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[NeXDesigns]

Firefox is way better, with the tabbed browsing, and the download manager, plus the plugins and skins for it, IE could use more improvement.
I have used firefox for about 2 weeks now, and i wont switch back.

[Ralphie]

i too really like the tabbed browsing with firefox. it is so much easier to organize what you are doing. then you dont get a ton of windows opened up. i think firefox looks better than IE, is faster, and just seems more user friendly to me. but i do have IE explored too. i just use it to go on sites that seem to be anti-firefox and wont work and also to see how the site im building looks in IE. after i finished my layout and set it up it looked great on firefox. then i looked at it in IE and there were some problems i had to fix. so it is best to have both on hand just in case.

[deadparrot]

i personally LOVE FireFox. the only thing is, how do you do all those mouse shortcuts? my friend in the US does it, but i cant figure it out. he just clicks and drags the mouse to navigate. does anyone know how to do this?

[bjrn]

You need to get an extension for Firefox to use mouse gestures. I think there are three extensions that let you use mouse gestures, I've been using All-in-One Gestures, which is working just fine.

The other extensions that let you use mouse gestures are "Mouse Gestures" and "easyGestures".

[talbotda13]

I use Internet Explorer only. i dont like the firefox browser. i have tried it and i hated it. and i really dont like tabbed browsing. that gets annoying.

[egbakaet]

I use IE 6 right now, but I had firefox and I must say, it is a lot better than IE. With IE I get so many viruses it's unbelievable.

[Sparrow]

Yaya i heard the same thing that al and all firefox is better. But what really bother me is that i had IE fisrt and then i had to instal firefox too and it has become my default browser and i cant change that!?!?! Anybody has an idea how to make my IE default browser again?

[dundun2007]

Yea i also would choose firefox over IE anyday. IE has alot of secuirty problems and the main reaosn i like firefox better is because of the way its layout is. I also like the google bar that it comes with. The password manager is easy to use and the cookies are not as trackable, the browser itself has alot better organization and management. The way you can search like page search and whatever else is also better because it highlights.

[dark]

Hi

Well I for one would rather use Firefox, I don't want to help Microsoft monopoly all the time but I got to admit I am so used to I.E. that the switch is rather hard. I am used to I.E. for downloads especially and I find the loading time of pictures slow in firefox.
So I guess i'll keep on using both for a while.

Patrick

[bjrn]

Sparrow, on Feb 26 2005, 12:50 AM, said:

Anybody has an idea how to make my IE default browser again?

Open Internet Explorer and go to Internet Options, probably under "options", "extra" or "tools". I'm not really sure. Click on the "Programs" tab and check the box which has "Check if IE is the default browser" (or something like that) next to it.

Now click on "OK" and close Internet Explorer. Start it up again and it should say something like "Internet Explorer is not the default browser, do you want to make Internet Explorer the default browser?". Click on "Yes" and you should be done.