Finally using Firefox

Welcome to 2004 ;-)

I have been using Opera browser for a couple of years now, as firefox always took too much memory on my laptop.

 

Now your next step needs to be to use EVDO.

 

I love FireFox - the best internet browser.. smooth surfing. :wink:

 

It also has some great plugins — I really like AdBlock Plus & Google send-to-phone, not to mention several that I use for work

 

Larry have a look at this
Sprint Minutes Ticker Firefox Extension

I use the Verizon one and it is wonderful.

 

Ryan, have you had any problems with the Verizon Minutes extension since Verizon changed OLAM? Mine shows "N/A" now because of the changes.

 

Yeah I have I think this is going to take a new extension I think I need to send in a email to the person who makes these.

 

Welcome to the world of Firefox. I can't imagine using anything else!

I was thinking the same thing. I wouldn't be surprised if Verizon is trying to stay one step ahead of widgets like this. I know they're not fond of them. I do hope there's an update to it soon.

 

Thanks for this! I'll be using it (as soon as they make a version that is compatible with FF 3.0)

 

I've used Firefox since version 1.x because it's an excellent cross-platform browser. I use Windows for work and a Mac at home and I don't want to have to readjust to a different browser as I switch back and forth during the day..


SW

 

Larry anything else that you have found that you like about FF?

 

They finally fixed the Verizon Minutes Minder. Firefox auto-updated it tonight and it's now working like a charm. They fixed this quick!

 

That is what an email from me does lol.

 

Thank you for your e-mail to the widget people! :lmao:

 

LOL yeah told them to get it in gear.

 

Now if only the web meister authors of the T-Mobile widget would get that one updated. It hasn't worked for over a week...

 

i was considering using opera too... ive been using firefox a long time and im pretty satisfied- how does it stack up?

 

Opera's fine. I've found it's more of a personal preference. I used Opera briefly and decided I'd rather stick to Firefox.

Try Opera out and see how you like it.

 

took me a year but I downloaded it last month and LOVE it. Do you blog? If you do you'll love LiveWriter.

 

Which one? Opera or Firefox???

 

Yeah, Firefox does have a longstanding memory problem. Sometimes I've watched it take over 150MB in Task Manager! But if you have plenty of RAM, at least 1GB or better yet 2GB in your system, you should be ok. They are promising they will be taking care of that in version 3. I tested beta 4 and it worked very well, same speed and used much less memory. They are promising it will use less memory than IE and Safari!

I was also giving Safari a try and I was very impressed with how well it adapts to Windows. It's not handicapped in some essential features like the Mac version.

 

There was a little blurb about known browser vulnerabilities in the latest issue of Macworld magazine. It listed IE as having 18 in the last half of 2007, Safari with 25, and Mozilla based browsers (Firefox, Camino, etc) as having 88!

 

I'll take Firefox's security risks over using IE period anyday...

 

Me too! I paid for Norton Internet Security, so I may as well test it!

 

Re: Finally using Firefox - Firefox 3 released!

Firefox 3.0 (not the beta) was released today. They are trying to set the record for downloads on release day. If you're interested, go for it!

Read about and download Firefox 3.




SW

 

Re: Finally using Firefox - Firefox 3 released!

I have been using FF3 on and off since the 2nd beta release. I am glad it is finally official. It took almost as long as Vista to be released! (Ok, not quite that long).

 

Re: Finally using Firefox - Firefox 3 released!

That is odd. I wonder if it doesn't recognize that 3.0 is an upgrade from 2.0 (it only checks for 2.0.X??)