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Firefox 3.0 considerably faster than previous versions

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 been a huge issue for me since Firefox was introduced. It looks like the Firefox folks have identified...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 06-17-2008
Filed under: Internet, Firefox, Internet Explorer
Why Firefox 3.0’s Phishing feature is faster than Microsoft’s?

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 against a database of known bad sites. It does this each and every time you hit a page, refresh...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 06-20-2008
Filed under: Internet, Firefox, Internet Explorer
NetApplications indicates Chrome is losing ground?

Not that it had much ground to start with, but NetApplications has been tracking Google’s Chrome. From their numbers, though, I don’t see much of a drop-off. Except I do see that Safari gained some ground – which to me indicates that NetApplications isn’t tracking Chrome as well as they could...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 09-19-2008
Filed under: Internet, Internet Explorer, Google, IE8, Chrome
IEBlog : Prepare for Automatic Update distribution of IE8

Starting on or about the third week of April, users still running IE6 or IE7 on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008 will get will get a notification through Automatic Update about IE8. This rollout will start with a narrow audience and expand over time to the...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 04-11-2009
Filed under: Internet, Internet Explorer, IE8
Add the IE8 ADM file to available GPOs

This little utility installs the IE8 GPO settings on your domain controller so that the IE8 GPO settings are available for you to populate throughout your hierarchy. Distribute it using your favorite software distribution app, or install directly on the domain controller that houses the GPMC. Download...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 05-28-2009
Filed under: Internet, Internet Explorer, Group Policy, Active Directory, IE8
Add the IE8 ADM file to available GPOs

This little utility installs the IE8 GPO settings on your domain controller so that the IE8 GPO settings are available for you to populate throughout your hierarchy. Distribute it using your favorite software distribution app, or install directly on the domain controller that houses the GPMC. Download...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 05-28-2009
Filed under: Internet, Internet Explorer, Group Policy, Active Directory, IE8
IEBlog : Prepare for Automatic Update distribution of IE8

Starting on or about the third week of April, users still running IE6 or IE7 on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008 will get will get a notification through Automatic Update about IE8. This rollout will start with a narrow audience and expand over time to the...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 04-11-2009
Filed under: Internet, Internet Explorer, IE8
NetApplications indicates Chrome is losing ground?

Not that it had much ground to start with, but NetApplications has been tracking Google’s Chrome. From their numbers, though, I don’t see much of a drop-off. Except I do see that Safari gained some ground – which to me indicates that NetApplications isn’t tracking Chrome as well as they could...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 09-19-2008
Filed under: Internet, Internet Explorer, Google, IE8, Chrome
Why Firefox 3.0’s Phishing feature is faster than Microsoft’s?

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 against a database of known bad sites. It does this each and every time you hit a page, refresh...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 06-20-2008
Filed under: Internet, Firefox, Internet Explorer
Firefox 3.0 considerably faster than previous versions

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 been a huge issue for me since Firefox was introduced. It looks like the Firefox folks have identified...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 06-17-2008
Filed under: Internet, Firefox, Internet Explorer

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