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#61 The Admiral

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Posted 30 September 2004 - 11:52 AM

For those who want to test the CBn Search Plugin for Firefox, follow this link:

http://www.commander...s/apps/firefox/

Once at that page, click on the link and a dialog should appear asking for confirmation on installing the plugin.

Once installed, you can change the default Google search to "CommanderBond.net" and search the main site :)

Let me know of any problems you may have.

#62 Johnboy007

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Posted 30 September 2004 - 08:02 PM

Too cool.

#63 Qwerty

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Posted 30 September 2004 - 08:05 PM

Very, very nice Dave!

#64 The Admiral

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Posted 30 September 2004 - 08:29 PM

So, Devin - you finally switched?! :)

#65 Qwerty

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Posted 30 September 2004 - 08:41 PM

*Ah there's the fast reply button* :)

I think I'm going to on the other computer, try it out there.

#66 INTREPID

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Posted 01 October 2004 - 03:35 AM

I've been using Firefox for months, my roomie kind of suggested it roundabout when this new virus came out that could read keystrokes and credit card numbers and things.

Me like.

#67 Loomis

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Posted 05 January 2007 - 02:06 PM

Why do people like Firefox? It's probably the least user-friendly thing I've ever downloaded, and I've found it impossible to uninstall completely.

#68 Four Aces

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Posted 05 January 2007 - 04:26 PM

I've converted to both Firefox and Thunderbird. I find Firefox to be superior to other web browsers. Thunderbird I like for the IMAP feature, though it does not do as much as MS Outlook.

There are several other freebie products that I have found that are absolutely superior for killing spyware, secure erasure of files, and am now experimenting with PGP encryption.

Cheers,

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#69 The Admiral

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Posted 05 January 2007 - 04:58 PM

Why do people like Firefox? It's probably the least user-friendly thing I've ever downloaded, and I've found it impossible to uninstall completely.


Security is a big one. Tons more secure than Internet Explorer.

Tabbed browsing is also a great feature. Saves lots of space on your screen. I wouldn't be able to use a browser without tabbed browsing.

Also, it supports web standards more than Internet Explorer (which holds back web designers like me who want to implement cool things!)

Loomis - you can download themes for Firefox that may be more pleasing for you. https://addons.mozil...firefox/themes/

Are you running it on Mac or Windows?

A plugin that I find very helpful is Google Browser Sync. This is great for people who use more than one computer (eg, home and work) as it lets you sync your bookmarks between the computers.

The new version of Firefox also comes with search suggestions. As you start typing a search query in the box in the top right corner, search suggestions start appearing for you.

I'm sure others can post reasons why they prefer it as well.

#70 Loomis

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Posted 05 January 2007 - 07:20 PM

Are you running it on Mac or Windows?


Windows.

#71 Professor Dent

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Posted 08 January 2007 - 12:26 AM

I've been using Firefox since it was first released & love it along with Thunderbird (the e-mail client). The perks as I see them:

- More secure than Internet Explorer.
- Tabbed browsing. Once you experience it, you cannot live without it
- Ultimately customizable. You can change it's theme & there are tons of extensions/add ons out there as well.
- It's open source & cross platform. I switch between Windows & Mac & it's nice to have the same browser on both platforms (oh yeah, Firefox does Linux too).
- It's got a really good pop-up blocker that is built-in

Here's a link to a nice Firefox cheat sheet. You can download it as a pdf from the link in the bottom right of the page.

http://lesliefranke....cheatsheet.html

#72 Marketto007

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Posted 03 October 2007 - 06:26 PM

Firefox is much, much better than IE.

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#73 Blofeld's Cat

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Posted 31 October 2007 - 10:52 AM

If anyone has had a minor glitch with Firefox starting up since the last upgrade (like me), you will be glad to know that v2.0.0.9 will be released tomorrow or there abouts.

Yah!