Browsers

Scik · 07-21-2003, 10:01 AM

Currently I use MS Internet Explorer 6... but I keep hearing all these good things about Mozilla etc etc. So I downloaded and Tried Mozilla... and on my computer it ran ALOT slower then IE did... I dont get it. If its so much better, why is it so much slower??

Asterix · 07-21-2003, 10:05 AM

hey try mozilla firebird if u go to mozilla.org then ull find it

And for mozilla being slower coz it is bulky it is not just a browser but hell it has inbuilt mail reader chat program composer and java script editor and debugger i guess

then hit this site for ne problems u have

http://texturizer.net/firebird/index.html

Scik · 07-21-2003, 10:29 AM

Well... I downloaded Firebird and I will give it a try... The last Mozilla I tried I guess was the full version. Thanks tho for the link!

Asterix · 07-21-2003, 10:58 AM

np firebird is just browser component so it is faster.....

And if u time look arnd in tips section of the above site it has some nifty feature...

the flinger · 07-22-2003, 10:27 AM

firebird is much faster than both mozilla and IE in my experiences. DOnt forget to use the bookmarks that com with firebird to get some extensions or themes!

Kungfucious · 07-22-2003, 11:19 AM

yep, firebird is a helofa fast browser... but i stick with IE cos it works well for me... to be honest, i dont see the gains that any browser has over IE except for Opera... true some have inbuilt pop up stoppers etc etc and lots of functions but if you just want a browser there aint nothing wrong with ie..

people just have a habit of bitching about Microsoft products... hey if it works, use it.. its a free market, shop around, you cant just go on the advise somebody tells you... Ive tried virtually all browesers out there and even made my own but IE still comes up top trumps!
my top 5

1.IE
2.MOZILLA
3.OPERA
4.SLIMBROWSER
5.NETSCAPE ( will have to remove this one soon, its too damn slow now!)

iAvalance · 07-22-2003, 11:38 AM

slimbrowser is another 'skin' for IE, so you can remove it safely from your list.

Asterix · 07-22-2003, 12:14 PM

Kungfucious here is the thing....

Why does everything work in IE...

Well by including IE in the OS MS has ensured that over 90% of users who are on the net use IE...

So if u create a site that wont work with IE then well ull get fired by the person who hired u....

Now here i will give u links to two articles by the same person...

In the first article he rubbished Mozilla

Which is
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articl...000000069.html

And here in a recent article he says that he had switched to well Mozilla
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/news/20030601.html

I sometimes get quite pushy abt things i feel strong abt

Sorry if I offend u

cowmomo · 07-22-2003, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kungfucious
... but if you just want a browser there aint nothing wrong with ie..

Security IS a problem with IE and it's nothing any patch is gonna fix...

As I said in a different post, Spybot and Window Washer have virtually NO work to do since I switched to FIREBIRD. No adware, no spyware, no sneaky cookies...

Sockfulloflove · 07-22-2003, 09:43 PM

i like and use firebird aswell.

ABOU · 08-17-2003, 09:58 AM

i love opera it is very fast and looks good

there is a bi of config needed to make it work properly but its all in the prefences i love it way better than ie

have not tried freebird but everyone seems to praise it

cowmomo · 08-17-2003, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ABOU
have not tried freebird but everyone seems to praise it

WOOHOO, FREEBIRD!!!

j/k ABOU

ABOU · 08-18-2003, 06:59 AM

well im happy wit my opera i only had 1 prob with it and it was due to my bad config so il stick with it for now

Colin-uk · 08-18-2003, 09:31 AM

lol.......ive never heard of freebird b4.

Hova · 08-18-2003, 10:26 AM

Firebird and mozilla are too slow to start up for me. With my older computer I notice it. A lot.

07-21-2003, 10:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Scik Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 9	Browsers Currently I use MS Internet Explorer 6... but I keep hearing all these good things about Mozilla etc etc. So I downloaded and Tried Mozilla... and on my computer it ran ALOT slower then IE did... I dont get it. If its so much better, why is it so much slower??

07-21-2003, 10:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
Asterix Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 824	hey try mozilla firebird if u go to mozilla.org then ull find it And for mozilla being slower coz it is bulky it is not just a browser but hell it has inbuilt mail reader chat program composer and java script editor and debugger i guess then hit this site for ne problems u have http://texturizer.net/firebird/index.html __________________ We all are practical in our interests but, idealist when it concerns others....

07-21-2003, 10:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
Asterix Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 824	np firebird is just browser component so it is faster..... And if u time look arnd in tips section of the above site it has some nifty feature... __________________ We all are practical in our interests but, idealist when it concerns others....

07-22-2003, 10:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
the flinger Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: in a shack by the river Posts: 401	firebird is much faster than both mozilla and IE in my experiences. DOnt forget to use the bookmarks that com with firebird to get some extensions or themes! __________________ woot!

07-22-2003, 11:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
Kungfucious mediatechie.com Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 809	yep, firebird is a helofa fast browser... but i stick with IE cos it works well for me... to be honest, i dont see the gains that any browser has over IE except for Opera... true some have inbuilt pop up stoppers etc etc and lots of functions but if you just want a browser there aint nothing wrong with ie.. people just have a habit of bitching about Microsoft products... hey if it works, use it.. its a free market, shop around, you cant just go on the advise somebody tells you... Ive tried virtually all browesers out there and even made my own but IE still comes up top trumps! my top 5 1.IE 2.MOZILLA 3.OPERA 4.SLIMBROWSER 5.NETSCAPE ( will have to remove this one soon, its too damn slow now!) __________________ http://mediatechie.com Leave me a message in my shoutbox! ... would appreciate the feedback! thanks people!

07-21-2003, 10:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
Scik Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 9	Well... I downloaded Firebird and I will give it a try... The last Mozilla I tried I guess was the full version. Thanks tho for the link!

07-22-2003, 11:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
iAvalance Lost Forever Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Spilniks Posts: 276	slimbrowser is another 'skin' for IE, so you can remove it safely from your list. __________________ "A computer program does what you told it to do, not what you want it to do" - Greer (English translation)

07-22-2003, 12:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
Asterix Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 824	Kungfucious here is the thing.... Why does everything work in IE... Well by including IE in the OS MS has ensured that over 90% of users who are on the net use IE... So if u create a site that wont work with IE then well ull get fired by the person who hired u.... Now here i will give u links to two articles by the same person... In the first article he rubbished Mozilla Which is http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articl...000000069.html And here in a recent article he says that he had switched to well Mozilla http://www.joelonsoftware.com/news/20030601.html I sometimes get quite pushy abt things i feel strong abt Sorry if I offend u __________________ We all are practical in our interests but, idealist when it concerns others....

07-22-2003, 09:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
Sockfulloflove I am awesome. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: On the computer. Posts: 328	i like and use firebird aswell. __________________ hm...ah...yes.

08-17-2003, 09:58 AM	#11 (permalink)
ABOU Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NORTHERN IRELAND Posts: 460	i love opera it is very fast and looks good there is a bi of config needed to make it work properly but its all in the prefences i love it way better than ie have not tried freebird but everyone seems to praise it

08-18-2003, 06:59 AM	#13 (permalink)
ABOU Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NORTHERN IRELAND Posts: 460	well im happy wit my opera i only had 1 prob with it and it was due to my bad config so il stick with it for now

08-18-2003, 09:31 AM	#14 (permalink)
Colin-uk Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Posts: 928	lol.......ive never heard of freebird b4.

08-18-2003, 10:26 AM	#15 (permalink)
Hova Pain Or Glory? Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Darkness Beyond Time Posts: 979	Firebird and mozilla are too slow to start up for me. With my older computer I notice it. A lot. __________________

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