ritchie58 Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 After trying Internet Explorer 9 to see how things have changed I was not too impressed. Pros: It loads faster than Firefox, web pages seem to load a little quicker as well. Cons: I use Yahoo as my search engine. The Yahoo navigation tool bar will not load although that's something I could live without, can't access my Yahoo email client with IE 9, Adobe flash player doesn't work with IE 9. With the Tracking Protection enabled and Fanboy's filter set included it still lets annoying web ads slip through. Something AdBlock Plus using the Easylist filter set and TrackerBlock for Firefox does not. The bottom line? I'll stick with Firefox! Edit: Yahoo claims they're working on the navigation toolbar compatibility issue with IE 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweidre Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 After trying Internet Explorer 9 to see how things have changed I was not too impressed. Pros: It loads faster than Firefox, web pages seem to load a little quicker as well. Cons: I use Yahoo as my search engine. The navigation tool bar will not load although that's something I can live without, can't access my Yahoo email client with IE 9, Adobe flash player doesn't work with IE 9. With the Tracking Protection enabled and Fanboy's filter list included it still lets ads slip through. Something AdBlock Plus using the Easylist filter set for Firefox does not. The bottom line? I'll stick with Firefox! Nuff said... Hi Ritchie, I have looked around in IE9, and also I was not impressed. I succeded to get a tracking protection = EasyList, though. Instead I tested Firefox 4, but it had too many security extensions not yet developed. So for the moment I will stick to FF 3.6.15 when surfing in dangerous waters, and Slimbrowser (based upon IE9) when visiting known sites. Slimbrowser is very fast and light-weight but lacks security features (extensions). The problem with FF is its very slow cold start. Wait & see, will be my policy, for now! Cheers, sweidre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchie58 Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 That's what I'm planning to do as well. Stick with the 3.6 version until Firefox pushes version 4 to everyone. That will give the developers time to update their add-ons and plug-ins to v. 4. There is a new version out Sweidre. Version 3.6.16 is available. In the Help section just click on Check For Updates to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweidre Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 That's what I'm planning to do as well. Stick with the 3.6 version until Firefox pushes version 4 to everyone. That will give the developers time to update their add-ons and plug-ins to v. 4. There is a new version out Sweidre. Version 3.6.16 is available. In the Help section just click on Check For Updates to get it. Hi Ritchie, I checked on Check For Updates and I did not receive v.3.6.16 but v4! OK, I tested v.4, but Mozilla has evidently issued the Swedish version too early! Using a Norton Ghost I got back to v.3.6.15, and I will stay there for a while updating extensions only. I hope, that FF will develop further, so that FF will startup faster after having clicked on its icon (the missing essential extensions will hopefully come in a couple of months) Cheers, sweidre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchie58 Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 You must already have 3.6.16 and I should have mentioned it to you that if you update through the browser and already have the 3.6.16 version it would update you to version 4. I was aware of that. I thought you still had to older 3.6.15 version so you were ok to update. Sorry about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchie58 Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 I've PM'ed RobT, Orlando and Pedersen about the spam thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pedersen Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 I've PM'ed RobT, Orlando and Pedersen about the spam thread. Why the hell does people think they can post anything? well back to topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchie58 Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Adobe has a beta flash player that supposedly works with IE 9 and 64 bit operating systems called "Square." This must have been introduced before IE 9 made it's public debut because it says it's for the beta version. Haven't tried it so I don't know how well it works. Preview Flash Player for IE9 Beta and 64-bit OS’s Now Available Posted by Matt Rozen on September 15, 2010 6:23 PM in Developers There is now a preview of Adobe Flash Player, which we’re calling “Square”, available on Adobe Labs. This preview includes support for two new areas — enhanced support for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 Beta and native 64-bit support for all major desktop operating systems including Linux, Mac, and Windows. As part of our collaboration with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team, Flash Player “Square” has been enhanced to directly support the hardware-accelerated graphics capabilities in the newest version. In our internal testing, we’ve seen significant improvements in Flash Player graphics performance – exceeding 35% in Internet Explorer 9 Beta compared to Flash Player running in previous versions of IE. Today we’re also sharing a refresh of the Linux 64-bit version of Flash Player together with the first preview of both the 64-bit Windows and Mac versions. Those who used the previous 64-bit version of Flash Player for Linux should find this new version even faster and more reliable. These new preview versions are fully functional, so all content should be compatible, but keep in mind this a sneak peak. If you encounter any issues, we encourage you to file a bug in our public database. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ritchie58 Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Thanks for getting rid of that guys. There's a place for everything but this forum is not the place for that stuff, lol! The nerve of some people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Opera 11.10 beta (Baracuda) Is good solid contender for any browser use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchie58 Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Sweidre, I think I'm going to wait a little longer before installing 4. According to the hype coming from Mozilla FF 4 is supposedly 6 times faster. We shall see. Duncan, I have read that users of Opera love the fact that it's a very speedy browser to use indeed. If they could make it as customizable as FF I would be tempted to switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweidre Posted March 31, 2011 Report Share Posted March 31, 2011 Sweidre, I think I'm going to wait a little longer before installing 4. According to the hype coming from Mozilla FF 4 is supposedly 6 times faster. We shall see. Duncan, I have read that users of Opera love the fact that it's a very speedy browser to use indeed. If they could make it as customizable as FF I would be tempted to switch. Hi, I think I will wait a bit longer also. Always browser problem! During the Win 97 era I used IE, Avant Browser, FF & Opera. Then Opera was the fastest of them all, but it had some curious gadgets, that I did not get familiar with. When I switched to Win XP, I decided to skip at least one browser, and that was Opera. During the XP era Chrome entered the market, and I finally added that one. When I started with Win 7, I skipped Avant and went for Slimbrowser. Maybe I should skip Chrome and test Opera again, when it leaves the Beta stage. It seems impossible to stay with one browser for good. Those, who have really studied Operas all bolts and nuts are said to always stay with Opera! Opera fans are really sticking to Opera and they are not changing to other browsers! (It takes extra time to have several browsers to update!) Cheers, sweidre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweidre Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Hi, Here is an article by TechRepublic about FF4: "First Look: Mozilla Firefox 4 web browser" http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/first-look-mozilla-firefox-4-web-browser/6209829?tag=nl.e042 Cheers, sweidre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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