

I can't stand firefox as far as ease of use compared to Opera... funny how opera was first with tabular browsing, yet they get no cred for it.
Weak Sauce.

anyways, my 2 cents from someone who used LYNX and Mosaic since arpanet
HyperTek
10-05-2005, 01:47 PM
firefox here.. this last updated version i find is kinda more buggy.. i switched over last year when i wast still 56k and it helped alot...

but yah.. sucks for myspace.. cant properly view alot of peoples crappy html skills..
S14DB
10-05-2005, 01:55 PM
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ For Web.
http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/ For Mail.

And if it's acting up you have to have spyware:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/ To get rid of it.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html To block it.
Nan Desu Ka?!
10-05-2005, 02:13 PM
+1 for mozila firefox, YAY for tabs and drop bookmarking!

also some of the little addons they have are great. you can download little programs like things that alert you of mail, cusomizable toolbars and such. really fun to work with
FaLKoN240
10-05-2005, 03:23 PM
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ For Web.
http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/ For Mail.

And if it's acting up you have to have spyware:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/ To get rid of it.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html To block it.

Thanks for the spyware sites. Do you have any more? I'm trying to keep my computer as clean as possible.
SimpleS14
10-05-2005, 03:57 PM
Firefox...like the extensions that are available on it, esspecially weatherfox, foxytunes and GMail notifier. But I still use IE for certain pages (such as Windows Update).
Siizzzoooo
10-05-2005, 03:58 PM
I like my AOL Explorer :D

you guys ought to try it, i havn't had one problem out of it
sr240mike
10-05-2005, 05:40 PM
I used Slimbrowser for like 2 years but now its Firefox. Most of the sites I use for real estate dont support Firefox..
cotbu
10-05-2005, 06:58 PM
Maxthon, Been using it way before the name change. Actually I can't remember what it was called. Use to write java virii never affected this browser once configured correctly.
omgosh
10-05-2005, 07:18 PM
I like opera, I was using it long before firefox came out and I am attached to it. Mouse gestures > you.
wootwoot
10-05-2005, 08:34 PM
Mozilla is dialed
240SX714
10-06-2005, 04:23 AM
So I downloaded Monzilla Firefox and I can check my email now, so far so good.
Question: When I right click on a link to "open link in new window," it automatically switches to that new window. How can I open the new window and NOT have it switch over?
ALTRNTV
10-06-2005, 04:43 AM
I don't think you can. If you click on "open link in new window," it will always switch over to the new page. Someone correct me if I'm wrong..
statik
10-06-2005, 05:18 PM
I like opera, I was using it long before firefox came out and I am attached to it. Mouse gestures > you.

they have that plugin for firefox, plugins make me happy
Tenchuu
10-06-2005, 09:08 PM
KEEP IE. Fire fox is great, but for any vidieo to be displayed you have to switch back to IE for it to display right. WMV doesn't have an easy plugin (ont that i can install while drunk)
Yoshi
10-07-2005, 12:27 AM
I like opera, I was using it long before firefox came out and I am attached to it. Mouse gestures > you.

x2 for mouse gestures!
wonder how long it'll take for Mozillites to copy that too :wtc:
Yoshi
10-07-2005, 12:28 AM
they have that plugin for firefox, plugins make me happy

nm.
they DID copy EVERYTHING. Poor Opera, all the idea, and 1/2 the investors :(
SimpleS14
10-07-2005, 01:02 AM
What exactly are mouse gestures?
Jcb890
10-07-2005, 01:16 AM
1 more vote for Firefox.
statik
10-07-2005, 07:02 AM
nm.
they DID copy EVERYTHING. Poor Opera, all the idea, and 1/2 the investors :(

copy it? mouse gestures have been around for quite sometime, also firefox doesn't make the plugins, users like me and you do
statik
10-07-2005, 07:04 AM
What exactly are mouse gestures?

they allow you to exectue commands by using the mouse, generally you hold down a mouse button, like right click and drag in a direction, or several in some cases, to exectue commands. example, in firefox if i want to open a new tab, i drag up, if i want to close the current tab, i drag down, you can do this anywhere in the window, and there are many things you can program
SimpleS14
10-07-2005, 10:49 AM
they allow you to exectue commands by using the mouse, generally you hold down a mouse button, like right click and drag in a direction, or several in some cases, to exectue commands. example, in firefox if i want to open a new tab, i drag up, if i want to close the current tab, i drag down, you can do this anywhere in the window, and there are many things you can program


Thanks, that's pretty cool.
cotbu
10-09-2005, 10:09 PM
got a new browser firefox is coool... still can write my own plugs
Yoshi
10-10-2005, 09:55 PM
copy it? mouse gestures have been around for quite sometime, also firefox doesn't make the plugins, users like me and you do
be that as it may, i'm sure it's NOT been in there since 2001 or so... being that firefox wasn't around yet.
TurDz
10-10-2005, 10:08 PM
I've loved Firefox since it's introduction, but like many people have mentioned, I have used IE as a backup. There are a significant number of pages/popups/media that Firefox cannot load, but work perfectly fine on IE.