Firefox? Yes or no.

[ronnykmarshall]

Anyone use this? I've heard other people say they really like it.

What's the scoop on the poop?

[spooked]

1. It's AWESOME!!

No Pop-ups and no viruses that I was constantly geting with Internet Explorer! I'm NEVER going back!!

AND, it's FREE!!

[GreenGreenLimaBean]

4. way to go

although occasionally i get a popup(even though they are disabled). One site that they occur on is democraticunderground.com ??? haven't been able to figure it out...

[ixion]

2. I'm using it...

Certainly, it's not perfect, but the minor imperfections of firefox far outweigh the security sieve that is IE.

[Liberal Veteran]

3. I love it. I highly recommend it.

Websites are getting around the pop-up blocker a bit more, but it keeps the spyware at bay.

[Catch22Dem]

5. Absolutely

It truly doesn't get any better. Take it from someone who has tried pretty much EVERY browser on the market.

[Occulus]

I love Firefox but I have one problem with it

Unlike Opera, FF does not increase the size of the images along with the text when you CTRL-scroll the mouse wheel.

If anyone knows how to fix this, please say so, because it's been bugging me for a while now and I'm about to switch back, as much as I like FF and all...

[Catch22Dem]

17. I'm not sure I understand why you'd want to do that.

If the images are resized beyond their original dimensions, they'll be distorted.

[Ivan Sputnik]

27. There is an "Image Zoom" plug-in available

Here:

https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=139

I love Firefox, but for some reason I keep calling it "Foxfire."

[aePrime]

34. If you're using Firefox mouse gestures

(and everybody should be), you can easily increase the size of any image -- or make it go away for the time being.

[havocmom]

6. Tabbed browsing is fab! Love the way one can tweak it to suit them

And secrity! Fantastic!

[newsguyatl]

7. eh

i'm mixed on it...

it's fast in loading, but i can only get applications to play about 1/3 of the time, and have to launch ie when firefox fails...

[Catch22Dem]

19. Do you have any examples?

I've heard people say this, but haven't experienced it myself.

[MrPrax]

30. Your're Right...

the 'plug-ins'(shockwave, Flash, multi-media launching, JS pop-ups that you want like login screens) have always been a problem with Mozilla/Firefox releases...but that is mainly because a lot of 'big time' sites author their pages for 'exclusive IE compatibility'

But the benefits, right click functionality and customization/extensions features truly outweigh the odd shortcomings--

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

8. Yes yes YES!

Have not gone and will not go back to IE. I love the bookmarking of tabs which it allows you to do, and there are cool themes and other stuff you can download to personalize it. Love it!!

[supernova]

9. I love Firefox!

Love the no popups and I decide which cookies from which sites I accept.

It runs fast. I can do tabbed browsing, which means I can have several windows open for different Web sites all within one session.

Seperate download window remembers your last downloads so you don't have to go searching for them.

[DS1]

10. It's okay

[Kellanved]

11. a definite yes

It is a state-of-the-art browser - unlike IE.

[youthere]

12. Love it.

I had so many problems with viruses and spyware on IE. I won't use anything else now.

[auntAgonist]

13. really like FF

tabs are wonderful. One window open right now, 10 tabs. Click between tabs for the stuff you want to see. It's great.

[bertha katzenengel]

14. Just started using it this week. I like it.

It's a damn sight better than IE. :puke:

[Coastie for Truth]

15. I love it - BUT

I have the Beta - and occasionally it locks up when I'm downloading an Adobe Acrobat PDF file.

But otherwise its great.

[otohara]

16. Most Definitely

thumbs up!

[billbuckhead]

20. It's very good but still not as good as having a Mac w Safari

It's about as good as it gets on Windows

[otohara]

24. I Can Only Imagine

how life w/ a Mac is....no pop ups sounds heavenly.

[ghostsofgiants]

36. Funny, I live that very life with my PC

Weird.

[SHRED]

18. Had problems

Would not load at times.
Checked my "Processes Running" and there it was running hidden.
Win2k pro.

I use the original Mozilla as my browser:
http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/
And Thunderbird as my email client:
http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/

Excellent!

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

21. Considering the fact that you probably won't see a new IE until...

...the release of the "Longhorn" operating system (maybe at the end of 2006), and the fact that Micrsoft won't say whether or not they are working on tabbed browsing, I'd say Firefox is the current best bet.

I have the current version of Opera (8.0), and I still would not make it my primary browser. I depend on RoboForm (a plug-in that stores your logins in encrypted form and fills them in on "member" sites at the click of a button) and Opera STILL doesn't accept it. Yeah, Opera had the "magic wand" for this data, but it is NOT stored in encrypted form.

The reason we have to use IE to view certain sites is that's the way Microsoft planned it. They have no interest in developing a browser that will make people happy. They want to develop a browser that will lock you into using it if you want access to certain content.

[dbonds]

22. Yes, MUCH better.

Tabbed browsing, not vunerable to (at least the same) exploits as IE, and some cool addons. Seems faster to load to.

[Not_Giving_Up]

23. I switched to Firefox and never looked back

I'm a much happier person now.

[RevolutionaryActs]

25. YES!

:bounce:

It's just.. it's awesome. No pop ups, easy to use and navigate. It's faster, it's safer then IE.

You can customize it with themes and plug ins.

It just rocks! :D

[CatholicEdHead]

26. Yes

I only use IE for downloading Windows Updates.

[tammywammy]

28. Absolutely

1. It's free.
2. Tabbed browsing is the way to go.
3. You'll hate using Explorer once you use Firefox. I have to use IE at work, and I hate it hate it hate it.
4. All the fun extensions.
5. It's just better. I'd say try it, and if you don't like it after a couple of days, you can always uninstall it...but you won't because you'll LOVE it.

[SheepyMcSheepster]

29. Yes!

[yellowdogintexas]

31. using it now. Love it. Mr Yellowdog insisted on putting it on the

computers, and I am so glad he did. He has a longstanding hatred of all things Microsoft anyway, and it does keep the Microsoft Exploder-seeking viruses ( or virri) out of the computer!).

[Rooktoven]

32. It's the best on any platform

Linux, Mac or that other one..

[aeolian]

33. Been using it since it came out. Great program.

Thunderbird (the mail client) is pretty good as well.

So, I vote yes.

[Mutley]

35. Firefox ROCKS!

When I was using IE I used to get kicked off all the time and pop-ups were HORRIBLE no matter how many times I ran the anti-spyware programs. With Firefox I have NO problems. I don't even recall being unable to view a site because of it, which someone warned me might happen.

[StaggerLee]

37. It's buggy!

Sometimes when I open up a new tab my toilet flushes and the furnace shuts off.

I kid.

I love Firefox.

:hi: