Mozilla Firefox or Opera, choose your browser. (20 Viewers)

[Layce Erayce]

there is a handy 'tweak' that makes the browser super-fast.

google pipeline

 

Buy on AliExpress.com

[Emma]

to update is there an update file I download or do I just install the new version and it goes over the top without losing all my favourites?

 

[gray]

you can export your bookmarks, but all of your preferences (including extensions etc.) are lost. It's a total bitch and should be changed

 

[Martin]

firefox handles that elegantly, updates your extensions, preserves your settings etc.

 

[gray]

really? I only recently got forced into upgrading (and restoring all my preferences etc :groan:) to Firefox, and I wasn't aware that they'd solved the problem. In that case, good on them :thumb:

 

[Emma]

so i just download the new version then? Or is there a certain update?

 

[aressandro10]

my google searche tab on firefox direct me to google.japan that is too limited for my needs.. anyone know how i can stop google from force directing me to google japan?

 

[The Arif]

I finally changed to Firefox and Im planning to stick with it. The only reason why I chose Firefox over Opera is because I hate those ads on Opera.

 

[mikhail]

++ [ originally posted by Arif ] ++
...The only reason why I chose Firefox over Opera is because I hate those ads on Opera.

Being someone who hasn't tried Opera, I'm shocked. Ads? Have they no shame?

 

[The Arif]

++ [ originally posted by mikhail ] ++

Being someone who hasn't tried Opera, I'm shocked. Ads? Have they no shame?

Well, I assume thats only in the free version.

 

[Martin]

++ [ originally posted by gray ] ++
really? I only recently got forced into upgrading (and restoring all my preferences etc :groan:) to Firefox, and I wasn't aware that they'd solved the problem. In that case, good on them :thumb:

oh must be just the superior linux version then arty:

mik, Opera is not free, it's ad supported. Not a big deal in my book cause the ads are non intrusive and I never look at them anyway but elegant it is not.

 

[The Arif]

++ [ originally posted by Martin ] ++


mik, Opera is not free, it's ad supported. Not a big deal in my book cause the ads are non intrusive and I never look at them anyway but elegant it is not.

that's why i chose firefox over opera.

 

[mikhail]

In case anyone is unhappy with changing environment when switching to Firefox, here's another option: make Firefox look like IE!

http://www.firefoxie.net/

 

[Martin]

That's hideous, mik..

 

[gray]

++ [ originally posted by mikhail ] ++
In case anyone is unhappy with changing environment when switching to Firefox, here's another option: make Firefox look like IE!

now why in blue hell would someone do that

 

[mikhail]

++ [ originally posted by gray ] ++
now why in blue hell would someone do that

++ [ originally posted by Martin ] ++
That's hideous, mik..

I agree with you both, but some people might be mroe comfortable with it.

Phishing Exploits Easier in Tabbed Browsers
This article from The Register is a must read for all users. It
covers a number of important Phishing issues but for me the most
interesting is the way Phishers can open a Dialog Box from a
tabbed web session in another tab session. So imagine you are
doing your online banking while you have another tabbed session
open. The second session may be able to flash up a box in your
banking session asking you to re-enter your password. Most
folks would fall for this. The problem has been fixed in
Konqeror and FireFox, but not Netscape, Avant and others. The
moral is clear: make a practice of only ever having one tab open
when using your browser for online banking or other high
security tasks.
http://www.theregister.com/2004/11/02/phishing_tabbed_browsers/

 

[mikhail]

Consider three things: First, the growing crop of unpatched
Internet Explorer vulnerabilities. Second, Microsoft's
announcement that they will not make available to other Windows
users the major IE security enhancements implemented in XP
Service Pack 2. Third, the successful public release of the
FireFox browser V1.0. Conclusion? FireFox is now pretty much a
mandatory computer security requirement for current IE users not
using Windows XP SP2. Simple as that. If you haven't yet made
the change, do it now. You won't regret it. To help you, I've
just updated my FireFox conversion guide to take into account
the release of FF V1.0.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/firefox.htm

 

[Martin]

Isn't it funny how the long awaited SP2 failed to fix some of the biggest problems while only adding to them?

 

[Martin]

Quite remarkable! According to this study, Mozilla now has 7%+ of the market, while IE is below 90%.. arty:

http://www.onestat.com/html/aboutus_pressbox34.html

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Mozilla's browsers global usage share is 7.35 percent according to OneStat.com



Amsterdam - November 22 2004 - OneStat.com ( www.onestat.com ), the number one provider of real-time web analytics, today reported that Mozilla's browsers have a total global usage share of 7.35 percent. The new Mozilla's Firefox has a total usage share of 4.58. The total usage share of Mozilla was 2.1 percent at the end of May. Microsoft's Internet Explorer still dominates the global browser market with a global usage share of 88,90 percent which is 5 percent less as at the end of May.



"It seems that people are switching from Microsoft's Internet Explorer to Mozilla's new Firefox browser. The total usage share of Microsoft declined 5 percent and the total usage share of Mozilla increased 5 percent," said Niels Brinkman, co-founder of OneStat.com.



Microsoft's IE 6 is currently the leading browser on the web. Microsoft's IE 6 global usage has increased with 11.65 percent from 69.3 percent to 80.95 percent since May 2004.



Opera's global usage share is 1.33 percent and Safari has a global usage of 0.91 percent.



The most popular browsers on the web are:




1. Microsoft IE 6.0 80.95%
2. Microsoft IE 5.0 4.18%
3. Microsoft IE 5.5 3.66%
4. Mozilla Firefox 0.1 2.79%
5. Mozilla 1.x 2.77%
6. Mozilla Firefox 1.0 1.79%
7. Opera 7.x 1.29%



OneStat.com is the number one provider of real-time web site analytics in the world. Our superior technology powers more than 50,000 websites in 100 countries. With our accurate, detailed & reliable reports we will be able to answer questions about visitor behaviour, site performance and retention.



The OneStat.com solutions provide executives, marketers and webmasters with answers to critical e-business questions such as:



· Who is visiting my website?

· How many pageviews, visits (sessions) and visitors are coming on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly basis?

· What content, products, and services do my visitors prefer?

· How many visitors return to the website and how often?

· What kind of search engine do they use?

· What kind of technology do your visitors use to view the website?

· What is the return on investment of my advertising campaigns?

· How do I identify significant trends?

· How much time do they spent on the website?



Methodology: A global usage share of xx percent for browser Y means that xx percent of the visitors of Internet users arrived at sites that are using one of OneStat.com's services by using browser Y. All numbers mentioned in the research are averages of last week and all measurements are normalised to the GMT timezone. Research is based on a sample of 2 million visitors divided into 20,000 visitors of 100 countries each day.

 

[Majed]

Yeah... Mozilla has really picked up in the last year....

Firefox 1.0's release even hit Aljazeera headlines!