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08-08-06, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Filipe M.

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Originally Posted by TSM

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Originally Posted by Grinch

I'd use firefox or Opera if I was you... eithers going to be better then ie in most areas. And if you still fine some site don't work then there is a 'ie' plug in for firefox so it will process that site with the ie engine. Don't know about Opera though...

Its called 'IE Tab'

Have a look at this article: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Suppor...efoxMyths.html

It seems to be a bit Opera biased, but if it's all true... :wink:

Time to give Opera another shot then, haven't played with it since version 5, IIRC. I've been using Firefox for over a year now (both on Windows and MacOS) and overall I'm satisfied, but only a fool doesn't change his mind...

See link above and google "firefox myths", this guy is one of very few people supporting the anti-firefox viewpoint these days.
http://episteme.arstechnica.com/grou...8005957731/p/1
http://nanobox.chipx86.com/blog/2005...efox-myths.php

Skip · 08-08-06, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Filipe M.

Time to give Opera another shot then, haven't played with it since version 5, IIRC. I've been using Firefox for over a year now (both on Windows and MacOS) and overall I'm satisfied, but only a fool doesn't change his mind...

After reading that article I am downloading Opera now as well! See how it goes...

pegasus · 08-08-06, 12:45 PM

thanxs, as always excellent advice....i will carry on with what i have for the time being then upgrade with the service pack

Skip · 08-08-06, 12:58 PM

*Using Opera* Well this is very odd - not sure if I like it or not?!

Seems slower navigating the 'org....

08-08-06, 01:04 PM

I've used Opera for a some while (though IE6 is still my main browser), and I think it's excellent. Much prefer it over Firefox, but it's mostly a subjective decision really.

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08-08-06, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Skip

*Using Opera* Well this is very odd - not sure if I like it or not?!

Seems slower navigating the 'org....

Well, I'm kinda liking the general feel, but also feel some sluggishness around the forum. I'll give it some more "road time" and then take it from there.

Skip · 08-08-06, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Filipe M.

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Originally Posted by Skip

*Using Opera* Well this is very odd - not sure if I like it or not?!

Seems slower navigating the 'org....

Well, I'm kinda liking the general feel, but also feel some sluggishness around the forum. I'll give it some more "road time" and then take it from there.

Ditto - I have been a Firefox user for well over a year now so its going to take some persuading to make me change....

08-08-06, 05:16 PM

Yup... same here. Firefox.
If you are running an MS operating system, and MS office software, and maybe even an MS mailer, then you would really be doing yourself a favour breaking a link in the chain by using a non-MS Web browser.

Its a better browser anyway. There are a lot of reasons to not use MS software. And, I see few to not use Firefox.

I know how MS works. How they develop software. (Or how they did it a couple of years ago.) Betas are really very testy stuff for them. Alphas are just unfinished. Even, like Fizz was saying, the first release is what most people would call a Beta.
It gets some tiny bit of security from being new. But, that can vanish in literally a few hours. And the patches will come slowly.
The first big patch the "service pack" will sometimes bring things up to a reasonable level. And sometimes not.

I am generally whiney and anti MS, but, I will give them credit where its due, they make good debuggers, and good development enviroments (VS.NET) and even a good language, (C#). .NET is a good idea, and excel and word are very good for what they are.

However, their operating systems, and their web browsers, and their mailers suck big hairy animal balls. Shrug.

Blue Flame · 09-08-06, 11:23 AM

Im using it without any issues at all.

Its pretty good with tabbed browsing which makes life a lot easier

Skip · 22-08-06, 07:51 AM

Well this morning I uninstalled Opera and returned to using Firefox - why you may ask?

Just coudnt get on with it, not a particularly user friendly interface, was noticably slower (opening pages I go to anyway) and I just generally didnt like the "feel" of it....

Now if Mozilla could sort out FF memory issues (not a problem with the 2Gb RAM in my machine) it woukld be almost perfect

08-08-06, 12:45 PM	#13
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08-08-06, 12:58 PM	#14
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09-08-06, 11:23 AM	#19
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22-08-06, 07:51 AM	#20
Skip Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3,151	Well this morning I uninstalled Opera and returned to using Firefox - why you may ask? Just coudnt get on with it, not a particularly user friendly interface, was noticably slower (opening pages I go to anyway) and I just generally didnt like the "feel" of it.... Now if Mozilla could sort out FF memory issues (not a problem with the 2Gb RAM in my machine) it woukld be almost perfect __________________ '81 Honda H100A '18 Honda MSX125 (Grom)

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08-08-06, 01:04 PM	#15
jonboy Guest Posts: n/a	I've used Opera for a some while (though IE6 is still my main browser), and I think it's excellent. Much prefer it over Firefox, but it's mostly a subjective decision really. .

08-08-06, 05:16 PM	#18
philipMac Guest Posts: n/a	Yup... same here. Firefox. If you are running an MS operating system, and MS office software, and maybe even an MS mailer, then you would really be doing yourself a favour breaking a link in the chain by using a non-MS Web browser. Its a better browser anyway. There are a lot of reasons to not use MS software. And, I see few to not use Firefox. I know how MS works. How they develop software. (Or how they did it a couple of years ago.) Betas are really very testy stuff for them. Alphas are just unfinished. Even, like Fizz was saying, the first release is what most people would call a Beta. It gets some tiny bit of security from being new. But, that can vanish in literally a few hours. And the patches will come slowly. The first big patch the "service pack" will sometimes bring things up to a reasonable level. And sometimes not. I am generally whiney and anti MS, but, I will give them credit where its due, they make good debuggers, and good development enviroments (VS.NET) and even a good language, (C#). .NET is a good idea, and excel and word are very good for what they are. However, their operating systems, and their web browsers, and their mailers suck big hairy animal balls. Shrug.