FireFox?

[cicer]

All right, I'm just about ready to cave. I know, I know, everybody who's anybody uses FireFox already, but I have held out because I like my comfort zone and am afraid of having figure out how to work a new browser. But I'm almost ready to think about switching (mostly because the new version of IE is heinously ugly and I refuse to update, which kind of leaves me out in the cold). So tell me, is FireFox really all that and a bag of chips? Is it hard to use? Should I just suck it up and make the switch? Tell me what to dooo.

Comments

[katmaxwell.livejournal.com]

Yes, it really is all that and a bag of chips! I didn't want to switch over either when everyone else was, because all I could think was "but I hate tabs! D: And IE works!" and then I figured, just download it and give it a go.

I've never looked back. If nothing else, the add-ons make it golden. I couldn't live with LJlogin, a widget that lets you log into any LJ account without going through the page -- it's all through a click of a button! I use the del.icio.us plugin religiously, and am in love with my downloader and Adblock Plus (which helps block popups/ads/etc).

I also fell in love with tabs; I thought I'd hate them, but once I discovered that I could cycle through tabs with ctrl+page up or ctrl+page down, I fell in love. I'm one of those people who doesn't like to have a bunch of items in my taskbar, so the fact that I could have one window open with 20+ tabs, all showing me what they were and easily go-through-able? (My phraseology is amazing!) Golden. It's wonderful.

Downsides are, of course, that it can crash sometimes when you're doing something strenuous -- especially if you have a bunch of add-ons like I do. But even then, Firefox automatically saves your session so that when you restart it, all your tabs load back up where you had them! (I have no idea if the new IE does this. The new IE makes my blood boil. I try to avoid it as much as possible.)

... but yes. I could keep going. It's simply a better, more efficient browser in my opinion. If nothing else, I base this on the fact that it takes forever for IE to even load pages -- and I've never been able to discover why. But yes. Firefox is love, and totally worth the strange "culture shock" you experience when you switch.

... WOW TL;DR

[scribblemoose]

I find Firefox incredibly easy to use, and not really all that different from IE. I find it much faster than IE and far less prone to crashing.

Do you currently use IE7, the version with tabs? Because tabs are probably the biggest difference between Firefox and IE up to version 7 - and also one of the handiest features, as it saves having zillions of windows open.

If there's anything else you'd like to know I'd be happy to help if I can. :)

[psycho-shoelace.livejournal.com]

I've been using Firefox for about two years and no complaints so far. It's safer, it's faster and it's more user-friendly than IE, in my opinion. What's also really good about it is how easy you can get and use the add-ons and the tab system. Give it a try, at least!

[andmydog.livejournal.com]

Firefox is badical. It's easy to use, has great tech support, and there's loads of fun widgets you can install if the fancy strikes. ljlogin is my lord and personal saviour, I kid you not.

[harukami]

I pretty much love firefox, and I too had been reluctant to switch. I find it really easy to use, the plugins -- if you get them -- are pretty self-explanatory, and it did things like introduce tabbed browsing (before ie did). Also lol lj widget for gamers = yes.

[wk-recomend.livejournal.com]

Firefox = LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE :D

So, yes. Make the switch. Do it. Dooooooooooooooooo iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. You will love it.

It is very easy to use. Just d'load it, go through the set up and go. :D

The tabs also equal love. :D

So do iiiiiiiiiiiiiit. :D

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[devikun.livejournal.com]

Hahaha. What everyone else said about Firefox, except mine is HOT PINK FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS. Firefox skins are love ^____^

[hungry-worm.livejournal.com]

I've been using Safari (Mac) so far, because I didn't like Firefox' way to download files and it's look... but after reading the comments I feel like downloading the new version and giving it a try again. XD Safari has started crashing on me lately, that's why. :P

BUt yes, I remember that Firefox was quite fast. The downside to it and Safari is in my opinion that you seem to have less options in saving webpages. IE gives you the option to save linked pictures and movies, too, which is the main reason why I still keep it - in case I badly want to save a webpage with links to many other sub pages. I should check if there are ways to make Safari and FF do that.

Other than that, forget IE; any other alternative is better, and tabs are massive love. *can't live without tabs D:*

[slashfairy.livejournal.com]

i'm mac, have been for years. have to use IE sometimes at uni or on jobs, hate it. safari...ok for downloading.

but firefox, oh man... agreed ljlogin is a dream; tabbed browsing a dream; and the support really is all that and a bag of chips. the few times i've needed them they've been right on it.

[thawrecka]

Firefox uses up a great deal of memory. Other than that, everyone raves about the tabs but most newer versions of most browsers (inc IE and Netscape) have tabs now.