Browsers: Anyone using Firefox?

[jaimezepeda]

First off I am a novice when it comes to computers and browsers. And for the most part I never heard of most of the things you folks are shouting about.

At home I use AOL. Recently AOL upgraded to 9.0 that included a popup blocker. It works quite well. Unfortunately some of the wife's programs use popups to activate the "reports".
Needless to say I went through **** for two days before I found out (when in doubt try reading the instructions) that AOL did allow the popup blocker to be turned on or off for individual web pages. Whew!!! Now I can block them or allow them which ever works best!

Jim,

Both Opera and Firefox have built-in popup blockers that can be configured to allow popups when needed. I believe Opera was the first to integrate popup blocking into the browser without any add-ons.

I have used AOL's browser before but not version 9.0. It is possible to use other browsers if you have AOL. Once you are connected to the internet through AOL all you need to do is open up your other web browser (IE, Mozilla, Firefox, Opera, etc.).

Jaime

 

[Jim Howe]

Jim,

Both Opera and Firefox have built-in popup blockers that can be configured to allow popups when needed. I believe Opera was the first to integrate popup blocking into the browser without any add-ons.

I have used AOL's browser before but not version 9.0. It is possible to use other browsers if you have AOL. Once you are connected to the internet through AOL all you need to do is open up your other web browser (IE, Mozilla, Firefox, Opera, etc.).

Jaime

Thanks Jamie, I will give IE a try on AOL just to see if there is any differences. A few years back I recall speaking with brother Vic (owner of Virtual Horizons http://virtualhorizons.com/ ) and he indicated that when they design a web site a lot of time and energy goes into making the web site compatible with all browsers. Something that works on netscape for example may not show the same way on IE. So i recognize that there will always be some compatibility issues.

 

[jaimezepeda]

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a lot of time and energy goes into making the web site compatible with all browsers. Something that works on netscape for example may not show the same way on IE. So i recognize that there will always be some compatibility issues.

I used to be part of the IT group where I work. We had to develop web applications so they were compatible with different web browsers. Many orgs. have to do that.

Actually, IE is the one that does not fully comply with W3C web standards. I guess you could say that W3C is the ISO for web applications. Firefox is W3C compliant. Originally the AOL web browser was not very web friendly.

Give Firefox or Opera a try. If you don't like them or they won't work well for your needs you can always uninstall them.

Jaime

 

[Sue]

Article in PC World on browsers

The October issue of PC World has an article entitled "You're using an annoying browser". See http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,117398,00.asp

I'm trying Mozilla Firefox right now and also have been using Opera for online banking since the flaws in IE were disclosed several months ago. I'm used to the IE format, but may consider a complete changeover on my home PC.

Sue

 

[Jim Howe]

I used to be part of the IT group where I work. We had to develop web applications so they were compatible with different web browsers. Many orgs. have to do that.

Actually, IE is the one that does not fully comply with W3C web standards. I guess you could say that W3C is the ISO for web applications. Firefox is W3C compliant. Originally the AOL web browser was not very web friendly.

Give Firefox or Opera a try. If you don't like them or they won't work well for your needs you can always uninstall them.

Jaime

Ok, am I to understand that I can download Firefox, connect with AOL and then switch to firefox while still using AOL as my ISP?

 

[jaimezepeda]

Ok, am I to understand that I can download Firefox, connect with AOL and then switch to firefox while still using AOL as my ISP?

This is correct.

AOL connects you to the internet as an ISP. All you need then to get on the web is a web browser like Firefox or Opera. I believe you will need to leave the AOL program running.

Jaime

 

[Claes Gefvenberg]

The October issue of PC World has an article entitled "You're using an annoying browser".

Good link. Thank you, Sue.

/Claes

 

[WALLACE]

Firefox is only the beginning regarding the fight back against the monopoly that MS has had over PC operating systems and mail.
I've been using firefox for 6 months now and, my PC is actually quite stable now, I don't get too many attacks on my system at all regarding home page hijacking and spyware attacks have been lessened since using firefox.
I tried Opera a few weeks ago and, I was uncomfortable with the GUI so, I returned to using FF.
Opera is a great system yet, the difference between FF and Opera is that, FF is an absolutely free offering, Opera is too, only partially though. The Opera system you download will probably be the system that is the free one and, it's got quite a few advertisements attached to the front page, buying the no add's Opera remedies this problem.
I have to say though, I do still use IE as, it's clear that FF and Opera aren't mainstream enough as yet, to be supported across the board regarding many web site access.
Wallace.

 

[SteelMaiden]

Thanks for this thread. I got curious, so I downloaded firefox Sunday night. Not a real good test period, but so far so good. I have got to say that it appears to run significantly faster on my computer with DSL. I need to play some more, not sure if it has "childproof" settings options or not. Just been browsing so far. I gotta say that I will continue to use this as my first choice browser for the forseeable future.

 

[Sue]

Blogging

Has anyone done blogging with either of the alternative browsers?

Sue