Anybody here have Firefox? well I just downloaded it today and put a whole bunch of add ons to it and it's awesome

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Hello Everybody!

I totally agree. I was in love with Firefox the moment I first downloaded it. Did you know it was the 2nd ever web browser?

~Mr Potato Head

I like Safari more, but for me, Firefox beats Internet Explorer.

~Knight Haleth

Yea Firefox is awesome. Just make sure you don't install to many add ons other wise Firefox will eat memory like you wouldn't believe.



No it actually wasn't 2nd. It was at least 4th behind IE, Netscape, and Mozilla.

I use it, but to be honest, I find Internet Explorer just as good. Just always have used Firefox, so can't be bothered to change.



No I didn't, because it wasn't.

Its good for games like rs, as it runs things much faster and i can use itunes at the same time. But I don't like tabbed browsing on it, and the sercuity settings, however many times i try and change them, never work

Netscape was the first web browser because it showed that the web could be made up of colorful graphics and media instead of just instructional material. The first Internet browser was a pure text browser and was developed by a team at NIU. They called it Mosaic and later developed Netscape Navigator. The Internet and the web are two different things.

I like Firefox because it has a couple features that I prefer over IE7, but I mostly use IE7.

For a reason, i cant use it because its too slow, and gives a strange remote virus to anoter computer in the house...
There is no big difference, but IE7 has the vista-like buttons.

I use firefox but I like the way IE looks, so what do I do?

Download the vista aero theme.

I prefer Firefox to IE just from constant use of it and exposure to outdated versions at school

Safari is just way too simple for me and doesn't seem as user friendly as Firefox.

I just downloaded a whole bunch of add ons for Firefox. I have 2 questions. Question 1 is does anyone know of an add on to firebox that is like a an antivirus program? Question 2 is can anyone recommend me a few good Firefox add ons for a starter?

I think Firefox is wicked. It's really cool with the skins, and I say Aero Fox is the best.

If you don't like tabbed browsing your going to find out that firefox will be using more memory then ie, or rs client. And therefore run slower then internet explorer.

QUOTE (Stobbo @ Mar 6 2008 at 03:43 AM)

I use it, but to be honest, I find Internet Explorer just as good. Just always have used Firefox, so can't be bothered to change.

QUOTE (chuck981996 @ Mar 5 2008 at 07:33 AM)

Did you know it was the 2nd ever web browser?

No I didn't, because it wasn't.

Thanks for correcting me. I knew it was near the front.

QUOTE (R Anderson @ Mar 6 2008 at 12:21 AM)

Yea Firefox is awesome. Just make sure you don't install to many add ons other wise Firefox will eat memory like you wouldn't believe.

QUOTE (chuck981996 @ Mar 5 2008 at 01:33 AM)

Hello Everybody!

I totally agree. I was in love with Firefox the moment I first downloaded it. Did you know it was the 2nd ever web browser?

~Chuck98196

No it actually wasn't 2nd. It was at least 4th behind IE, Netscape, and Mozilla.

Mozilla is the creators of Firefox, but I assume you mean the earlier versions, which were called something different.

~Chuck981996

i also like firefox it stil pwnz internet explorer, but safari ownz firefox

kind regards bleizas

Actually, if memory serves, Mozilla also made a web browser called Mozilla. And for the record, Firefox is essentially an evolved version of Netscape.

The Mozilla browser is still around, but called SeaMonkey: http://www.seamonkey-project.org When I last used it, it was basically Netscape rebranded and changed a tiny bit.

Firefox>everything.

A couple of things the people with Firefox might want to check out are:

1. Personas Lightweight theming that changes the look of your browser.

2. NoScript For the security freaks out there Noscript blocks all javascript unless you choose to enable it. Extremely annoying for the first week or two but it does make you browser much safer.

3. GreaseMonkey For those of you who know Javascript this lets you design custom scripts that will work in your browser.

4. SiteAdvisor Tells you whether or not the site your visiting is trustworthy and safe.

Don't forget adblock plus. I actually didn't know ads existed for a while until recently

Netscape was released three years after the first web browser - in 1994. It's the first good browser, but certainly not the first.

