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Sephiroth_dude · 04-08-2009, 16:18

Hi
I was thinking of downloading firefox and using it instead of internet explorer,Im just wondering is it worth downloading and Is there any difference between internet explorer and fire fox?.

Overheal · 04-08-2009, 16:51

large differences. Perhaps fewer differences than a year ago as far as the interface goes - because IE has ripped off the Tabbed browsing feature of other programs, like Firefox. As well as a few other intelligent features.

Read: Why Choose Firefox?

This week in News:

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Firefox, the open-source upstart launched in 2004, is officially now a powerhouse, having been downloaded over one billion times in the last five years. Hell, it's prominent enough to attract the attention of the Secretary of State.

The one billion downloads milestone includes users downloading multiple copies for different computers as well as any manual downloads for upgrading purposes, though not any automatic updates. With so many users, it's now holding about 31% marketshare, second only to that ornery old dinosaur Internet Explorer at around 60% (Opera, Chrome and Safari are all below 5%). Once Firefox Mobile and the oddly Chrome-like Firefox 4.0 come out, we can expect that number to skyrocket even more. Congratulations and mazel tov, Mozilla.

I've been using it since 06'. 2.0 was a big improvement over 1.0 and 3.0 was a huge improvement and 3.5 is *shock* even betterer.

Also it doesnt make 50 annoying clicking noises everytime you change webpages.

But the #1 reason why I switched...

PogMoThoin · 04-08-2009, 17:57

The main beauty of firefox is the add-ons
See this thread

cormie · 04-08-2009, 18:07

Anyone experience similar problem to me?... Sometimes if I go on a page with a text field, take facebook for example, the text is a bit squashed, or the font is a bit big, but basically a chunk of the font is cut off (in the facebook chat app it's especially bad). Only happens sometimes..

Sephiroth_dude · 04-08-2009, 21:08

Gonna download it and give it a go.

kierank01 · 04-08-2009, 21:14

Firefox all the way.

If you don't like it you can always go back (but I don't think you will)

Overheal · 04-08-2009, 21:27

its not like one sits on top of the other, so all you need to do is run IE or FF from your desktop depending on which you prefer.

Pog as for addons my favorites are forecastbar-enhanced, adblock plus, and download statusbar.

Sephiroth_dude · 14-08-2009, 12:09

If I downoad fire fox can I still have internet explorer on my machine?

*Tallon* · 14-08-2009, 12:17

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth_dude

If I downoad fire fox can I still have internet explorer on my machine?

Of course... Why would you need the two though?

*Tallon* · 14-08-2009, 12:28

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Originally Posted by death1234567

Because some sites don't support Firefox, only IE. Eg. Revenue online.

????

of course they're accessable.

All sites are supported by firefox, the odd one might not display the way it should, but thats down to crap design

**Basq** · 14-08-2009, 12:31

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Originally Posted by Tallon

of course they're accessable.

All sites are supported by firefox, the odd one might not display the way it should, but thats down to crap design

Not true Tallon.

Tried to pay my TV License online earlier this year via their website.. I was using a Mac and was left outta luck, as they only allowed you to use Internet Explorer.. it'd refuse it to go any further using any other browser.

EDIT: See thread here!

Auvers · 14-08-2009, 12:33

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Originally Posted by Tallon

Why would you need the two though?

sometimes certain pages dont work with FF

I use IE Tab to render pages that wont work while using FF

**Basq** · 14-08-2009, 12:35

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Originally Posted by Auvers

I use IE Tab to render pages that wont work while using FF

See my thread above.. not that even worked with the TV License website.

*Tallon* · 14-08-2009, 12:36

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Originally Posted by basquille

Not true Tallon.

Tried to pay my TV License online earlier this year via their website.. I was using a Mac and was left outta luck, as they only allowed you to use Internet Explorer.. it'd refuse it to go any further using any other browser.

EDIT: See thread here!

Thats strange, I've never had a problem like that, and I pay everyting online, Im paying my car tax now and no issues

Strange :z

conti · 15-08-2009, 19:22

It's current release (3.5) is unstable, for most users it takes up to 3 and 4 minutes to open which is very annoying, I find I have Google Chrome opened and am browsing away for ages before I realise FF has finally opened in the background, and I cannot stand Google Chrome.

Mozilla have acknowledged the problem and are working on an update to fix it. They maintain that if you clear temp files and browsing history it temporarily fixes the problem, but this negates the whole point of Firefox's best feature - the ease of accessing anything in your browsing history from the address bar. Even if all you remember from a page you were on weeks ago is a word or phrase, typing it into the menu bar brings it up.

But yeah, once that's fixed, along with the bug that freezes keyboard input for a few seconds whenever you receive a facebook IM, Firefox all the way.

Here's a video outlining why
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g30Xyh6Wqc

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04-08-2009, 16:18	#1
Sephiroth_dude Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: cork Posts: 18,500 Adverts \| Friends	Fixfox Hi I was thinking of downloading firefox and using it instead of internet explorer,Im just wondering is it worth downloading and Is there any difference between internet explorer and fire fox?.

04-08-2009, 17:57	#3
PogMoThoin Closed Account Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 13,650 Adverts \| Friends	The main beauty of firefox is the add-ons See this thread

04-08-2009, 18:07	#4
cormie Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 15,976 Adverts \| Friends	Anyone experience similar problem to me?... Sometimes if I go on a page with a text field, take facebook for example, the text is a bit squashed, or the font is a bit big, but basically a chunk of the font is cut off (in the facebook chat app it's especially bad). Only happens sometimes..

04-08-2009, 21:08	#5
Sephiroth_dude Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: cork Posts: 18,500 Adverts \| Friends	Gonna download it and give it a go.

04-08-2009, 21:14	#6
kierank01 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cork Posts: 527 Adverts \| Friends	Firefox all the way. If you don't like it you can always go back (but I don't think you will)

04-08-2009, 21:27	#7
Overheal Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 34,442 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Facilitators, Feed Forward Private, Feed Forward Public, FeedForward	its not like one sits on top of the other, so all you need to do is run IE or FF from your desktop depending on which you prefer. Pog as for addons my favorites are forecastbar-enhanced, adblock plus, and download statusbar.

14-08-2009, 12:09	#8
Sephiroth_dude Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: cork Posts: 18,500 Adverts \| Friends	If I downoad fire fox can I still have internet explorer on my machine?

15-08-2009, 19:22	#15
conti Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Dublin Posts: 151 Adverts \| Friends	It's current release (3.5) is unstable, for most users it takes up to 3 and 4 minutes to open which is very annoying, I find I have Google Chrome opened and am browsing away for ages before I realise FF has finally opened in the background, and I cannot stand Google Chrome. Mozilla have acknowledged the problem and are working on an update to fix it. They maintain that if you clear temp files and browsing history it temporarily fixes the problem, but this negates the whole point of Firefox's best feature - the ease of accessing anything in your browsing history from the address bar. Even if all you remember from a page you were on weeks ago is a word or phrase, typing it into the menu bar brings it up. But yeah, once that's fixed, along with the bug that freezes keyboard input for a few seconds whenever you receive a facebook IM, Firefox all the way. Here's a video outlining why http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g30Xyh6Wqc