Tomm Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 The config thing does wonders, browsing is a lot faster (Y) cheers ← I can't say I've noticed the difference. There's also something about adding -prefetch to the firefox shortcut to make it load faster. But again, I never noticed any difference. The one thing I wonder is with 30 "threads" being loaded at the same time for every time you look at the page, are you using 30x the bandwidth? If the speak tweaks are so amazing, why aren't they already part of the browser? And .Jar is a Java extension isn't it? Have you got the latest JRE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsMan Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 Mozilla Fire fox. I use it although it took me a while to get used to. Smithy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corish Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Firefox. More secure. Can't make it any simpler (Y) corish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomN Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 After reading this post yesterday, I thought i might aswell try Fire fox and after 5 mins of useage I got round the basics. It's like IE but better as recently I had a problem with IE my pages would stall and takes a while to load up the page while on firefox this problem hasn't occur yet. Plus my mate show us th weather feature which is quite good about 90% correct on the weather and also the the foxtune player is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsking 55 Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 just downloaded mozilla (Y) and i think it's mint. but... one thing that really annoying me is that the themes don't work. it comes up with an error and something about jar files not working :S please help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 just downloaded mozilla (Y) and i think it's mint. but... one thing that really annoying me is that the themes don't work. it comes up with an error and something about jar files not working :S please help. ← Did you download Mozilla browser or Firefox? I don't have a problem with themes at all. The jar files not working is because you need to install the latest JRE for your browser. Link :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siders77 Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 I did a system restore a few hours ago, now my FoxyTunes doesn't work... I un-installed it and tried to re-install it but all it does is try to install FireFox again, any ideas? (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsking 55 Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 (edited) right, day two of having mozilla and...it's not as good as i thought it would be. it definately isnt faster, and thats with me doing that thing up there ^^^ that nozmeister(sp) posted. :S images take agessss compared to IE to load images and some don't even load at all :) , and downloading vids etc. is just a pain in the arse. and the themes won't work and i prefer media player to foxxytunes anyday as i can just whack a playlist on unlike foxytunes. danny :S p.s. i am posting this using IE Edited May 10, 2005 by trialsking 55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexx Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 day two of having mozilla and...it's not as good as i thought it would be. it definately isnt faster Firefox will only render your pages, if your on a decent connection already your not going to see anything noticeable on forums etc. images take agessss compared to IE to load images and some don't even load at all :S Something is wrong there :) That just shouldn't happen, i've never heard of that either... and the themes won't work You on an older version of java? and i prefer media player to foxxytunes anyday as i can just whack a playlist on unlike foxytunes. Yeah I don't like foxytunes, but I sure as hell don't like media player :S Takes ages to load up on my computer for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartridge Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Been using it for about an hour. Crashed once already :S The method of making images full size that are too large for a window is good (Y) (With IE you have to wait for the blue/orange box in the bottom right to appear... now THATS annoying) Pages load faster (marginal but noticeable) :( Tabbed browsing is good :- Also a few other things that are done differently... can only find minor annoying points at the moment. Hopefully get used to it. Not tried downloading things yet. Seems ok so far :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Another convert (N) Downloads are another thing that is nicer in Firefox. Dunno why it crashed though. Never does for me. Actually, that's a lie, it crashed the other day in Fedora. But never in windows :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexx Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 http://www.spreadfirefox.com/ hehe (N) The firefox 'find' function is great, and so is mouse gestures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex.loves.boys Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 im using msn explorer as on my internet explorer i get loads of pop-ups/viruis which when you clikc on the x my comp shuts down pritty bad ive had no troubles with msn interntet the best me thinks. never tried firefox. alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cultiv8ed_mike Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 The main reason for using firefox over IE is lack of ad/spyware. Problem is most of the time non tech people dont even know what that is let alone how to combat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Prefer Firefox to internet explorer, but when ever i use firefox. It always crashes, it will be fine for a while but then all of a sudden it has a fatal error and shuts down. Anyone have any ideas how to fix this I want to use firefox again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aust Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 firefox is the shit !!!.. ten times better then IE its only 4.7 meg so no excuse for not trying it (N) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartridge Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 Nobody told me about this shortcut - open in new tab = middle click (click the scroll wheel on the link) - beast! :D It keeps crashing though (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 i didnt know that mousewheel shortcut but damnnnn its great! No idea why peoples keep crashing i can honestly say its never crashed on me, hence why its taken over from explorer totally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roozor Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 Why does this topic even exsist ! (Y) Everyone knows the answer. God, The ammount of times i've put firefox on customers pc's or told them that they should be using it! I should charge mozilla :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb88 Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 Nobody told me about this shortcut - open in new tab = middle click (click the scroll wheel on the link) - beast! :D ← WOW :D :D :D :D now that is cool :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 Get tabbrowser preferences :P Right Click + Scroll for back/forward. Although I dunno if that's but of the mouse gestures extension I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartridge Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Right Click + Scroll for back/forward. Although I dunno if that's but of the mouse gestures extension I have. ← Or use the back/forward buttons on your mouse :P" hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomturd Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Oh, i forgot to mention, one THE BEST plugins in the weather one. It's so convenient, I never used to check the weater, now it's just always there in the bottom corner. It's really acurate too. It actually changes when it's raining / sunny etc in real time, and the days ahead forcast is usually spot on :P ← Haha, it was pissing it down outside about 5 minutes ago, then just now up popped a 'sun behind cloud' symbol.. thinking it was lying, I just checked outside and the suns come out! Pretty accurate :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Nobody told me about this shortcut - open in new tab = middle click (click the scroll wheel on the link) - beast! :P ← i cant remember how I done it, but I've set mine to open links in a new tab anyway. On left click Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 i cant remember how I done it, but I've set mine to open links in a new tab anyway. On left click ← Tabbrowser preferences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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