I used to be a Fx fan but now:

IE<Fx<<<<<<<<<<<OPERA



btw fx is correct abreviation.

From personal experience, while opera has some nicer goodies (many of which can be added to FireFox with addons), the basic functions aren't near as nice as FireFox's.

Opera has more features as to home page, but FireFox has cool backgrounds.

For those of you who haven't seen an interesting easter egg that in Firefox type "about:mozilla" into your location bar.

On a side-note does anybody know when Mozilla is going to release Firefox 3?

The original goal was the beginning of this year but they've overshot that.

I use firefox and its great
about Internet explorer

Firefox is the best browser!

Incorrect. The web and the Internet are two separate things. The Internet encompasses the web. I specified which was the first Internet browser, but Netscape was the very first web browser.

Incorrect. WorldWideWeb was a web browser and was around in 1991 before Netscape - it displayed images and what-not. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldWideWeb)

Firefox 3 is currently a public Beta (Beta 4) Look at the screenshot. As for final release im not sure, but Beta 4 is pretty nifty ^^


You can get it from here

I think firefox will be the only browser i use, I just prefer it to IE7, Opera, Safari. It runs smooth on my computer

Nexus was a WYSIWYG editor and not a browser in the terms that we see as a browser. If you're calling Nexus a browser, you'll have to include Frontpage, Dreamweaver, and even Visual Studio. I certainly don't call those programs web browsers so I don't consider Nexus one either, and I'm not alone on this.

Edit: @ post 39: Wikipedia is an unreliable source for information. And like I said (possibly even twice), the Internet and the web are not the same.

Opera has mouse gestures. Intuitive, fast, and generally awesome - that's why I prefer it to Firefox.

Plus, the embedded IRC client has awesome smilies.

I second that. The mouse gestures are awesome, and so is the built-in torrent support. The only thing that stops me from using it, is that it isn't as fast as Safari on my computer.

~Knight Haleth

Yep.

I'm not using the original though, I'm using Firefox 3 Beta 4.

Firefox is very efficent for me, as it loads faster than IE on my computer, plus it has some extras, like it is easier to clear your cache, and some other small things, and Firefox doesnt rush to release a new beta or version of it.

Really, it was both a web browser and web editor.

You can get mouse gestures for Firefox to as an add-on.

LINK

http://www.livinginternet.com/w/wi_browse.htm

& From the wikipedia

Firefox sure owns

Just take a look at Internet Explorer 7... Everything it has was inheritied from the Firefox. A practical example of this is the tabbing of windows

Which Firefox got off Opera, anyway. Off the high horse, please.

We can still all laugh at IE being nooby and slow

For those people who wants another IE browser than the default, why not Avant?
It got mouse gestures too
And its VERY light, cuz its only built over IE, but its a own application
It doesnt delete IE though xD
But it looks cool, it got customizable skins too
If you think this is slow, then IE is as slow too.
This is actually just a build-on...
I looooove it
http://www.avantbrowser.com/
To me IE is really a lot faster than Firefox, i just have to keep because of our bad connection...

A lot of the features in all three browsers (Firefox, IE, and Opera) were copied by the other two from whichever the one who invented it first.

It's actually probably a good thing since it makes all three try really hard to come up with something that will distinguish itself from the other two.



Yes we can.

It's ok. I prefer using my own web browsers that I make. They will soon be released to the public.

~~Samarkov

I have Firefox. It rules but i need to download java on it to play RS on it but i cant so i have to play RS on IE 6. I thought Firefox was better on downloads than IE.

edit:What are you going to call them Samarkov?

Firefox is the best!

I know how bad, just think, the car industry have all taken the idea of the steering wheel from the one person/group who invented it. They really should of been original.



Using Visual Basic? If you are, your basically making a featureless internet explorer.

Firefox is fine. I switch between IE and FF. I have tabs on both but IE takes a little longer to load, my computer takes FF a little faster so I usually use FF.

Obviously. Everyone knows a steering bar is more practical..no?


One might argue it's a GOOD thing.