Time to Trash IE?? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

j0hnb · 07-24-2004, 08:27 AM

After reading this, http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/249 I wanted to ask you guys if you think it is really time to get a new browser, and if so which browser do you suggest. I have been a long time fan of IE. So what do you think?

k1ng · 07-24-2004, 08:43 AM

There are several threads about getting rid of IE.

http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...threadid=62229
http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...threadid=61453
http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...threadid=53429

I use Firefox, as do a lot of people here.

sailor · 07-24-2004, 09:09 AM

Its been time to get rid of IE for about two years now--its just the recent wave of attacks has made it even more compelling.

Two words: Mozilla FireFox. Ive used it for a year and a half, and havent looked back.

the_marq · 07-24-2004, 09:51 AM

I have resisted getting rid of IE for a long time now, mostly because I was 'used to it.' The shortcut keys were second nature and everything was where I expeted it to be. When I tried to use Opera, it was like trying to masturbate with my left hand...mildly amusing, but just awkward and clumsy.

Mozilla Firefox has an interface VERY similar to IE, infact there is a skin that even makes it look like IE. Plus it has the added bonus of the tabbed interface. After trying it for just a week I set it as my default browser and don't intend on going back to IE for anything but a few exceptions.

ultra_agent9 · 07-24-2004, 10:06 AM

Ditto. I threw IE in the trash and now am a happy Mozilla Firefox user. MS IE sucks ass! Get out there, there are other alternatives yo!

nanofever · 07-24-2004, 10:42 AM

I use Firefox, and you would have to give me a full harem to make me switch back to IE.

Stare At The Sun · 07-24-2004, 11:03 AM

Yeah, firefox owns. No Popups. Ever! Not even one...

And its real nice and stable, the tabs rule, etc. No reason to use the sin known as IE.

BigBob234 · 07-24-2004, 11:21 AM

I'm using Firefox, too.

Damn good browser, IMO.
BB

PS - I'll take that harem in exchange for IE, as well. Afterall, it's only a browser.

MontanaXVI · 07-24-2004, 01:31 PM

Using IE and FireFox here together and I must say I am VERY VERY impressed with FrieFox. Seems to be very stable, the tabbed windows is nice, Just that I have IE so damn tuned to my liking I am still fighting the switch though I do not see much of a defensive front.

Latch · 07-24-2004, 04:33 PM

Yet another FireFox vote....

07-24-2004, 04:48 PM

Also using firefox here. my complaint right now is that the toolbars arent moveable like IE. you cant move toolbars next to each other. so i have google toolbar and airoboform toolbar stacked on top of each other. wasting alot of space.

SecretMethod70 · 07-24-2004, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Xepidemic
Also using firefox here. my complaint right now is that the toolbars arent moveable like IE. you cant move toolbars next to each other. so i have google toolbar and airoboform toolbar stacked on top of each other. wasting alot of space.

Everything's completely movable. Right click, select customize, drag stuff where you want it.

07-24-2004, 06:08 PM

i tried that secret.. all i get is an option to drag in buttons. i mean i wanna go from this

file edit view etc
------------------------------------------------------
< > reload etc |http://www.tfproject.org
------------------------------------------------------
google toolbar |_________|:::wasted::::::
------------------------------------------------------
Roboform toolbar |fill|etc|::wasted space::
------------------------------------------------------
| TAB || TAB || TAB |

to this

file edit view etc
------------------------------------------------------
< > reload etc |http://www.tfproject.org
------------------------------------------------------
google toolbar |_________|Roboform toolbar |fill|etc|
------------------------------------------------------
| TAB || TAB || TAB |

i dont know if it came out right but hopefully you know what i mean. i want to move google toolbar right next to roboform toolbar.

SecretMethod70 · 07-24-2004, 08:40 PM

oh hmmm, I don't have any installed toolbars so I'm not sure how one would do that

ibis · 07-24-2004, 10:13 PM

I've got it set up like this: Uses alot less screen size...
[removed]
Once you get used to the shortcuts, the buttons simply get in the way.

asittler · 07-24-2004, 10:50 PM

I'm using Firefox and Epiphany from X, and Firefox alone when I use other machines. I've gotten a few people to switch to Firefox, too, by telling them that that virus that neutralized their Windows-based OS was likely spread via IE.

On another note, does anyone know of any good, lightweight browsers for MacOS 8.6? I acquired a Performa 6360 (which is like an x200 series, without the major hardware fuckups and with a PCI slot) and want to use it as a sort of gaming box (All my games work on it-- StarCraft, Brood War, Diablo 1, and WarCraft 2/expansion) but the only hangup is a web browser (to look up cheats and info while gaming) and an mp3 player that can handle streaming audio (and isn't payware). Suffice it to say that some game music just sucks.

Speed_Gibson · 07-25-2004, 08:29 PM

Opera all the way here with Firefox as an almost never used backup.

Fearless_Hyena · 07-25-2004, 08:36 PM

Another vote for Firefox. I only use IE when some of my company's crap web apps "best viewed with IE" require it....

portwineboy · 07-27-2004, 08:29 PM

Just made the switch last month, just found the thread about extensions and themes tonight....

convert for life

07-24-2004, 08:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
j0hnb Crazy Location: Arnold, MD	Time to Trash IE?? After reading this, http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/249 I wanted to ask you guys if you think it is really time to get a new browser, and if so which browser do you suggest. I have been a long time fan of IE. So what do you think?

