I finally made the switch...

[jazz]

over to firefox as i was fed up with the spyware. i fixed the problem with accessing the xbox.com forums too. yay.

:nerd2:

[bleuMadonna]

My friend just had the most hideous experience with spyware. It basically ruined her computer so badly, that she got fed up with PCs and bought a MAC today!

[jazz]

i'll have a mac one day, but i'll keep my pc too.

[jazz]

it's kind of like putting on a new pair of glasses at first. it's disorienting for a while, but you eventually get used to it. i'll be doing it at work too.

does anyone know if it effectively blocks a network administrator from viewing my cookies?

[Capt]

all i know is that it sucks slightly less than IE

which is good :up:

[jazz]

what attracted me other than the no spyware deal were all the plugins available.

[bleuMadonna]

i'll have a mac one day, but i'll keep my pc too.
I think that's what I might do as well. Can you network a Mac and a PC and all?

[KenKill75]

Im fed up with the spyware too, and I intend on downloading Firefox as well, just been too lazy. Soon.

[jazz]

i also found out that they have an alternative for ms outlook, so i upgraded to thunderbird. :metal2:

[PatrickBateman]

i also found out that they have an alternative for ms outlook, so i upgraded to thunderbird. :metal2:
Hello you
yes it's me
You can't come back
Your flyin' free
You think you found
Everything that you need

Fly away, fly away
To your new home
Across the seas
Oh leave your nest
Oh baby leave the best thing
That you've been
Whoa, whoa, whoa

Fly on, Thunderbird fly
Fly on, spread your wings to the sky
Fly on, Thunderbird fly

On your own
And I'm alone
In the shadow
Of what we done
And I can't help but think
That someday
You'll be back home (whoa)

Fly away, fly away
To your new home
Across the bay
And give your best
Ooh baby leave the best thing
That you've been
Oh, oh, oh

Fly on, Thunderbird fly
Fly on, spread your wings to the sky
Fly on, Thunderbird fly (fly on)
(Ah, ah, ah, ah)
(Ah, ah, ah, ah ah ah ah)

When all is said
All is done
Still I live
And carry on
Don't look back
But think of me
We'll meet again
Fly away (oh)

Fly on, Thunderbird fly
Fly on, spread your wings to the sky
Fly on, Thunderbird fly

Fly on, Thunderbird fly
You've got fly away
Fly on, spread your wings to the sky
On to the sky
Fly on Thunderbird...
Fly!

[jazz]

that was beautiful.

wipes tear

[Darken Elise]

My friend just had the most hideous experience with spyware. It basically ruined her computer so badly, that she got fed up with PCs and bought a MAC today!

YAY!!! Another welcome convert to the Cult of Mac! Once you go Mac, you never go back! WOO HOO!!! :pepper::pepper::pepper::pepper::pepper: Ya cha cha cha!!!

[KenKill75]

Thanks Danny for giving me the motivation to stop procrastinating. I just downloaded it and so far I love it. No pop ups so far and there's more room at the top of the screen. :pink:

[jazz]

Thanks Danny for giving me the motivation to stop procrastinating. I just downloaded it and so far I love it. No pop ups so far and there's more room at the top of the screen. :pink:

anytime. do yourself a favor and go here (https://addons.update.mozilla.org/)

download the tabbed browser preferences plugin.

[KenKill75]

what does that plugin do?

[jazz]

it lets you have only one window open with multiple pages arranged as tabs you click on to toggle between.

[KenKill75]

Cool. I just downloaded it. Works well. Nice idea. Its little things like this that get me excited :what:

[jazz]

go under tools > options > tabbed browsing > scroll down all the way and expand 'User Interface' > uncheck where it says 'Hide the tab bar when only one tab is open'

[KenKill75]

Ok, I did that, but I dont notice any differences

[jazz]

close the browser and open a new one.

[bleuMadonna]

YAY!!! Another welcome convert to the Cult of Mac! Once you go Mac, you never go back! WOO HOO!!! :pepper::pepper::pepper::pepper::pepper: Ya cha cha cha!!!
LOL...I was browsing the apple site tonight just to see what's out there. She got an iMac G5 or something.

[KenKill75]

I dont like that Danny. I changed it back. I only want the tab browser open if I have multiple tabs. Thanks though.

Anyway, im off to bed. Goodnight all. :wave:

[jazz]

i tried. see you tomorrow, man.

