 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Why put up with the pain. Change browsers!
 |
•
•
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,212
Reputation: 
Solved Threads: 16
Here is what disturbs me about MSIE vs FF:
MS is a for-profit business and sells ad space - how good is their ad blocker going to be?
The last couple of evil exploits have been using click-through ads.
I use FF at home and I have no ads (sorry csgal - I really will contribute soon <vbg>) -- except that I allow google ads because they actually keep them corralled where I know what they are. When I have to use ie at work, the ads just drive me crazy.
MS is a for-profit business and sells ad space - how good is their ad blocker going to be?
The last couple of evil exploits have been using click-through ads.
I use FF at home and I have no ads (sorry csgal - I really will contribute soon <vbg>) -- except that I allow google ads because they actually keep them corralled where I know what they are. When I have to use ie at work, the ads just drive me crazy.
Imagine a world without hypotheticals....
You can have my book when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
You can have my book when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
•
•
•
•
Originally Posted by oalee 
The only way that I can think of to make anything computer-related secure is not to use it.
e.g if someone wants to rob your house they will always find a way. Obviously a better lock and a fence might help, maybe even a dog but if someone is determined enough, they will find a way. Even the most impenetrable fortress always has a crack.
If i am helpful, please give me reputation points.
•
•
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 262
Reputation:
Solved Threads: 0
Posting Whiz in Training
^^^^ well said
mmmmmmmmmmmmikey - My name is mikey
there are 12 m's in my name!
there are 12 m's in my name!
•
•
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 75
Reputation:
Solved Threads: 2
Junior Poster in Training
Maxthon rulz.
•
•
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 3,244
Reputation:
Solved Threads: 25
Yes it does!!
I use the last version of MyIE2
(Last version before name change)
I use the last version of MyIE2
(Last version before name change) •
•
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 75
Reputation:
Solved Threads: 2
Junior Poster in Training
Yeah, but its a lot faster because the classic versions have great memory handling. I can open about 50 YouTube videos all on play and get 50k memory usage. Right now with only this Daniweb window open, Task Manager is reporting 8MB of memory usage from Maxthon.exe, bringing my total to 700MB of free memory from my 1GB of ram. In reality, the startup time for Maxthon is usually smaller than Opera 9's because Maxthon runs so efficiently. Also, Maxy's extremely customizable with just about everything. I have flat tabs with the active tab highlighted yellow. For my keyword search: g for google, w for wikipedia, d for download.com, d for The Free Dictionary, hd for Stage6, y for YouTube, t for thesaurus.com, get for downloadyoutubevideos.com, a for asking a Yahoo! Answers question, e for ebay, and n for newegg. This all results in ultra-fast web browsing. It even has a reopen last closed tab function like Firefox with Alt+Z. Just remember not to use Friendly Error Page cause it redirects to Greatsearchresults, and CTRL+N opens a new tab instead of CTRL+T. CTRL+T will do a scale effect like Expose, so you can see all your tabs in one page. Even more bragging, IE engine = compatiblity.
|
Other Threads in the Web Browsers Forum
- Previous Thread: Favorites Bar
- Next Thread: IE Won't Clear History
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Latest Web Browsers Posts
- Today's Posts
- Unanswered Threads
Related Forum Features
Tag cloud for Web Browsers
aiim2009 andrewlippmann android aol apple awesomebar background browser browserproblems browsers browsing budget bug bughunt censorship childabuse china chrome client code contest crash defect development dns email error eu explorer fileeditmissing firefox flash gecko google government history ie7 ie8 internet internet.broadband internetexplorer internetexplorer8 internetusage iphone leak linux malware marshallmcluhan media memory microsoft mitmedialab mobile mobilebrowsers mozilla music netscape networking news newspapers newyork offline olympics onlinecommunities opensource opera opera.software patch plugins porn privacy problem safari save seamonkey security server sex silverlight software survey surveys teenagers television testing thunderbird twitter u.s. uk usenet users utest video web webbrowser webdevelopment webusage wikipedia worldwideweb xp
