Firefox & Thunderbird

[Maz]

Are they that much better than IE and OE?

[Monster-Mat]

firstly....hello mate hows tricks not seen you around in a while.

regarding your question

YES

[Maz]

Hiya Mat, been very busy finishing my house so the family can move in on New Year day ;) ;) :duh: :duh: and very poor so couldnt spend any money on the car...hehe, enough of that, thank for the reply, look like im going to download Firefox to replace IE 6 then, thank matey, hope to see some of you guys later on Next Year.... :) :) :) :)

[jasestu]

Firefox has certainly been trendy of late, and if it's not IE then it's got to be good for you. :)

[Awang]

Firefox can be tweaked for fast search. Here's how it's done. I've got this from sources over the net.

"Here's something for broadband people that will really speed Firefox up:

1. Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:

network.http.pipelining

network.http.proxy.pipelining

network.http.pipelining.maxrequests

Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.

2. Alter the entries as follows:

Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.

3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.

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Or simply download fasterfox 1.0.1 extensions. Then browse galleries like hell!

[koshime]

firefox 1.5 is the faster loading net browser with anti spam protection. Thunderbird works lovingly on my machine, have gone completely over to mozzila!

[Colin P]

Firefox can be tweaked for fast search. Here's how it's done. I've got this from sources over the net.

"Here's something for broadband people that will really speed Firefox up:

  1. Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:

      network.http.pipelining

      network.http.proxy.pipelining

      network.http.pipelining.maxrequests

      Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.

  2. Alter the entries as follows:

      Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"

      Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"

      Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.

  3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.

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Or simply download fasterfox 1.0.1 extensions. Then browse galleries like hell! 

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wow, that's made a really noticable difference for me :o

[MrADeveci]

wow, that's made a really noticable difference for me  :o

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Did you do the config ? or did u just download the plug in .............?

[Colin P]

i just did the config

[MrADeveci]

i just did the config

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cool .... I just downloaded the latest FF 1.5 ......... and done the same ! let's see if I notice any difference ...........

[Colin P]

yea i downloaded 1.5 yesterday but changing the config really has made a noticable difference for me, what about you?

[LennyLexus]

^^

Wow thats made a noticable difference and i'm on a 4mb telewest line

[Diapason]

      Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"

      Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"

      Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.

  3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.

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Wow, that made a huge difference. Thanks!

Si

[Awang]

Hopefully LOC can still keep up with the bandwidth used...

Anyway, Cheers All!

-Awang, Brunei

[Maz]

well got Firefox, IE6 no more, hehee :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[maneesh]

Firefox is more secure than IE, since IE is targetted by so many viruses and worms. However, once Firefox becomes just as popular, the security advantage may disappear.

[MrADeveci]

Firefox is more secure than IE, since IE is targetted by so many viruses and worms. However, once Firefox becomes just as popular, the security advantage may disappear.

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I couldn't agree with you any more on that comment ................

My mate got a delivery of a brand new pc the other day from DELL.

DELL are now pre-installing FireFox on there computers ...................

[Tarmac]

Firefox is superb. Thunderbird is iffy at times but fine when you get used to it. I personally use Firefox 1.5 and Outlook (not Outlook Express - that's dirt - I use the Outlook from MS Office).

If I want the absolute fastest possible feature-rich browsing experience, then I'd recommend Opera 8.5 - it's free and it flies!