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IE, Mozilla, or Firefox?

Posted on September 4th, 2004 by Poonam

I just downloaded Firefox and so far I like it. :smile: Still lots of experimenting to do. I have noticed the left bar problem — kinda looks all squished. :roll:

I am thinking of maybe just doing a new layout/template — fixed width like Monty, Manpreet, and many others.

OR We could stick to this one — but we need a favor. :smile:

Please tell us which browser you are using? IE 6, Mozilla, Firefox, or something else?

Thank you. We would give you a Gmail invitation for helping us out — but most people have one. :lol: :rotfl: :lol: Ok - bad joke. :oops: :rotfl:

Alvida. Jai Mata Di.







34 Responses to “IE, Mozilla, or Firefox?”

  1. Ankur Raheja Says:
    September 4th, 2004 at 10:36 pm

    I’m using IE6.

    Waitng for another GMAIL invitation :grin:

  2. Poonam Says:
    September 4th, 2004 at 11:10 pm
    Cool Ankur. Thanks :smile:

    Do you want an invitation? :wink: Neeraj has plenty to give out now. :smile:

  3. Ankur Raheja Says:
    September 5th, 2004 at 12:46 am

    Just Kidding :mrgreen:

    I have GMAIL account.
    Thx :smile:

  4. Poonam Says:
    September 5th, 2004 at 12:51 am
    Any time dost :smile:

    Who needs a Gmail acct. when u have Ankur@ar.com or like me with np@np.com, sahi baat hai naa? :grin:

  5. Ankur Raheja Says:
    September 5th, 2004 at 7:12 am

    You are right :smile: but even then 1 GB space can be used to store lots of personal data.

  6. Chetan Says:
    September 5th, 2004 at 10:14 pm

    I second fixed width. They give you better control of how your text flows. Goodluck with the new layout if you’re designing one.

    I use Firefox exclusively—which is the most standards compliant browser as of today.

  7. Poonam Says:
    September 5th, 2004 at 10:17 pm
    [Chetan] - I just am experimenting with Firefox since this last weekend. One thing I don’t understand is why it doesn’t work with my firewall (BlackIce). The minute I turn on the firewall - Firefox cannot connect to my website. :roll: Weird.

    The new design is in the works — trying to find a nice photo or something to use as a header. :smile: Let’s see how much longer it will take me. :wink:

  8. Monty Says:
    September 5th, 2004 at 10:44 pm

    IE6 here.

    Since you are talking about the right browser, ever thought about the right email client. Outlook’03 or Thunderbird?

  9. Poonam Says:
    September 5th, 2004 at 10:48 pm
    Hey Monty - I am pretty surprised that you also use IE 6. (just because you are up to date on all this stuff :smile: )

    Is there a reason why you don’t use Mozilla or Firefox? Have you tried it or thought about trying it?

    I read a few things about Thunderbird — and frankly I prefer Outlook 2003. I recently got the upgrade CD from Accenture and since I have installed it — it works awesome. I think the organization powers it has can do wonders if you know how to use it. :smile: I wouldn’t even think about changing email clients (I don’t have a choice @ work but even for home - Outlook all the way). :smile:

  10. Chetan Says:
    September 6th, 2004 at 9:20 am

    Poonam—It looks like BlackIce is the culprit not Firefox. Firefox is an internet application. You’ll need to configure your firewall to allow access for Firefox. This basic rule applies to all firewalls. Unless you tell your firewall to allow a particular app to access internet, it will block it. Btw, why don’t you use ZoneAlarm. It’s the best firewall there is.

  11. Poonam Says:
    September 6th, 2004 at 11:00 am
    Oh i see. I don’t have a choice — its my laptop for work so I can’t change my firewall and all. Just have to use what I got. :smile: Thanks for the info!
  12. Monty Says:
    September 6th, 2004 at 5:32 pm

    Yep tried Firefox, but didnt find anything extra ordinary about it. For a while I used Avant, coz it offers the same features that Firefox offers like Tabbed browsing, popup blocks etc etc, but am back to IE.

    I tried Thunderbird too, but got back to Outlook’03.

  13. Chetan Says:
    September 6th, 2004 at 6:39 pm

    Poonam—Just look under BlackIce and see how to add a new application to enable it to access internet. There must be an option.

  14. Poonam Says:
    September 6th, 2004 at 8:02 pm
    [Monty] - I think I remember when you used to use Avant. So far Firefox I have liked. I am using that and IE 6 back and forth. :smile: I don’t think I will switch email clients. Outlook 2003 has everything that I want. :smile:

    [Chetan] - All done my friend. Its now working fine in Firefox with the firewall. Thanks! :smile:

  15. Beth Says:
    September 7th, 2004 at 11:43 pm

    Hmmmm… I use Godzilla or WhiteFire. Ha! :hyper:

  16. Poonam Says:
    September 7th, 2004 at 11:48 pm
    Oh Beth, you crack me up! :lol: Godzilla! Mozilla’s long lost brother! :lol: :rotfl:

    WhiteFire! You should copyright that now, that’s a good one! :rotfl: :grin:

  17. Sushubh Says:
    September 8th, 2004 at 1:18 am

    Looks like i am alone here using Opera full time. Along with M2 for mail… Also for RSS and IRC…

  18. Manpreet Says:
    September 8th, 2004 at 6:44 am

    Its IE6 & opera for me… yes, i use both of them :p

    For email, its Outlook 2003 all the way..

