OT: Firefox is spyware

Mix · Post by **Mix** » 02 March 05 9:01 pm

so microslofts new anti-spyware says... 
http://img167.exs.cx/img167/3392/mozill ... 4vs8kq.png

ToolkiT · Post by **ToolkiT** » 02 March 05 9:47 pm

nope that is a hoax... its a photoshop job..

aussiecoder · Post by **aussiecoder** » 02 March 05 10:26 pm

What, microsoft is a hoax ?

Whew ! I thought I was stuck with this crap for the rest of my life !

ToolkiT · Post by **ToolkiT** » 02 March 05 10:36 pm

aussiecoder wrote:What, microsoft is a hoax ?

Whew ! I thought I was stuck with this crap for the rest of my life !

sorry to dissapoint you, but MS is real and looks like it is here to stay..
The pic is a hoax..

leek · Post by **leek** » 02 March 05 11:01 pm

I can almost believe this... I installed Firefox on my PC after recent discussions here and after a few days decided I didn't like it (too damned slow)...
I uninstalled it and that has seriously farked up my PC... I cannot open certain file types and browsing with IE has become very troublesome...

The only way I've managed to solve my probs is to re-install Firefox... Absolutely not ideal... Why did I ever doubt Microsoft??? If they have a lot to learn, the opposition has not yet begun to learn...

Lt. Sniper · Post by **Lt. Sniper** » 03 March 05 2:39 am

I have not had one ounce of trouble with Firefox and I like it because of that reason.

For the people with Firefox check out my Geocaching Quick Search plugin.
With over 1000 downloads from more then 15 different countries

Here is a general site search of Geocaching Australia for the keyword 'Jumbo'

Download it from here: http://xca.auscstrike.com

It supports:

Geocaching:
GC#### cache IDs
Cache Name
Cache GUID
Keyword Search
TB#### Travel Bug IDs
###### Travel Bug Tracking Number
AU Postcodes
UK Postcodes
US Zip codes
Caches Found by Username (Usage Command)
Caches Hidden by Username (Usage Command)
Cacher Profile by Username (Usage Command)
Cacher Profile by ID Number (Usage Command)
Newest caches in State/Provence (Usage Command)
Quick Access to Groundspeak Geocaching Forum (Usage Command)

Geocaching Australia:
GA#### cache IDs
SW#### Swaggie IDs
General Site Search (Usage Command)
Quick Access to Geocaching Australia Forum (Usage Command)

Cached · Post by **Cached** » 03 March 05 9:40 am

How do you get the quick access to GCA forum?

Lt. Sniper · Post by **Lt. Sniper** » 03 March 05 12:12 pm

Usage Commands: 
Optional advanced commands can be used to make your searches more powerful 
Caches Found by Username - "found: username" 
Caches Hidden by Username - "hidden: username" 
Cacher Profile by Username - "profile: username" 
Cacher Profile by ID Number - "profile: ###" 
Quick Access to Groundspeak Geocaching Forum - "forums:" 
General Site Search on Geocaching Australia - "au: keywords" 
Quick Access to Geocaching Australia Forum - "auforums:" 
Quick Access to Geocaching Nederland Forum - "nlforums:" 
Newest caches in State/Provence - "new: 54" To be updated with full list soon (US, Australia and Canada only)

Its on the site where you download the plugin. 
There is no paramater for that command, just type in auforums:

Bronze · Post by **Bronze** » 03 March 05 10:41 pm

Ditto - Firefow (+ Plugin) have been fantastic for me.

Fast, hassle free and multitasking easily on an old computer. I run it with Free XP Pro (RAM Optimiser) which speeds things up beautifully.

The Bronze.
"Eagles may soar - but weasles don't get sucked into jet engines".

deaning · Post by **deaning** » 04 March 05 8:04 pm

FIREFOX ROCKS!

It ain't slow either...I think your pc needs a few tweaks if you haven't run any spyware software.

I was a diehard IE fan but all that changed..the tabbed browsing alone saves me a load of time and some of the plugins are awesome..MS is rightfully worried.

Off to download lt snipers awesome looking plugin!