The better browser
I'm joining the instant chorus on this: The new Firefox 2 with spell-check is fantastic. My blogging software, Movable Type, doesn't have such a feature -- at least, I've never found it -- and so it's nice to have a spell-checking robot on duty as I compose these posts.
As much as I whine about my blog crash, it was that crash that triggered a chain of events that led me to ditch Internet Explorer. Firefox gives me tabbed browsing, better downloading controls, less spyware vulnerability -- I won't be going back any time soon.
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Comments (6)
if you like using tabs, grab yourself a copy of the tabbrowser preferences extension, it let's you do so much more. while your're at it, get ie tab so when you absolutely must use ie, you can just open it in a firefox tab.
Posted by peter | October 26, 2006 1:17 AM
I'm loving FF tonight too, though it has crashed for me a few times. However, that's how I found out about a really cool feature. After typing on my site for way too long without saving, it crashed. I figured I had lost all my work, but when I reopened it, everything came back where I left off, including all my unsaved work. Hard to complain about that!
Funny, the same thing just happened again when I hit the preview button here.
Posted by Food Dude | October 26, 2006 1:45 AM
Shhh. Hackers will start targeting FireFox if you tell too many people. Let 'em use IE.
Posted by Mike | October 26, 2006 2:49 AM
Yes I agree with you, Firefox became a lot more better with the second version. I like the masses of extentions for this browser, which is my favorite for home and office.
Thank you for sharing this sorty with me !
Posted by Maria loves pictures | October 26, 2006 4:42 AM
IE7 has tabs too...but so far I am not that impressed with it. I have yet to get Java or ActiveX controls to work correctly. And the worst thing about it, I cant go back to IE6 without reinstalling Windows. So now I use Firefox as well.
Posted by Jon | October 26, 2006 7:44 AM
Look for the Adblocker extension as well... take a few minutes to learn how it works, and your trips to Oregonlive.com will be less cluttered with obtrusive ads.
Posted by TKrueg | October 26, 2006 9:50 AM