[Darken Elise]

LOL...I was browsing the apple site tonight just to see what's out there. She got an iMac G5 or something.

That's cool. You get a lot for your moeny with an iMac, and you better, because even those are freakin' expensive. I have a PowerMac G4. Unless you are doing graphic intensive design work, video editing, or sound work, one doesn't really need a PowerMac.

[jazz]

nevermind unchecking that box. i just noticed that if you hold down the control key while opening up a site, a new tab pops up automatically.

[bleuMadonna]

That's cool. You get a lot for your moeny with an iMac, and you better, because even those are freakin' expensive. I have a PowerMac G4. Unless you are doing graphic intensive design work, video editing, or sound work, one doesn't really need a PowerMac.
Yeah, she doesn't do any of that stuff, and I don't really, either. I want a new one mostly for my music, dvds and the web.

[Keith Moon]

YAY!!! Another welcome convert to the Cult of Mac! Once you go Mac, you never go back! WOO HOO!!! :pepper::pepper::pepper::pepper::pepper: Ya cha cha cha!!!



- I was this close ---> [......] to getting a Mac Mini, but I passed on it.

[Capt]

nevermind unchecking that box. i just noticed that if you hold down the control key while opening up a site, a new tab pops up automatically.

click links with your scroll wheel :up:

[iha]

over to firefox as i was fed up with the spyware. i fixed the problem with accessing the xbox.com forums too. yay.

:nerd2:
it's about time...

i've been using firefox since it's first release :shrug:

were you using IE?!

[iha]

YAY!!! Another welcome convert to the Cult of Mac! Once you go Mac, you never go back! WOO HOO!!! :pepper::pepper::pepper::pepper::pepper: Ya cha cha cha!!!

do you really like mac's that much? :what:

[Trizzak]

well jazz, let me be the 3rd person here to congratulate you on making the switch. :up:

[bdf]

And now the fourth shows up. :biggrin:

[Darken Elise]

- I was this close ---> [......] to getting a Mac Mini, but I passed on it.


You are weak. :gtfo:



do you really like mac's that much? :what:


Yeah, Iha, I do. They just work. And they are free and clear of sooo much of the headache causing bullshit that comes along with Windows, and I'm not talking about spyware and viruses. But, to be honest, I don't mind working on a PC at work where I'm sitting behind tens of thousands of dollars in firewalls and screen programs; nothing can get through to me. Now then, if only the PC wouldn't mysteriously hang for no reason every now and then... After using both and owning both, I'll never buy another PC again (though I still have one, I use it to play Bejeweled). :capt:

[Person]

click links with your scroll wheel :up:

I was going to say that.

Also Jazz, you don't need the "tabbrowser preferences" plugin to use tabs. It just gives you more options with how you use them. Make sure you take a look through after you're used to tabs, it becomes much more useful when you know what you're doing with it.

I can't really find too many more useful extensions though, other than weatherfox or whatever it is.

I like the "walnut" theme, it's way easier on the eyes than all the bright white and grey styles I'm sick of seeing.

[Person]

Darken elise, make sure you try out the upcoming 64-bit processors for PC's. :up:

[Darken Elise]

Is that a joke?

[KenKill75]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SNAAAAAAAAAP!!!

[Darken Elise]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SNAAAAAAAAAP!!!

LOL!!!

[Bruce]

over to firefox as i was fed up with the spyware. i fixed the problem with accessing the xbox.com forums too. yay.

:nerd2:

Welcome to the modern world of internet browsing. I can't believe how fast you've grown. :cheers:

[Person]

http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2005-04-18-amd-usat_x.htm

[Darken Elise]

http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2005-04-18-amd-usat_x.htm

Thanks for the linky, Person. That sounds pretty cool, but I'll still stick with my Mac! My PC has an AMD Athalon processor, but it's now 4 years old! I'm glad to see that other manufacturers are putting a fire under Apple's butt in the creativity market, lest they become complacent and cause quality to suffer.

IfI ever end up needing a PC for design stuff (multi-platform testing) I just won't plug the machine into the net, and all should be fine!

[jazz]

i had to let go of internet explorer after all these years. i never liked mozilla until i tried this version of firefox. much, much better.

[Person]

:lol: :up:

I'm not too worried about security on mine. I am really cautious of what sites I visit, I use FF, and I can tell a dodgy email when I see one.

[Darken Elise]

We have a program called "Websense" where I work that will frequently pop up a window saying "Blocked for reason: Adult", or "Tasteless" to block out sites that the Co. doesn't want the employees to view, but you would be terrified to see how many times harmless sites generate a "Blocked for reason: Spyware" message. I'm not a programmer, as such I don't know all the ins and outs of how these things work, but near as I can tell, many of the ads that are seen on pages push spyware of some sort down our throats... I have Adaware on my PC and for how little the machine gets used, I'm always stunned by the amount of spyware that gets removed when I run it. Unreal. It's a frickin' crime. Someone spends boku bucks on a PC and then has it trashed in a matter of days... not everyone is as savvy as the folks here and don't realize that "click here for a free Pamela Anderson Screen Saver" is going to fuck them up bad...

[Ryan]

i had to let go of internet explorer after all these years. i never liked mozilla until i tried this version of firefox. much, much better.

oh how convenient; when, just days ago, i pmed you regarding a problem i was having with firefox:

"no ryan, i don't use firefox. ryan, i use internet explorer. no, ryan, i can't help you."

WELL THINGS HAVE FUCKING CHANGED NOW, HAVEN'T THEY?!

HAVEN'T THEY, DANNY?! :plain:





























want a beer? :beer:

[Bruce]

Just like a woman.

[jazz]

oh how convenient; when, just days ago, i pmed you regarding a problem i was having with firefox:

"no ryan, i don't use firefox. ryan, i use internet explorer. no, ryan, i can't help you."

WELL THINGS HAVE FUCKING CHANGED NOW, HAVEN'T THEY?!

HAVEN'T THEY, DANNY?! :plain:





























want a beer? :beer:

and the oscar goes to...

:clap:

[KenKill75]

Firefox wont let me in the xbox.com forums. It gives me some error message about a redirect limit or something, and that the cookies may be blocked? I went into internet options and I dont see anything peculiar. WTF?

[jazz]

tools > options > privacy > cookies

from there, expand the + and then go to 'Exceptions.' enter 'forums.xbox.com' and hit 'Allow.' it worked for me.

[KenKill75]

oh, ok. I'll try that. I saw it in there before, but the description made it sound the opposite, like putting something in the exceptions would not allow cookies from that website. Let me check it now.

[jazz]

yeah, it's kind of awkward at first, but i saw the word 'Allow' and just tried my luck.

[KenKill75]

well, I tried it and it still didnt work. :nanner9:

[jazz]

did you get a pop-up asking to allow access to the site when you went to the forums.xbox.com?

[KenKill75]

no, I get to the point where I pick a forum, then when I click one it takes some time and then I get that error message.

[jazz]

did you try closing the browser and opening up a new one first? and go directly to forums.xbox.com, not xbox.com. let's see if that works.

[KenKill75]

did you try closing the browser and opening up a new one first? and go directly to forums.xbox.com, not xbox.com. let's see if that works.


Still a no-go

[jazz]

go the same tools/options place i told you to go. check if it saved what you put there, and it says 'Allow' next to it. other than that, i don't know.

[KenKill75]

Yeah, I checked that like 10 times. Its still there and says allow. Oh well, fuck it. Thanks for trying. :shake:

[jazz]

are you using the latest version of firefox?

[KenKill75]

I reckon so, I just downloaded it last night

[jazz]

damn. :nanner9:

[bdf]

and the oscar goes to...

:clap:

:ha:

[Ryan]

Yeah, I checked that like 10 times. Its still there and says allow. Oh well, fuck it. Thanks for trying. :shake:

and i still keep getting signed out of this forum regularly, having to re sign in all the time

even though i put it in allow

firefox = teh lame?

[B]

no, its just

you guys=retarded

[Ryan]

i've looked over all the options a million times

[B]

I never have to re-sign in, so too bad, loser. Go back to using IE.

[Ryan]

die

[B]

:ha:

[Person]

I click the link to "sign in automatically" on TA but I have to go through the shitty login page every time. It works on all other sites, like dime and this place.

[bdf]

Dunno......I've not had that particular problem either.

[Bruce]

Check your cookies. :cookie:

[bdf]

Check your cookies. :cookie:

Good call, I was just about to suggest that. :cookie2:

[jazz]

Check your cookies. :cookie:

see? and everyone was wondering why we needed a cookie monster smilie. two even.

[dionysusolympus]

see? and everyone was wondering why we needed a cookie monster smilie. two even.

where's our hooker smilie? :what: :whistle:

[jazz]

:tits:?

