Firefox

[catnapper]

I've had one problem after another with Internet Explorer the past few weeks. Namely everything freezes up when I have more than one window open.

I seem to remember a lot of people praising Firefox, and I just wanted to know a little more about it before I downloaded and installed a new program.

Also, I want to make sure I'm getting the REAL DEAL when I download it, It looked like a lot of different sites all similar in name when I Googled it.... all promising it was the official download site Its possible they all could be, with Firefox just making it easier for people to get their program.

Anyhow, I am looking to download and use a new browser since IE is making my life miserable, and from what I hear the problems are sompletely IE related and NOT my computer. BTW, in the time I wrote this, my computer froze up

[Laura's Babies]

I don't know anything about it but would be interested in the responses.

[Lady's Human]

for the actual firefox website, go to www.mozilla.org

[sirrahbed]

We use it here

It is smaller than IE and we think it is faster and less problematic than IE. You might try using both browsers for awhile.

When you go to open new sites with things like videos, flash, etc, it will ask that you install a plug-in now and then but after awhile, it will have added everything you need. One thing I have come across as a problem is the eagle website that will not open for me.

Unlike IE, I have not had any freeze-ups at all.

I like it very much. It lets you change to really cute "theme" designs too. Right now I have light green browser window with a kitty theme. My buttons for home, relaod, stop etc - are adorable cat icons. CUTE!!!

Hubby is trying to get us away from Microsoft and so uses a Linux operating system and Firefox (Thunderbird for E-mail).

Kim - you can always try it as it is completely free. Delete it if you don't like it. I still have both browsers and go back and forth as I am not as "sold" as hubby is

[Roxyluvsme13]

I absolutely love Firefox. I hardly ever have any problems with it, and everytime you need another window open, you DON'T have to have one open. You can just create another Tab .

[Randi]

Hubby is trying to get us away from Microsoft and so uses a Linux operating system and Firefox (Thunderbird for E-mail).

Your hubby sounds like a smart guy!

I've only heard good things about Firefox, but am not using it myself. I'm on a Mac and use Safari.

Also, Opera is a very good browser, check it out! www.opera.com

... or: http://www.opera.com/support/tutorials/

[Lizzie]

Well, as a Seattleite, I should support Microsoft, but I must admit that once I switched to Firefox on both my home and work computers, I use IE only with extreme reluctance. I love the tab feature. For one thing, it allows me to switch from PT to something work related in one very fast click.