After reading through the posts, it seems that a lot of people in this
newsgroup are using Firefox as their primary browser. I've been thinking
about trying it out, but I've got IE 6 and it's doing well. Many of my
freeware programs are integrated with it, and I've got everything working
like I want it.
The above is true, and true.
What you are feeling now, is almost like what I was feeling 3 weeks
ago.
I was totally contented with IE6. Everything render perfectly.
You want toolbar, yahoo, google, and all the rest got their own
version of toolbar for IE.
You want plugins, you got it.
Heck, you even can get "updates" by going to
www.windowsupdate.com
See, I am not disputing your claim, because I _did_ feel like you do
now.
What would be the advantage of switching to Firefox? Is it more of a security
question than anything else?
For me, just TWO advantages.
A. On my 1.5 GB RAM system, running XP, using IE6, I can surf the
web for
almost 45 minutes before I notice sluggishness.
On window-count, I can simultaneously launch 23 IE6 windows,
before my
system went into a crawl.
And if I continue to launch new IE windows - and close some old
ones,
I could go on for another 30 minutes or so before my system
hang.
With FireFox and K-Meleon ( a Windows-Only derivative of
FireFox )
I can open 87 windows, and my system doesn't suffer any
sluggishness.
I can surf the web for 3 hours, open and close windows like
I never
before, and my system doesn't hang.
B. On IE6 ( and with all previous incarnation of IE ), I have to
watch out
for insideous pop-ups, disguising themselves as "autheticated
Microsoft
partners" asking your permission to place a cookie on your
system.
If I am not careful, and click on the "Yes" button, or hit the [
ENTER ]
key, I won't only get a "cookie" as they say, but a spyware that
will
stick to my system until I re-format my hard drive.
I tried all those "adware / spyware removers", it's just that
some of the spywares I "accidentally downloaded" are just too
sneaky
for the removers. And the only sure option for getting rid of
them
is to re-format my HD.
Why remove them spyware, you ask ?
Well ... I don't go to XXX sites, and I don't want to see
gory
sex-act on my computer screen. I am the "If I want sex, I'll
be
the one who do it" type, not those "Watch and salivate" type.
And some of them spyware really get to me - asking me to go
gambling
on the online casinos, placing all types (and all positions)
of sex
acts on my screen, even on Sunday Morning before I go to
church !!
So after the long struggle with all those spywares, I figured
that it's
just not worth the trouble anymore.
I am not blaming IE for the spyware, because IE by itself is
really good
at what they do. It just that those spyware people have hijacked
IE's
weaknesses and play havoc with our computers.
There are advantages of IE which FireFox ( and K-Meleon ) don't
have,
such as the correct rendering of some websites. Therefore, I
still keep
IE6 on my system, and will use it for those specific websites.
What about Free Download Manager and other programs...would
they continue to work in FF? Would using both FF and IE work OK? Does
Foxmail integrate well with Outlook Express/Firefox?
I don't use Outlook Express, so I can't answer your question, but
I _DO_
use third party download managers like Net Vampire, and they work
perfectly
kosher with FireFox / K-Meleon.
As I said, I have both the IE6 and FireFox on my system, and sometimes
I use them both AT THE SAME TIME. There are no problem, so far.
Hope this helps !
