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Offline SD67

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Re: What is Firefox?
« Reply #30 on: August 31, 2008, 04:01:31 AM »
I didn't mind the movie, the book totally owns the movie though. It's definitely a recommended read!
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Re: What is Firefox?
« Reply #31 on: August 31, 2008, 05:28:25 AM »
Quote from: Motherland on August 30, 2008, 05:17:02 PM
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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Thats not always a good thing LMAO
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Re: What is Firefox?
« Reply #32 on: August 31, 2008, 08:52:50 AM »
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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Re: What is Firefox?
« Reply #33 on: August 31, 2008, 11:13:01 AM »
Quote from: SD67 on August 31, 2008, 04:01:31 AM
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

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Re: What is Firefox?
« Reply #34 on: August 31, 2008, 11:23:51 AM »
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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Re: What is Firefox?
« Reply #35 on: August 31, 2008, 04:47:49 PM »
Thel problem I have had with Firefox is that some websites aren't display properly. Any cure?
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Re: What is Firefox?
« Reply #36 on: August 31, 2008, 04:51:37 PM »
Quote from: DREDIOCK on August 31, 2008, 05:28:25 AM
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.

Quote from: Getback on August 31, 2008, 04:47:49 PM
Thel problem I have had with Firefox is that some websites aren't display properly. Any cure?
Quote from: eskimo2 on August 31, 2008, 11:23:51 AM
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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Re: What is Firefox?
« Reply #37 on: August 31, 2008, 07:05:17 PM »
Quote from: AKWabbit on August 31, 2008, 11:13:01 AM
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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Re: What is Firefox?
« Reply #38 on: August 31, 2008, 07:38:09 PM »
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)


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Re: What is Firefox?
« Reply #39 on: August 31, 2008, 08:21:28 PM »
Quote from: Widewing on August 31, 2008, 07:38:09 PM
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)


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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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Re: What is Firefox?
« Reply #40 on: August 31, 2008, 09:26:56 PM »
Quote from: DREDIOCK on August 31, 2008, 05:28:25 AM
heh
Thats not always a good thing LMAO
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Re: What is Firefox?
« Reply #41 on: August 31, 2008, 09:27:36 PM »
Quote from: Widewing on August 31, 2008, 07:38:09 PM
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,

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I would appear a lot dummer if not for the spell check in Firefox.
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Re: What is Firefox?
« Reply #42 on: September 01, 2008, 02:25:51 AM »
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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Re: What is Firefox?
« Reply #43 on: September 01, 2008, 01:11:54 PM »
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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Re: What is Firefox?
« Reply #44 on: September 01, 2008, 02:00:21 PM »
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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