Why Firefox?
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- MrDinky0
firefox lets me right click when right click JS is in effect..
well FF pretty much ignores alot of JS
- BobaFetus0
Safer than IE, tabs, extensions, themes, open source... And a much cooler icon!
- gabriel20
just use a lot of buzzwords: security, virus, spyware, etc...
- imakedesign0
firefox is only securer because it not as popular as IE.
- magicpatch0
cuz it just makes sense
- grafholic0
safer than IE, better UI, open source so you can install bunch of extra features as you wish, better handling of image load.
the only issue i have is it tends to slack on checking the file version in the cache when newer one is available on server (IE has the option to check for newer versions of stored files, maybe FF has one but i haven't figured that out yet.)
- Pixter0
In Brazilian portuguese:
"Tabs, extensions."E o português brasileiro também é ruim pra caralho por isso: aqui não se costuma adaptar os termos estrangeiros. "Mouse" deveria ser chamado de "rato" mesmo, e não "mouse".
- unfittoprint0
lol
- gruntt0
it comes with free brownies.
- sparker0
firefox is safer than ie because firefox (and other browsers) don't use or rely on activex, not because "it's not as popular."
activex is the most easily exploitable and insecure codebase implemented in computing.
activex is one of the key reasons why spyware and viri so easily infect windows systems.
remove activex from ie, and you would likely see a dramatic reduction in ie exploits.
the interesting thing is, i run firefox on linux and i never experience the flash plugin or pdf issues people here always complain about.
i know that the mac version of the flash player for firefox has some bugs...but that is a flash issue not firefox. i've never heard of pdf issues before.
maybe it just runs smoother on linux.
one nice thing about firefox is open configuration. type "about:config" in the location bar and you can adjust nearly all the settings for the browser...making it run faster, more efficient, etc.
and, firefox is more than just a browser...it is more like a development framework. xul allows you to build entire, ui based applications which within the browser environment.
i am currently developing a database application which has a xul frontend option. mysql, php, php-gtk, php-smarty and xul is being used to build the program.
couldn't do that with ie and have it be stable and secure...i certainly wouldn't build a mission critical web service relying on activex.
- Witt0
é isso aí, sparker!
Bota bomba no IE, cara!
- ants0
I would probably say that it runs faster.
It loads things a whole lot better than IE does, sometimes IE hangs just sitting there trying to load. Firefox does it well and fast.
If it were a client who had a business which used the internet a lot, I would put it in terms of productivity and say that it would therefore save productivity. The value in it is money.
Oh and some other mummbles about safety and not getting your computer completely compromised. But that's not important. ;)
- puter0
firefox follows the rules and features by the people-
IE creates their own rules and wants all the people to follow.
You see something missing in Firefox- create a fix or plug in
You see something missing in IE- hope the next service pack addresses it- if not- work on a hack around it
You think IE is bad now- wait until Longhorn when the whole OS is IE...
- smedia0
Great explanations! Thx!
- frankosonik0
I had this conversation with a non-techie just the other day who has all kinds of spyware/pop-up problems using IE/WinXP.
Surfing the web with IE on a PC is like having a barbeque next to a gas pump. With the operating system integrated so closely with the browser, the chance for things going awry are much greater.
Flash with Firefox/Mac will get better soon. It does kind of suck how Macromedia has always treated Mac users like bastard step children by giving us a half-assed plugin.
- clone0
tabbed windows
not a microsoft product
great easy to use customizable search
- blackspade0
more secure ^
MAJOR +
- SirLawrence0
More stable than ex-plod-er
But less suitable for Flash content, for some reason it just screws up animation transitions.
- mg330
I just switched from IE to FF last weekend and have been loving it.
The reason I'd give a non-designer?
Probably, "You can tweak it's registry so that porno galleries download 2-3 times faster that IE."
- shaft0
the only issue i have is it tends to slack on checking the file version in the cache when newer one is available on server (IE has the option to check for newer versions of stored files, maybe FF has one but i haven't figured that out yet.)
grafholic
(Feb 10 05, 11:50)
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This is the only real FF flaw I found. I had to force my local Apache to add a no-cache directive to every file in order to make FF always check for new versions of the swfs I'm working on. I think it wouldn't be hard to make an extension for this, since mozilla has this option available. But I haven't seen one.