FireFox vs IE ~ Pros and Cons? - Page 3

Vault Of Thrones · 10-26-2007, 06:58 PM

At home I have 3 different browsers on my computer.
Safari
Firefox
and something called Camino

My personal favorite is Safari.
There are some options like resizable text fields (version 3 beta only) and other such things that make it really nice.
It also seems really fast but I have no way of actually testing the speed so I just take Apple's word for it.

If you are in no position to use Safari then I would recommend FireFox.
I can use either one at school and I like FireFox quite a bit more.
That may be because only recently has IE gotten tabs, and most of the features in there are just copied from FireFox.
I prefer to go with the original, not the rip-off.

Melfice, to answer your question, just read the last line.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frostatine

Firefox takes money from microsoft everytime you use it, that alone should be reason enough.

In fact, if we all used firefox, maybe the company would crash and Xbox would fall off the side of the earth, prompting Sony to get off its ass.

But this is all drunken conjecture.

Melfice · 10-26-2007, 07:21 PM

New rule!
No posting when drunk UNLESS it's funny!

Doc ock rokc · 10-26-2007, 09:48 PM

I normally just use IE(7) but i think it has got something from some pop-ups that the stupid program was supposed to block
so...
will some one link me to FireFox so i can download and test my theory
because i cant use Google anymore...

roadkill · 10-26-2007, 09:50 PM

Firefox here

Doc ock rokc · 10-26-2007, 10:01 PM

thanks road kill i tried it and it appears that whatever i have it isn't a browser connection...

KingOfChaos · 10-27-2007, 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nikose Tyris

The only perk I see to Firefox is that it has a built in Download Manager, which 60% of people don't know what that is anyway.

Yes, I like making up percentages, so no that's probably not accurate, but if you don't know what it is, then you'll feel okay because that's a big percentage and if you do know then you'll feel smart because you're on the smaller side.

FireFox is also a little bit more picky towards proper XHTML; that is, using <br /> as a line break instead of </br>, so you spot errors a bit faster, and things don't always load properly. For instance,

www.parkercomics.com In IE, my Copyright has a tiny line next to the image, while in Firefox it does not.

Those are the only things I know of personally, that I see/notice on a frequent basis.

FireFox is more secure than IE...that's all I need to know.

bluestarultor · 11-01-2007, 02:10 AM

I liked IE6. IE7 is a steaming pile.

I now use FF almost exclusively unless I have to do homework, because NTC is a Microsoft whore and uses pages that crash once they realize you're not in IE, then tell you that's all they'll work in.

Tyrazial · 11-01-2007, 03:08 AM

I've noticed that Firefox eats up alot more memory on my system, but runs much more beautifully.

I have heard, however, that Opera is supposedly better than both.

But I like having a flaming hound encircling the world in the corner of my browser. It keeps me warm at night.

Eltargrim · 11-01-2007, 06:32 AM

blue, get the IE Tab extension; it allows you to render pages using Trident, rather than Gecko, and therefore they can't tell the difference.

Due to IE's integration, the separate process displays less than what it actually would need stand-alone.

Lord of Joshelplex · 11-01-2007, 08:55 AM

Kind of off topic, but whne I tried to use Firefox on my computer (IE7 installed) it works for like 15 mionutes, then it just slows down to a complate stop, and freezes as soon as I open it. Is tis MS's doing?

10-26-2007, 09:48 PM	#23
Doc ock rokc ...Really? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: in Theory. Everything works here Posts: 3,961	I normally just use IE(7) but i think it has got something from some pop-ups that the stupid program was supposed to block so... will some one link me to FireFox so i can download and test my theory because i cant use Google anymore... __________________ I have a Pesterchum its DangerousDoc I am ether fading out of Time, Space, or Reality...Or Simply my Typewriter is running out of ink

10-26-2007, 10:01 PM	#25
Doc ock rokc ...Really? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: in Theory. Everything works here Posts: 3,961	thanks road kill i tried it and it appears that whatever i have it isn't a browser connection... __________________ I have a Pesterchum its DangerousDoc I am ether fading out of Time, Space, or Reality...Or Simply my Typewriter is running out of ink

11-01-2007, 06:32 AM	#29
Eltargrim Fifty-Talents Haversham Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: FABULOUS Posts: 1,904	blue, get the IE Tab extension; it allows you to render pages using Trident, rather than Gecko, and therefore they can't tell the difference. Due to IE's integration, the separate process displays less than what it actually would need stand-alone. __________________ <Insert witticism here; get credit; ???; profit!>

10-26-2007, 09:50 PM	#24
roadkill There's a Red-Crested Garflesnark Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 45	Firefox here

11-01-2007, 03:08 AM	#28
Tyrazial Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: I often have to ask that myself Posts: 703	I've noticed that Firefox eats up alot more memory on my system, but runs much more beautifully. I have heard, however, that Opera is supposedly better than both. But I like having a flaming hound encircling the world in the corner of my browser. It keeps me warm at night.

11-01-2007, 08:55 AM	#30
Lord of Joshelplex Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bird's Hill MB Posts: 4,055	Kind of off topic, but whne I tried to use Firefox on my computer (IE7 installed) it works for like 15 mionutes, then it just slows down to a complate stop, and freezes as soon as I open it. Is tis MS's doing?