Without sounding like too much of a fanboy I would like to take a quick minute to explain something that has improved my surfing experience ten fold. In fact if you tell me your browsing of this site or any other is not twice as fast, I will openly berrate you in public.

Amazingly Internet Explorer actually renders most websites very poorly and slower than a Mozilla based browser like Firefox. When you compare the two it is very clear. Firefox renders data as it is parsed meaning the page you are viewing is displayed as it comes in, in realtime. IE digests a lot of the pages content before it displays anything. This results in a delay in displaying the content. You can test this out on this forums home page very easily. The difference is really noticable.

More reasons to try FF today are:

1. Less adware/malware targets Firefox than IE.
2. It leaves a smaller footprint in memory.
3. Tabbed windows! :yes:
4. It looks damn cool.
5. Did I mention it is hella faster?
6. Awesome community crafted plugins.
7. FREE!

There is no conspiracy. Firefox simply provides a vastly improved experience. That's it that's all.

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Oh ya and Happy Thankagiving Testers. :beer: :wacko:

....and that's why I've used Firefox from the get go. IE really does suck ass guys. Face it, macroscam's browser sucks by comparison. There are all kinds of freeware plug in's to go with Firefox too that will enhance your surfing. If you havn't already, try it. You'll like it.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Wow...its amazing....I have always used IE and never felt like changing over...firefox is very fast

I'd have to find it again... the app... but if you have a mem stick... you can take your FF with you. There is a version that will run off your jump drive and it keeps all your histories etc. so when using a public or someone elses computer, it leaves no trace of where you have been or done :) Maybe someone else has it... I had to redo my box a few weeks ago and lost the link to the proggy

Found it!!!!

hxxp://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/portable_firefox/

This is a post from Protech-equip. I was an avid member of this forum until I decided to damage the community and these very forums in several ways. One of these was by spreading unfounded rumours and lies about the admin here. Another was be editting hundreds of posts I made here with some useless text. The ironic thing is that I actually made a lot of money selling various pirate devices through this very website.

I could have easily chosen to email the admin and ask him to zero out the IP's or even delete my account but decided I would damage the forums and talk shit about the people here instead.

I should be ashamed of this but am likely not.

I prefer the Firefox over IE as well. How ever I do use both.

For some reason, which also include's perforamace of such, Firefox has IE beat hand's down in my opinion.

Chow for now

bdaski...

I also prefer firefox over IE since its way faster, tabbed, looks better, better extentions, and easier to use in my opinion, fire fox is all and all the best browser out there in my opinion

Some sites with store fronts require you use IE for their secure order page. For general surfing purposes though, Firefox is gonna be a way better option in almost all instances.

Nice sig protech.....much appreciated :D

Yea, thanks great browser.

I really like the import feature, 20 seconds and everything is there.

Been using Avant which is IE base, but am going to test drive this for a few days.

on my win machines,, it's Firefox all the way,, it's just plain better (but not without it's security problems and glitches)....
I prefer Safari on my mac though.. advantages??
fast,tweakable, tabbed browsing, and there is no worry about those wierd worms and trojans entering in from those questionable sites..

firefox is great...been using it for a while now and don't see anything better in internet explorer

thanks for turning me on to the fox !!much faster and see that my system performance / cpu useage is much lower
thanks alot

Wow this is nice it's so much faster and I love the speed never mind not having all the spyware from ie. Thanks :)

thanks for turning me on to the fox !!much faster and see that my system performance / cpu useage is much lower
thanks alot
anyone able to use the smiles with firefox ??i can't ??

:) I'm using FireFox.:yes:

:) I'm using FireFox.:yes:
hmmm i loaded all the java applets ?? i wonder if................

i have ie.but what i want to no if i switch to fire fox will my toobars stay.i have a couple toolbars with differant stuff that i use.and the kids to...with ie you can download toobars and i like that.:)

i have ie.but what i want to no if i switch to fire fox will my toobars stay.i have a couple toolbars with differant stuff that i use.and the kids to...with ie you can download toobars and i like that.:)

I don't do toolbars, so I can't help on that. But, you can have both browsers loaded on you computer and simply use the one you want. I am a forever FireFox user but I still use IE for a few pages that just are not hanndled right by FF. The tabbed browsing would make FF the hands down winner, even it wasn't for the speed.:wow:

The tooldbars will stay...nothing changes you are just adding an additional browser. I use Firefox for browsing and IE.

thanks for your help.i downloaded the 1.0.7 one and it says its 4.8 mb.but i went to delete some stuff and it says 15.12 mb .whats up with that.or did i download the wrong one...:)

Here is some help for you FF guys that will give more speed and increase performance. I ran across this somewhere several months ago and saved it.

