Netscape vs. Firefox vs. IE

Post by **bork[e]** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 4:22 pm

Tried using Firefox for a few months with not much luck at all. There are my extensions, themes, tweaks to be used with this browser, but on this POS computer I'm on nothing much helped.

Got back on IE a few weeks ago and everything was back to normal, but using the tabbed browsing for the past few months was something I was really messing.

Jumped on Netscape 7.2 just about an hour ago and so far it runs and loads without problems. So what's the word on this browser, I know very few people that use Netscape but I'm liking the hell out of it.

also, is there as many themes/extensions with netscape as there is with Firefox? I just haven't had the time to browse for them yet.

Post by **Bdw3** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 4:51 pm

Netscape is basically a dumbed down version of Mozilla Firefox with a bunch of crap added, no....?

Liked IE and tabed browsing? Try Maxthon. :icon14:
http://www.maxthon.com/

Post by **bork[e]** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:02 pm

There is a load of crap installed with Netscape, but I'm liking it so far. Scourge sent me that maxthon link awhile back but didn't feal like messing with it at the time, guess I'll check that one out.

One question, is Maxthon a totaly seprate browser...or does IE run it or what?

edit: buh bye Netsape, should have messed around with Maxton a little more last week. :icon32:

Post by **Bdw3** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:03 pm

er both sorta.

It uses the IE engine.

It dosen't mess up your IE if that's what your asking.

Post by **Freakaloin** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:26 pm

bork[e] wrote:Tried using Firefox for a few months with not much luck at all.

lol...moron?

Post by **bork[e]** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:29 pm

Freakaloin wrote:lol...moron?

bork[e] wrote: but on this POS computer I'm on nothing much helped.

Something like that.

Post by **Bdw3** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:32 pm

Freakaloin wrote:
bork[e] wrote:Tried using Firefox for a few months with not much luck at all.
lol...moron?

Are you being cynical because he gave up on it? Or because you think be was a moron for trying it?

Post by **Freakaloin** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:33 pm

giving up on it...

Post by **dmmh** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:36 pm

firefox > *

I only installed Nutscrape to test my website's compatibility, which ofcourse was flawless, but other then that, it takes ages to load and lacks functionality

Post by **4g3nt_Smith** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:42 pm

The newest Netscape is is just firefox with a fugly green skin and some useless info bars.

Post by **bitWISE** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 5:58 pm

I fucking hate IE. It has become the bastard child of web browsers and MS needs to update their shit already. There is all kinds of web design shit that you either can't do with IE or have to create JS behavior files to force-feed it the proper functionality.

Firefox > *

Post by **Arkleseizure** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 6:35 pm

bitWISE wrote:I fucking hate IE. It has become the bastard child of web browsers and MS needs to update their shit already. There is all kinds of web design shit that you either can't do with IE or have to create JS behavior files to force-feed it the proper functionality.

Firefox > *

Actually, you are correct. IE is very linuent on the coding of a hypertext document. Firefox requires HTML 4.0 and a valid W3C document for correct viewing.

Post by **Chupacabra** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 6:40 pm

dmmh wrote:firefox > *

wait werent you the big proponent of IE?

google says yes:

your quotations:

"IE > * "

"thats why I prefer IE, i just point it to my IE upon reinstall and my desktop, docs and favs are all back"

"yes, you need all kinds of plugins to make it fucntion like a ordinary browser would" [in reference to FF]

soapboy: Originally posted by SOAPboy:
no.. were not clueless.. we just dont like browsers that are slow, choppy, and fuck up webpages..[in reference to FF]

"for once, I have to agree with u"

Im glad that after trying to fight it for a long time with us you've come to see the light

Post by **bork[e]** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 6:45 pm

4g3nt_Smith wrote:The newest Netscape is is just firefox with a fugly green skin and some useless info bars.

And that is impossible to do anything about so it's useless.

Post by **inphlict** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 7:46 pm

Firefox owns, highly suggest it.

Post by **dzjepp** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 7:48 pm

Maxthon is where it's at.

Post by **K-mart Shopper** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 8:37 pm

I've been using Firefox for a couple months now, and while I enjoy it, IE loads web content noticeably faster.

Is Maxthon susceptible to IE exploits? If not that's great.. I'd love to be using an IE engine again.

Post by **dzjepp** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 8:50 pm

Well it's supposedly more secure but it still uses ActiveX so you make the call...

Install SpywareBlaster that will block all bad ActiveX controls from ever installing and you're already 90% secure... (it will also block a bunch of restricted sites, marked as bad) Spybot S & D will also help, as will regular scanning for bad BHO's and other components with HijackThis.

Enable the hosts file in Spybot S & D

Microsoft's AntiSpyware has a ton of features tailored for protecting and cleaning IE.

Both Spybot & Microsoft's offering have real time protection (like 'TeaTimer' in Spybot) but personally I have no need for it... it probably does suck up a tiny bit of resources.

EDIT: What I'm trying to say is, my Maxthon is just as secure as Firefox. :icon31: It also has a wide range of plugins available for download and it comes with an ad/popup manager that is just as good as Ad block for Firefox.

Post by **dmmh** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 9:14 pm

Chupacabra wrote:
dmmh wrote:firefox > *

wait werent you the big proponent of IE?

google says yes:

your quotations:

"IE > * "

"thats why I prefer IE, i just point it to my IE upon reinstall and my desktop, docs and favs are all back"

"yes, you need all kinds of plugins to make it fucntion like a ordinary browser would" [in reference to FF]

soapboy: Originally posted by SOAPboy:
no.. were not clueless.. we just dont like browsers that are slow, choppy, and fuck up webpages..[in reference to FF]

"for once, I have to agree with u"

Im glad that after trying to fight it for a long time with us you've come to see the light

I like to argue, sue me

Post by **R00k** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 9:27 pm

I love Firefox. Once I adjusted the network settings, it loads pages just as fast as IE ever did, and I don't have to have 3rd party software to stop popups.

Post by **eepberries** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 9:59 pm

Bork you might want to try Mozilla 1.4. I personally had problems with firefox in that it loaded pages incorrectly half the time, but Mozilla 1.4 has and sitll does work almost flawless for me

If I remember correctly, Mozilla is a bit more basic than Firefox

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/ ... taller.exe

Post by **bitWISE** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:13 pm

R00k wrote:I love Firefox. Once I adjusted the network settings, it loads pages just as fast as IE ever did, and I don't have to have 3rd party software to stop popups.

And all the tweaks are done in-browser using XML instead of in your registry.

Post by **R00k** » Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:22 pm

Yea I thought that was rather cool too. :icon14:

Post by **Freakaloin** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 12:27 am

about:config is ur friend fag0ts...

Post by **FlamingTP** » Sun Feb 27, 2005 12:46 am

IE: free, built in, no work.

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