Firefox

Trinity · 25-06-2005, 01:59 AM

How is firefox better than IE or netscape

Which one do u use?

Captain Digit · 25-06-2005, 02:23 AM

Since the relative demise of Netscape as the last serious competitor to Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) three years ago, most of us simply take our Microsoft browser for granted--warts and all. Virtually every Web site is optimized for IE, and every copy of Microsoft Windows sold includes a version of IE. And with total market saturation come opportunists: criminal hackers who use Microsoft vulnerabilities to take control of your operating system, steal your identity, or spread spam.

But out of the ashes of Netscape came the Mozilla Organization. Spun off from AOL, which purchased Netscape a few years ago, the Mozilla Organization has been quietly creating a brand-new Internet browser from the ground up--and sharing its code with anyone and everyone. The benefit of this new browser project is that unlike IE, this open-source code runs independently of your operating system, so a flaw in the browser software won't necessarily expose your entire computer.

Another source of Internet vulnerabilities lies within ActiveX technology, tiny scripts that automatically download when you visit certain Web pages. In most cases, they're good, adding music or animation to a page. But in some cases, criminal hackers have tweaked the code to damage your computer. Microsoft recently added a prompt to IE so that you can accept or deny ActiveX scripts. Firefox doesn't use ActiveX technology, which means that a few Web sites might not appear as their designers intended (although we were hard-pressed to find a site that didn't work because of this during our testing of Firefox).

While Mozilla offers a whole suite of secure, independent, open-source Internet tools, it recently streamlined its browser component and named it Firefox. Since last summer, we've been testing Firefox, and, frankly, we're sold: Firefox is just as fast and just as easy as Internet Explorer--and more importantly, it's much more secure.
[ Edit GNUrag : Source - http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/software/...9173341,00.htm ]

I use Firefox.

e-freak · 25-06-2005, 07:20 PM

Ofocurse, Firefox is better. That's why I've been using it since it has been released! Firefox rocks! And I don't think this is a very new topic. You can find millions of link on this topic.

25-06-2005, 01:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
Trinity Broken In Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 125	Firefox How is firefox better than IE or netscape Which one do u use? __________________ Think about it!

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e-freak Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 74	Ofocurse, Firefox is better. That's why I've been using it since it has been released! Firefox rocks! And I don't think this is a very new topic. You can find millions of link on this topic. __________________ Let the windows open and the penguins come in. ------------------ Regards, Sanket Medhi.

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25-06-2005, 02:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Captain Digit Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Superhero HQ Posts: 15	Since the relative demise of Netscape as the last serious competitor to Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) three years ago, most of us simply take our Microsoft browser for granted--warts and all. Virtually every Web site is optimized for IE, and every copy of Microsoft Windows sold includes a version of IE. And with total market saturation come opportunists: criminal hackers who use Microsoft vulnerabilities to take control of your operating system, steal your identity, or spread spam. But out of the ashes of Netscape came the Mozilla Organization. Spun off from AOL, which purchased Netscape a few years ago, the Mozilla Organization has been quietly creating a brand-new Internet browser from the ground up--and sharing its code with anyone and everyone. The benefit of this new browser project is that unlike IE, this open-source code runs independently of your operating system, so a flaw in the browser software won't necessarily expose your entire computer. Another source of Internet vulnerabilities lies within ActiveX technology, tiny scripts that automatically download when you visit certain Web pages. In most cases, they're good, adding music or animation to a page. But in some cases, criminal hackers have tweaked the code to damage your computer. Microsoft recently added a prompt to IE so that you can accept or deny ActiveX scripts. Firefox doesn't use ActiveX technology, which means that a few Web sites might not appear as their designers intended (although we were hard-pressed to find a site that didn't work because of this during our testing of Firefox). While Mozilla offers a whole suite of secure, independent, open-source Internet tools, it recently streamlined its browser component and named it Firefox. Since last summer, we've been testing Firefox, and, frankly, we're sold: Firefox is just as fast and just as easy as Internet Explorer--and more importantly, it's much more secure. [ Edit GNUrag : Source - http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/software/...9173341,00.htm ] I use Firefox.