Type “about:config”, without the quotes of course, into the address bar and hit return. scroll down until you find the settings that you want to change. These are for all types of computers and connections. Find yours and adjust away.

Fast Computer is greater than 1.5Ghz CPU and atleast 512MB RAM
Fast Connection is DSL or cable or better.

Common to all configurations

These are the settings that seem to be common to all configuration files regardless of connection speed or computer speed with a couple of additions - plugin paths can be found with about : plugins and the bookmark menu delay is turned off.
CSS:
/* Speed Tweak - Common to all Configurations */
user_pref("network.http.pipelining", true);
user_pref("network.http.proxy.pipelining", true);
user_pref("network.http.pipelining.maxrequests", 8);
user_pref("content.notify.backoffcount", 5);
user_pref("plugin.expose_full_path", true);
user_pref("ui.submenuDelay", 0);

Fast Computer Fast Connection
CSS:
/* Speed Tweak - Fast Computer Fast Connection */
user_pref("content.interrupt.parsing", true);
user_pref("content.max.tokenizing.time", 2250000);
user_pref("content.notify.interval", 750000);
user_pref("content.notify.ontimer", true);
user_pref("content.switch.threshold", 750000);
user_pref("nglayout.initialpaint.delay", 0);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections", 48);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections-per-server", 16);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy", 16);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server", 8);
user_pref("browser.cache.memory.capacity", 65536);

A couple settings of note - Firefox is allocated 4096 KB of memory by default and in this configuration we give it roughly 65MB as denoted by the last line. This can be changed according to what is used.

Fast Computer, Slower Connection

This configuration is more suited to people without ultra fast connections. We are not talking about dial up connections but slower DSL / Cable connections.
CSS:
/* Speed Tweak - Fast Computer, Slower Connection */
user_pref("content.max.tokenizing.time", 2250000);
user_pref("content.notify.interval", 750000);
user_pref("content.notify.ontimer", true);
user_pref("content.switch.threshold", 750000);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections", 48);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections-per-server", 16);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy", 16);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server", 8);
user_pref("nglayout.initialpaint.delay", 0);
user_pref("browser.cache.memory.capacity", 65536);

Fast Computer, Slow Connection
CSS:
/* Speed Tweak - Fast Computer, Slow Connection */
user_pref("browser.xul.error_pages.enabled", true);
user_pref("content.interrupt.parsing", true);
user_pref("content.max.tokenizing.time", 3000000);
user_pref("content.maxtextrun", 8191);
user_pref("content.notify.interval", 750000);
user_pref("content.notify.ontimer", true);
user_pref("content.switch.threshold", 750000);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections", 32);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections-per-server", 8);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy", 8);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server", 4);
user_pref("nglayout.initialpaint.delay", 0);
user_pref("browser.cache.memory.capacity", 65536);

Slow Computer, Fast Connection
CSS:
/* Speed Tweak - Slow Computer, Fast Connection */
user_pref("content.max.tokenizing.time", 3000000);
user_pref("content.notify.backoffcount", 5);
user_pref("content.notify.interval", 1000000);
user_pref("content.notify.ontimer", true);
user_pref("content.switch.threshold", 1000000);
user_pref("content.maxtextrun", 4095);
user_pref("nglayout.initialpaint.delay", 1000);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections", 48);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections-per-server", 16);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy", 16);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server", 8);
user_pref("DOM.disable_window_status_change", true);

One of the changes made for this particular configuration is the final line where the status bar is disabled for changing web pages to save processor time.

Slow Computer, Slow Connection

We have entered the doldrums of the dial-up user
CSS:
/* Speed Tweak - Slow Computer, Slow Connection */
user_pref("content.max.tokenizing.time", 2250000);
user_pref("content.notify.interval", 750000);
user_pref("content.notify.ontimer", true);
user_pref("content.switch.threshold", 750000);
user_pref("nglayout.initialpaint.delay", 750);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections", 32);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections-per-server", 8);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy", 8);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server", 4);
user_pref("DOM.disable_window_status_change", true);

Another Tweak
CSS:
/* Speed Tweak - Another Tweak */
user_pref("network.dns.disableIPv6", true);

don't know w.t.f. i did , but i can see the add's again and the smiles are working!!
this is a much faster browser !
thanks again

foxfire is better. i just downloaded it and started using it. thanks for the advice bro....

i have speed bro.just wanted to try a new browser...5mb/s download and 512kb/s upload...killer...:)

i dont care for the file download part,,but dam its fast,,thanks man.

