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Why do you think Firefox is "All That"
Kaytrim:
I second the add ons Image Zoom and Adblock, though I use Adblock Plus now it seems to work better, there is a filterset for it as well. I also recomend the IE Tab and IE View, these give you the ability to reopen a page in IE or a tab in Firefox using the IE engine. Also don't forget Flashblock, HTML Validator, Tab Mix Plus, and Open Link In... add ons.
Chris:
I personally don't care for FireFox, but I may be biased since usually the only time I load it up is because I need to fix something in a Web page that works in every browser except FireFox. I'm using IE7 at work and I really don't like it much; the tab interface annoys me but I leave it enabled so I can get used to it.
ChadTower:
I make heavy use of Wizz RSS in Firefox. Great RSS client with so much solid functionality.
The reason FireFox is a bit picky about page functionality is that it actually adheres to the industry standards on web technology. IE ignores them, pisses on them, sets them on fire, rapes them, and then thumbs its nose at federally ordered changes to make IE more compliant.
Havok:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on December 28, 2006, 11:24:53 am ---The reason FireFox is a bit picky about page functionality is that it actually adheres to the industry standards on web technology. IE ignores them, pisses on them, sets them on fire, rapes them, and then thumbs its nose at federally ordered changes to make IE more compliant.
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Amen, brother!
IE7 is supposedly better about it - it will leave small children alone...
ChadTower:
Look at it this way. A skilled Windows developer can do really nasty things to your PC via a simple web page loaded in IE. It has undocumented system class access that you really don't want to provide. It wasn't that long ago that people were up in arms about IE's ability to reboot a client machine without permission. It has only gone downhill from there.