what browser do you use?

cpayne5 · 06-17-2004, 03:55 PM

IE all the way!!!

I have used Netscape, Mozilla, and Firefox as well. I run XP Pro on all my comps, and IE seems to be quicker and more reliable for me than any of the others. I agree with Daseal, Netscape is crap. Netscape is basically Mozilla and I think Netscape just tried to become too feature rich which ended up bogging down their software. Firefox is nice because its just a browser like IE, but is not as quick as IE.

As for the security holes in IE, if you're a responsible internet user who knows what you're doing, you'll have no problems with it. Keep your firewall and antivirus stuff up to date and you should be fine. And by 'up to date', I don't mean every 6 months. Also, I doubt you get any spyware through IE, daseal. If you use Weatherbug, AIM, etc, those software packages come packaged with spyware. Check out the EULA.

Ad-aware is a great tool.

As for me and my computer, we shall use the microsoft.

Dave Butz Baby! · 06-17-2004, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by cpayne5

...Ad-aware is a great tool.

I second that. LavaSoft Ad-Aware is a fantastic tool. For those of you not using it, you can get it here for free.... I highly highly recommend it.

http://www.lavasoft.de/

When you run a scan, set up the options to run a "Deep Scan" (I think that's what it's called). It will remove possibly harmful objects from your registry as well as any SpyWare .EXE's that may have been surreptitiously installed on your hard drive.

Also, never never never (and I mean never) install WeatherBug. That thing is just a can of worms!

cpayne5 · 06-17-2004, 04:04 PM

Call me a nerd, but I wrote my own 'weatherbug' that uses the same information source as the real weatherbug, but without the ads or spyware of course.

Dave Butz Baby! · 06-17-2004, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cpayne5

Call me a nerd, but I wrote my own 'weatherbug' that uses the same information source as the real weatherbug, but without the ads or spyware of course.

OK. You're a nerd.

Hey man... you asked!

(but being a nerd myself, that's pretty cool!)

06-17-2004, 03:55 PM	#1
cpayne5 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,807	IE all the way!!! I have used Netscape, Mozilla, and Firefox as well. I run XP Pro on all my comps, and IE seems to be quicker and more reliable for me than any of the others. I agree with Daseal, Netscape is crap. Netscape is basically Mozilla and I think Netscape just tried to become too feature rich which ended up bogging down their software. Firefox is nice because its just a browser like IE, but is not as quick as IE. As for the security holes in IE, if you're a responsible internet user who knows what you're doing, you'll have no problems with it. Keep your firewall and antivirus stuff up to date and you should be fine. And by 'up to date', I don't mean every 6 months. Also, I doubt you get any spyware through IE, daseal. If you use Weatherbug, AIM, etc, those software packages come packaged with spyware. Check out the EULA. Ad-aware is a great tool. As for me and my computer, we shall use the microsoft. __________________ "It's not about what you've done, but what's been done for you."

06-17-2004, 04:04 PM	#3
cpayne5 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,807	Call me a nerd, but I wrote my own 'weatherbug' that uses the same information source as the real weatherbug, but without the ads or spyware of course. __________________ "It's not about what you've done, but what's been done for you."

what browser do you use?

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