July 17, 2004

Geek Cool:

It's hard to surf if you have a bad board (surf the web, that is)

    By Jack Grant

Due to the recent emergence of numerous Internet Explorer related security issues, many folks are beginning to use browsers other than IE. Dowingba in particular has been advocating using something other than IE for quite a while (his preference is Mozilla Firefox) along with discussing web surfing in general. I've been using Opera and Mozilla (the full install, not Firefox) for a while now. I like Mozilla because it looks and behaves the same on my PCs and on my Mac, and the extensions add features on BOTH platforms. I only use IE when I have to on sites that are non-compliant with web standards. Although no software is completely secure, migrating away from IE is definitely wise because it is tied in too closely with the Windows operating system and also because the hackers are targeting Microsoft products. If you do want to change browsers, Wired News has posted a round-up of alternative browsers that is worth checking out.

Posted by Jack Grant at 12:40 on 17 July 2004
Comments

Now let's work on your grammar, shall we? "...many folk are beginning to use browsers other than IE."

Ahem. I'm a sad, sad individual.

Posted by: dowingba at July 17, 2004 01:25 PM


Beth and I are test-surfing several alternatives. Right now Firefox is my preference, but I haven't tried a full install of Mozilla, either.

Of course, we have completely surrendered to the dark side, as we lay in bed, side by side, wirelessly blogging and watching TV.

At least thus far we have resisted IM'ing each other when less than a foot apart...

Posted by: John of Argghhh! at July 18, 2004 02:48 AM

It should be noted that, at this time, a "full install" of Mozilla does not include either Firefox or Thunderbird. They are completely separate. Firefox is meant to become the browser component to the upcoming "Mozilla Suite", and Thunderbird the mail client.

Posted by: dowingba at July 18, 2004 04:29 PM

Thanks for the clarification. I didn't want to get into the details, but some might be interested.

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