  19. Poonam Says:
    September 8th, 2004 at 10:06 am
    [Sushubh] - I have only heard about Opera thru you. :smile: I will have to find out more about it. How does the site look on Opera? M2 is which company’s product? I haven’t heard about it either. :roll:

    [Manpreet] - So you are there to keep Sushubh company in the Opera category. So which one do you like better Opera and IE as you use them both? :smile: Yes, Outlook 2003 is great. :mrgreen:

  20. Sushubh Says:
    September 8th, 2004 at 10:11 am

    Opera is technically not free, so people just don’t give it a go. M2 is Opera’s internal mail client. Rocks. Very intelligent software. Packs a lot of punch in 3.5 megs. Just have to get used to Google ad… ofcourse you can buy it… I plan to buy it as soon as I get some spare cash with me :)

  21. Poonam Says:
    September 8th, 2004 at 10:26 am
    So they have Google ads? Hmm. And its not free? So are you using a trial version or what? Because you say that you are going to buy it so just wondering. :???: I thought there had to be a drawback because you don’t hear many using it. Cool. Thanks for the info! :smile:
  22. Sushubh Says:
    September 8th, 2004 at 10:45 am

    Hmm… Let me explain a bit more…

    Opera is free. With ads. It means you can use it for ever… a small ad would be running at the top. As long as you do not buy it.

    There is no trial period. No nag screens, no popups asking for registration. It works as a regular software.

    It has a browser, IRC client, mail client, news reader, RSS aggregator. All packed inside 3.5 Megs.

    Next version will have voice support… That means, you can tell Opera read pages to you, and you can tell opera commands to follow.

    Everything is optional of course. You can use it as a simple browser.

    Not many people use it. Because:
    1. Firefox works well as a browser. And it is free.
    2. There seems to be a feeling that if a freeware good alternative is available for commercial software, then the commercial software making company is greedy. I have read people saying many nasty things about Opera, just because the company does not give Opera for free.

    Here is an old post about Opera in general. Not the final word.

    http://stuff.techwhack.com/archives/2004/05/18/opera-browser-750/

  23. Poonam Says:
    September 8th, 2004 at 11:00 am
    ok cool. Got it! Makes sense. I will check out that post. :smile: Thanks man!
  24. Sushubh Says:
    September 8th, 2004 at 11:18 am

    Man :sad:

    Main to chota sa nanha sa pyara sa bacha hoon… :irked:

  25. Poonam Says:
    September 8th, 2004 at 11:32 am
    chota sa nanha sa pyaara sa baccha?? :rotfl:

    tumhari baatein se toh nahi lagta ke tum aaise ho :wink:

  26. Sushubh Says:
    September 8th, 2004 at 11:41 am

    oh yeah? ask my last girl friend. :cool:

    oooh wait, that specie does not exist. :rotfl:

  27. Poonam Says:
    September 9th, 2004 at 10:37 am
    Does your new girlfriend exist if your last doesn’t? :rotfl:
  28. Sushubh Says:
    September 9th, 2004 at 10:50 am

    i threw my last girlfriend off the roof after i had an argument with my mom…

    it had a pentium 100 with 16 megs ram. her face was the size of a 14″ monitor… though i still have her heart with me… the teeny tiny 1.2GB harddisk… :rotfl:

  29. Poonam Says:
    September 9th, 2004 at 11:45 am
    One word: nerd :mrgreen: :rotfl:

    just kidding. :smile:

  30. Manpreet Says:
    September 9th, 2004 at 11:38 pm

    Sushubh bhai there is more in life than these silly computers :rotfl:

  31. Sushubh Says:
    September 9th, 2004 at 11:47 pm

    :irked: no there is not…

    :mrgreen: ‘nough about me…

  32. Poonam Says:
    September 9th, 2004 at 11:48 pm
    :rotfl: Enough about you already? We are just getting started, right Manpreet? :rotfl:
  33. Puneet World Says:
    December 30th, 2004 at 2:43 am

    Make Firefox go Faster : pipelining Tweak
    There two ways to do so first available is the “Tweak Network Settings: Extension which can be added which will automatically… do the needful I came to know about this when I had already tried the manual tweak i would…

  34. Vikas Says:
    March 10th, 2006 at 1:42 am

    Hey…
    Now that IE7 has arrived having the “tabs” feature of Mozilla and Firefox included with it. It has started running great for me. Though I still use Mozilla as my primary browser ( I use all three for various purposes, u know m n I.T. guy)
    Merits of all of them are:

    Firefox: Most comfortable for an avid end-user, who opens and uses many-many sites at a time. So many plugins available
    Mozilla: Fastest of all.
    IE: No tabs in IE6 (though now they are available in IE7), but the problems with Session across two instances or tabs, are minimum, with IE.

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