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Sunday, August 1, 2004

Giving Mozilla a Try

I recently followed the herd and switched to Mozilla Firefox as my primary browser. I have used IE for years and have been satisfied with it. However, I ended up having to install the Google Toolbar to get rid of the pop-ups (and some would still sneak through sometimes). I've also been concerned with the security problems with IE. Finally, after using Safari on my iBook, I've become fond of tabbed browsing, and wanted to use a tabbed browser on my PC as well. Another thing I like about Firefox is that it has a built-in toolbar area to search Google, Dictionary.com, the Urban Dictionary and many other sites of your choosing. No more adding toolbars.

I'm also giving the Mozilla mail client, Thunderbird, a try. I like it better than Outlook in many ways. One thing I like is how each mail account has its own set of folders and its own inbox. The only problem I have is that when I imported my saved email from Outlook, the time stamps on any messages I sent are six hours off. They seem to be going by GMT instead of Central time. I've looked for a solution to this problem but have had no luck so far. It's not a huge deal, but it's kind of annoying.

BTW, if you use Firefox and Movable Type, you will need to add this to your MT install if you want to get your editing buttons back.

Comments

I love Firefox! I left IE behind a long time ago

Mozilla goes hard. IE just hasn't kept up

Posted on August 1, 2004 at 3:33 PM

Thanks for the info, susan - - I've played around a bit with Firefox, but hadn't changed over to it completely and now with the add on you linked to it will make it easier - - thanks!

Posted on August 1, 2004 at 9:03 PM
Todd Gravatar.com

I love Thunderbird - true, it does have a few problems but the junk mail controls alone make it worth while. By the way, one of the greatest extensions for Firefox is the 'View Page in IE' option.

Finally, if you really want to make the most of Firefox - try this page to stamp out most of the advertising banners and whatnot.

http://texturizer.net/firefox/adblock.html

:)

Posted on August 1, 2004 at 9:14 PM

Bill, I agree...IE is old-fashioned now.

Uptown Girl, you're welcome! :-)

Todd, thank you for the info! I added the IE View extension a few days ago when I realized that the Live 365 plug-in didn't work for other browsers (although you can opt to use Winamp or something instead). I'll try out that ad-block thing too.

Posted on August 2, 2004 at 8:56 PM
jen Gravatar.com

Welcome to the world of Mozilla. I love both a ton and I've converted my father. I will install both for my mother this weekend.

I just wish I could do the same at work. Alas, we're restricted in order to be compliant with the entire DOJ, which sucks.

Posted on August 2, 2004 at 9:07 PM

Jen,

I know what you mean...I work for the Navy and it's the same situation.

Posted on August 2, 2004 at 9:20 PM



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