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I Installed Firefox
I'm sure IE7 will be fantastic when it's ready for public consumption, but in being “stuck” with Windows Vista for the time being, I'm also “stuck” with a beta copy of Microsoft's next browser. I'm running into far too many page rendering issues with the IE7 beta – coupled with the general window and tab shortcomings, I just found myself downloading and installing Firefox 1.5 on my laptop. Damn, it's faster – visibly faster. I feel so dirty. Are you happy, Asa?
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9 Comments
macfreak
January 3rd, 2006
at 4:41pm
Finally!!! I thought this day would never come!! Now the only thing you have to do is drop MS completely ;)
LordKaT
January 3rd, 2006
at 5:24pm
I've been trying to tell you for a while now that Firefox is the way to go, Chris ;P
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Anonymous
January 4th, 2006
at 4:56pm
Why “dirty?”
Do you feel like you're cheating?
But given the propensity of IE to pick up unhealthy stuff, playing with Firefox is like having tea & biscuits with the wholesome girl next door. It's IE that is like visiting a hooker in a flea invested room at the end of a dark alley!
Anonymous
January 4th, 2006
at 11:20pm
I liked Opera. Then I tried the new 8.04 Netscape. It has a lot of good features. Form filling like roboforms. Adding sites to trusted or resricted ala Ms powertoy that allows me to do this with a right click(Always wonder how many know about this great powertoy).I use it all the time. Still all in all I still prefer to use IE because with the security I have set up, I don't feel that any of the others could be as secure.My antivirus,firewall, (checked with shields up for stealth) Winpatrol,Spywareblaster,Spybot,Adaware,etc,
Anonymous
January 5th, 2006
at 10:37am
Chris, what about the Opera browser? Have you given that a try?
Anonymous
January 5th, 2006
at 8:39pm
Oh, dearest Chris. You will be ok. I know these are hard times, but you'll come through the other side – unscathed. In times like these we should remember the old saying “What Doesn't Kill Us Will Only Make Us Stronger”.
Godspeed, Chris. Godspeed.
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Anonymous
January 6th, 2006
at 1:16am
Chris, if you want Firefox to become faster still, install the Fasterfox (http://fasterfox.mozdev.org/) extension. Honestly, you'll be surprised at the difference.
Anonymous
January 6th, 2006
at 1:43pm
Why dirty? It's a tool.
OMG I'm using a Lawn mower, so dirty! :-)
Anonymous
January 7th, 2006
at 3:15am
You'd be even more surprised with Opera. It's faster, uses less resources, is more secure, more stable, and more customizable than Firefox.