Browsers...get Firefox

[ben88]

if i get firefox will it be neccessary (sp) that i uninstall i.e to make my p.c safer.

[jeepster]

no, leave IE on there, just dont use it. you need IE for windows updates etc so no point getting rid of it

[Jaffa]

Peter, you can change the homepage in Tools/options. Thats another thing I like about Firefox; all the stuff you need to alter is in there, all in one place.

 

I've installed that "forecastfox" and its excellent; now got Arbroath weather forecasts on the toolbar but I notice theres a tide timetable in the variables too. How do you get that to show on your toolbar?

[peter mccue]

Thanks Jaffa thats another job done!

 

It certainly seems to be more streamlined than IE & much more user friendly. Its going to be interesting surfing with Firefox

[Peter Sharpe]

I downloaded it, tried it and then got rid of it. I run IE and already have all the various devices for blocking ads and pop-ups. It wasn't the slightest bit faster than IE, but that might possibly be because I am running on Windows ME.

[jeepster]

the tabbed browsing is the main thing about firefox for me peter, several websites can be opened and switched between easily in one firfox window

[Davy Holt]

Hiya,

 

Another convert

 

btw anyone found a spell chek for it?

[Stephen.uk]

there is no spell check for firefox

there is a dictonary lookup extension you can dl though.

 

Failing that use linux

[Davy Holt]

Hiya,

 

Ah well, you cant get everything I suppose

[Cranfield]

How do you get the bookmarks/Favourites to show on the left hand of the screen, as in Internet Explorer ?