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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: SFRT - Frenchy on August 30, 2008, 12:28:54 PM
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Friends bugging me to install Firefox yet fail to explain what's better than IE. So ... should I install Firefox? What do I have to gain over IE?
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"FireFox is a web browser created by Mozilla, the original creators of the Netscape series of browsers. Version one was released in November 2004 and quickly gained new fans because of its open source license and multitude of features.
Open source means that the source code for the program is available to anyone who cares to download it. Any programmer can use the initial code to develop FireFox, whether they are creating customized options for themselves or working to improve the browser for all users. Being open source makes FireFox infinitely adaptable.
Some of FireFox's specialized features include pop-up blockers and advanced privacy settings. FireFox also offers tabbed browsing. You can open more than one website in your browser window and tabs on the screen allow you to easily switch between them.
The browser also has several advanced search options. There is a Google search built into the toolbar, but that's not necessarily unique. What makes FireFox stand out is the ability to create Smart Keywords that will work with your favorite sites the same way a Google toolbar search does. You can go straight to the information you want without having to visit unnecessary websites and menus. In addition, a specialized Find bar allows you to search for text within a site without having to bring up any additional editing prompts.
FireFox can be a highly personalized browser. And not just for programmers who can download the source code and tweak the browser to fit their needs. The average user can modify their toolbar look and settings and download extensions and themes. Themes simply change the look of the browser while extensions provide additional capabilities like mouse gestures or games."
-www.wisegeek.com
I downloaded Firefox sometime last year and haven't used IE since. My schools even switch over to firefox if I recall correctly.
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I absolutely LOVE FireFox, but I don't like the latest version, I think it is 3.0, when I upgraded I wasn't happy. Fortunately it allowed me to revert immediately.
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Friends bugging me to install Firefox yet fail to explain what's better than IE. So ... should I install Firefox? What do I have to gain over IE?
firefox is that super secret russian fighter that is invisible to radar, faster than anything in the air, and can be controled just by thinking what you want it to do.
it's only problem is that you have to think it in russian. :D
sorry, couldn't resist :devil
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I would definitely recommend Firefox, about 9 months ago I switched to it and have never looked back. I just find it works alot better then I.E and the one feature that I really like about it is that it has a built in spell checker, whenever you misspell a word a red line goes under it, you just right click it and it will give you a list of possible words. So if I were you I'd atleast d/l it and try it for a week, a bet at the end of that week you'll never want I.E again.
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the best part about firefox is that it is more secure that IE. I used FF for years, but now use Opera because it uses less resources and seems to be just as secure as FF if not more.
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I use Firefox and Opera. Only time i use IE is when windows takes me to the windows update site.
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Ever since I started using firefox about 3 months ago I haven't been receiving any trojans or spyware. Before then I would average one for every couple months by using Internet Explorer. The only time I use I.E. is during certain Java sessions which FireFox can't handle.
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Since I switched, I've had a LOT less trouble with security. I keep most of my email online, I had switched to Outlook, but what I am keeping on my computer I'm changing over to ThunderBird. Outlook Express is as crappy, if not more so, than IE.
Of course, they say the NEW IE is going to have a "pron mode". :O
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If the only thing you do is open one web page at a time browse a bit and close, you will not feel any difference between firefox and explorer. Firefox real power is in its flexibility and add-ons.
My firefox has split screen FTP in it (that opens in a regular tab) email checkers, advanced downloaders, easy image zoom inside web pages, script blocker and spell checkers in English and Hebrew. There are a billion add-ons available to suit every need, to fit things that you didn't know you needed and some you don't need at all but are still cool. The extra security is just the cherry.
It is not like you will go WOW when you try it. Explorer already copied all the important features that Firefox had years before, but it is still better especially if you are a heavy user.
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Lots more options, if not better.
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I would definitely recommend Firefox, about 9 months ago I switched to it and have never looked back. I just find it works alot better then I.E and the one feature that I really like about it is that it has a built in spell checker, whenever you misspell a word a red line goes under it, you just right click it and it will give you a list of possible words. So if I were you I'd atleast d/l it and try it for a week, a bet at the end of that week you'll never want I.E again.
agreed. at least on my desktop...
my laptop runs fine on IE, dont know why.
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It's a great web browser!
Here are my most excellent Firefox addon recommendations:
1)Adblock Plus
Get rid of annoying advertisments and banners.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865
2)Autohide 1.2:Firefox "true" full screen-Use ALL of your monitor!
