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| Smooth Hound |
firefoxive just come on here via firefox search as apposed to windows explorer. but is there a way of keeping favourites, so i dont have to keep doing a firefox search, like with the windows you get favorites and history. i cant find that on the firefox.
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| Smooth Hound |
ive found the history, but cant find a place for my favourites, and cant see how to open another window, any ideas anyone | ||
| Smooth Hound |
had a problem, ive had to go via windows to get on, i found i needed a password, on the neeps log in, so i pressed the lost password thingy and a new password was sent to me, it wouldnt accept it when i went through firefox, but does back on windows
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| Smooth Hound |
i meant internet explorer not windows explorer,
do you think its safe for me to use the internet explorer explorer for this site. now i have to log in everytime, this is bugging me now, 
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| Martin |
being eminently more sensible, Firefox calls "favourites" "bookmarks" - if you didn't do so during installation, you can import your "favourites" by going "bookmarks" - "organise bookmarks" - "import" 
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| Martin |
Firefox should save your username and password for this forum | ||
| Smooth Hound |
this is going to keep me busy over christmas i see  ok ive got my favourites over there on firefox now, but still it wont let me log on to neeps when i come in through firefox, i logged on with it when i was on internet explorer, now im afraid to log out and try it again on internet explorer incase it wont let me on again.
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| MJ |
try clearing your cookies. But also check it allows cookies for this site. It's a common glitch with most browsers. | ||
| Smooth Hound |
cleared my cookies, but it still wont accept my password if i come through firefox, its ok though ill use internet explorer for this site, but if i want to see any links ill write it down and go to it through fire fox
listening to the news they were saying the google browser is safe, does anyone know how to down load that, maybe id find that easier than firefox, which i only seem to be able to have one window at a time |
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| wildgarlic |
firefox - you can have more than one window, but tabs are easiest to operate. To open a new window or new tab just go to File - New Window, or File - New Tab. You can also do it by right clicking on one of your open tabs and making the same choice.
I can't understand why you are having a problem with the log on to here unless you've somehow saved the old password and not changed it in firefox. Google Chrome - http://www.google.com/chrome |
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| Smooth Hound |
 im now on google chrome, theres alot too this isnt there, i didnt know about any of this, now ive got firefox, and google chrome, this google chrome seems a bit easier to understand
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| IainC |
Yeah, I've always tried other browsers but always gone back to IE in the past. Tried Chrome and tend to only use it now (it's set as default), BUT have found that some things I need to use a browser for ONLY work properly in IE. These tend to only be hardware devices (ie for comms room monitoring, routers, etc)... so it's not like I'm on the net when I'm using IE now. |
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| boyneburn |
I am greedy I've got IE,Firefox & Opera.I tried Chrome but was very disappointed so deleted it again.
I upgraded my Ram yesterday from 512mb to 2 GB & see a big difference especially with Firefox & Opera.Internet Explorer is always slower but that is probably because more people are using it. |
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| IainC |
Ummm... IE will be slower due to it not running as quick on your machine... if you are visiting the one site with all three browsers, the difference between them will be down to your PC and your browser. While some websites are slow due to traffic, it won't be quicker if you use a browser that not many other people do. Doesn't work that way 
Chrome is a good bit faster than IE for most browing in my experience. |
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| wildgarlic |
I use flock all the time now - didn't like chrome much (but had to try it )
I have a little add on that switches the rendering engine to IE for any sites that don't display properly in flock/firefox. I wonder whether that will expose me to the problems that are currently posing the problem for IE users? |
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| Smooth Hound |
perhaps youd better be careful, for a while. i dont know what im talking about i imagine that ie will sort this out , will they
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| niceguyrichy |
IE is bleeding horrible. I've been an Opera convert for a good long time now, even though I'm still having issues with hotmail..
wasn't impressed with chrome at all, needs some refinement me thinks. |
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| Smooth Hound |
is this opera free and how would i go about trying it if it is | ||
| niceguyrichy |
go Here and click on the big green 'Download Opera' button 
completely free as well |
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| Smooth Hound |
ive down loaded opera, but having to use the chrome one as it says when i go on to opera that ive not selected it as my main chosen browser, i thought i had, but it seems i havent, ive got it on my screen with all the other things at the beginning. so i have down loaded it , not sure what i can do now with it to make it my chosen browser. it seems to be stuck on a page with 9 big boxes each saying something like set up web page in each, or something like that, when it said it wasnt my chosen browser, it also askked me if i wanted to make it my chosen main browser, i agreed and its taken me to the 9 boxes, now even when i close the page, as soon as i select opera from my main menu boxes at the beginning, it takes me straight to this 9 box page. but wont let me do anything with it, cant go back or anything.
