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What constitutes using a browser other than IE?

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boomdart

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I've read the descriptions of other browsers, but nothing really seems to be all that great; at least not enough to install another browser.

Pop-up blockers and tab-interface seem to be the overwhelming reason to switch, but you can download both of these for IE.

Or do you use them to feel more like a power user?

I'm wanting to switch, but I can't think of any reason it would ever help me to.

Oh, and how would you uninstall IE6 completely/conceal it.
 
I recently switched from ie6 (long-time user) to Mozilla Firefox 0.8, obtainable (free) at www.mozilla.org. I had tried Netscape and didn't like it, but for me, Firefox was a nobrainer. The popup blocking is automatic and allows windows you want (my old ie6 blocker blocked javascript popups, forcing me to disable it for the "popups" I wanted,) to open while blocking all ad popups, at least for the month or so I've been using it. The GUI is simple & to the point, no needless clutter - but all the options you might want. Tabbed browsing is the real jewel in the crown though.
 
I prefer using MYIE2. 🙂

Sort of the best of both worlds. Uses IE's core program, but gives you all the features like tabbed browsing, faster browsing, and popup blocking.
 
I prefer firefox over IE, but still use whichever one I click on first without any thought. I'm far from an expert on it, but it seems to me that since IE is the most popular, it is also the most likely to be targetted by people not meaning to do nice things to your computer.
 
btw, maybe it's just the settings I use in IE (I rarely mess around with those), but on firefox, I noticed this really neat feature at the bottom of the threads called "quick reply" I'm sure it should show up in IE also, but it never has for me on my home computers nor my school computer. But, it's there for firefox.

Firefox is only a 5 or 6 Mb download... give it a try.
 
Originally posted by: boomdart
I've read the descriptions of other browsers, but nothing really seems to be all that great; at least not enough to install another browser.

Pop-up blockers and tab-interface seem to be the overwhelming reason to switch, but you can download both of these for IE.
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Other browsers had them before you could use IE with those features... so I learned Moz. Now I use moz. And, as others have mentioned, I don't have to worry about getting crapware on my system just from visiting websites. And I can fix bugs (there are about 25 lines of code in Moz 1.6 and on written by me 🙂) myself when something annoys me but isn't severe enough that someone else will fix it.
 
I just convinced a friend to use Firefox after helping him getting rid of a whole bunch of spyware.

He knows pretty well that mayhem came right after he clicked a "Yes" in IE.. I didn't even have to tell him why! 😀
 
Originally posted by: bmacd
i like reposts 🙂

-=bmacd=-
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I felt like I was *sort of* reposting, but I wasn't asking what to use over what, I was just sort of wondering the reason to use any of these...Due to the flood of related threads kind of triggering a curious response in my conscious state of mind.
 
Originally posted by: bmacd
i like reposts 🙂

-=bmacd=-
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............... dont you have anything better to do

Edit: i switched for user accounts and better bookmark management.
Edit: and also so that i can get e-mail and surf from the same program oppose to using IE and something else
 
I usually use opera for most of my browsing, but I'm giving MYIE2 a chance right now.
It's not bad, but it's definatly not as good as opera.

If you need a reason to switch, just try it for a bit.
 
Originally posted by: DrPizza
btw, maybe it's just the settings I use in IE (I rarely mess around with those), but on firefox, I noticed this really neat feature at the bottom of the threads called "quick reply" I'm sure it should show up in IE also, but it never has for me on my home computers nor my school computer. But, it's there for firefox.

Firefox is only a 5 or 6 Mb download... give it a try.
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it's because mozilla doesn't allow you to "undock" the quick reply window

in ie you get it by choosing the quick reply button at the bottom, then click on "undock" in the new window to dock it at the bottom of the page. then it'll stay there
 
Originally posted by: dighn
Originally posted by: DrPizza
btw, maybe it's just the settings I use in IE (I rarely mess around with those), but on firefox, I noticed this really neat feature at the bottom of the threads called "quick reply" I'm sure it should show up in IE also, but it never has for me on my home computers nor my school computer. But, it's there for firefox.

Firefox is only a 5 or 6 Mb download... give it a try.
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it's because mozilla doesn't allow you to "undock" the quick reply window

in ie you get it by choosing the quick reply button at the bottom, then click on "undock" in the new window to dock it at the bottom of the page. then it'll stay there
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That's Zuni's fault. I gave him code to do that in standards-compliant browsers back in October 2003 (press alt+q on that page to see... you can't dock in my example because that requires going back to the server and having it regenerate the page, but all the code is there and it works fine).
 
spyware, takeover programs...!! though it may not be prone to us but to computer n00bs... its insane the amount of crap they get so i installed firefoz on all their machines!

 
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