Woody Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Hi everybody. Well I've finally taken the plunge and downloaded Firefox, been meaning to try it for ages. I've only ever used IE before and atm everything seems a bit odd. I know that a lot of people here use Firefox, so any help, advice or encouragement will be much appreciated. I feel all at sea right now. It is never difficult to distinguish between a Scotsman with a grievance and a ray of sunshine. P. G. Wodehouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted June 5, 2006 Moderators Share Posted June 5, 2006 Well its pretty similar to internet explorer but a lot more customizable. You can pretty much change anything you want about it. Some things I always do when I convert someone to firefox are: 1. Firetune- This will speed firefox up considerably. Its available here and quite easy to use: http://www.totalidea.com/content/firetune/...tune-index.html 2. Adblock and filter set G updater- These combined extensions will greatly improve your internet experience by blocking ALL adds that you might encounter on the internet. Adblock https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/10/ Filter Set G updater https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1136/ 3. Remember this site(its bookmarked in FF by default) https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/ This site is the place to get all extensions and themes to further customize FF to your liking. You can pretty much do anything with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted June 5, 2006 Author Share Posted June 5, 2006 Thanks rridgely for the quick reply. I've already dowloaded Adblock, No script and Tab mix plus. I've never used tabbed browsing before so don't really know how to use it for the best, but I'm sure I'll get used to it with a bit of experimentation. It is never difficult to distinguish between a Scotsman with a grievance and a ray of sunshine. P. G. Wodehouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted June 5, 2006 Moderators Share Posted June 5, 2006 I'm not a fan of no script. I dont like having to load sites twice to get them to load fully because that extension blocks something. Yeah I know its for security but I want security and no hassle. Tabs are nice when you multi task and research. I usually have about 10-15 of them open at all times while I reply to various forums, check email, ect. Remember that ctrl+T is the hotkey to open tabs. I have FF to set to load google for each new tab that I open(I did this with tab browser preferences but tab mix might do this as well). Here are my extensions if you need some suggestions.(google toolbar is where I get spell check icon from) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted June 6, 2006 Author Share Posted June 6, 2006 Thanks once again. I must say that FF makes IE feel rather old and tired. It is never difficult to distinguish between a Scotsman with a grievance and a ray of sunshine. P. G. Wodehouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted June 15, 2006 Author Share Posted June 15, 2006 I'm not a fan of no script. I dont like having to load sites twice to get them to load fully because that extension blocks something. Yeah I know its for security but I want security and no hassle. Tabs are nice when you multi task and research. I usually have about 10-15 of them open at all times while I reply to various forums, check email, ect. Remember that ctrl+T is the hotkey to open tabs. I have FF to set to load google for each new tab that I open(I did this with tab browser preferences but tab mix might do this as well). Here are my extensions if you need some suggestions.(google toolbar is where I get spell check icon from) Just a quick update. I've been playing with Firefox for about a week now, and I have to say I think it's wonderful. I can't see myself ever using IE again. Btw rridgely, I just love the colorful tabs extension, thanks for that. It is never difficult to distinguish between a Scotsman with a grievance and a ray of sunshine. P. G. Wodehouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphirer Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Just a quick update. I've been playing with Firefox for about a week now, and I have to say I think it's wonderful. I can't see myself ever using IE again. Btw rridgely, I just love the colorful tabs extension, thanks for that. Glad to see that you enjoy using Firefox Check out this thread on Lunarsoft.Net for a list of more helpful and useful extensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFiresInTheSky Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 IE HATTERS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphirer Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 IE isn't bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krit86lr Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 IE HATTERS! When are you going to wise up and give into peer pressure dude!?!? ROFLMAO (I crack myself up sometimes, hehehe). FIRE FOX RULES...IE SUX Windows Pro Media 8.1 x64 | 8GB Ram | 500G HDD 7200 RPM | All that I know about my graphics is that it's Intel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwillener Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 IE HATTERS! Mad as a hatter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDPower Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Btw rridgely, I just love the colorful tabs extension, thanks for that. If you like that try PageStyle2Tab, gives the tabs the same colour or design as the page. Very useful for telling tabs apart and looks good too IMO (you'll need to temporarily disable Colorful Tabs if you try it though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted June 15, 2006 Moderators Share Posted June 15, 2006 IE isn't bad. It's a security risk regardless of the critical updates MS is constantly applying to it, which in reality is only keeping it on life support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted June 15, 2006 Author Share Posted June 15, 2006 " Check out this thread on Lunarsoft.Net for a list of more helpful and useful extensions. " Great link, thanks for that Zaphirer. It should keep me busy for a while. It is never difficult to distinguish between a Scotsman with a grievance and a ray of sunshine. P. G. Wodehouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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