Firefox

[AlleyCat]

I have seen various references to Firefox throughout this website (particularly in the sense of attaching photos). Anyhow, who has Firefox -- do you like it? I'm intrigued by it but don't want to download it yet if it would be a major pain to use .. comments appreciated !!

[CathyBogart]

I like it. It's easier to use then internet exploder or netscrape. It just seems to run more smoothly and efficiently, not to mention my browser hasn't crashed once since I switched. IE used to crash once a day or so.

[dogzr#1]

I use Mozilla Firefox and I love it it doesn't have as many pop- ups and it is easier to use. The only downfall is that if you have yahoo you can't change the font or color when you send a email.

[The Cat Factory]

I've been using Firefox for I while now and I like it much better then IE.

[Jessika]

I absolutely LOVE FireFox. Tabbed browsing, the ability to download extensions and totally customize the browser to your liking. THEMES, you can skin the browser... I could go on and on all day!!

Not to mention it blocks ALL popups more efficiently than any toolbar you can download for internet explorer. AND it is MUCH more safe and secure.

I strongly recommend FireFox to anyone, even just to try it out, at least try it for a week!

I will NEVER go back to any browser (ESPECIALLY the nasty IE) ever again Since I've made the switch I've also had significantly less spy and adware and viruses because FireFox is more secure than IE.

[smokey the elder]

Firefox rules. It has a really good popup blocker, crashes less and most pages load smoothly. Occasionally there's a page that's incompatible but that's getting more rare.

[Jessika]

Some websites refuse to let you view them in FF, and I think that's ridiculous. But some pages are not coded correctly or to the standard so they don't look right in FF since FF renders HTML and markup correctly, whereas IE will "cover up" your mistakes and actually supports incorrect coding. So if your site doesn't look correct in FF, its not FF's fault at all! Just fix up the coding!

[LeahMM]

Firefox rocks! No adaware or spyware either.

[Uabassoon]

I've had it for almost 2 years now and I love it. I can't stand IE anymore.

[AlleyCat]

2 years ?? I had no idea it was around that long! I downloaded it yesterday and while I haven't used it much yet (using IE at the moment, out of habit) it does look very friendly. I figured out the tabbed feature and that does seem very cool!

[Uabassoon]

I love the tabbed feature. It makes it so easy to browse between all my favorite sites without having tons of windows taking up my screen.

[Jessika]

2 years ?? I had no idea it was around that long! I downloaded it yesterday and while I haven't used it much yet (using IE at the moment, out of habit) it does look very friendly. I figured out the tabbed feature and that does seem very cool!

Here's a tip -- if you have a center mouse button, using it to click on links will open them in a new tab! Also clicking on tabs with the center mouse button will close them. This REALLY is convenient while browsing!

There are also a LARGE number of extensions available.. the ones I find most useful are:
- forecast fox (tells your current local weather AND a 3 - 5 day forecast!)
- BBCodeXtra (adds BBCode to your right-click context menu!)
- AdBlock (blocks annoying ads on websites)
- IE View (adds 'view this page in IE' to your right-click, so you can easily open a webpage or link in IE)
- SyncMarks (backs up your bookmarks)
- Linkification (converts text URLs and email addresses to clickable hyperlinks)

Those aren't all of them though! You can download extensions from https://addons.mozilla.org/extension...cation=firefox

Also a program every FireFox user must have: MozBackup. It backs up your entire profile so in case something happens or your profile becomes corrupted you have a safe copy! http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/

[K9karen]

It's FireFox for me!

[Uabassoon]

I never knew that you could change the theme! Thanks I know have a kitty theme

[Pam]

I am a Firefox user too. I like the ability to make print larger.