Mozilla Firefox

Bronze · Post by **Bronze** » 02 June 07 12:49 am

Open up a whole new browsing experience.

Firefox - http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/
Eats Explorer for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Tea.

Ahhh, Tea

Image supplied by Craig Rat.

Mr Router · Post by **Mr Router** » 02 June 07 1:46 pm

Bronze I must say thanx to you for finally prompting my change to Firefox !
Just loaded and setting up some features, love it already

Thanx again mate

Mr Router · Post by **Mr Router** » 02 June 07 2:06 pm

Do you use a firewall with Firefox ? My firewall has reported no challenges since Firefox!

Damo. · Post by **Damo.** » 02 June 07 2:13 pm

I love the functionality of the middle mouse buton. If you have a scroll wheel type mouse with a "clickable" scroll wheel. Clicking on links opens in a new browser tab. Middle click on the tab again to close it.

Only way I usually come to the forum is via the "New Posts" link up on my tool bar. Then open the threads I want to read in a new tab.

Since I started using FireFox I have never looked back.

Horus · Post by **Horus** » 02 June 07 2:42 pm

Damo. wrote:Middle click on the tab again to close it.

I've been using Firefox for ages now, but I didn't know that - it's always great to find a shortcut in your favorite programs, even if it is a bit embarrassing when you think you are a "power user"

unbreakables · Post by **unbreakables** » 02 June 07 6:02 pm

Went to the comp fair down the local showground, got some goodies, got home to try them out, and thought whilst I'm here lets whack firefox in, love it, thanks bronze

Dooghan · Post by **Dooghan** » 02 June 07 7:48 pm

You just got to love the add-ons for Firefox. There are thousands to choose from. Some of the ones I use are:

AdBlock Plus
DownThemAll - Mass downloader foe Firefox
Google Bar
IE Tab - For those page that will only run in IE that you want to run in Firefox
Mouse Gestures - Mouse Gestures are a fast way to execute commands without using the keyboard.

........and lots more

Dooghan

Bronze · Post by **Bronze** » 02 June 07 9:46 pm

You want shortcuts - here's a tonne of keyboard shortcuts.

http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/keyboard

Don't thank me. Thank the firefox developers. And as far as champions go the uptake of firefox as a web browser is likened to the challenge that Google made to Yahoo as a search provider.

Build it and they will come.

Geof · Post by **Geof** » 02 June 07 9:54 pm

Does addblock stop adds being downloaded or just displayed.

What I love is that firefox blocks flash unless you load the plugin.

Post by **CraigRat** » 02 June 07 10:15 pm

NoScript

WOn't allow ANY scripting to run unless you specifically allow it.
Best plugin ever other than FireBug

shonkylogic · Post by **shonkylogic** » 02 June 07 10:21 pm

Bronze are you sure you trust Firefox? I've been using it since V1.0. Must be shonky.

rogainer · Post by **rogainer** » 02 June 07 10:33 pm

Is there another browser out there

Bronze wrote: Thank the firefox developers.

The product has a pretty good heritage.
I first started using NCSA Mosaic in 1995 (the first and only web browser at the time)!
I followed the developers of Mosaic through many versions of Netscape - first Navigator and then Communicator - followed by Mozilla and firefox.

In the background, microsoft missed the boat, tried to play catchup, but never have as far as I am concerned.

Cached · Post by **Cached** » 02 June 07 11:55 pm

Don't forget Lt. Snipers geocaching search engine.

I love the search engines - i have Google AU, Google UK, Google US, Google Scholar, Geocaching Quick Search, Wikipedia, eBay Australia, Amazon, Google Maps AU, Google Books, YouTube, IMDB, Dictionary.com, Answers.com, Negs Received Ebay User (toolhaus), snopes.com, lonely planet and google desktop.

Most of them get used regularly.

AussieRAVer · Post by **AussieRAVer** » 03 June 07 12:47 am

rogainer wrote: Is there another browser out there

Bronze wrote: Thank the firefox developers.
The product has a pretty good heritage.
I first started using NCSA Mosaic in 1995 (the first and only web browser at the time)!

I remember not even using a GUI BROWSER.... that was tough... all TEXT....

Firefox rocks.... That and I cant use IE7... (genuine XP issues... LOL!)

Bronze · Post by **Bronze** » 03 June 07 3:36 am

What! XP has issues. I didn't get the memo. Went to Kubuntu instead.

Aussieraver. I didn't think people could show their age when referring to computers but I have been corrected. Enlightening.

Yes Shonky I trust it. More than those bloody hashed up maps that have just come on the market.

Cached: I think there is perhaps something Obsessive Compulsive about your list. You have to much of a yearning for information. I was glad to read Youtube. Maybe you use that for some fun. Type in 'Idiot'. There hours of viewing just under that title. No shortage of them. Just don't type in 'idiot motorbike'. Pretty grewsome. Especially the clown doing back flips on a quad into a skipbin or foam and misses landing upsidedown on the bobcat parked beside it. Ouch! If his spleen wasn't ruptured I'm sure he would have laughed about it.