Firefox forums topic: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=657792&sid=b2ebfb3478379b9bfc30c123561ca249
Autohide homepage:
http://www.krickelkrackel.de/autohide/
3)FasterFox: An addon with all the speed tweaks for Firefox so you don't have to
edit them manually.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1269
4)Download Status Bar: View and manage downloads from a tidy statusbar,without the download window getting in the way of your web browsing.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/26
Regards,
Sun
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Great browser.
New version just loaded up the other day, looks surprisingly like Safari. So much so, I thought my wife was using Safari on the iMac here. I sat down and asked why she was using Safari. She called me a dolt.
:)
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Firefox uses a lot less resources so if your system is one of those with 'onboard everything' and sharing memory with everything also then Firefox is certainly a good thing. It loads faster and is generally more secure (as others have said).
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Firefox rocks. It has saved me a few times! You can have them both on your computer so, yes, install it, and if you run into problems with IE, you can open internet with firefox and fix IE from there. :aok
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firefox is that super secret russian fighter that is invisible to radar, faster than anything in the air, and can be controled just by thinking what you want it to do.
it's only problem is that you have to think it in russian. :D
:mad: Beat me to it! :mad:
:noid Your papers....are not in order. :noid
:devil,
Wab
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Cool ... thank you, it's on like Donkey Kong then.
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:mad: Beat me to it! :mad:
:noid Your papers....are not in order. :noid
:devil,
Wab
either you're the only one that got it, or everyone else is just staying serious in here today. :rofl
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The thing I like most about FireFox is that it saves what webpages you were on when you open it the next time.
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either you're the only one that got it, or everyone else is just staying serious in here today. :rofl
Great movie. Second only to "Red Dawn" as a great beer and potato chips on a Saturday afternoon flick. :D
Wab
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Great movie. Second only to "Red Dawn" as a great beer and potato chips on a Saturday afternoon flick. :D
Wab
i dunno......i think firefox was done a lot better, but red dawn had a lot more action in it.
i think it may be a toss up?
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It's a great web browser!
Here are my most excellent Firefox addon recommendations:
1)Adblock Plus
Get rid of annoying advertisments and banners.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865
2)Autohide 1.2:Firefox "true" full screen-Use ALL of your monitor!
Firefox forums topic: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=657792&sid=b2ebfb3478379b9bfc30c123561ca249
Autohide homepage:
http://www.krickelkrackel.de/autohide/
3)FasterFox: An addon with all the speed tweaks for Firefox so you don't have to
edit them manually.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1269
4)Download Status Bar: View and manage downloads from a tidy statusbar,without the download window getting in the way of your web browsing.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/26
Regards,
Sun
Good recommendations. ADBlock in particular.
another must for any AH player is
"Down them All""
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/201
"Long Description
DownThemAll is all you can desire from a download manager: it features an advanced accelerator that increases speed up to 400% and it allows you to pause and resume downloads at any time.
DownThemAll is fast, reliable and easy-to-use! It lets you download all the links or images contained in a webpage and much more: you can refine your downloads by fully customizable criteria to get only what you really want!"
This addon does what HTC doesnt on the Skins download page.
It enables you to download anything that is downloadable for a page.
All, some, or none.
Example. you use Down them all on the Skins page and you can select and deselect every skin you want or dont want for that matter and download them all with one click.
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The thing I like most about FireFox is that it saves what webpages you were on when you open it the next time.
I like the downloads tab a lot, too.
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It's a great web browser!
Here are my most excellent Firefox addon recommendations:
1)Adblock Plus
Get rid of annoying advertisments and banners.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865
2)Autohide 1.2:Firefox "true" full screen-Use ALL of your monitor!
Firefox forums topic: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=657792&sid=b2ebfb3478379b9bfc30c123561ca249
Autohide homepage:
http://www.krickelkrackel.de/autohide/
3)FasterFox: An addon with all the speed tweaks for Firefox so you don't have to
edit them manually.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1269
4)Download Status Bar: View and manage downloads from a tidy statusbar,without the download window getting in the way of your web browsing.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/26
Regards,
Sun
All of those Add-ons are top notch. Firefox blows the ever loving sheite out of IE.
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I don't use any addons for Firefox for 2 reasons....1) I have no idea what to look for, 2) Even if I did have an idea of what to look for, I am to darn lazy to do it. :D
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Down them all is a sweet add on and so is the DTA one click add on.
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Upgrading Firefox and it's plug-ins is also a snap. :aok
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I like the newest upgrade that happened a few days ago, the new icons on it look better I think.
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I'm using FireFox right now. You should get it :aok
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I didn't mind the movie, the book totally owns the movie though. It's definitely a recommended read!