This is a post from Protech-equip. I was an avid member of this forum until I decided to damage the community and these very forums in several ways. One of these was by spreading unfounded rumours and lies about the admin here. Another was be editting hundreds of posts I made here with some useless text. The ironic thing is that I actually made a lot of money selling various pirate devices through this very website.

I could have easily chosen to email the admin and ask him to zero out the IP's or even delete my account but decided I would damage the forums and talk shit about the people here instead.

I should be ashamed of this but am likely not.

days later and i still am amazed by the speed ..
and all the new bells and whistles it comes with too !!!!:)
i really like it alot !!:wub:

This is a post from Protech-equip. I was an avid member of this forum until I decided to damage the community and these very forums in several ways. One of these was by spreading unfounded rumours and lies about the admin here. Another was be editting hundreds of posts I made here with some useless text. The ironic thing is that I actually made a lot of money selling various pirate devices through this very website.

I could have easily chosen to email the admin and ask him to zero out the IP's or even delete my account but decided I would damage the forums and talk shit about the people here instead.

I should be ashamed of this but am likely not.

You know I timed it with netscape that was already 5 times faster tham IE and it beat netscape by 7X faster .
i added fasterfox (thanks bdaski) and it has a timer botton right side of screen.
shows / times how fast page loads

:)

netscape is the worst.just aols little brother..i can smoke a blunt faster than net:D scape...lol

netscape is the worst.just aols little brother..i can smoke a blunt faster than net:D scape...lol
aol is "the" worst !!

The last netscape that was worth a hoot was 4.7d. Then they sold their browser to AOhelL, and they screwed it all up. I was so happy when the Mozilla crew once again came out the what is now the best browser avaialable..

Firefox! So true! It's a much better browser and the downloads are faster!
IE has an inferiority complex against Firefox! Mister Bill's team don't like being
second.., or a distant second to last! The Yankees don't always win the series!:)

Hey Guys ; I bow to experience and have downloaded FF, but not used it yet because I am using my first puter(7/05), and learning testing, which leaves me very little time to evaluate, in fact I`ve messed my sh1t up and had to pay to get fixed twice so I`m a little gun shy. I`m not stupid, but neither am I the sharpest knife in the drawer. As soon as I finish this beer I`m gonna take the plunge. The reason I have trepidations is I`ve already fahqed up IE once and had help fixin, so here goes, I know I now have help, and its a good feeling, you guys and gals are great!!!

I been using this for a week now, and it working great, till today, this morning I shut down PC when I went to work, and when I turn on tonight, I lost all the BOOKMAKRS. By this way can I get the spell check for this?

v. 1.5 out, get it at www . mozilla . com

Fire fox is the only way to go no tracking cookies and it is faster but it will use up alot of memory If you download and add all of the plugins I just run the weather and the custom skin plugins. And no more. I rarely use IE just because it is inferior. And I belive Microsoft overlooks ad ware because they get PAID! Just my personal beliefs.

I've been using FF a loooooog time, i love it, IE suks big time. When i go over to my son's & get on his PC running IE i feel like setting it on fire lol. Lot of difference in the speed, both on dial-yuck.:barf:

With FF i never get a popup. FF does block some programs like flash programs but U can allow it to load.

Thanks Chip works good

wtf ?? just noticed useing the fox , all of the add's are missing except the casino on the right and the pregnat chic everything above on left is gone along with the add on very top ???

cant see any of them with I.E ??

just an observation from my view :)

You lost me, there missing or there there??

"just noticed useing the fox , all of the add's are missing"
"cant see any of them with I.E ??"

just a bit of information, theres programs that can make IE run that fast, its an easy trick. 1 way is to keep the http crap of each site on a list so that it doesnt have to go back n forth asking the site b4 it starts downloading it, i had 1 of these programs a long time ago and i was BLOWN away. Lost it though with a reformat and forgot what its called. Can find 1 easy with a thread where I get all my links for eMule.

wtf ?? just noticed useing the fox , all of the add's are missing except the casino on the right and the pregnat chic everything above on left is gone along with the add on very top ???

cant see any of them with I.E ??

just an observation from my view :)

This might not be a bad thing, as you still get the Preggo girl! :D

As a side note, the person who codes the web page has to make sure that it works for all of the web-browsers that they 'think' will access it - From working on the one at work -- sometimes it is hell to get all of the browsers to show everything, so you sometimes have to compromise and just go with the ones that you think are the most popular.

