Time to Find an IE Alternative?

[Artyom]

I hated to give up IE and all my cookies that remember all my passwords but I finally switched to Firefox and am SOOOOOOOO glad I did!

I no longer have to worry about all the IE threats that are out there including drive-by parasite installs. The "open in tabs" feature is an awesome and time saving tool. The bookmark organization is much better and overall Firefox is faster and cleaner.

Just please, make sure you read this warning and do what that said
http://www.mozilla.org/security/shell.html

I've switched to FF 0.9.2 by simple deinstall of FF 0.9.1 (don't delete the entire folder where the browser is located)
and then install FF 0.9.2.

[yeshua14]

Downloaded Firefox, works great.

Prints out order a little differently, and will
stick to IE for that.

But by putting 1/2 the work stuff on Firefox
and leaveing half on IE,

I can streamline both modules to be easier to use.

At the very least, competition should be good to
stimulate IE.

[xmx]

I am with Linux & Mozilla since a lot of time.

The recent tabs function alone is worth the switching
of browser in my opinion.
I am totally addicted to it.

And I am glad I don't have to care too much each time
a new security alert is released.

[Canadian101]

FireFox is great and certainly shows up websites which don't have tight html or CSS.

I have a problem with ( some ) Java Scripts on sites I use not working in Firefox. Anyone know of a cure for that?

I have also seen this problem with Javascript and Firefox.... Anybody else, does anyone know what to do?

[minstrel]

I no longer have to worry about all the IE threats that are out there including drive-by parasite installs.

No... now you have to worry about the Firefox threats instead: see this article and this one.

And if any of the alternate browsers ever manage to climb above 1-5% of the market, expect to see increased attention paid to as yet undiscovered vulnerabilities in those browsers by net pirates and looters.

overall Firefox is faster and cleaner.

I keep hearing this... it hasn't been my experience, though.

[Dell]

Modzilla Firefox has been the one, it even blocks those pop ups. There is much I still need to learn about firefox but for now it will be my default browser.

[myclassy67]

I would like to switch from ie, but I have a toolbar I use regularly with ie, and I've noticed with the toolbars they usually say "for use with ie" - can any of the toolbars be used with any of these alternative browsers?
Thanks
Sue

[pedstersplanet]

I would like to switch from ie, but I have a toolbar I use regularly with ie, and I've noticed with the toolbars they usually say "for use with ie" - can any of the toolbars be used with any of these alternative browsers?

Try this thread, if you mean the google toolbar.......

[myclassy67]

Peter,
Thank you. I do have the google toolbar on ie, but the one I use the most is the yahoo campanion with my bookmarks.
Sue

[pedstersplanet]

Peter,
Thank you. I do have the google toolbar on ie, but the one I use the most is the yahoo campanion with my bookmarks.

Yahpoo.....ooppss, Yahoo... Lets all hope they all start to offer multi-browser toolbars, seeing as IE is currently getting a battering in the security department.

Sorry for misunderstanding :)