07-24-2004, 08:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
k1ng Nothing Location: Atlanta, GA	There are several threads about getting rid of IE. http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...threadid=62229 http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...threadid=61453 http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...threadid=53429 I use Firefox, as do a lot of people here. __________________ "Delight in excellence is easily confused with snobbery by the ignorant." -Joseph Epstein

07-24-2004, 09:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Its been time to get rid of IE for about two years now--its just the recent wave of attacks has made it even more compelling. Two words: Mozilla FireFox. Ive used it for a year and a half, and havent looked back. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

07-24-2004, 09:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
the_marq All hail the Mountain King Location: Black Mesa	I have resisted getting rid of IE for a long time now, mostly because I was 'used to it.' The shortcut keys were second nature and everything was where I expeted it to be. When I tried to use Opera, it was like trying to masturbate with my left hand...mildly amusing, but just awkward and clumsy. Mozilla Firefox has an interface VERY similar to IE, infact there is a skin that even makes it look like IE. Plus it has the added bonus of the tabbed interface. After trying it for just a week I set it as my default browser and don't intend on going back to IE for anything but a few exceptions. __________________ The Truth: Johnny Cash could have kicked Bruce Lee's ass if he wanted to. #3 in a series

07-24-2004, 10:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
ultra_agent9 Crazy Location: Tokyo Japan	Ditto. I threw IE in the trash and now am a happy Mozilla Firefox user. MS IE sucks ass! Get out there, there are other alternatives yo! __________________ Champaigne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.

07-24-2004, 10:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
nanofever Huzzah for Welcome Week, Much beer shall I imbibe. Location: UCSB	I use Firefox, and you would have to give me a full harem to make me switch back to IE. __________________ I'm leaving for the University of California: Santa Barbara in 5 hours, give me your best college advice - things I need, good ideas, bad ideas, nooky, ect. Originally Posted by Norseman on another forum: "Yeah, the problem with the world is the stupid people are all cocksure of themselves and the intellectuals are full of doubt."

07-24-2004, 11:03 AM	#7 (permalink)
Stare At The Sun Eh? Location: Somewhere over the rainbow	Yeah, firefox owns. No Popups. Ever! Not even one... And its real nice and stable, the tabs rule, etc. No reason to use the sin known as IE.

07-24-2004, 11:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
BigBob234 Upright Location: Central IL	I'm using Firefox, too. Damn good browser, IMO. BB PS - I'll take that harem in exchange for IE, as well. Afterall, it's only a browser.

07-24-2004, 01:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
MontanaXVI Junkie Location: Go A's!!!!	Using IE and FireFox here together and I must say I am VERY VERY impressed with FrieFox. Seems to be very stable, the tabbed windows is nice, Just that I have IE so damn tuned to my liking I am still fighting the switch though I do not see much of a defensive front. __________________ Spank you very much

07-24-2004, 04:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
Latch In Your Dreams Location: City of Lights	Yet another FireFox vote....

07-24-2004, 04:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
Xepidemic Guest	Also using firefox here. my complaint right now is that the toolbars arent moveable like IE. you cant move toolbars next to each other. so i have google toolbar and airoboform toolbar stacked on top of each other. wasting alot of space.

07-24-2004, 06:08 PM	#13 (permalink)
Xepidemic Guest	i tried that secret.. all i get is an option to drag in buttons. i mean i wanna go from this file edit view etc ------------------------------------------------------ < > reload etc \|http://www.tfproject.org ------------------------------------------------------ google toolbar \|_________\|:::wasted:::::: ------------------------------------------------------ Roboform toolbar \|fill\|etc\|::wasted space:: ------------------------------------------------------ \| TAB \|\| TAB \|\| TAB \| to this file edit view etc ------------------------------------------------------ < > reload etc \|http://www.tfproject.org ------------------------------------------------------ google toolbar \|_________\|Roboform toolbar \|fill\|etc\| ------------------------------------------------------ \| TAB \|\| TAB \|\| TAB \| i dont know if it came out right but hopefully you know what i mean. i want to move google toolbar right next to roboform toolbar.

07-24-2004, 08:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	oh hmmm, I don't have any installed toolbars so I'm not sure how one would do that __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

07-24-2004, 10:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
ibis PIKE!	I've got it set up like this: Uses alot less screen size... [removed] Once you get used to the shortcuts, the buttons simply get in the way. Last edited by ibis; 08-10-2007 at 11:19 AM..

07-24-2004, 10:50 PM	#16 (permalink)
asittler Upright	I'm using Firefox and Epiphany from X, and Firefox alone when I use other machines. I've gotten a few people to switch to Firefox, too, by telling them that that virus that neutralized their Windows-based OS was likely spread via IE. On another note, does anyone know of any good, lightweight browsers for MacOS 8.6? I acquired a Performa 6360 (which is like an x200 series, without the major hardware fuckups and with a PCI slot) and want to use it as a sort of gaming box (All my games work on it-- StarCraft, Brood War, Diablo 1, and WarCraft 2/expansion) but the only hangup is a web browser (to look up cheats and info while gaming) and an mp3 player that can handle streaming audio (and isn't payware). Suffice it to say that some game music just sucks.

07-25-2004, 08:29 PM	#17 (permalink)
Speed_Gibson Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Location: right here of course	Opera all the way here with Firefox as an almost never used backup. __________________ Started talking to yourself I see. Yes, it's the only way I can be certain of an intelligent conversation. Black Adder

07-25-2004, 08:36 PM	#18 (permalink)
Fearless_Hyena Hello, good evening, and bollocks. Location: near DC	Another vote for Firefox. I only use IE when some of my company's crap web apps "best viewed with IE" require it....

07-27-2004, 08:29 PM	#19 (permalink)
portwineboy Master of No Domains Location: WEEhawken, New Joisey	Just made the switch last month, just found the thread about extensions and themes tonight.... convert for life __________________ If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English, thank a veteran.