ATTN: Windows Internet Explorer Users

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:20 am

I ran into a news story you might want to read: http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/111811

Terry

long_tall_texan · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:19 am

Exactly why I use Firefox! IE has too many holes and is way too embedded into the OS to be safe.

corwyyn · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:22 am

Heard about that last night on the news but since I haven't used Internet Exploiter in ages I wasn't concerned. I was a big Firefox fan until a couple of months ago when it started acting wonky after an upgrade so I've been using Opera and it seems to do good.

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:41 am

Using Firefox 3. IE sucks, never used it, never will. Especially a beta release. Not a big fan of Microsoft products. On my previous laptop used Ubuntu linux, very happy with it. But had to get a new one, Vista came preinstalled, don't like that btw, why don't they give you the chance to setup your partitions. So I though I might give Vista a should. Been happy with it, no major problems so far. Have Ubuntu installed on my moms laptop, much better OS.

Sorry for long rant....

CrossBones · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:47 pm

IMO - IE has always blown. Then again, aside from M$ Office for Mac ( you windows user's would freak if you experienced the bug-free version made for OS X) - everything M$ makes for the peecee blows. :twisted:

oh yeah, FireFox for Mac works great for me. And the Harley-Davidson theme is really cool too.

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:33 pm

This wasn't meant to be a Windows bashing thread. I just wanted people to know about this.

Terry :roll:

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:50 pm

I miss Netscape.

corwyyn · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:57 pm

Tokyojoe wrote:

I miss Netscape.

x2

HoppedUpOnGoofballs · **Joined:** Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:36 pm **Posts:** 203

I havent used IE in quite a while.. I used Opera for a bit, but then switched to Firefox after hearing everyone praise it. I like it, but I wish it would stop crashing all of the time.. :roll:

corwyyn · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:25 pm

HoppedUpOnGoofballs wrote:

I like it, but I wish it would stop crashing all of the time.. :roll:

Which is why I went back to Opera, it seems to run better than FF. And since I just discovered a spell-check add-on for it I'm once again a happy camper

HoppedUpOnGoofballs · **Joined:** Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:36 pm **Posts:** 203

corwyyn wrote:

HoppedUpOnGoofballs wrote:

I like it, but I wish it would stop crashing all of the time.. :roll:

Which is why I went back to Opera, it seems to run better than FF. And since I just discovered a spell-check add-on for it I'm once again a happy camper

Ill have to look in to it again for the new computer.. For some reason I never thought of going back. Haha.

daspes · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:34 pm

Yeah Safari

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:41 pm

I use safari, on both OSX and XP.

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:32 am

I have been using Safari also. The only thing I found so far that I'm unhappy with is their automatic spell check. It doesn't do a very good job. Believe me, it gets used a lot! :lol:

Terry

TAHOE · **Posted:** Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:24 am

MSN posted a link to a patch for IE just his morning, not sure it it will be a full-proof fix. I need to try another program myself, just lazy with MSN.

daspes · **Posted:** Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:45 am

TAHOE wrote:

MSN posted a link to a patch for IE just his morning, not sure it it will be a full-proof fix. I need to try another program myself, just lazy with MSN.

http://www.apple.com/safari/download/

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

http://www.opera.com/browser/

daspes · **Posted:** Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:47 am

Fulltimer wrote:

I have been using Safari also. The only thing I found so far that I'm unhappy with is their automatic spell check. It doesn't do a very good job. Believe me, it gets used a lot! :lol:

Terry

Wow, I'm real happy with the spell check in Safari, I wish that some of the other browsers had that feature. Of course I went to public school in Missouri so...

corwyyn · **Posted:** Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:29 am

daspes wrote:

Fulltimer wrote:

I have been using Safari also. The only thing I found so far that I'm unhappy with is their automatic spell check. It doesn't do a very good job. Believe me, it gets used a lot! :lol:

Terry

Wow, I'm real happy with the spell check in Safari, I wish that some of the other browsers had that feature. Of course I went to public school in Missouri so...

Firefox has a built-in spell check function, works while you type (Like MS Office). As I mentioned earlier Opera doesn't come standard with it but it is simple to install, then when you right-click it is available in the pop-up menu.

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:47 pm

I'm using FF3 on Vista, no crashes. Plus it has inline spell check, so you don't have to press the spell check button for you lazy folks out there!!

I believe Opera 10 alpha has inline spell check as well.

KJ-BOL · **Posted:** Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:44 pm

Tokyojoe wrote:

I miss Netscape.

well..... it is still alive - just under another name - correct me if I'm wrong

Mozilla's sea monkey ??

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