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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Ikarus on November 09, 2004, 10:35:00 am

Title: firefox 1.0 release today
Post by: Ikarus on November 09, 2004, 10:35:00 am
oh joy (http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/).  the servers are probably being raped, but its worth the time to dl later in the day.
Title: Re: firefox 1.0 release today
Post by: MindCage on November 09, 2004, 12:12:00 pm
Hopefully they've fixed all the crashes and denials I was getting with the Version 1.0 preview release.
 
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Title: Re: firefox 1.0 release today
Post by: Ikarus on November 10, 2004, 01:08:00 pm
i think there's a reason its called a "release candidate".
Title: Re: firefox 1.0 release today
Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on November 10, 2004, 01:14:00 pm
im loving firefox ... kind of frustrating how I can't access some stuff (specifically, yahoo's fantasy football stattracker), but i can always use IE for that.
 
 the tabbed browsing is great, and their extensions/plug-ins are unreal, especially the ad-block and the weather.com thing.
Title: Re: firefox 1.0 release today
Post by: Herr Professor Doktor Doom on November 10, 2004, 04:33:00 pm
GEEK ALERT!
Title: Re: firefox 1.0 release today
Post by: chaz on November 10, 2004, 04:39:00 pm
I dunno...I've always been happy with my good ol' IE 4.0.
Title: Re: firefox 1.0 release today
Post by: redsock on November 10, 2004, 04:41:00 pm
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Originally posted by chaz:
  I dunno...I've always been happy with my good ol' IE 4.0.
Cause you just don't know. Firefox is so much better than IE. And no crappy pop up windows. Plus the tab window browsing is great...
Title: Re: firefox 1.0 release today
Post by: Ikarus on November 10, 2004, 05:33:00 pm
i think mouse gestures are the real hidden gem here.
 
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Title: Re: firefox 1.0 release today
Post by: chaz on November 11, 2004, 06:18:00 pm
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Originally posted by redsock:
       
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Originally posted by chaz:
  I dunno...I've always been happy with my good ol' IE 4.0.
Cause you just don't know. Firefox is so much better than IE. And no crappy pop up windows. Plus the tab window browsing is great... [/b]
It's called SARCASM....c'mon redsock you shoulda seen that from a mile away...IE 4.0 is like 7 years old!
 
 Typing this in firefox 0.8 browser....
 
 Oh, and fwiw, it's easy enough to get rid of popups using an IE browser.
Title: Re: firefox 1.0 release today
Post by: Herr Professor Doktor Doom on November 11, 2004, 06:55:00 pm
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Title: Re: firefox 1.0 release today
Post by: Ikarus on November 12, 2004, 03:44:00 am
Microsoft says Firefox not a threat to IE (http://news.com.com/Microsoft+says+Firefox+not+a+threat+to+IE/2100-1032_3-5448719.html).
 
 hoo-boy.  nice one.
 
 anyway, got this one off /. (surprise surpise).  browsing their site at -1 filter is the intarweb at its finest.
Title: Re: firefox 1.0 release today
Post by: thirsty moore on November 12, 2004, 10:55:00 am
Just like how Greyhound wasn't worried about the Chinatown bus, right?
Title: Re: firefox 1.0 release today
Post by: Herr Professor Doktor Doom on November 12, 2004, 10:59:00 am
Could it be more like Bush's blunderings aren't a threat to Republican domination...  there are enough sheep out there that Microsoft doesn't have to worry?
Title: Re: firefox 1.0 release today
Post by: kosmo vinyl on November 12, 2004, 11:04:00 am
i'm very happy now that the googlebar has been updated for firefox... this was the one thing that was lacking for OS X and safari and now it's available  :)
Title: Re: firefox 1.0 release today
Post by: RatBastard on November 12, 2004, 01:51:00 pm
"Files you download are automatically saved to your Desktop so they're easy to find."  ARGH This alone is enough reason to NOT use that browser.  I despise when software thinks it knows better than I do how I should use my computer.  Saving stuff directly to the desktop SUCKS!
Title: Re: firefox 1.0 release today
Post by: kosmo vinyl on November 12, 2004, 02:19:00 pm
uh... did you try tools/options/downloads?  you can tell it where to store downloads or have it prompt you
Title: Re: firefox 1.0 release today
Post by: Random Citizen on November 12, 2004, 02:42:00 pm
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  uh... did you try tools/options/downloads?  you can tell it where to store downloads or have it prompt you
That would have been too easy.   :p
Title: Re: firefox 1.0 release today
Post by: RatBastard on November 13, 2004, 12:42:00 am
Nope I havent tried anything actually.  I am satisfied with how IE functions.  But it does look like FF is a fine alternative for those who prefer something else.  I just hate it though when software uses such horrid defualts as saving to the desktop.  Thats so AOLish!  :)