I just got Firefox!

[trof]

It was quite a leap of faith for me. Been using IE for almost 10 years.
So far I think I like it. It sure loads sites faster. I uninstalled the two popup stopper programs I was using and nothing's popped up yet.
Haven't figured out the 'tabs' thing yet, but it'll come I guess.
Thanks for all the encouragement here in another thread.

[MuseRider]

1. LOVE it

I totally ignore anything IE now and I have had NO problem since I switched about 4 months ago. I love it.

[Liberal Veteran]

2. One word of warning....you have to use IE for Windows Update.

Beyond that, I NEVER EVER EVER OPEN IE.

[Selwynn]

13. exactly - me too.

[eataTREE]

3. I feel left out.

I've already been using Firefox for a year. Before that, I used Mozilla. Before that, I used (gag) Netscape 4.7.

[Liberal Veteran]

4. Same here....since 0.8.

Haven't looked back.

[Beware the Beast Man]

5. I'm using the SBC/Yahoo browser for DSL

Which I think is based on the Mozilla/Firefox engine. It's fantastic. I'll never go back to IE again.

[Misunderestimator]

6. To use the TAB feature, just press CTRL while you click a link...

and it will open the site in a new tab instead of bringing up another browser window.

[trof]

7. First FF problem.

Went to a page that needed a plug in. The search wizard looked and looked, long time, finally found Micromedia flash. Auto install failed. Now what?

[CrownPrinceBandar]

8. Helpful link?...............................

http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/important.html#flash

Hope you get it working, trof. Its really a great browser.

[trof]

9. Fixed it, thanks.

[Sgent]

10. Website has been having trouble

With all the publicity surrounding the new release, the Firefox website has been a little slow or giving rejections when getting updates for things like Flash.

You may have to try a couple of times, or go directly to Macromedia.

[Pithlet]

11. Once you're used to tab browsing

You will not be able to go back. I didn't know if I'd like it at first, either. But it's the only kind I'll use now.

[Selwynn]

12. CTRL-T opens new tabs

[TroubleMan]

14. Now go get some extensions....you'll like them

The bugmenot extension is good....here it is:

bugmenot.com


Also, look here for some good extensions:

https://update.mozilla.org/extensions/

My favorites are the foxy music one, image zoom, and the one that let's you right click (almost) no matter what.

[Cattledog]

15. Just installed it and

It does seem to open links faster, the tabs function is great. Goodbye Bill....