Re: [LINK] Of Fossildom and Other Ailments

2015-09-13 Thread rene
On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 11:51:39 +1000, Andy Farkas wrote: > On 13/09/15 11:32, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote: >> On 13/09/2015 11:23 AM, Andy Farkas wrote: >>> Time to stop using Firefox too: >>> >>> http://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-gets-built-in-firebox- >>> advertising-rolling/>> >> What's a

Re: [LINK] Of Fossildom and Other Ailments

2015-09-13 Thread JanW
At 04:40 PM 13/09/2015, rene you wrote: >That, i.e. fork, appears to me to have been done quite a while ago, >resulting in the "Pale Moon" browser. >https://www.palemoon.org/ >But, as the Pale Moon lead developer explains, it's not just a simple >rebuild of Firefox: > "Addressing a few

Re: [LINK] Of Fossildom and Other Ailments

2015-09-13 Thread David Lochrin
On 2015-09-13 10:49 JanW wrote: > May be time to seriously consider a shift to Linux. I've been using it for about 15 years and can recommend it!! The only problem I have ever had is with ABC TV streaming and, lately, their audio streaming - "any browser you like as long as it's Chrome".

Re: [LINK] Of Fossildom and Other Ailments

2015-09-13 Thread JanW
At 06:40 PM 13/09/2015, JanW you wrote: >Palemoon loads really quickly. I'm going to give it a go. Netflix still doesn't work in it. Jan I write books. http://janwhitaker.com/?page_id=8 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia jw...@janwhitaker.com Twitter:

Re: [LINK] Of Fossildom and Other Ailments

2015-09-13 Thread rene
On Sun, 13 Sep 2015 18:53:47 +1000, JanW wrote: > At 06:40 PM 13/09/2015, JanW you wrote: > >> Palemoon loads really quickly. I'm going to give it a go. >> > Netflix still doesn't work in it. Seems that's probably caused by Netflix's user agent sniffing. Apparently Netflix was working in Pale

Re: [LINK] Of Fossildom and Other Ailments

2015-09-12 Thread JanW
At 10:25 AM 13/09/2015, Roger Clarke wrote: >A personal declaration: > >"I personally use the cloud as little as possible. My e-mail is on my own >computer -- I am one of the last Eudora users -- and not at a web service like >Gmail or Hotmail. I don't store my contacts or calendar in the cloud.

Re: [LINK] Of Fossildom and Other Ailments

2015-09-12 Thread Scott Howard
On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 6:51 PM, Andy Farkas wrote: > I suspect someone will fork FF and hack the bad bits out. > Or you could just go into the settings and disable it. Scott ___ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au

Re: [LINK] Of Fossildom and Other Ailments

2015-09-12 Thread Andy Farkas
Time to stop using Firefox too: http://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-gets-built-in-firebox-advertising-rolling/ -andyf (an avid IRC user since the beginning of the century!) ___ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au

Re: [LINK] Of Fossildom and Other Ailments

2015-09-12 Thread Andy Farkas
On 13/09/15 11:32, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote: > On 13/09/2015 11:23 AM, Andy Farkas wrote: >> Time to stop using Firefox too: >> >> http://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-gets-built-in-firebox-advertising-rolling/ > What's a good, but reliable and trustworthy alternative? > Trustworthy? UTSL. I

Re: [LINK] Of Fossildom and Other Ailments

2015-09-12 Thread JanW
At 12:08 PM 13/09/2015, Scott Howard wrote: >Or you could just go into the settings and disable it. Now I know what you're talking about. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/hide-or-display-sites-new-tab-page I noticed those changes in the New tab, but didn't equate to this issue. Now I get

Re: [LINK] Of Fossildom and Other Ailments

2015-09-12 Thread Bernard Robertson-Dunn
On 13/09/2015 11:23 AM, Andy Farkas wrote: > Time to stop using Firefox too: > > http://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-gets-built-in-firebox-advertising-rolling/ What's a good, but reliable and trustworthy alternative? -- Regards brd Bernard Robertson-Dunn Sydney Australia email: