I just got Firefox. Ask me anything

[strategery blunder]

:)

[shoopnyc123]

1. THE coolest thing. You're blessed. eom

[the Kelly Gang]

2. what's Firefox and should I have it to ??

[strategery blunder]

8. Firefox is an alternative to micro$oft

It's basically a substitute for Internet Explorer. I'm just taking it for a test drive right now, but if I know DU, someone will come along with more info than I have.

Here's what I know: hackers usually design their viruses and other such stuff for IE, Firefox isn't affected as badly, it has more security than IE, it has some built-in protections against spyware, and many people claim it runs faster than IE (though right now the university network as a whole is really slowed down, so this is hard to test). Many, many people would recommend Firefox over IE, and I finally succumbed to them.:D

Edit: You can use tabs instead of having 3 million IE windows open, too. Extremely useful for multitasking.:)

Further edit: download here

[the Kelly Gang]

12. thanks..I will check it out !

[autorank]

3. why do the keep coming in and changing my homepage from

...my choice to their homepage?

[ornotna]

4. It's about time!

So, what do you think about it? I've been using it for awhile and love it.

[strategery blunder]

9. I like the tabs

People say it's faster than micro$oft, but now isn't the best time to verify this as the university network is slow tonight and affecting everything (though it DID seem worse with micro$oft).

[Chovexani]

10. Tabbed browsing is so damn cool

I dunno how I lived without it.

[realisticphish]

11. ditto

that "piles of windows" thing would kill me when using DU, since i open an assload of threads at a time

:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[strategery blunder]

13. I'm in a similar situation

Sometimes I'll have 2 DU windows open, an e-bay window, and another window where I can view archives of what I'm bidding on on e-bay.

And God forbid I wanted to check my e-mail while doing this...that requires 2 more windows.

[Chovexani]

5. Doesn't it kick ass?

:)

[onebigbadwulf]

6. I used to have it, didnt like it

switched back to IE. Call me a conformist.

[dalfollo]

7. Question for you...

Did Clint Eastwood ever kiss the Russian engineer that ever helped hime steal the plane?

[Berserker]

14. Using IE

is like using a volkswagen at the indy 500. IE is just a starter kit for beginners and a playground for hackers.

Internet Explorer sucks. It's buggy, shares responsibility for many of the security issues in Windows, and offers far to many ways for people to compromise your system.

Claiming that Microsoft Windows system is the best in the world because more people use it is like saying McDonalds makes the best food in the world.