I want fire fox new version
thank you:)

FireFox kicks some major butt! Thanx for the heads up Chip.

R99

Is there a way to erase history using firefox? Or isnt it needed...

Is there a way to erase history using firefox? Or isnt it needed...
chuck try tools /options /privacy open the tabs and look around:)

Thanks...just took some looking around

Thanks...just took some looking around
good deal !!!:)

erase history/tracks is a gret tool..its easier to use in firefox than IE.....this is way better and faster than IE

i loved FF when it now came out couldnt stop talkin about the speed and recomending it to Everyone but recently i most admit ive been using Maxthon now how do u guys think it matches up I think a bare bones FF is fast but u got to load all ur costomized plugin to make it a Maxthon , so u want all the features of FireFox without all the haslte get Maxthon or just use Both.

Sorry, but FireFox is a peice of crap! I've used it since the first version and it was cool to have another browser, but this last version (1.5) is just junk all the way. I have had nothing but problems with it. I think I'll keep my IE for now, thank you.

Bash if you want, just my opinion...

I am using 1.6...Solid here.

Do you have to uninstall IE or just leve it?

Another alternative is to use Maxthon browser. It is built on the IE platform, however incoroporates many new features such as tab browsing. The only limitation is it does not allow 3rd party tool bars such as Yahoo or Google. I have been using this browser for about a year (even when it was still called myIE2) and could not imagine going back to standard IE. The addres for it is www.maxthon.com.

Hope this helps
hovercrafterDo you have to uninstall IE or just leve it?
u dont need to unistall anything latinpercussion just leave it. But hopefully you will forget it ever existed also try http://www.maxthon.com/ ^_^

not to mention that firefox is much faster it is also much, much more secure. It also has pop up blockers that really work. Been using firefox quite some time and have not looked back.
You might also want to look at a program called fasterfox from mozilla. It will do some of the tweeks for you.
termite6015

FireFox Rulzz!!!

Without sounding like too much of a fanboy I would like to take a quick minute to explain something that has improved my surfing experience ten fold. In fact if you tell me your browsing of this site or any other is not twice as fast, I will openly berrate you in public.

Amazingly Internet Explorer actually renders most websites very poorly and slower than a Mozilla based browser like Firefox. When you compare the two it is very clear. Firefox renders data as it is parsed meaning the page you are viewing is displayed as it comes in, in realtime. IE digests a lot of the pages content before it displays anything. This results in a delay in displaying the content. You can test this out on this forums home page very easily. The difference is really noticable.

More reasons to try FF today are:

1. Less adware/malware targets Firefox than IE.
2. It leaves a smaller footprint in memory.
3. Tabbed windows! :yes:
4. It looks damn cool.
5. Did I mention it is hella faster?
6. Awesome community crafted plugins.
7. FREE!

There is no conspiracy. Firefox simply provides a vastly improved experience. That's it that's all. Get Firefox now (http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=151653&t=60).

<a href="http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=affiliates&id=151653&t=60"><img border="0" alt="Get Firefox!" title="Get Firefox!" src="http://sfx-images.mozilla.org/affiliates/Buttons/180x60/rediscover.gif"/></a>

Oh ya and Happy Thankagiving Testers. :beer: :wacko:

I am with you Chip !!!,
I have used FireFox from version 1.0 to something 1.05 now ( more than a year ), never want to look back the turtle Explorer again.
Cheer :beer: :hat:

I have been using firefox for quite sometime, I got to where I hate IE - I actualy just compiled a new version today as I had not updated firefox in some time...

she seems very nice, thx
Red

some people also say that opera is another free browser and faster then firefox. maybe something else to give it a shot.

Ive been running firefox for quite some time now. I tell my frenz they're behind the times using IE. When i show them how firefox works they get hooked right away.
Additionally, I've been using Artera Turbo recently to boost my speed. I use a motorola C330 as a modem (gprs setup) & with Firefox & Artera it beats dial-up any day :yes:
Close to my company's DSL....if i may say so myself :cool: