MyIE2/Maxthon - Another good web broswer BASED on IE, useful if you aren't ready for the transition to Firefox.

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: straubs

Originally posted by: simms
I don't like how IE doesn't support PNG, but it's not like I see a lot of them around the net.

That's the problem with a monopoly and their disregard for following standards, isn't it? You won't see things like PNG and decent CSS because Microsoft is not willing to make that happen. Even though this would benefit their customers and everyone else.

Originally posted by: simms
PM me if there's information you'd like me to include in the main post.

Just support for standards and security. I outlined this already.
BTW, Here's the IE exploit of the day to test with.
Not sure that it will work on MyIE2 or not. I'd be interested to know.

Be sure to check your startup folder after you try the demo.

lol .. now .. does it delete!?

 

[Andvari]

Originally posted by: Mem

I loved Opera, but it randomly hung when loading pages. Not just me, it's a rampant problem according to the Opera forums. Until that's 100% fixed, I'll have to settle with FF

I`m using Opera 7.54 as my main browser which works great,what version was you using and did you try a clean install by removing the old Opera version first?

I was using 7.52 and 7.53. Neither one fixed the problem. Not only did I try a uninstalling Opera completely and doing a clean install, I even reformatted (because I loved Opera so much) to make sure my OS was clean, then installed it a third time. Nothing fixed the problem.

Like I said, a lot of people were having the problem, and a lot of people weren't. Nobody seemed to be able to figure out what was causing the problem or why some people were experiencing it and not others, nor how to fix it.

I'll probably check out Opera again when it hits 8.0, and maybe by then that problem will be ironed out.

 

[Insomnium]

Out of curiosity, is tabbed browsing in Maxthon required. I mean, can it be turned off or is it a feature that you must use?

(I personally use FF)

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: straubs

Originally posted by: simms
I don't like how IE doesn't support PNG, but it's not like I see a lot of them around the net.

That's the problem with a monopoly and their disregard for following standards, isn't it? You won't see things like PNG and decent CSS because Microsoft is not willing to make that happen. Even though this would benefit their customers and everyone else.

Originally posted by: simms
PM me if there's information you'd like me to include in the main post.

Just support for standards and security. I outlined this already.
BTW, Here's the IE exploit of the day to test with.
Not sure that it will work on MyIE2 or not. I'd be interested to know.

Be sure to check your startup folder after you try the demo.

I got pwned by that toally. But I was asked "Do you want to create something.startup?" And I clicked No, so nothing was there. That popup was really annoying though. Let me try that in Firefox (This is win98 btw).

I don't know enough about security of each browser to actually make a posting.. if you can help, that'd be good.

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: Insomnium
Out of curiosity, is tabbed browsing in Maxthon required. I mean, can it be turned off or is it a feature that you must use?

(I personally use FF)

AFAIK, I think the tabs are on there. You can change if you want it from top to bottom though. Let me find out for you.

 

[straubs]

Originally posted by: simms

Originally posted by: straubs

Originally posted by: simms
I don't like how IE doesn't support PNG, but it's not like I see a lot of them around the net.

That's the problem with a monopoly and their disregard for following standards, isn't it? You won't see things like PNG and decent CSS because Microsoft is not willing to make that happen. Even though this would benefit their customers and everyone else.

Originally posted by: simms
PM me if there's information you'd like me to include in the main post.

Just support for standards and security. I outlined this already.
BTW, Here's the IE exploit of the day to test with.
Not sure that it will work on MyIE2 or not. I'd be interested to know.

Be sure to check your startup folder after you try the demo.

I got pwned by that toally. But I was asked "Do you want to create something.startup?" And I clicked No, so nothing was there. That popup was really annoying though. Let me try that in Firefox (This is win98 btw).

I don't know enough about security of each browser to actually make a posting.. if you can help, that'd be good.

In Firefox there are no red lines and nothing to drag and drop to. Have not tested any other browsers besides Firefox and IE6.

Was it MyIE2 that asked you that question? That's pretty nice if they added that in, and I have to believe they did, since my XP SP1 machine asked me exactly nothing and neither did SP2. It requires user action, but I think it shows just how easy it is to trick someone and it should NOT be possible to install a start up item without a warning. About a security post: I could spend hours posting a security assessment of IE, but many people have done this already. The problem is getting anyone to read or listen to it--and this is why I reply to threads like this. I think demo's like the one I linked speak for themself. There's of course problems like this for Windows in general, but these days it's much easier to switch a browser than an OS.

I have to say, simms, that even though we definitely have different opinions on things, I gotta respect you for at least editing the original post. It's hard to correct people just like it would be hard to correct me on something I think is great, even if it's true. It's that being human thing--sometimes it's a pain!

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: Sid59

Originally posted by: straubs

PNG anyone? Sorry, IE users, your browser doesn't support this standard.

that's awesome. gonna read the source.

Is this page supposed to do something interactive? I'm running Firefox here, and I can't click nor drag anything.

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry

Originally posted by: Sid59

Originally posted by: straubs

PNG anyone? Sorry, IE users, your browser doesn't support this standard.

that's awesome. gonna read the source.

Is this page supposed to do something interactive? I'm running Firefox here, and I can't click nor drag anything.

yeah. you can move the bird and sun around. when you move the sun around, the shadow of the bird changes accordingly.

 

[straubs]

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry

Originally posted by: Sid59

Originally posted by: straubs

PNG anyone? Sorry, IE users, your browser doesn't support this standard.

that's awesome. gonna read the source.

Is this page supposed to do something interactive? I'm running Firefox here, and I can't click nor drag anything.

Sounds like something is wrong with your set up. That page has always worked in any version of Firefox/firebird/phoenix that I've had. This forum will fix you up if you want it fixed!

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: straubs

Originally posted by: simms

Originally posted by: straubs

Originally posted by: simms
I don't like how IE doesn't support PNG, but it's not like I see a lot of them around the net.

That's the problem with a monopoly and their disregard for following standards, isn't it? You won't see things like PNG and decent CSS because Microsoft is not willing to make that happen. Even though this would benefit their customers and everyone else.

Originally posted by: simms
PM me if there's information you'd like me to include in the main post.

Just support for standards and security. I outlined this already.
BTW, Here's the IE exploit of the day to test with.
Not sure that it will work on MyIE2 or not. I'd be interested to know.

Be sure to check your startup folder after you try the demo.

I got pwned by that toally. But I was asked "Do you want to create something.startup?" And I clicked No, so nothing was there. That popup was really annoying though. Let me try that in Firefox (This is win98 btw).

I don't know enough about security of each browser to actually make a posting.. if you can help, that'd be good.

I have to say, simms, that even though we definitely have different opinions on things, I gotta respect you for at least editing the original post. It's hard to correct people just like it would be hard to correct me on something I think is great, even if it's true. It's that being human thing--sometimes it's a pain!

Thanks! I guess I just want people out there to realize there are alternatives, and I appreciate all the help I get from folks like you who only want to make things better. Up to the top, maybe we can get some new questions.