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New HPs come with Firefox and Altiris installed by rodtrent

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IE8 Beta 2 touted as a faster browser. But is it? by rodtrent

From a personal perspective, watching the time it takes for new tabs to load and then for the new pages to load in the tab, I’m a bit disappointed in the speed of IE8.  Even Maxthon , which uses the...

Here’s a 404 page I’ve never seen before by rodtrent

Is this a Google thing?  A Firefox thing?  It definitely smells of advertising.

Mozilla supports the Olympics with new Chinese Firefox by rodtrent

Firefox Launches Olympic Special Version Browser With Sohu.com
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Africa doesn’t like Firefox…Greenland Hates it… by rodtrent

From the World Record page …   
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Firefox confusing the users with 2 versions by rodtrent

I was reading this news article about BetaNews about how the Mozilla folks have released a new version of Firefox 2 today.  Then, I darted down to the comments and read one that really stood out:...
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No longer using Firefox 3.0 by rodtrent

I uninstalled Firefox 3.0 – finally.  I promised someone I would try it out for a week, and I did.  But, I was seriously counting the days for when I could initiate the uninstall sequence. For...
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More on the Firefox effect on myITforum.com by rodtrent

So…Firefox 3.0 was released on June 17th.  And, while I’m not using Firefox 3.0 any longer (yes, I finally removed it from my computer – more about that later), it is interesting to see the Firefox...
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Did Firefox break the record? by rodtrent

Did Firefox break the non-existent world record for most downloads?
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Why Firefox 3.0’s Phishing feature is faster than Microsoft’s? by rodtrent

I posted the other day about how IE7 runs just as fast as Firefox 3.0 if you turn off the automatic Phishing check in IE. When Phishing is turned on IE7, IE7 contacts a Microsoft server somewhere to check...

The Firefox effect on myITforum.com – not much by rodtrent

After 2 days, here’s the tally so far.  Firefox activity has actually decreased slightly for some strange reason.  We’ll keep watching as the weeks and days go by. The day of FF 3.0 release:...

Firefox 3’s First 24 Hours by rodtrent

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First Firefox 3.0 Security Vuln Reported by rodtrent

Code execution vulnerability found in Firefox 3.0
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Running Firefox 2.0 or 3.0 on Vista makes you less secure by rodtrent

Robert Hensing has more to say about the press coverage of FF 3.0. http://blogs.technet.com/robert_hensing/archive/2008/06/18/more-firefox-3-0-entertainment-fail-open-goat-award.aspx

Turning off automatic Phishing in IE makes IE just as fast as Firefox 3.0 by rodtrent

This is interesting.  If I turn off the option to automatically check web sites for Phishing, IE7 is just as fast as Firefox 3.0. So, how does Firefox 3.0 do Phishing checking quicker than IE? ...

Firefox 3.0 even blows Opera 9.5 away by rodtrent

For speed, Firefox 3.0 appears to be the fastest browser on my computer right now.  I loaded the latest version of Opera to test it against Firefox 3.0, and Firefox 3.0 won! Opera wins on layout appeal...
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The IE versus FF security track record by rodtrent

Robert Hensing posts an interesting piece on his blog, with a take on a recent USAToday article. http://blogs.technet.com/robert_hensing/archive/2008/06/18/usa-today-writes-an-article-about-ff-3-0-hilarity...

Firefox 3.0 opens an extra instance of Outlook for RSS feed management by rodtrent

I chose to allow Firefox to add a new RSS feed for me.  I use Outlook to gather and read RSS feeds because I spend the majority of my day in Outlook.  However, when telling Firefox 3.0 to use...
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Firefox 3.0 crashes on our Stats software… by rodtrent

We run 2 different stat applications on myITforum.com to verify numbers back-and-forth.  When I access the Urchin stats, Firefox crashes every time.  Interestingly, its only when I allow Firefox...
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First Firefox 3.0 crash by rodtrent

I’ve never had IE simply crash on me.
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Firefox 3.0 doesn’t work with our News submission software by rodtrent

Another nail in the coffin… I switched to the IE rendering engine on the tab, and it works fine.  So, tell me why I should have to do that.  Something either works across the board or it doesn...
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Hmmm…Firefox pretends to render pages correctly by rodtrent

Using Firefox 3.0 this morning, I noticed that the myITforum.com daily newsletter does not generate correctly.  After looking a bit further, it appears that Firefox does something funky in the background...
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Another app that doesn’t work with Firefox 3.0 by rodtrent

The management tool for our email discussion lists at myITforum.com doesn’t work inside Firefox 3.0. Firefox incompatibilities may be the deciding factor here.  In the past, it was the poor performance...
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LinkedIn doesn’t work in Firefox 3.0… by rodtrent

When trying to add someone to your network, the Firefox 3.0 browser just seems to recycle the invitation page, and never really does anything. It works perfectly in IE 7.
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Firefox needs a plug-in to work with myITforum.com TV by rodtrent

Seems like a simple one… But, when clicking to download the plug-in, Firefox gives this message… And, then is whisks me away to the Download Center on Microsoft’s site for Windows Media Player 11. ...
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Firefox 3.0 considerably faster than previous versions by rodtrent

From the time I click on the Firefox 3.0 application icon until my home page appears on my screen, it takes less than a second.  Performing the same action for IE7 takes about 3 seconds. Speed has...

The Firefox 3.0 Options menus are far and above better than IE by rodtrent

Access to Firefox 3.0’s options are really simple to understand and they use a nice icon-tab-tab methodology that really allows for easier access to all of the customization options. I’m impressed with...
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File-New Tab or Ctrl + T to get a new tab in Firefox 3.0 by rodtrent

If you only have one page open (in one tab) in Firefox 3.0, the only way to generate a new tab is to click on File – New Tab or hit Ctrl + T on the keyboard. In IE, I can just right-click on the current...
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Firefox 3.0 more secure? by rodtrent

I use the Send Link option in IE a lot to send links to important content. When I do this in IE, I’m confronted with the following message from Outlook. It tells me that something from the web is trying...
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Sort by Name option in Firefox Bookmarks doesn’t work as expected by rodtrent

In other applications (browsers included) you are able to use the “Sort by Name” feature to – sort by name.  This option generally sorts a list by Folders first, and then files.  I like that...
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