RootDKJ
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There's a major vulnerability in prior versions of Firefox that might affect you. Or not.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=5827
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=5827
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Update your Firefox!
- Thread starter RootDKJ
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Thanks for reminding me. I had downloaded the update yesterday, but forgot to restart my browser since then...
o3jeff
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Thanks, next ext time the reminder box pops up ill take care of it.
TheBEast
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Thanks Root. I hadn't update yet but did after I saw this!
ctenidae
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Using a laptop that we had in Boston tonight, and I just updated Firefox to version 6.whatever. That's not remarkable, except that it updated from v3. Yikes.
riverc0il
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I'm still on 3.6.xx. I don't like the direction FF is going but the alternatives don't have the extensions and add ons. I wish Opera had the open source enhancement mafia that FF has. Opera is a good browser but I can't get my required add ons in Opera.
pschhh. Real power users are on Chrome :lol:
riverc0il
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I'd rather use IE. Which is to say, I would never use either of them.
Tried Chrome and was terribly disappointed, perhaps the worst browser I've ever used. It ain't all about speed. I find Google is very hit or miss with their applications. I found Chrome to be a complete and total miss.
I've tried chrome a few times, was never impressed and went right back to FF.
Cannonball
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Ahh to each his own I guess. I was immediately hooked by Chrome. Been using it since day 1. So simple, efficient, and effective. FF reminds of iTunes in that it seems to need an update every few days. And IE.....I'd rather go to the library and thumb through the card catalog.
riverc0il
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Agreed on problems with Firefox needing updating far too soon. Chrome is too simple to me. I like my menus and buttons and stuff (though I do customize FF to have the absolute minimum "height" on my toolbars and menus and buttons). Have they added a Bookmarks sidebar to Chrome yet?
Cannonball
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^ Chrome has a bookmarks toolbar.....
Edd
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I find IE9 to be very similar to Chrome for the basic web browsing that I do.
I only recently tried Chrome. My netbook started to lag horribly loading web pages using IE8 with XP. This went on for days. I couldn't figure out what was wrong so I downloaded Chrome and was shocked at the increase in speed. It was suddenly like a new computer. My desktop has had IE9 for awhile so getting used to Chrome was effortless.
I only recently tried Chrome. My netbook started to lag horribly loading web pages using IE8 with XP. This went on for days. I couldn't figure out what was wrong so I downloaded Chrome and was shocked at the increase in speed. It was suddenly like a new computer. My desktop has had IE9 for awhile so getting used to Chrome was effortless.
riverc0il
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Not a sidebar though...
FF is far from perfect, but it's still the best option out there for me. Chrome, as mentioned, is too simple and not customizable enough for me. I've gotten quite used to some features that I get from FF add-ons, if I could get Chrome to behave the same way I'd give it another shot. I too have my toolbars and menus setup for minimum height, everything is in one row (menu, address bar, search box, etc..). Of course then I got and ruin that by having up to 3 rows of tabs open. I don't do bookmarks, I just load my last session that has all of the websites I use everyday and whatever else sparked my fancy the last time I was surfing.
Chrome's done a good job of adding on features. I run Lastpass, WOT, Google Music, Delicious, Chrome-to-Phone, Google Voice, Skype, Firebug for layout / developing, all in my add-ons.
FF probably still hast he most add-ons though. I'm biased against IE but they have come quite a ways in the last few versions.
FF probably still hast he most add-ons though. I'm biased against IE but they have come quite a ways in the last few versions.
riverc0il
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Lame..
Geoff
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I'd never had a compelling reason to switch away from IE. I've always had Firefox on my machines but rarely launched it. IE bloat finally got to me. My PC kept hanging in page fault hell. IE was chewing up a gigabyte of memory.