FireFox, you have set me free!!!

[Pr0d1gy]

Let me start off by saying I have been using IE for years. I have read a lot about FireFox and finally decided to give it a shot. Well I downloaded it last night and got Pimpzilla as a theme and I couldn't be happier. The tabbed browsing is so easy to use and the rest of it will seem very familiar if you used IE. The pop ups I got at some of my sites are all gone now, the browser looks cool, and everything is quicker, cleaner, and more efficient. If you have even for a second considered switching, do not hesitate to do so. To think of all the time I wasted on IE....:brokenheart:

 

[cw42]

wutup AA

welcome to the club. make sure u try out Opera also which is just as good.

come play some bf2 u nubcake.

 

[biostud]

now go and pimp yourself some extensions.

Ad-block plus
IE view

 

[Pr0d1gy]

Originally posted by: cw42
wutup AA

welcome to the club. make sure u try out Opera also which is just as good.

come play some bf2 u nubcake.

I play every night man. I'm t3h u63r 1337 n0w! Hit me up on Xfire sometime, I will get on more so you can find me.

[X]ArchAngel

Oh and how do I install the extensions? I tried to install from the Mozilla extensions but it didn't seem to work? Someone ejimuhkayte this FF n00b!!!

 

[anatawa]

there should be a pop up that inform you wether you want to install it or not... try installing greasemonkey, ul love it

 

[biostud]

just click on the links
you might need to "open" them with firefox

 

[n7]

Firefox isn't perfect, but overall, it does seem to be one of the best browsers, if not the best

Glad to see you like it.

 

[tuteja1986]

yeah Firefox isn't perfect :! my fav browser opera

 

[Fingolfin269]

I've been a happy user of FF for quite awhile now but lately have been having some issues and am thinking about trying out Opera. My problem is that about half the time I try to open Firefox it loads but a window never appears and I hate to ctrl-alt-delete kill FF rinse/repeat. I guess I could always just uninstall/reinstall but problems like this are what allow for trying new things.

 

[n0cmonkey]

You're just now trying firefox for the first time?

 

[sswingle]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
You're just now trying firefox for the first time?

Yes, some people have yet to be enlightened.

 

[Chosonman]

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
You're just now trying firefox for the first time?

Yes, some people have yet to be enlightened.

You mean people are still using square wheels?

 

[A554SS1N]

Only thing I've noticed with FF is that not all pages display correctly, and when highlighting text/images on a page, they display incorrect output.

 

[meltdown75]

correct me if i'm wrong, but didn't you used to argue for the superiority of IE? maybe I have you mixed up with someone else.

glad to see you've made the change. you're safer for it anyway...

 

[Pr0d1gy]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
You're just now trying firefox for the first time?

See my sig, it applies to you.

Originally posted by: meltdown75
correct me if i'm wrong, but didn't you used to argue for the superiority of IE? maybe I have you mixed up with someone else.

glad to see you've made the change. you're safer for it anyway...

You have me confused with someone else.

I don't surf a whole lot, so I never bothered to try out FF. Recently I have developed other interests and the corresponding sites have popups, so I decided to try FF. I don't see it as far & away superior to IE, but it has a couple of nice improvements that I like. I would really appreciate if we could stay away from the trolling & fanboism, thanks. I posted this for other people who may be considering trying it out. Using this does not make me enlightened anymore than you building your 'puter does. It does make for some quicker surfing and more convenient use in some ways though. It does have a couple of drawbacks though.

 

[theMan]

try out the IFox theme, its pretty sweet. also, get these extensions:

ForcastFox
Grease Monkey
Adblock Plus
FiltersetG
Tab Browser Preferences
Cusomise Google
IE Tab

and there are lots of other cool ones that you can find for yourself!

 

[computeerrgghh]

Adblock Plus + FiltersetG Updater FTW

 

[Turkish]

IE7 :thumbsup:

 

[bruceb]

I also have firefox and am pretty happy with it ... only thing still wrong is it will not do rich text mail on Yahoo Mail
Also when I use Dell forums, the various format & other icons on the post reply screen are not there

Not sure if this is their problems or with Firefox .. hopefully they fix it soon .. otherwise great

 

[CKent]

Originally posted by: biostud
now go and pimp yourself some extensions.

Exactly

 

[BW86]

Originally posted by: computeerrgghh
Adblock Plus + FiltersetG Updater FTW

:thumbsup:

 

[Pr0d1gy]

Originally posted by: computeerrgghh
Adblock Plus + FiltersetG Updater FTW

Thanks for the info guys, I've already added these two but will need more info on the others before adding them. Good stuff though. I ran my AdAware and had 0 spyware for the first time ever!!!

 

[Pr0d1gy]

Originally posted by: RBachman

Originally posted by: biostud
now go and pimp yourself some extensions.

Exactly

I already have Pimpzilla. It's right there in my original post

 

[archcommus]

Funny, I eventually gave in to FF...a few times, actually...and felt the exact opposite. Offered me nothing and was annoying at best.

 

[Jman13]

I am a pretty hardcore FireFox user as well. I use Firefox for general browsing and Opera for any time I need to download (the download manager works much better if the connection breaks). I only open IE if I'm getting updates.