22 Oct 07
Originally posted by RagnorakThanks, I doubt I will ever need it, but just in case it's better to be safe than sorry. I've installed it, I hope others will too.
THE FEBE extenstion takes care of this for you automatically. My FF setup is automatically backed up every Sunday. If anything ever gets corrupted, I just roll back to the last good backup. I can also put these backups online, and in a matter of seconds, I can have the exact same setup as my home pc.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2109
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22 Oct 07
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Originally posted by ZadadkaChrist! Mozilla should give me a seat on the directors board for the sheer amount of people I've converted to Firefox over the years.
Nail. Head. Hit.
Good shot Squelch.
I initially changed to FF at home purely for the RHP add-on.
Thread 62326 ...ahhh, the nostalgia, my very first forum post.
Anyway, what with NoScript and a bunch of other tools, I'll never go back to IE (and "back" is most definitely the operative word).
I just wish politics didn't n the way of my deploying FF at work...too many "baa"'s š
EDITS : grrr....fonts ...
22 Oct 07
Arguing which browser is better is a moot point; they're both aimed at different ends of the market. It's exactly the same as the Windows vs. Linux argument.
~ Firefox is aimed at techies and people that want to customise and personalise and their browser. Their customers want software they can tweak and fiddle with to make it work as they like it.
~ IE is built for people that just to surf the net without mucking about with the software. They want a no-frills program that they don't have to worry about tinkering with.
IE8 and FF3 are on the horizon and you can pretty much guarantee both will be heading off further into their seperate directions in the market and all the hype about the non-existent "browser battle" will die off.
In case you're interested, from what I've heard. IE8 will be aimed at being more compatible with Vista, tying in with more of it's features to make both more functional. FF3 on the other hand is driving further into the realms of independent web services (Google and YouTube especially) developing more web applications around them.
22 Oct 07
Originally posted by Daemon SinI wouldn't agree with that. Since Firefox is much safer to use, it's actually a much better choice for the casual user.
~ Firefox is aimed at techies and people that want to customise and personalise and their browser. Their customers want software they can tweak and fiddle with to make it work as they like it.
~ IE is built for people that just to surf the net without mucking about with the software. They want a no-frills program that they don't have to worry about tinkering with.
Where I work they've tried to switch everyone over to Firefox purely because it places a lower load on tech support - people's computers don't get screwed up so often. It doesn't require any additional knowledge to use it, which breaks the Firefox = Linux comparison.
22 Oct 07
Originally posted by mtthwBy that logic, everyone should switch to Mac's and use Safari. It's far safer than a PC and Firefox! But seriously, if you keep IE7 up-to-date with the MS patches it's just as safe as Firefox. Personally, I'd stick with Firefox as I don't want the hassle of having to do monthly updates to make the software work.
I wouldn't agree with that. Since Firefox is much safer to use, it's actually a much better choice for the casual user.
Where I work they've tried to switch everyone over to Firefox purely because it places a lower load on tech support - people's computers don't get screwed up so often. It doesn't require any additional knowledge to use it, which breaks the Firefox = Linux comparison.
I didn't compare Firefox to Linux. I compared the argument of IE vs. FF to Windows vs. Linux argument because in both cases, the products are aimed at different ends of the market.
22 Oct 07
Originally posted by Daemon SinBut FF is as good as (if not better than) IE straight out of the box (as it were).
~ Firefox is aimed at techies and people that want to customise and personalise and their browser. Their customers want software they can tweak and fiddle with to make it work as they like it.
~ IE is built for people that just to surf the net without mucking about with the software. They want a no-frills program that they don't have to worry about tinkering with.
The fact that you can (pretty much) inifinitely customise it is what makes it so much better. I only wish that the rest of my OS was so easily customiseable.
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22 Oct 07
Originally posted by Daemon SinAnd I disagreed. It might be typically used by different ends of the market for a number of reasons, but that doesn't mean it's aimed that way. There are lots of very good reasons why a casual user should use Windows v Linux, but there aren't equivalent reasons for IE & FF (other than personal preference). The customisability is a red herring.
I didn't compare Firefox to Linux. I compared the argument of IE vs. FF to Windows vs. Linux argument because in both cases, the products are aimed at different ends of the market.
22 Oct 07
Originally posted by RagnorakThat's exactly the point I was trying to make, Rags.
But FF is as good as (if not better than) IE straight out of the box (as it were).
The fact that you can (pretty much) inifinitely customise it is what makes it so much better. I only wish that the rest of my OS was so easily customiseable.
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22 Oct 07
Originally posted by mtthwSo why haven't they released a "Firefox Lite" version that doesn't include any of the Extensions, Add-on or Themes features aimed at the casual user?
And I disagreed. It might be typically used by different ends of the market for a number of reasons, but that doesn't mean it's aimed that way. There are lots of very good reasons why a casual user should use Windows v Linux, but there aren't equivalent reasons for IE & FF (other than personal preference). The customisability is a red herring.
22 Oct 07
Originally posted by StarrmanNot just with FF. Sonhouse seems to have every single computer issue known to humanity on a monthly basis.
I just don't understand this, sonhouse, you seem to have more problems with FF than anyone else I've ever met. You must emit some weird anti-firefox frequency elctro-magnetic resonance or something. Firefox is miles better than any other browser I have ever used and to be honest you're the only guy I know who's not had a good experience. Do you ever set off scanners in airports, or stop people's watches by your mere presence?
STICK TO TYPEWRITERS, GRANDAD!