And porn... On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That could be true. I only visit web sites that allow me to do my job. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Gill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 12:32 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Firefox 3.0 Download Day > > Well, I'm a Moz fan and do promote FF to people when the conversation is > going that way. I don't really care what people use, I just don't want them > (i.e. most folk) to use IE. You say you've never been hi-jacked or > scripted, > and I assume you mean you're browser's never been compromised in any way. I > guess that also means your minimalists tendencies expand into what websites > you visit too, because there are quite a few sites out there you *just > don't > visit* using IE. FF and Opera et al are not immune, but IMO IE is the > single > biggest security hole in Windows, years running. > > -- > Mike Gill > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:11 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Firefox 3.0 Download Day > > > > YMMV, I believe, too. > > > > Personally, I've not seen the substance. I get frustrated with > > technology > > pretty easily if it doesn't work the way I do. And, when that happens > > it > > comes off the PC fairly quickly. I treat my computer as something > > critical > > to my well being. If I feel an application is just taking up space, > > instead > > of providing value to me, I don't keep it there. I've downloaded FF so > > many > > times, and removed it within a day of installation. > > > > As for security -- I've never been hijacked, or scripted. No Maxthon > > here. > > Again, I'm a software minimalist. Maxthon adds features that I'll > > never > > use. I just want to work. > > > > I might agree with the view of FF, if it weren't for Opera. Opera kind > > of > > puts the whole hype versus value to rest. Just my opinion. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 10:35 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Firefox 3.0 Download Day > > > > I think the success of Firefox has gone way beyond hype at this point. > > And, I have posted here multiple times on my comparisons of IE memory > > use vs. Firefox; the majority of those tests have been negative to IE. > > > > I wasnt looking to get into YABA, but while FF only gets better, IE > > only gets worse. Its only saving grace in the past few years has been > > add-ons like Maxthon. > > > > Security-wise, I can point you to plenty of sites that will exploit > > the hell out of IE but cant to FF. > > > > I dont appreciate the Mac-zealot style of hype that FF users promote - > > but the hype has substance. > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Rod Trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Nah, I just don't like to use things based on hype. > > > > > > I know, I know. Hype pretty much runs the industry these days (ex. > > iPhone), > > > but following the crowd gives me a bad feeling. > > > > > > Plus, I've never had much luck with Firefox, so I don't see the > > benefit. > > > It's slow, eats away at memory, etc. > > > > > > Now, Opera, on the other hand. No hype. Great product. That's the > > only > > > 3rd party browser I would recommend. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 9:53 AM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > Subject: Re: Firefox 3.0 Download Day > > > > > > Because Rod doesn't like anyone to use anything non-Microsoft. It > > > scares him. ;-) > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Martin Blackstone > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Why? Seriously. Why? > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 5:55 AM > > >> To: NT System Admin Issues > > >> Subject: RE: Firefox 3.0 Download Day > > >> > > >> Don't do it. > > >> > > >> Like sheep to the slaughter. > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Peter van Houten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 7:53 AM > > >> To: NT System Admin Issues > > >> Subject: Firefox 3.0 Download Day > > >> > > >> Today is supposed to be the official release day for Firefox 3.0 and > > >> Mozilla are trying to set a record for the number of downloads. 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