Hi Ya Tex....I hear My card holders telling me all the time that Internet Explorer is not the best Browser......I have internet explorer and am wondering if Firefox is an ok Browser. I am taking the pc to my Guhru at the end of the week because my anti-virus stopped working and he installed it....anyway I wanted to ask what you thought. As I respect your opinion It Just seems that Internet Explorer is slow. I know that Dial up is slow but it seems things are alot slower. I Empty temp files and cookies all the time and defrag once a week.
Love Oma
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Hi Oma,
I'm not Tex but IMO, firefox is also a good browser. I think that is what Tex uses. I have used it and liked it and it works with all the programs I use so far.
You could always try it and if you don't like it, reload IE.
Love,
Mars
I'm not Tex but IMO, firefox is also a good browser. I think that is what Tex uses. I have used it and liked it and it works with all the programs I use so far.
You could always try it and if you don't like it, reload IE.
Love,
Mars
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Hi Oma,
I'll agree with Mars, and will go even further - IMO, Firefox is the the best browser available, (for machines using MS Windows), and it's also much safer than IE, (since most hackers seem to prefer to pick on IE, because it's so popular, and comes with most computers). Also, there are zillions of add-ons that you can download and use with Firefox, to add all sorts of bells and whistles, if you like that sort of thing, or need it. I've never tried to compare the speed of the two browsers, but Firefox does seem to be faster, (and easier to work with, IMO).
After you download it and install it, you can click on "Tools" in the top toolbar, and from the drop down menu, select "Options". Then, if you click on the "Privacy" tab in the window that opens, you can set it to accept cookies from sites, but I recommend that you set it to keep them until "I close Firefox", that way you never have to remember to get rid of the cookies. The option to have the computer remember your passwords is under the "Security" tab, but if I recall correctly, it will be set to remember passwords by default, (if you don't want it to remember them, just de-sellect it).
If you need any help with it, please don't hesitate to ask. I've been using if for years, and I'll bet a lot of other members have, also.
As Mars pointed out, you can have both browsers on your desktop, and just pick the one you want, depending on your mood.
Love,
Tex
I'll agree with Mars, and will go even further - IMO, Firefox is the the best browser available, (for machines using MS Windows), and it's also much safer than IE, (since most hackers seem to prefer to pick on IE, because it's so popular, and comes with most computers). Also, there are zillions of add-ons that you can download and use with Firefox, to add all sorts of bells and whistles, if you like that sort of thing, or need it. I've never tried to compare the speed of the two browsers, but Firefox does seem to be faster, (and easier to work with, IMO).
After you download it and install it, you can click on "Tools" in the top toolbar, and from the drop down menu, select "Options". Then, if you click on the "Privacy" tab in the window that opens, you can set it to accept cookies from sites, but I recommend that you set it to keep them until "I close Firefox", that way you never have to remember to get rid of the cookies. The option to have the computer remember your passwords is under the "Security" tab, but if I recall correctly, it will be set to remember passwords by default, (if you don't want it to remember them, just de-sellect it).
If you need any help with it, please don't hesitate to ask. I've been using if for years, and I'll bet a lot of other members have, also.
As Mars pointed out, you can have both browsers on your desktop, and just pick the one you want, depending on your mood.
Love,
Tex
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As a software tester involved in testing a product in both Internet Explorer and Firefox I would have to say that IE is much more stable. As far as security is concerned they both have issues, but I think that Microsoft is better at updated security issues than Firefox is. My own opinion for sure, but shared with a great many people here as well so take it FWIW.
I think that the safest option and most stable option would be to perhaps have 2 browsers, one with security turned up high and no plug ins installed. And have the other install what every you think you really need. Warning, I wouldn't install much more than the basics into a browser for sure, just because some website tells you to install something doesn't mean you have to or should. Do a little research on the thing it's asking to install before you do for sure.
Thanks,
Mike
I think that the safest option and most stable option would be to perhaps have 2 browsers, one with security turned up high and no plug ins installed. And have the other install what every you think you really need. Warning, I wouldn't install much more than the basics into a browser for sure, just because some website tells you to install something doesn't mean you have to or should. Do a little research on the thing it's asking to install before you do for sure.
Thanks,
Mike
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