Internet Explorer 9

[oakranger]

It also works with firefox

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/search/?q=silverlight&cat=all&x=0&y=0

Is this a useful tool to used? 

[TinmanX]

Oak, it's used for streaming video from Netflix and such.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Silverlight is MS alternative for flash. IE9 is actually marginally better than IE8. It now conforms to 25% of web standards instead of the old 10%.

IE is any web developers worst nightmare because it forces them to build workarounds to every little thing IE does differently than the standard browsers.

[trax1]

I just went through the list from "AddonFox - Best Firefox Addons!" from the link DREDIOCK posted & went through the list of add-on's & found a few cool ones I didn't know about and added, like "SmoothWheel" which scrolls the webpage smoothly when scrolling the mouse wheel, I just added it and I like it a lot better then the jumping it normally does when you scroll.  Plus I added "KwiClick" which when you highlight text on a page you can have Google search results for the highlighted text come up in a small window.  There's a lot of other interesting add-ons listed there you should check out.

[DREDIOCK]

I just went through the list from "AddonFox - Best Firefox Addons!" from the link DREDIOCK posted & went through the list of add-on's & found a few cool ones I didn't know about and added, like "SmoothWheel" which scrolls the webpage smoothly when scrolling the mouse wheel, I just added it and I like it a lot better then the jumping it normally does when you scroll.  Plus I added "KwiClick" which when you highlight text on a page you can have Google search results for the highlighted text come up in a small window.  There's a lot of other interesting add-ons listed there you should check out.

I'd also suggest other then the standard "Adblock and Noscript"

"Quick translate" - Highlight the text and it translates it to English

"Interclue" -Too much to write about. Just click here https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/interclue/

[oakranger]

I'd also suggest other then the standard "Adblock and Noscript"

"Quick translate" - Highlight the text and it translates it to English

"Interclue" -Too much to write about. Just click here https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/interclue/

i would have to give that one a try. 

[Skuzzy]

I simply loathe tab based browsers.  The most frustrating, idiotic user interface I have ever seen.  My Wife has one of those things on her computer (which I constantly have to fix for malware/spyware/viruses/worms...) and I now refuse to touch her computer.

Tried using it and wanted to toss the thing into the garbage after about 15 minutes of trying to figure out how to get Google to come up.  Seems it only took 45 mouse clicks, while standing on your head, in the middle of the rain, being bombarded with bird poop.  That was a load of fun.

You can keep the lot of them.

[Mar]

I simply loathe tab based browsers.  The most frustrating, idiotic user interface I have ever seen.  My Wife has one of those things on her computer (which I constantly have to fix for malware/spyware/viruses/worms...) and I now refuse to touch her computer.

Tried using it and wanted to toss the thing into the garbage after about 15 minutes of trying to figure out how to get Google to come up.  Seems it only took 45 mouse clicks, while standing on your head, in the middle of the rain, being bombarded with bird poop.  That was a load of fun.

You can keep the lot of them.

If you weren't trying to have a million tabs open at once, then I personally don't see what you're talking about. For me it's just one click to open a tab and then I enter the web site in the address bar, press enter, I'm there. Search engine (any you choose) in the top right to be typed in at any time. I find it nice to be able to keep my web browsing contained in one window to keep the clutter on the taskbar down.

Perhaps the one you tried was really bugged?

[Skuzzy]

Opening and closing tabs are extra clicks I do not want to deal with.  Having all those damn tabs open all the time are a pain in the butt.  Exiting a browser that insists on asking if you want to really close down all those tabs is stupid.

It is frustrating to discuss as well.

The old IE6 user interface was simple and easy.

[Mar]

You know, it's actually twice as many extra clicks double-clicking the icon on the desktop to open a new browser window.

Seems like you just have your own style. I know styles can be important when you have a passion for your work.

<<S>>

[trax1]

Opening and closing tabs are extra clicks I do not want to deal with.  Having all those damn tabs open all the time are a pain in the butt.  Exiting a browser that insists on asking if you want to really close down all those tabs is stupid.

It is frustrating to discuss as well.

The old IE6 user interface was simple and easy.

What browser do you use then?

On Firefox I've never had it ask me anything after hitting the "X" to close out the browser, no matter how many tabs I've had open, I've also never found my browser frustrating in the slightest.

[trax1]

You know, it's actually twice as many extra clicks double-clicking the icon on the desktop to open a new browser window.

You know that you can change your desktop to where you can open things with a single click, I find it a lot better then having it set to double clicks.

[Mar]

Yeah, and I know you can stick the icon to the start menu too so you don't even have to minimize what you have up. However, I still prefer the single click on that plus button to open a new tab.

Basically comes down to preference in this case. I prefer to keep my intardweeb mess contained in one window.


P.S. Firefox lets you disable the "Are you sure you want to close all 5 tabs?" from showing up in the future right on the message.

[NormH3]

What are my opinions of Explorer 9?

Same is for Windows 7 and Vista. I believe they have a tremendous Gravity Well surrounding them. And I am not promoting Mac or any other machine. So lets dont go there please.

I believe they were made for (for the most part) mental midgets that can not formulate a clue of what to do when encountering a stick in the road. Of course this is just evedence of what our civilization is being transformed into. Look around you.....  how many people you actually see have a clue what they are doing? How many people have clue how thier Ipad, Ipod, Notebook, Blackberry, Blueberry, gizmo, widget, etc... actually works? How many actually know how a hard drive functions? How many people know how the picture gets to your face from your TV?

Just my thoughts though and dont really mean anything,

Later,
KayBay

 

[Skuzzy]

You know, it's actually twice as many extra clicks double-clicking the icon on the desktop to open a new browser window.

Seems like you just have your own style. I know styles can be important when you have a passion for your work.

<<S>>

It is very, very rare for me to need to see more than one site at a time.