if anyone can make sense of my description of the problem then they deserve a medal ,
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| Forget-me-Not |
FirefoxHi,Had a murmur about this on news earlier. I read this thread then what it says on home page. I'm not good with tech stuff, I understand what this thing does wrong. (I'm using IE right now) What I don't understand is the chance of getting it, whether my McAffee keeps me safe and whether we need to jump ship from IE now. I do have internet banking etc but don't access much and can easily stay away from 'serious,' sites and just hang out on fun ones like this. But then does this mean.... I could be contagious??? Beth 
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| Smooth Hound |
sounds like you know about as much as me although i seem to be on opera now but favourites dont seem to have come across . nothing in my book mark
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| Forget-me-Not |
FirefoxApparently you can down/up load patches from Windows. Maybe this may help. I'd be lost without my favourites, it's a lovely place, just like home - my brain with no cracks in it, (says the girl who called a coat hanger a wheelbarrow last night) much to the amusement of my children.Beth 
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| Martin |
Beth - if you've downloaded the relevant "patches", you're probably "safe- ish" for now. You would be safer if you used something like Firefox or Chrome, and both will happily import your "favourites" - Firefox just calls them bookmarks.........
(If you set up Firefox and find that "Bookmarks" doesn't contain your old "favourites", just go "Bookmarks" - "organise bookmarks" - "file" - "import") If you stay awake during the initial setup, just click the "import bookmarks" box, and it'll do it all for you..........
Why bother? - in simple terms, the Windoze operating system leaks like a sieve, as does Internet Explorer - nearly all hacker attempts are directed at them, so you're much safer with an "alternative browser" - there is little point trying to "crack" them as Microsoft Windoze and Explorer are like a jeweller's with the window already smashed...........
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| zombiecazz |
same for opera.
click on bookmarks at top, then manage bookmarks. this opens a bookmarks window. click on file then on import internet explorer favourites. |
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| Smooth Hound |
i found the google chrome more straight forward, i havent managed the opera, | ||
| IainC |
Hmmm... while I use Chrome, remember it's a "beta" product still... ie it's still in testing and isn't finished... but that's the good old excuse of Google... everything stays a Beta for ages (gets around a lot of support issues you see). As to safer with a different one, it's a case of 90%+ of browsers out there being IE, so if YOU were a hacker, etc what browser would YOU concentrate your efforts on? You aren't going to pick Opera with a percent or so or firefox (marginally more), etc. It's not a case of one browser being SO much better than others. In the "smashed window" analogy, why pick on the smashed window that's across the street (all the other browsers) when there is one right in front of you (IE). A *LOT* of people slag off MS at every oppertunity, but they aren't any more worse than any others. The difference between the Unix/Linux versions and MS, is that MS charge to use the software, the *nix versions charge you for support (or you can take your chances online of finding something to help you out), although MS also do that. MS have never really been that great at inventing stuff... they are pretty good at taking an idea and "improving" or developing it though. Just see everything from DOS onwards for that. |
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| IainC |
Can't remember if I tried Opera or not... tend to give them all a go as they come out, but until Chrome had never found a reason to move away from IE before... if Chrome would just work properly with my work stuff as well then IE would never get a look in. |
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| Smooth Hound |
yea it takes awhile to find whats what, but seems ok this chrome
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| Martin |
Why do I slag it off? - I reckon for more than fair reasons - in the case of Windoze - it's bloatware, it's slow, it's riddled with actual and potential security holes, it costs money, the need to change your computer every 3 years to keep up, and in the case of the incredibly ghastly Vista - great chunks were written by the US Homeland Security Department, IT will tell YOU what programmes you can run, IT will report any outdated software to Microsoft, and will remove or disable software on YOUR computer, IT will tell you that certain websites are "unsafe" and of the very devil (mozilla and the like) to try to "scare" the unwary into buying their overpriced and dodgy software.............worst of all, under the guise of "security" it is THE most insecure system in the world, and is the US homeland security department's spyware in your computer!
Personally won't have it in the house! 
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| scottishwebcamslive |
Hi,
To balance this a bit all in all strip XP down without all the extras you don't need and configure it to do what you do want it works not to bad firefox has java issues and can loose your favourites if you swop from explorer to firefox then back again without being careful firefox is alot quicker than an even streamlined xp but as I say I find it annoying that even some of the java on my own sites is not shown correctly 
just a thought ( no I don't work for microsoft lol ) Ian |