Firefox 3.6 released

[Gary]

For me Firefox is accepted at my bank, Safari isn't, that's a biggy and I wont use SIMBL to hack Safari to stop ads with the current ad blockers, also the easy privacy sub for Adblock plus cant be used from what I am aware. I cannot see Apple implementing ad blocking when they have just bought an ad company either....

[Den]

Just downloaded and installed Firefox and I must admit it a lot better than past versions. I will run it along side IE8 and see how I get on, after all the praise on here I should at least try it and give it a fair chance.   

[rgt247]

I have found 3.6 slightly faster than 3.5.  I love AdBlock Plus . Available Here

I hate using IE8....... Just slow for me and full of adds..... 

[wecpcs]

Plugins tend to come in pretty fast - I've been using the RC for several weeks and reached the point where I forgot I was using a beta version.

Grab it - dump Norton

Steve

Norton Internet Security 2010 is now brilliant compared to their previous versions, you do not notice it at all in system performance and it came top along with Kaspersky in a recent survey. I use their Toolbar for all my secure logins as it is very secure and very convenient.

Colin

[Gary]

Norton Internet Security 2010 is now brilliant compared to their previous versions, you do not notice it at all in system performance and it came top along with Kaspersky in a recent survey. I use their Toolbar for all my secure logins as it is very secure and very convenient.

Colin

I think like Kaspersky I hate any AV that takes over a machine and dictates what you can and cannot useb on it, Norton is the same, and I hate toolbars, but Norton is top notch now, tbh you could juts use prevx and get away with that really on a Windows box, would appear prevx is coming to macs soon. I think this is the year of full blown AV's for OSX as its popularity increases. If just to stop us passing on stuff to windows.

[Baz]

do you use the Personas with the new version.Whats the idea of them.can you still get Themes

[Rik]

No, and no idea, Baz. I like to keep it simple.

[Simon]

Me too - that's why I use Sea Monkey.

[Rik]

I always thought that was just to be different.

[Sebby]

No, that's using IE.

[Rik]

Hi Seb. 

[Den]

End of day one and I'm getting fed up of having to switch back to IE8 whenever Firefox fails to open sites. Just wanted to check flight arrivals a Liverpool airport and it failed to recognise site. IE8 opened it straight away and this has happened on a number of sites during the day. 

[Rik]

I've never had a problem of that sort, Den. Opera, otoh, is often picky.

[Den]

I NEVER have that problem with IE8 Rik and I'm finding it very frustrating after all the praise heaped on Firefox by so many people on here. I start to think what am I doing wrong but so far can not think of anything. 

[Rik]

Me neither, Den. OTOH, since I moved to Firefox, I've never had a problem with it.

[Den]

OK now the next time I tried it it oppened alright, so why would it not open on a couple of attempts before? I want it to work OK and I must admit in general it does but I am not sure about it yet  

[Rik]

I wonder if you need to alter your security settings in FF?

[D-Dan]

I can't remember the last time I had to jump to IE for a site - can we have some URLs that are apparently failing. If they fail here I'll post a bug report.

Steve

BTW - have you tried IETab plugin - so you don't have to switch. It will use the IE engine in FF. Personally, can't remember the last time I used that, either.

[Simon]

I can't remember the last time I used IE either, other than for testing.

[Sebby]

End of day one and I'm getting fed up of having to switch back to IE8 whenever Firefox fails to open sites. Just wanted to check flight arrivals a Liverpool airport and it failed to recognise site. IE8 opened it straight away and this has happened on a number of sites during the day. 

That's convenient.

[drummer]

The only version of IE on all my XP 'puters is v6 although it's never been used because I've removed all the shortcuts and expunged it from the registries.

I've never had a problem with Firefox failing to load any sites.

Honestly, not a single problem.  All my online banking and paperless billing is handled without complaint by Firefox and I've not yet experienced any issues which require the launching of IE.

Maybe I'm a jammy get...

[Gary]

No problems here, all my sites open just fine 

[Den]

The only version of IE on all my XP 'puters is v6 although it's never been used because I've removed all the shortcuts and expunged it from the registries.

I've never had a problem with Firefox failing to load any sites.

Honestly, not a single problem.  All my online banking and paperless billing is handled without complaint by Firefox and I've not yet experienced any issues which require the launching of IE.

Maybe I'm a jammy get...

IE8 is a different beast to IE6 Drummer. I can not see anything wrong with it, I am just trying to give Firefox a decent run after all the praise on here. Perhaps others should do the same for IE8 over a few weeks. 

[Niall]

I can't help but notice, the Google opt out plugin is taking it's sweet time being updated.

[drummer]

IE8 is a different beast to IE6 Drummer. I can not see anything wrong with it, I am just trying to give Firefox a decent run after all the praise on here. Perhaps others should do the same for IE8 over a few weeks. 

Sorry for my lack of clarity Den but apart from the OS, I don't use any Windows products on any of my computers which allows me the luxury of not downloading the endless security patches for software products I don't and will never use.

I download major OS patches and Service Packs in my own good time because that's all I need.

All versions of IE are more vulnerable to nasties than any other browser due to its ubiquity, which is one of the (many) reasons I don't bother with it.

IE8 is probably a great browser but I neither need nor want it.

Browsers aren't something I'd man the barricades to defend though...