explorer vs firefox

Hi I am Skye and I am Noob.........Ok now with the question. I reisisted
moving away from IE due to, quite simply, I am used to it. But lately
alternative browsers have piqued my interest. What diffrences should I
expect (major or minor). Is a change going to be dependent on what you do
online?
TIA
Big Daddy Skye

On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:15:15 -0600, BigDaddyDragon
<dragonmoods@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Hi I am Skye and I am Noob.........Ok now with the question. I reisisted
>moving away from IE due to, quite simply, I am used to it. But lately
>alternative browsers have piqued my interest. What diffrences should I
>expect (major or minor). Is a change going to be dependent on what you do
>online?
> TIA
> Big Daddy Skye


I wouldn't worry about it. There are plenty of add-ons available for
Firefox which allow you to work in tandem with IE.
For example, there's an option in Firefox to 'open this page in IE' -
so if a site seems to fail in Firefox you can just click a menu item
and the page will open in IE.

I'd thoroughly recommend using the 'Plain old favorites' ( sic )
extension, which duplicates IE's more functional favourites list in
Firefox.

The biggest difference I've noticed is the speed ( or rather the lack
of it ) with which Firefox opens...but there's even an add-on
available that pre-loads the preliminary code to make loading swifter.

One handy tip is to change the default icon used in the task bar,
which makes for an easier life when both browsers are in use (
otherwise both will use the standard IE icon ).

http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/tips#app_icon

Just try it, see how you get along. That's what I did, and now I use
Firefox almost exclusively.

Regards,



--
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
www.shwoodwind.co.uk
Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk

BigDaddyDragon <dragonmoods@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:Xns9700E260E1348dragonmoodscomcastne@216.196. 97.136:

> Hi I am Skye and I am Noob.........Ok now with the question. I
> reisisted moving away from IE due to, quite simply, I am used to it.
> But lately alternative browsers have piqued my interest. What
> diffrences should I expect (major or minor). Is a change going to be
> dependent on what you do online?
> TIA
> Big Daddy Skye



Firefox is superior to IE in most ways, including security. There are very
few sites with "presentation" issues (i.e., which look "funny"). About the
only things that very rarely cause problems are Activex controls (because
they are a proprietary technology - they are also a gigantic security risk
BTW). As another poster pointed out, a Firefox extension (ieview) allows
you to seamlessly open any such pages in IE.

Regards,

BigDaddyDragon wrote:
> Hi I am Skye and I am Noob.........Ok now with the question. I reisisted
> moving away from IE due to, quite simply, I am used to it. But lately
> alternative browsers have piqued my interest. What diffrences should I
> expect (major or minor). Is a change going to be dependent on what you do
> online?
> TIA
> Big Daddy Skye

Yes, I agree with other posters - Firefox does load more slowly, but we
know why that is already, because M$ cheats and has most of the code for
Internet Exploder already in memory when you launch it.

They also didn't seem to mention (might have missed it), the single
killer app advantage of Firefox - tabbed browsing.

Hold the Control key down, when you follow a link - it will appear in a
new tab in the same browser window.

Steve

nemo_outis wrote:
> BigDaddyDragon <dragonmoods@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:Xns9700E260E1348dragonmoodscomcastne@216.196. 97.136:
>
>
>>Hi I am Skye and I am Noob.........Ok now with the question. I
>>reisisted moving away from IE due to, quite simply, I am used to it.
>>But lately alternative browsers have piqued my interest. What
>>diffrences should I expect (major or minor). Is a change going to be
>>dependent on what you do online?
>> TIA
>> Big Daddy Skye
>
>
>
>
> Firefox is superior to IE in most ways, including security. There are very
> few sites with "presentation" issues (i.e., which look "funny"). About the
> only things that very rarely cause problems are Activex controls (because
> they are a proprietary technology - they are also a gigantic security risk
> BTW). As another poster pointed out, a Firefox extension (ieview) allows
> you to seamlessly open any such pages in IE.
>
> Regards,
>
>
One word of warning on Firefox. While I concur with Nemo on Firefox
assessment, resist the lure of many of the plug-ins. The more outside
crap you add, the higher potential of compromise. While some add-ons
seem cool, some of them degrade the security of the browser. Use
add-ons with caution and care.

Winged

Steve Welsh wrote:
> BigDaddyDragon wrote:
>
>>Hi I am Skye and I am Noob.........Ok now with the question. I reisisted
>>moving away from IE due to, quite simply, I am used to it. But lately
>>alternative browsers have piqued my interest. What diffrences should I
>>expect (major or minor). Is a change going to be dependent on what you do
>>online?
>> TIA
>> Big Daddy Skye
>
>
> Yes, I agree with other posters - Firefox does load more slowly, but we
> know why that is already, because M$ cheats and has most of the code for
> Internet Exploder already in memory when you launch it.
>
> They also didn't seem to mention (might have missed it), the single
> killer app advantage of Firefox - tabbed browsing.
>
> Hold the Control key down, when you follow a link - it will appear in a
> new tab in the same browser window.
>
> Steve
tabs? Tabs have been available in IE for some time in IE via Avant
browser. It is the lack of ActiveX, .Net and similar capabilities I prefer.


Winged

"Winged" <Winged@nofollow.com> wrote in message
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> Steve Welsh wrote:
[snip]
> It is the lack of ActiveX, .Net and similar capabilities I prefer.

Don't forget Outlook Web Access in only displayed decently in IE. Firefox it
loads, but I don't have the full set of features.

- Joris

BigDaddyDragon wrote:
> Hi I am Skye and I am Noob.........Ok now with the question. I reisisted
> moving away from IE due to, quite simply, I am used to it. But lately
> alternative browsers have piqued my interest. What diffrences should I
> expect (major or minor). Is a change going to be dependent on what you do
> online?
> TIA
> Big Daddy Skye

I'm a long term user of Firefox and it's predecessors and use it for
all the reasons stated. I agree about the plugins, keep them limited
to what you will actually use.

There is only one good reason to fire up IE and that it is to use
Windows Update!

Anyway it is not an either/or situation, install Firefox and give it
a whirl.

Charlie.

--
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www.radiowymsey.org

"BigDaddyDragon" <dragonmoods@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9700E260E1348dragonmoodscomcastne@216.196. 97.136...
> Hi I am Skye and I am Noob.........Ok now with the question. I reisisted
> moving away from IE due to, quite simply, I am used to it. But lately
> alternative browsers have piqued my interest. What diffrences should I
> expect (major or minor). Is a change going to be dependent on what you do
> online?

Not bad, and gradually getting better.

Opera is also worth a look, although many of the former "uniques" have been
copied by the FF developers.

In both cases, expect a specific subset of sites to fail (very often online
banking, etc.). Some just look "funny", but don't lose functionality.

A lot depends upon how much effort the webmaster puts into a site (both in
terms of complexity and testing). Many sites that don't specifically
"approve" FF will still happily work - and this is likely to get better
still, at least here in the UK (DDA requirements).

--

Hairy One Kenobi

Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the opinion
in the first place. So there!

On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:15:15 -0600, BigDaddyDragon
<dragonmoods@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Hi I am Skye and I am Noob.........Ok now with the question. I reisisted
>moving away from IE due to, quite simply, I am used to it. But lately
>alternative browsers have piqued my interest. What diffrences should I
>expect (major or minor). Is a change going to be dependent on what you do
>online?
> TIA
> Big Daddy Skye

I've tried IE, FF, and opera (which is free now). IE seems to be the
worst for whatever reasons. I think I like Opera better than Firefox.
But the differences are minor.