Firefox vs IE

“Ok so im slowly finding out that firefox is better than ie. so, is there a simple way to transfer all my bookmarks to firefox?”

“Yes.
bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks
~new window opens~
File > import > check internet explorer and follow the directions
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“Firefox rocks.”

“u rox, dewd”

“I think I had the option of importing all my ie favorites when I installed Firefox.”

“welcome to the 21st century ...

(just in case you weren't aware ... gmail beats hotmail and AOL)”

“whats so great about gmail?”

“archiving.”

“After you get your bookmarks set up go

Tools > add-ons >
~window opens~
Get extensions
~opens new tab~
Look for an add-on called Ad-block plus. Install that and get used to using it and your browsing will be soooo much nicer.”

“archiving.

which is a fancy way of saying saving your emails, right?
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“actually, i havent had a single pop-up when using firefox alone”

“It does more than that.
It gives you control over what appears on your screen. When I go to TT I see no ads at all. I've stripped them completely off the page.

I've even blacklisted particular ad servers. I never see their ads in any context ever.”

“Doesn't just save them, but brings up any email (in a chain), that relates to the email you receive. It's kinda cool.
And, no one ever dumps your sent or trashed emails.”

“You can also create category folders and automatically send emails to the proper category.”

“I recommend the following add ons

add block plus = eliminates all advertising, just install one of the recommended filter sets and it does all the work for you.

Fasterfox = speeds up Firefox by prefetching.

Smoothwheel = makes page scrolling smooth instead of twitchy.

Forecastfox = local weather at the lower right of your browsing window.

Paste Quote = highlight and copy text, right click gives you option to paste quote. It automatically adds [quote]tags[/quote] (doesn't work on trail talk)

I have others but these are the most used.
last edited: 3/17/08 8:41:28 PM”

“Get the FilterG add-on too. It's am add-on to the add-on Add-block(+). The FilterG updates the rule sets that do the filtering in Adblock+

If you want to see the plugins intalled for Firefox click inside the URL (clear it) and type about: plugins. For geeky configuration options type about: config

The last one is what a lot of the plugins change for you (in a graphical way).”

“yep, I have been a firefox convert for sometime now. Thats why I just laugh when I see people complaining about the ads on TT. What ads? lol. But just like the other browsers some sites you visit won't work well on firefox so keep another browser available for those.”

“But just like the other browsers some sites you visit won't work well on firefox so keep another browser available for those


hyway, Firefox has an add on called "User Agent Switcher" which emulates other browsers if needed. It will emulate IE7, Opera or Netscape.
last edited: 3/18/08 6:21:58 AM”

“interesting...i'll have to try that...that is my one gripe about firefox...we have several web based systems at work and when i work from home they don't work right with firefox
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“That's because your web based systems are coded poorly. It shouldn't matter what browser you are using.
last edited: 3/18/08 6:39:18 AM”

“you're coded poorly”

“Sometimes I think so too.

I'm sorry if I offended you but the standard in web development is cross browser code.”

“i like to make up words too”

“Microsoft doesn't follow the standard.”

“Standards. . . . we don't need no stinking standards!”

“Looks like I have crossed over to the other side too. Anymore add-ons worth mentioning?”

“ad-block plus”

“since the new updates, firefox doesnt work on aol.com for me. it also doesnt download jpgs as fast as ie”

“I like Foxytunes”