Re: OT: Mozilla/Firefox (was:Re: Windoze ends year with a major cert ...)


AEF wrote:
> BRAD wrote:
> > Rich Jordan wrote:
> [...]
> >
> > It continues to amaze me that so many people have not heard of (or do
> > not use) Mozilla/Firefox - people who consider themselves
> > "internet-savvy". It sure makes surfing easier and safer. I guess too
> > many folks are used to beating themselves over the head with Internet
> > Exploder, and have gotten used to the dull ache of Windows.
>
> [Normally, I really hate Microsoft, but there are some exceptions. This
> is one of them.]
>
> Well, some of us prefer Internet Exploder. It does some things Mozilla
> can't. If you hate the mouse, and I surely do, IE is better. In most
[...]

And here's another thing I don't like about Firefox: Bookmark
management. I can't use a keyboard shortcut to get to the
search-results pane: I am forced to use the stupid mouse. In IE, the
bookmarks (favorites) are just files I can manipulate in Windows
Explorer. I don't even bother with the IE Favorites Organize crap
because it is total crap. (It gives you one of those really stupid
windows that are way too small and can't be maximized. It is one of the
most worthless pieces of software I have ever seen in my life.) Instead
I just have a shortcut on my desktop that opens the Favorites folder
and I can manipulate the favorites and search them with the usual
Windows stuff -- all without touching the mouse. And why is the
Location column in the Firefox bookmark-search window severely
truncated leaving a huge blank column for non-existent descriptions.
That's a Microsoft stupidity!

I'm glad that many of you are happy with Firefox. Just want to let you
know it's not better for everyone as many seem to think -- and maybe
find out secret ways to make it work better for me!

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