[Bruce]

:tits:?

I thought that was :byrchesmomsmile:

[Bruce]

http://slashdot.org/articles/05/04/29/1720259.shtml?tid=154&tid=95&tid=1

Firefox Breaks 50,000,000 Barrier

Posted by Zonk on Friday April 29, @02:19PM
from the get-up-get-on-up dept.

MrDrBob writes "Today at 16:59 GMT (8:58 AM PST) Mozilla Firefox received its 50,000,000th download. To celebrate, SpreadFirefox.com has created a special page, where you can watch the downloads continue to climb in real time. Three cheers for Firefox! May it go on swiftly to 100,000,000!"

[bdf]

see? and everyone was wondering why we needed a cookie monster smilie. two even.

That's because :dotus:

[... Scott]

I use netscape 7.2 am I missing out on somthing


Pop ups blocked 192 !

[bdf]

I use netscape 7.2 am I missing out on somthing

Not so much if Netscrape works better than IE.

[Bruce]

Has everyone updated to the latest version. If not, do so. Security issues with Java were found with the last version.

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

[jazz]

Has everyone updated to the latest version. If not, do so. Security issues with Java were found with the last version.

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

yeah, i got prompted the other day and i downloaded it. thanks.

[Person]

How long does it take to get the update indicator to change? I just noticed it was red before and downloaded it.

[Bruce]

The final update was made available a couple days ago. So it can take a while sometimes. I had actually forgot about it and it just notified me a few minutes ago here at work.

[Bruce]

Also, I'd run your Anti-Virus if you haven't done so lately. I was noticing issues late last week and ran mine. It found 8 bad Java files.

[Person]

lol, mine automatically did itself about 2 hours ago. Didn't find anything.

[bdf]

Has everyone updated to the latest version. If not, do so. Security issues with Java were found with the last version.

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

I haven't gotten the prompt yet. I might run my scan early before I do the DL though.

[mjk870621345]

Thanks Danny for giving me the motivation to stop procrastinating. I just downloaded it and so far I love it. No pop ups so far and there's more room at the top of the screen. :pink:

where can I download FireFox ??

[Bruce]

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

[mjk870621345]

thanks.. I'm using IE and a friend told to switch to firefox

i should give it a chance :shrug:

[Bruce]

thanks.. I'm using IE and a friend told to switch to firefox

i should give it a chance


Ugh. This tastes like shit. Here, try it. :jig:

[bdf]

:ha:

[Keith Moon]

- Does anyone else who uses Firefox (and who visit Gamespot.com) notice that the images spazz all over the place? ...or is it just me?

[Bruce]

It's not you. I visit there too. Alot of websites are still not Firefox friendly.

[Keith Moon]

- :thanku:

[Bruce]

Anytime.

[Pun'KinG']

I finally made the switch...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

over to firefox as i was fed up with the spyware. i fixed the problem with accessing the xbox.com forums too. yay.

:dammit: I bet that you finally made the switch over to Folger's decaffeinated crystals. That little wager cost me my milk money for the week.

Hmph. Guess who's going to be in line at the drinking fountain for the next six days?

That's right, you guessed it: Thirsty people who frequent the drinking fountain daily to replenish lost fluids.

[bdf]

:haha:

[Keith Moon]

- One of my past web teachers new books (but don't buy it, it's very basic):

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0596009399.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[paygee]

i hope they didnt pay a shit load for that design work...

[Hailo]

really

[Keith Moon]

i hope they didnt pay a shit load for that design work...


- :agree: ...I'm sure the designers did Google images and then they were done...:shame:

[jazz]

they probably just got it from fark.

[paygee]

- :agree: ...I'm sure the designers did Google images and then they were done...:shame:
thats so lame


people are such lazy fucking half asses

[Keith Moon]

- I would of at least liked some blood coming from the fox's teeth...:shrug:

[paygee]

yea, or something.. that looks shitty and cheap

[jazz]

the fox should be humping the IE logo. they missed their chance. :shame:

[paygee]

:ha:

[jazz]

Posts: 1,979
that was your last post. isn't that your birth year?

[Keith Moon]

that was your last post. isn't that your birth year?

- paygee Posts: 1,981 <-- That's my birth year.

[bdf]

they probably just got it from fark.
:rolling:

[Pun'KinG']

Paygee, your post count = 2022. That's the date of the apocalypse. :ohnoes:

[bdf]

*gasp*

:ohnoes: