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General Topics => Computer Problems & Questions, Virus/Scam Warnings => Topic started by: Chinook on March 22, 2010, 22:10:03 PM

Title: Problems with Firefox
Post by: Chinook on March 22, 2010, 22:10:03 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8580716.stm

Title: Problems with Firefox
Post by: KKOB on March 22, 2010, 22:43:40 PM

Switching to a different browser may not be a good solution either, said Graham Cluley, senior technologist at security firm Sophos.

"Switching your web browser willy-nilly as each new unpatched security hole is revealed could cause more problems than it's worth," he said.

"What are you going to do when your replacement browser itself turns out to contain a vulnerability?

"My advice is to only switch from Firefox if you really know what you are doing with the browser you're swapping to. If you stick with Firefox, apply the security update as soon as it's available."

Title: Problems with Firefox
Post by: Chinook on March 22, 2010, 23:19:44 PM

KKOB Isn't that what the link says or am I missing something?

Title: Problems with Firefox
Post by: GordonA on March 28, 2010, 17:37:14 PM

Get in touch with Clint Eastwood, he never had ANY problems with 'FIREFOX', he just put the fancy flying helmet on, & off he went! Simples,[:o)]:D
Gordy.

Title: Problems with Firefox
Post by: Ian on March 28, 2010, 18:08:25 PM

Chinook - I was a loyal Firefox user until a month ago and suddenly it was going much slower - did all the usual things - freed up memory - defrag etc but to no avail.

Decided to give Google chrome a go (my first move of browser for a few years) and so far I am very pleased with it - and faster than Firefox was (for me).

I have to say Google seem to be like Tesco - everything they do - they seem to do very well (famous last words!!) :D :D

Ian

Title: Problems with Firefox
Post by: chewyturk on March 30, 2010, 16:13:15 PM

I haven't used chrome yet but I know it is supposed to be very lightweight and fast.
I believe addons are being built for it quite rapidly but at the moment it doesn't have the functionality I need, still - it is a great choice for general browsing (IE looking a bit like a dinosaur now haha)

Title: Problems with Firefox
Post by: stoop on March 30, 2010, 18:08:29 PM

Firefox is still pretty fast for me  :)