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The thing I like most about FireFox is that it saves what webpages you were on when you open it the next time.
heh
Thats not always a good thing LMAO
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I use "Opera" as a browser quite a bit. It's downloading feature is very good. (Stop when you like, resume when you like)
And it's not as "open" as the internet explorer, - or maybe it just has fewer bugs after it....
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I didn't mind the movie, the book totally owns the movie though. It's definitely a recommended read!
I think I read the sequal YEARS ago, but not the original. In the sequal, after taking off from the ice packs Gant realizes that he is leaking fuel fast. During the air battle with the other Firefox he had taken some rounds in the fuel system. He ends up having to ditch (in a lake?) and the Firefox sinks and is frozen in ice. Gant is captured by the Russains. :O
Wab
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I use Firefox now because IE screws up a number of things on my home PC.
There are a few disadvantages though:
1. A hyperlink to a drive or network folder displays the contents as a webpage with the link names. In IE it just opens the folder as a real Explorer folder so that you can do whatever you want.
2. FF hoses many images made in MS Office; they look all hatched, like plaid. It also hoses a few other types of images. Unless you open pages in both browsers, you'd never know it though.
For most people, though, this stuff really doesn't matter.
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Thel problem I have had with Firefox is that some websites aren't display properly. Any cure?
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heh
Thats not always a good thing LMAO
Just have to be careful what tab you're on when you close :D
On a similar note, in IE7 I couldn't close a tab unless I opened it and hit the X... in FF you can close a tab while in another.
Thel problem I have had with Firefox is that some websites aren't display properly. Any cure?
2. FF hoses many images made in MS Office; they look all hatched, like plaid. It also hoses a few other types of images. Unless you open pages in both browsers, you'd never know it though.
I only had issues with this when I was running FF on Ubuntu.
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In the sequal, after taking off from the ice packs Gant realizes that he is leaking fuel fast. During the air battle with the other Firefox he had taken some rounds in the fuel system. He ends up having to ditch (in a lake?) and the Firefox sinks and is frozen in ice. Gant is captured by the Russains. :O
Wab
yep, it was a good read.
read it all in less than a day.
was too good to put down.
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Did anyone mention that Firefox has a built-in spell checker?
I've been using it for years, and currently run the latest version (3.0.1)
My regards,
Widewing
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Did anyone mention that Firefox has a built-in spell checker?
I've been using it for years, and currently run the latest version (3.0.1)
My regards,
Widewing
Yeah I mentioned it in my first post about Firefox on page 1, I've only been using it for about 9 months and I just love that feature, I doubt any of use here were spelling bee champs and could always use help at times with spelling.
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heh
Thats not always a good thing LMAO
:rofl
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Did anyone mention that Firefox has a built-in spell checker?
I've been using it for years, and currently run the latest version (3.0.1)
My regards,
Widewing
I would appear a lot dummer if not for the spell check in Firefox.
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There is also a really good add on called IEtab which will open an IE window in Firefox for pages that do not work well in Firefox. It will also instantly switch a window between Firefox and IE and you can even run Windows Update in it. :aok
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Firefox definately loads pages quicker than I.E. Also nice addon is NoScript - gives permissions for Java and other plugins to trusted sites only - or you can temporarily allow a page.
I just love the ability to easily tune your browser, a wealth of plugins, and its not M$.
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I've always had something else than IE... at first Mosaic, then Netscape, then Firefox.
The only things I need IE for (and that is hardly ever) are MS updates and AH2 KILL STATS, which are so durned married with that infested IE dinosaur :furious :furious :furious
Firefox rocks :rock
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Don't know if IE does this, as I dont wanna wait 5 min for it to start up, but Firefox changes text size with CTRL+ :aok Cool thing for middle aged blind guy
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Don't know if IE does this, as I dont wanna wait 5 min for it to start up, but Firefox changes text size with CTRL+ :aok Cool thing for middle aged blind guy
Holy smokes nice tip! :D
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Don't know if IE does this, as I dont wanna wait 5 min for it to start up, but Firefox changes text size with CTRL+ :aok Cool thing for middle aged blind guy
Text AND images.
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I've always had something else than IE... at first Mosaic, then Netscape, then Firefox.
The only things I need IE for (and that is hardly ever) are MS updates and AH2 KILL STATS, which are so durned married with that infested IE dinosaur :furious :furious :furious
Firefox rocks :rock
I have never had a problem opening AH kill stats in Firefox OR Opera.
:noid
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Just have to be careful what tab you're on when you close :D
Actually it asks me if I want to save and quit or just quit.
