firefox is over rated.

[dugweb]

all i do is hear people rave about FF... but when i tried it out, i thought it ran slower than IE, less compatable with some sites, and the tabs were annoying (i wanted the tabs to be like crazy browser i.e. new window=new tab= less clutter at bottom on start menu)

someone explain why it is so good plz

 

[JustinGoodie]

tabs.... that's why i use it... i also have an extension that opens new windows in new tabs.

that and the built in popup blocker is pretty nice too

 

[suse920]

Well first off you can make ff open new windows as tabs. Secondly it is so good because of all the add ons.

 

[astralusion]

yeah plug-ins...less addage...tabbed...just generally better than ie, isn't perfect or nothing, just an improvement

 

[Kalvin00]

tabs + adblock ftw

 

[RU482]

I use FF so my wife doesn't fvck with the settings
she uses IE

other than that, meh EDIT: I forgot about Forcast Fox. That's another reason 4 me

 

[dighn]

lots of useful extensions. (before you opera fanboys start about how opera does everything without extensions - it's not free, end of discussion)

 

[dugweb]

Originally posted by: suse920
Well first off you can make ff open new windows as tabs. Secondly it is so good because of all the add ons.

what kind of add ons are there?

 

[ironcrotch]

adblock++, search bar plugins ftw!

 

[Noema]

Like others said...tabs and the plugins are great.

And I installed it in my parents' computer, which was always plagued with spyware. A experienced user can use IE and not get drowned with malware, but for casual / regular users FF is effective at lowering the amount of crap that gets into their PCs, as it cannot be hijacked as easily as IE and it doesn't support ActiveX, which is as far as I know a bit problematic in terms of its being exploitable.

 

[SynthDude2001]

Originally posted by: Kalvin00
tabs + adblock ftw

Those are the main things for me.

:thumbsup:

 

[EmperorIQ]

can we stop having these threads please? we get 1 about once a week, the opinions will never change.

 

[oogabooga]

tabs : and though it resource hogs it's pretty fast for me.

why does it matter really?

 

[suse920]

Originally posted by: dugweb

Originally posted by: suse920
Well first off you can make ff open new windows as tabs. Secondly it is so good because of all the add ons.

what kind of add ons are there?

they have already been mentioned, but adblock is the one that makes fire fox SUPERIOR!

 

[revnja]

tabs, adblock, less erratic behaviour/crashes

 

[HN]

Extensions.

for example (some of mine in use) :
Adblock (or for the more adventurous - Adblock Plus w/ whitelisting);
CustomizeGoogle (several google customizations, one being when you use images.google, it gives a link directly to the image)
ImageShack right-click (transload image direct from a site to imageshack)
PDF Download
Tab Mix (customizing tabs including moveable tabs)
IEview (on the occasion you have to switch over to IE)

 

[eelw]

Originally posted by: dugweb
i thought it ran slower than IE,

There are extensions or manually change the about:config settings to help speedup FF.

Originally posted by: dugweb
less compatable with some sites

That's where the open in IE extension comes in handy.

The best reason to use FF is security. No annoying ActiveX controls and Adware/Spyware to worry about. Well it's not fully eliminated, but greatly reduced at least.

 

[vegetation]

My issue is how firefox sometimes spikes the cpu after a certain time. Really noticeable on a laptop since that extra heat kicks the fan on more often. Don't that have problem with ie, and not talking about flash stuff either.

 

[Auryg]

I personally hate tabs. Meh.

 

[Shawn]

extentions (including adblock)

 

[us3rnotfound]

Originally posted by: Auryg
I personally hate tabs. Meh.

tabs in program, tabs in taskbar, there's clutter either way. pick your poison :thumbsdown:

Oh and btw, why do you think MS put the "group similar taskbar buttons" option in Windows XP? Same concept as tabs in firefox.

 

[hypn0tik]

Originally posted by: dugweb

Originally posted by: suse920
Well first off you can make ff open new windows as tabs. Secondly it is so good because of all the add ons.

what kind of add ons are there?

Tools -> Extensions -> Get more extensions.

Have a look.

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: us3rnotfound

Originally posted by: Auryg
I personally hate tabs. Meh.

tabs in program, tabs in taskbar, there's clutter either way. pick your poison :thumbsdown:

Oh and btw, why do you think MS put the "group similar taskbar buttons" option in Windows XP? Same concept as tabs in firefox.

dividing up the clutter still makes things easier.

 

[randumb]

tabs, adblock, slightly better security

 

[rmrf]

BAN!

this should be in software, and a search should be done to find the eleventybillion other threads with the same title.