Firefox 2.0...Last Update...Now What?

15 years ago

I haven't had any problems with Firefox 3.0, I actually like many of the add on features it has which are good for internet marketing

It may be your computer or internet connection/isp

What bad things?

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15 years ago

Originally Posted by jbode

I haven't had any problems with Firefox 3.0, I actually like many of the add on features it has which are good for internet marketing

It may be your computer or internet connection/isp

What bad things?

My favorite "feature" in FireFox 3.0 when I use it on my iBook G4 is that the back button is disabled by default.

I guess I can understand that. It is kind of annoying to have to look at a handy giant green arrow and besides it's much more fun to go out and search through Google again or maybe spend a few minutes rummaging through my browsing history to locate what site I was a half a second or so ago.

Thank you FireFox!

It's sort of funny though because Google claims that having a site that forces a back button to become disabled leads to a poor user experience. I guess you showed them now that they've come out with their own browser Chrome. Take that, Google! We're going to disable the back button willy-nilly!

Sometimes now when I load up Safari or Explorer I get confused. I just sit there staring at that back button and wondering what I'm supposed to do. Why is it pointing me to the left side of my computer? So ridiculous! I quickly disable them.

Anyhow, if you want to know how to enable the Firefox back button I'm not sure if I can be of much help as I've really started enjoying my backbuttonless lifestyle. But I think it has something to do with going to view and Toolbars and maybe customize or something like that. Anyhow I do see a couple wacky cartoonish arrows there.

Sort of makes me miss those days when Firefox thought it would be funny to randomly delete people's bookmarks without warning.

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Lance

15 years ago

Originally Posted by jbode

I haven't had any problems with Firefox 3.0, I actually like many of the add on features it has which are good for internet marketing

It may be your computer or internet connection/isp

What bad things?

When I updated, I lost ALL of my bookmarks. It crashed all the time. I couldn't make new bookmarks. I tried restoring my computer to before I upgraded, but then version 2 wouldn't open at all. I could click on the icon, but nothing would happen. I tried unintalling version 3 and reinstalling version 2 and nothing either. I gave up and went back to Internet Explorer as much as I hated to. I'm going to try Google Chrome, but at that time they were still in beta. I'll probably try out Chrome after I format my hard drive.

That said, I updated my wife's computer and she has no problems with it other than it crashes all the time.

Lance

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Andy Fletcher

15 years ago

I've used FF3 quite a lot and never had any problems but I've switched my allegiance to Chrome lately and haven't looked back.

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Steven Wagenheim 15 years ago

Originally Posted by Andy Fletcher

I've used FF3 quite a lot and never had any problems but I've switched my allegiance to Chrome lately and haven't looked back.

Andy, what about security issues with Chrome? Is it secure?

Plus, what about transferring bookmarks from Firefox?

What kind of support can we expect to get from such a big company?

I ask because of my bad experiences with one big company by the name of
Microsoft.
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- Barbara Eyre 15 years ago
  
  I just did my last FireFix 2.0 update also ...
  
  Hubby has FF3 on his computer and he hates it. Well, he hates FF period. He doesn't see anything wrong with IE.
  
  From what I've seen of FF3, I don't like it either. Why did they have to change the layout? Why fix what wasn't broken?
  
  I wish I knew the list of plugsin that were not compatible with FF3 ... see if my plugins are on the list. Is there such a list?
  
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- Andy Fletcher 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim
  
  Andy, what about security issues with Chrome? Is it secure?
  
  Right now its secure in the same way that FireFox was a little while ago. There's not enough uptake to make it worth the time to bother looking for holes in it.
  
  That's not to say if its ultimately secure or not (bound to have some issues as with any piece of software). Google's team will have done a pretty good job on security and I'll bet good money their response time to issues that do arise will be insanely fast.
  
  Plus, what about transferring bookmarks from Firefox?
  
  Imported all of mine without a hitch.
  
  What kind of support can we expect to get from such a big company?
  
  I ask because of my bad experiences with one big company by the name of
  Microsoft.
  
  You can be pretty sure that Chrome is part of Google's long term strategy. I would be pretty amazed if they didn't continue active and aggressive development of it. As home computers head more and more towards being web browsers with frills Google want to be a major part of that and Chrome is part of that strategy.
  
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Andy Fletcher

15 years ago

Originally Posted by BIG Mike

Balance your choice of browser with a good anti-virus system that includes some form of Malware/Adware/Spyware protection too.

I'd just like to add some emphasis to what Mike is saying here. *Balance* your choice of browser with good anti-virus protection. But please don't assume that having up-to-date AV means you don't have to keep your browser up-to-date.

Most of the recent browser vulnerabilities have not been detectable by even the best AV products for several days and absolutely required updating the browser itself.

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Steven Wagenheim

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Andy Fletcher

I'd just like to add some emphasis to what Mike is saying here. *Balance* your choice of browser with good anti-virus protection. But please don't assume that having up-to-date AV means you don't have to keep your browser up-to-date.

Most of the recent browser vulnerabilities have not been detectable by even the best AV products for several days and absolutely required updating the browser itself.

Quick question about Chrome. Does it have the same "tabs" feature as
Firefox. I'd be lost without it because of all the tabs I have open.

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Andy Fletcher

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Quick question about Chrome. Does it have the same "tabs" feature as
Firefox. I'd be lost without it because of all the tabs I have open.

Yup. Full tabbed browsing support with a couple of key differences.

- Each tab is its own process so if one dies on you the rest keep working.
- The navigation/address bar/back/forward etc are inside the tab rather than above it.

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Steven Wagenheim

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Andy Fletcher

Yup. Full tabbed browsing support with a couple of key differences.

- Each tab is its own process so if one dies on you the rest keep working.
- The navigation/address bar/back/forward etc are inside the tab rather than above it.

Sorry, one last thing...I use Roboform. Is the transfer over of all your
passwords easy like it was from IE to Firefox?

Geesh, I don't even know if I remember how I installed Roboform when I
went to Firefox.

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Andy Fletcher

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Sorry, one last thing...I use Roboform. Is the transfer over of all your
passwords easy like it was from IE to Firefox?

Geesh, I don't even know if I remember how I installed Roboform when I
went to Firefox.

I have no idea about Roboform but Chrome definitely imported all my FF passwords fine.

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Jeff Henshaw

15 years ago

When I updated, I lost ALL of my bookmarks. It crashed all the time. I couldn't make new bookmarks. I tried restoring my computer to before I upgraded, but then version 2 wouldn't open at all. I could click on the icon, but nothing would happen. I tried unintalling version 3 and reinstalling version 2 and nothing either. I gave up and went back to Internet Explorer as much as I hated to. I'm going to try Google Chrome, but at that time they were still in beta. I'll probably try out Chrome after I format my hard drive.

I must be one of the lucky ones. I use FF 3.0.5 and don't have any problems (at least I have not encountered any yet!).

I also keep Chrome on standby as my preferred back up browser, just to be on the safe side. Although in reference to Steven's question, I don't use RoboForm so I've not tried to transfer anything (such as passwords) from one to the other.

Regards,
Jeff Henshaw.

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tj

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Sorry, one last thing...I use Roboform. Is the transfer over of all your
passwords easy like it was from IE to Firefox?

Geesh, I don't even know if I remember how I installed Roboform when I
went to Firefox.

Chrome is in the moment not supported by Roboform - in this case you have stay with Firefox or Internet Explorer.

Timo

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bgmacaw 15 years ago

I'm sticking with FF2 on my main system but I just loaded it onto my secondary system for testing since I decided to 'upgrade' that PC from Windows Vista to Windows XP after a recent hard drive crash.
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MichaelJ168 15 years ago

I got my FF2 upgraded to FF3 recently and So far so good.
I don't think you will run into any trouble using FF3, in fact , it's faster and it eats up lesser RAM than FF2.
You can easily manage or add new plugins and it's really more user friendly. Why not try?

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alankay

15 years ago

I thought it was just me. Firefox 3 is a bad job. I also use Firefox 2. It's the best.

I like to use Opera as a secondary browser.

Internet Explorer is not an option - it's worse than a pile of excrement.

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Martin Luxton 15 years ago

I'm thinking of reverting back from Firefox 3.0.05 because I have started to have script issues with some of the plugins.

I like Chrome because of the way it shows you screenshots of all your sites.

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Eric Reimers

15 years ago

Did a quick search of the forum, and found this thread-- http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...y-opinion.html

If your unhappy with Firefox and IE try a different browser,

Google Chrome - Download a new browser
Opera Browser | Faster & safer Internet | Free Download
Apple - Safari

All three are great alternatives.

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

The other day, I had my Firefox 2.0 updated and afterwards, the page I was
taken to said "Last update for 2.0."

Now, I assume that also means for security too, and since that is really my
main concern, I don't want to use 2.0 any longer than I have to.

But...I am hearing so many bad things about 3.0 that it makes me cringe at
the thought of upgrading, things like not being able to log in to sites that
are cookie based, terrible delays loading and other not so nice stuff.

I'm honestly torn as to what to do at this point.

Is using 2.0 now flat out dangerous since there are no more security updates
or am I safe staying with it?

And if I move on to 3.0, what headaches am I going to run into?

I am still using IE 6.0 SP2 with no problems, so I'd like to think I can
use 2.0 for FF as well.

What's the real deal?

Anybody know for sure?

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David Neale 15 years ago

Originally Posted by Eric Reimers

Google Chrome - Download a new browser
Opera Browser | Faster & safer Internet | Free Download
Apple - Safari

I believe Chrome is using the Safari rendering engine. Very nice.
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ChristianM

15 years ago

No problems with FF 3 here but then again I tend not to have problems with new software and sometimes wonder if it is just people messing up because they aren't used to it yet.

Firefox 2 ought not be any more unsecured than IE6 so I wouldn't worry about it yet.

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Glenn Newsome 15 years ago

One of the lucky ones also. Now using Firefox 3 with no problems at all yet.
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cclou

15 years ago

I don't love Firefox 3, but it hasn't caused me any problems. I don't like their new browser bar, but with the Oldbar plugin at least it looks like the previous bar. My husband just downloaded Chrome and loves it, but I'm waiting for Roboform before I try it.

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kohym

15 years ago

Certain plugin cannot be used in Firefox 3. But in general, I'm still happy with the new feature in FF3.

Try FF3. If you don't like it, just reinstall FF2. I did that many times with no problem.

But now, I'm settled with FF3.

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Josh Anderson

15 years ago

Firefox 3 rocks. All the plugins I use work in it and I have been using it for months with no complaints.

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Chris Hunter 15 years ago

Originally Posted by Josh Anderson

Firefox 3 rocks. All the plugins I use work in it and I have been using it for months with no complaints.

Same for me.

Just to go FF3 already!!

Gah!
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- Jim M 15 years ago
  
  Firefox 3 is really good - just check the major plugins you depend on are compatible before you click the button!
  
  I had one plugin which wouldn't work after upgrading when FF3 came out, still no update for it, but it was not something I used a lot anyhow.
  
  Not something to worry about - go ahead and stay up to date.
  
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Stallion

15 years ago

I have FF3 on another computer and it works fine, but the main computer I use, just doesn't seem to mesh well.

I believe FF 2.0.0.16 was their "last version" but they kept updating to 2.0.0.20. I suspect they'll continue updating since there is still a lot of stiff resistance to FF3.

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Spike SpiegelIM

15 years ago

No problems with FF3 here. I thought it's now less of a resource hog than 2.0, but still a resource hog. But all of my fave plugins work, so I'm still good with it.

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Shamir Rele

15 years ago

I would switch to Google Chrome if they had an option to install Google toolbar.

LOL. How ironic.

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rosetrees 15 years ago

Originally Posted by Shamir Rele

I would switch to Google Chrome if they had an option to install Google toolbar.

LOL. How ironic.

I did a kind of double take when I first started using Chrome, assuming all the features of the toolbar must be hidden somewhere!

I use FF3, IE7 and Chrome - but increasingly I'm transferring to Chrome. There are some things it struggles with - I find some forms don't display properly or accept data correctly and then I switch back to FF or IE.

You can have fun with the tabs - I discovered by accident that you can stack them together as tabs, or pull them apart as separate windows. Probably pointless, but fun.
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- kevin campbelle 15 years ago
  
  I updated to 3.0.5 a few days ago and everything works well. My bookmarks were transferred with no problems. I was staying with Firefox 2.0 for as long as possible (because others were saying they were having problems) but when I saw that last update message I decide to do the upgrade.
  
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Ross Kenny

15 years ago

I've not had any trouble with 3 and have been using it since it came out...

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NicheCompanion 15 years ago

I just advised all my clients to move from IE to Firefox 3, so I hope there will be no problems. But reading all these posts make me a little worried
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Loren Woirhaye

15 years ago

FF3 is an improvement obver IE I think, but that's because
IE is clumsy. Most other browsers seem to run better in
comparison to IE.

I got fed-up with FF3 a couple of weeks ago.
I run Opera, Chrome, and Flock. None of them do everything
well.

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Bearded

15 years ago

The "Awesome Bar" (FF3's name for where you type in the URL) makes FF3 easily worth any trouble you have upgrading.

Don't remember what site you saw something on? Just start typing in any part of the URL, page title, or really anything about the site, and FF just KNOWS what you want.

The extensions I use haven't had any trouble working in FF3, either. (S3Fox, SEOQuake, Adblock, Stumble, DownThemAll)

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Brandon Tanner 15 years ago

Firefox has always been very stable for me up until versions 3.0.1 - 3.0.4 (those versions crashed a LOT for me for some reason). But 3.0.5 has been rock solid and has not crashed once.
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BrainDance

15 years ago

Hi Steven
I did the update, hated it! I should have taken screenshots so others could see it. it seemed very bloated, the navigation toolbar did a very irritating autocomplete based on browsing history

I uninstalled and went back to previous version. I have had no problems at all with the present firefox, the new one has all kinds of new features that for me personally are a pain and intrusive. plus I lost all my bookmarks, bookmark toolbar and all saved logins. Once I went back all was restored.
I use firefox all day and all the doodads added on wasn't something I wanted to get used to using.

for someone just moving to Firefox, it will be a nice change, but for me personally, not worth it

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DArmbrister

15 years ago

I'm using FF3.0.5 now, didn't even bother to look at what version til I saw this thread. No problems whatsoever. Bookmarks and all were intact.

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