I have my history set to zero so nobody opens a visited page by mistake ;)
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I don't have to worry about hiding my browsing history. :aok
Sometimes having a wife who has similar tastes is a big advantage ;)
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I don't have to worry about hiding my browsing history. :aok
Sometimes having a wife who has similar tastes is a big advantage ;)
Huge advantage
And I wish I were in your shoes there.
Much more fun when you share.
Wifes all over the country could learn a lesson from your wife Im sure
But My problem isnt just with the wife.
Its the 12 year old daughter I'd rather not share my browsing history with. LOL
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Don't know if IE does this, as I dont wanna wait 5 min for it to start up, but Firefox changes text size with CTRL+ :aok Cool thing for middle aged blind guy
it does
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Huge advantage
And I wish I were in your shoes there.
Much more fun when you share.
Wifes all over the country could learn a lesson from your wife Im sure
But My problem isnt just with the wife.
Its the 12 year old daughter I'd rather not share my browsing history with. LOL
Ahhh roger that.
Once Brianna starts to use computers like that then she'll have her own machine.
We don't like to share , that's why we all have our own systems :D
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You can set up firefox to delete your browsing history automatically when you turn it off. Same for cookies. I use IE most of the time only for two reasons. It looks better on the graphics to me and I have the cookies and java controls set like I want where firefox doesn't seem to handle them the same way. I also have an online spell checker through the google bar.
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FYI.... Google is supposed to put out a browser of their own pretty soon.
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Google Chrome beta is set to be released today. So far all they have up is there info comic http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/ (http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/).
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I've always had something else than IE... at first Mosaic, then Netscape, then Firefox.
The only things I need IE for (and that is hardly ever) are MS updates and AH2 KILL STATS, which are so durned married with that infested IE dinosaur :furious :furious :furious
Firefox rocks :rock
I did not write the stats perl script, but what is uses is part of the W3C HTML 4 spec. Firefox just has not gotten around to implementing it yet. I'll eventually re-write the stats program to make it use only basic HTML which should take care of the problem.
No, I do not use Firefox as the Sun Java stuff crashed my system and that was far too costly an experiment.
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firefox is that super secret russian fighter that is invisible to radar, faster than anything in the air, and can be controled just by thinking what you want it to do.
it's only problem is that you have to think it in russian. :D
sorry, couldn't resist :devil
In case you'd like a photo:
(http://www.brain-tuning.de/images/firefox1.jpg)
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In case you'd like a photo:
(http://www.brain-tuning.de/images/firefox1.jpg)
thanks.....i had forgotten how badasss that plane looked.... :aok
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another picc , just in case!(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg229/WWhiskey/firefox7.jpg)
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another picc , just in case!(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg229/WWhiskey/firefox7.jpg)
:aok :aok :aok
thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannn nnnkkkkkkkkk ya sir!
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Ahhh roger that.
Once Brianna starts to use computers like that then she'll have her own machine.
We don't like to share , that's why we all have our own systems :D
So do we. But that doesnt stop her from just jumping on whatever machine is the closest and available when she feels like looking stuff up. LOL
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So do we. But that doesnt stop her from just jumping on whatever machine is the closest and available when she feels like looking stuff up. LOL
Evil teenagers :lol
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(http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/funny-pictures-firefox-crash-snow.jpg)
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another picc , just in case!(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg229/WWhiskey/firefox7.jpg)
Wow, never seen that plane before, what was it called?
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Wow, never seen that plane before, what was it called?
FIREFOX
it was from a movie with clint eastwood
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I absolutely LOVE FireFox, but I don't like the latest version, I think it is 3.0, when I upgraded I wasn't happy. Fortunately it allowed me to revert immediately.
I am getting an update request from firefox to go to version 3.01. Does anyone know if there are any other problems with it?
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none so far :)
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I am getting an update request from firefox to go to version 3.01. Does anyone know if there are any other problems with it?
I updated to 3.01 a few days ago...no problems...seamless transition so far.
Regards,
Sun
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No, I do not use Firefox as the Sun Java stuff crashed my system and that was far too costly an experiment.
seriously? wow, I am surprised you had a problem with that... how long ago?
the last version of 2.X was / is quite stable, and I have never lost a session or crashed with anything java related (granted I went into sun's settings and disabled a ton of stuff).
also I am pretty sure it helped that from a clean XP install after all updates I installed firefox and set it as my default browser. from there I did all flash / java add on's directly in firefox. I have heard of weirdness if you installed java (for IE) then firefox after.