[TechGuy]

Alright, I admit it. I'm an Internet Explorer kind of guy. I just never cared much for Netscape, Mozilla, etc. I just downloaded Firefox for the very first time tonight. I've never used a previous version. This is version 1.0PR. I love it. It's fast. Very fast. Not only do web pages load twice as fast as in IE, and seems to run much more smoothly, but it also doesn't take forever to load the program (as was my experience with Mozilla). I really like it. We'll see which one I end up using as my primary.

[Elvandil]

Yes, I like IE, too, and use it most of the time. And Firefox is all the things you say it is. But it just seems to be missing something.

I just installed the newest Mozilla suite and it loads quite a bit faster then the older versions.

I'll still stick with IE most of the time, but Firefox will go on my bootable CD (along with OffByOne browser) since it runs from a read-only environment.

[TechGuy]

But it just seems to be missing something.

I've only had a few hours with it, but I haven't noticed anything missing.

[Elvandil]

Me either. I guess I'm just so used to IE and all the add-ons and menus that I've added that I don't even want to consider trying to do all of it again with a new browser .

[TechGuy]

The only real add-in I've ever used with IE is Google's Toolbar, and Firefox seems to have something similar built in.

Firefox just feels so soft, though... I'm not used to it yet.

[Big-K]

They have an extension for it that has the full google toolbar. The extensions are great

[cheese]

Yea, firefox has made me happy I havent had a popup since install, very smooth, love my skin, and it even blocked a toolbar from trying to being installed off a site with a little message.

[southernlady]

You do need to configure Firefox tho and to do that you need the plugins, the themes, and the extensions. And those are located in these two places:
The plugins are here: http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/ and the ones you need are:
Java Plugin
Macromedia Flash Player
Macromedia Shockwave Player
QuickTime 6
Windows Media Player

For themes and extensions, the choice is really up to you, go browse the list and then ask others what they use.
Here is the link to the list: http://update.mozilla.org/?application=firefox Liz

[mobo]

Originally Posted by TechGuy

Alright, I admit it. I'm an Internet Explorer kind of guy. I just never cared much for Netscape, Mozilla, etc. I just downloaded Firefox for the very first time tonight. I've never used a previous version. This is version 1.0PR. I love it. It's fast. Very fast. Not only do web pages load twice as fast as in IE, and seems to run much more smoothly, but it also doesn't take forever to load the program (as was my experience with Mozilla). I really like it. We'll see which one I end up using as my primary.

You may like the BB plugin mike, give it a try. It adds BBCode/HTML/XHTML formating. http://update.mozilla.org/extensions...p?category=All

[anon_2g3cc34]

Not only do web pages load twice as fast as in IE

I'm using Opera currently, and apparently Opera's text-only browsing mode loads a page twice as fast as it does in Firefox. It's a feature I've come to love. I'm going to download Firefox tonight because it's open source - Opera is a great browser but has an ugly Related Searches banner.

[CoasterFreak]

i just downloaded firefox last night. fast browsing. I've already made it my default browser.

[southernlady]

The extension I find that I use the most is tinyurl. I LOVE it. Liz

[AvvY]

its about time more people coton on to firefox! i been using the mozilla suit since it came out, and before that i used netscape. i dont see why anyone would want to use IE with its security floors and lack of features! since i had mozilla i came to love tabbed browsing, makes things so much easier!!! and now that i dont need all the extra stuff that comes with the mozilla suite (email client, html editor) firefox is fast, very fast. the best thing is the extensions, because u can fully customize it for ur surfing habits. it truely is superior to IE. the only reason everyone uses IE is coz MS likes to bundle and doesnt give consumers a direct choice!!! i hate MS and i hate IE even more! thank god a few more people made the right choice!!!!!!!!!

[I Fix 4 U]

yay. ok 2 extensions i greatly recommend. i'd say get adblock, it will bust any ad, seriously any ad of any type. Ok than get tabbrowser extensions. This fixes it up well. I just use tabbrowser lite mode. Next, check out mozdev and get whatever you want. I'd also say what he said, get the plugins. Also for search engines go where google button is and you can go down and add engines. My favorite thing about firefox is its extensions system.

[southernlady]

yay. ok 2 extensions i greatly recommend. i'd say get adblock, it will bust any ad, seriously any ad of any type

I TRIED Adblock and BROKE Firefox cause I blocked the script that told me I had new message on HERE!!! And uninstalling and then reinstalling Firefox didn't help. It REMEMBERED my profile, even going in and completely removing it in regedit. I had to re-format my DANGED computer to fix it. I'm not going NEAR that extension AGAIN! Liz