How is FireFox great?

[area91]

Hey,

Why is FireFox so great? I find its way too slow. Any ways on speeeding it up?

[GrandMaster]

yea a great way to speed it up is to search for ways to speed it up and then use the advice given there

[area91]

yea a great way to speed it up is to search for ways to speed it up and then use the advice given there

that type of language is not accepted on neowin

he was simply saying that if you looked for ways, there ARE ways it can be optimized.

Edited June 12, 2004 by Toxikk

[G4M3R]

Ive never found it slow, much faster than IE

[matt74441]

Calm down buddy :whistle:

[icecaveman]

Ive never found it slow, much faster than IE

it does not load up instantly like IE does...

[TwiztedCam]

yea a great way to speed it up is to search for ways to speed it up and then use the advice given there

Funny, you wish people to "Get Firefox" but when a fellow firefox user requests help, you spit in his face. Great job there buddy.

And yeah, it doesn't start as fast as IE which is why I haven't made the switch yet even though it still sits in my Start menu.

[area91]

Just to let you guys know, I figured its not worth the hassle with FireFox. I'm going back to Internet Explorer.

[#Michael]

Funny, you wish people to "Get Firefox" but when a fellow firefox user requests help, you spit in his face. Great job there buddy.

And yeah, it doesn't start as fast as IE which is why I haven't made the switch yet even though it still sits in my Start menu.

There is a reason why FF doesn't load as fast as IE. That is because IE is already partially loaded as part of windows. IE is built into the OS and is loaded when the OS starts.

FF has to do a cold start when it is first started...but after that it takes only 2-3 seconds.

FF has many great advantages over IE

1. adblocker

2. tab browsing

3. no activex

4. no spyware

5. tons of extensions

6. W3C standard complaint (unlike IE)

Just to let you guys know, I figured its not worth the hassle with FireFox. I'm going back to Internet Explorer.

I will admit there is a learning curve when switching....but I promise that if you use it for a couple of days you will not want to switch back.

[mko]

And you are supporting a free cause to better the internet :yes:

[Veedems Veteran]

Neither is better. Each browser is aimed at different consumer needs.

[giga Veteran]

If youre talking about browsing speed, you can speed it up even more by doing a little configuration in the about:config panel in firefox or the user.js file in your profile. If you want me to, I can elaborate, but I guess its too much of a hassle.

[kombolcha]

if i may, i recommend you try Avant Browser since you're still using IE http://www.avantbrowser.com

oh and dont' get scared by their screen shot since it looks so bloated, it's highly customizable. this is how i have mine.

[altezza Veteran]

Firefox is great. Since Firebird (previous name) released I never wanted to switch back to IE since.

[Keldyn]

[moved to software discussion]

[Jelly2003]

Hey,

Why is FireFox so great? I find its way too slow. Any ways on speeeding it up?

What extenstions are you using? In my experience, the plugin "Tabbrowser Extensions" seems to slow the browser down somewhat.

I dont really notice any difference between FF render speeds and IE, but thats just me.

[Redestium]

I used this browser since 0.4 but recently I've moved back to IE just to see how it was and I am sort of liking it. :/

[oik]

anytime you switch from something you are familiar with, there is a learning curve.

windows > osx

msie > firefox

auto transmission > manual transmission

etc etc

it's the payoff you have to look at... if you stick with it, will the hassle be worth it?

[Mystical112]

Neither is better. Each browser is aimed at different consumer needs.

ditto....

[jugaaru]

anytime you switch from something you are familiar with, there is a learning curve.

windows > osx

msie > firefox

auto transmission > manual transmission

etc etc

it's the payoff you have to look at... if you stick with it, will the hassle be worth it?

I agree with you on all, specially on manual transmission :)

[Liquid]

removed.

Firefox is good and fast and more secure.

Edited June 12, 2004 by Liquid

[gadean]

There is a reason why FF doesn't load as fast as IE.? That is because IE is already partially loaded as part of windows.? IE is built into the OS and is loaded when the OS starts.

FF has to do a cold start when it is first started...but after that it takes only 2-3 seconds.

FF has many great advantages over IE

1. adblocker

2. tab browsing

3. no activex

4. no spyware

5. tons of extensions

6. W3C standard complaint (unlike IE)

I will admit there is a learning curve when switching....but I promise that if you use it for a couple of days you will not want to switch back.

1. Use one of many programs to do this such as ProtoWall (recommended, especially for P2P users) or Norton Firewall

2. Use one of many programs to utilize tabbed browsing in IE

3. Can make browsing certain pages a hassle

4. IE contains no spyware

5. IE has more

6. W3C standards do play an important role but nearly all websites are tuned to load IE without errors being that it's the most common browser by a longshot.

[Cynicalsomething]

it does not load up instantly like IE does...

Mine does :whistle:

[mthibadeau]

My main complaint with FF is that the text sizes change from site to site. One being the size I like, then the next is too small. I get tired of scrolling the size bigger. That is not a problem in IE. Don't get me wrong, so far I like FF,,,with that one exception.

[ZTrang]

it does not load up instantly like IE does...

And it never will. IE is hooked into Windows, and so is technically running all of the time. That is why one gets such fast start-up times. It is also the number-one (well, number-two) reason I have stuck with IE. The number-one reason is website rendering. However, Firefox is great because it has literally hundreds of useful plugins, a nice, simple interface, and standards-compliant rendering. However, those won't keep me away from my trusted Internet Explorer [clicks on IE icon in Quickbar and opens another window instantly]

[ZTrang]

And you are supporting a free cause to better the internet :yes:

Not really. For example, I have downloaded and occasionally use Firefox, but I don't promote its use, and I don't contribute to its development, so I'm not supporting the browser or its cause at all. I think you have to do a little bit more than just use the browser to really support the idea of standards-compliance.