Oh Holy IE - not again!

Liriel · Post by **Liriel** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 2:07 pm

Another good reason to get off IE as soon as possible (re: VIRUSESEEES!!1!!1one): http://komotv.com/stories/31898.htm

And if I may suggest browser alternatives: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
http://www.opera.com/

~Liriel

CJBurgandy · Post by **CJBurgandy** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 2:22 pm

~ Opera User ~

RPin · Post by **RPin** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 2:24 pm

I'm already a proud Firefox user. But you know, once those browsers become the rule, it won't be long until viruses start affecting them too.

Warren · Post by **Warren** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 2:33 pm

Liriel wrote:Another good reason to get off IE as soon as possible (re: VIRUSESEEES!!1!!1one): http://komotv.com/stories/31898.htm

And if I may suggest browser alternatives: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
http://www.opera.com/

~Liriel

Probably Mozilla when I rebuild the home PC.

Asarea · Post by **Asarea** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 2:38 pm

Mhh ... I use IE ... and Norton, too ... this kicks all viruses in the nuts ..

[AlmightyPyro] · Post by **[AlmightyPyro]** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 2:53 pm

But do they Kkick McDuffies in the nuts? That's the REAL issue!

War · Post by **War** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 2:55 pm

None of us sensible people use IE. All the alternatives are far better.

[AlmightyPyro] · Post by **[AlmightyPyro]** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 3:01 pm

I use IE...

...

*cries*

Vorticus · Post by **Vorticus** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 3:44 pm

Switch now. I mean right now! NOW NOW NOW!

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 4:33 pm

RPin wrote:I'm already a proud Firefox user. But you know, once those browsers become the rule, it won't be long until viruses start affecting them too.

Not as badly. IE and Outlook are a complete joke. Consider this...

Sun decided to make a scripting language for the web. Mindfull of the potential for viruses and and the lack of security on the web, they took every effort to insure that the product was a secure as possible. As such, it is impossible to write a virus in Java.

And MS. When they decided to write a scripting language for Outlook, they just wrote it with only a passing nod to security. The result is a scripting language that allows virus attachments in emails to open and execute themselves without user intervention.

And they're still patching it, what? Five years later?

I use Mozilla. I just tried Firefox and it's far, far better, but it kept crashing.

- Joel Fagin

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 4:47 pm

I use Opera on one internet account, Mozzila on other - in order not to bother with proxys and stuff. Opera fan. Feed the fat lady.
I use IE for one thing though: It appears that only from it I can log in to my keenspace accounts.

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 4:57 pm

mcDuffies wrote:It appears that only from IE I can log in to my keenspace accounts.

That shouldn't be right. Why's that?

I only use IE for image viewing since it loads nice and fast. I have Zone Alarm and IE doesn't get near to going on the internet.

- Joel Fagin

Melody · Post by **Melody** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 5:37 pm

Microsoft now has a virtual machine like Java called the .NET CLR. It is not a major Windows component yet, but I am guessing in the future Microsoft will be pushing for all software to run on it.

I use IE. Many people criticize it for a lot of silly things. For example, it does not block pop ups. Criticizing it for that is like criticizing a waitress for asking people what food they want. Those who go to sites where the popups are not constructive can get a Google Bar, MSN Bar, etc. And some people do not even look at the security and privacy settings in I.E. O_O

Also, for some reason, IE loads and traverses the web faster on my 1.6GHz Windows XP than Konquerer and Mozilla do on my 1.6GHz Linux. Although, I use Knoppix. I have not used an installed Linux for a long time. That could be the reason they are slow, but they are still unforgivably slow. A truer reason could be that Linux does not have processor-specific accelerations, as far as I know.

A good thing about Linux is that it is keeping Microsoft in check. They are starting to get more serious.

Sippan · Post by **Sippan** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 5:59 pm

*Proud nonuser of IE since 1999*

I've switched between Safari, Mozilla and Camino...

Varuna Shiru · Post by **Varuna Shiru** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 6:12 pm

I use IE. However a few days ago another forum I lurk at was hacked. One member believes the new virus running around may have caused our forum to fall victim to hackors.

Today I started using Firefox *because I'm paranoid and I don't want my brother, who purchases MANY things off the internet, to get screwed over by a hackor* but there are some things that bug me about it. For one, my webcomic site does not appear correctly when I use Firefox. The background is supposed to be dark blue and the text white, but when I use Firefox the background is white and the text black. I did alter the color options in Firefox but that didn't seem to work...

[geoduck] · Post by **[geoduck]** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 6:18 pm

Joel Fagin wrote:
mcDuffies wrote:It appears that only from IE I can log in to my keenspace accounts.
That shouldn't be right. Why's that?

I only use IE for image viewing since it loads nice and fast. I have Zone Alarm and IE doesn't get near to going on the internet.

- Joel Fagin

I couldn't officially log onto Keenspace using Mozilla, until I upgraded to the most recent version of the latter. No idea why.

If you want a really nifty free image-viewer, check out this, which I use all the time when I'm paging through my personal archives on my computer:

http://www.irfanview.com

It's small, fast, and compatible with a buttload of file types, including several video-file formats. Plus you can put a roadkilled-cat icon on your desktop. What more could you ask for?

Clawster · Post by **Clawster** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 6:23 pm

okay, this topic has gotten me a bit parnoid
at the moment i seem to be alright, i've got an updated IE6 and NAV04 working with Adaware6

mind if i turn this into an argument about mozilla (firefox?) vs opera? if i were to switch, to which one, and why?

Mr Ekshin · Post by **Mr Ekshin** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 6:25 pm

I use Mozilla everywhere but HERE. It's weird, but Mozilla simply can't log on to the forums.

So I use IE to check the forums.

Orion · Post by **Orion** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 6:31 pm

For some reason I feel strangely violated....

maybe because I use IE, who knows.

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 6:39 pm

[geoduck] wrote:If you want a really nifty free image-viewer, check out this, which I use all the time when I'm paging through my personal archives on my computer:http://www.irfanview.com

Nah. IE is probably still faster since it stays resident. Anyway, it's not like I can get rid of IE so I might as well use it - just as long as it doesn't get online, of course.

Mr Ekshin wrote:I use Mozilla everywhere but HERE. It's weird, but Mozilla simply can't log on to the forums.

It's gotta be a setting problem. I've never had any problems. Cookies seems the most obvious candidate, but that means you've probably also checked them.

- Joel Fagin

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