I can't stand IE. I still use it, but only if I really have to, which is NOT often enough to be worth mentioning.
Personal opinion and preference, of course.
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This is where you can discuss your homework, family, just about anything, make strange sounds and otherwise discuss things which are really not related to the Lancer-series. Yes that means you can discuss other games.
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Sat Jan 29, 2005 8:12 pm
You have W3C to thank for that Exquilax. Necessary evil since they decide how web sites are to be built. Not sure if they have a complaint department though.
Sat Jan 29, 2005 8:47 pm
More info for you Esq -
Netscape has released to beta testers an early version of a much-anticipated browser that takes advantage of the recent and wildly successful Mozilla Firefox 1.0 release. It's no surprise that the so-called Netscape prototype runs the Gecko engine that also powers the Firefox browser (Netscape owner AOL Time Warner spun off the Mozilla team as a non-profit last year). But there's a surprise in this early version: the future Netscape also renders pages in Internet Explorer. This early version doesn't install IE; instead, it relies on the version already installed on your PC.
Although Mozilla has done stunningly well -- some attribute IE's recent popularity decline to Firefox -- it can't do everything. Anyone using Firefox every day will notice that certain Web sites don't render quite right in it, and some secure sites, such as banks, still require IE for login. The Netscape prototype allows you to browse most of the time with Gecko, which is arguably more secure software, and then switch to IE rendering if you need it. The switch is easy in the nascent Netscape interface, which offers Firefox-style tabbed browsing. You just type in a URL, and click an icon on the tab that reloads the page in IE. You won't see any change in the browser shell or interface -- just the Web site re-rendered on the same tab.
The early Netscape version also packs in many more bells and whistles than spartan Firefox. Beyond your basics, such as an address bar and navigation buttons, Netscape throws in two newsfeed tickers as well as prominent icons for a pop-up blocker and an automated form-filler. In our very informal use of this prototype, pages load refreshingly quickly.
AOL/Netscape's motivation for releasing a Mozilla-style browser is clear: recapture lost surfers and send them back to the Netscape portal over and over and over again. Hence, the Netscape browser has a whole lot of Netscape marketing going on. The aforementioned news tickers so far provide only Netscape-branded CNN stories -- no RSS feed reader available yet -- and the search bar runs queries only through Netscape's own search. From the looks of it, Netscape may add the ability to custom-pick search engines later, however (there's a drop-down menu there, but it's empty so far). An otherwise nifty temperature window on the browser takes you only to Netscape's weather centre, and the entire browser is coloured a very Netscape-style green.
Given this browser's unique talent -- rendering in two different engines -- a future public release will make life easier for millions of surfers. Besides, the more IE competition in the world, the more likely we'll get better browsers with better security, updated regularly. That said, most of us already have IE installed, and the ability to use both engines within the same interface may not be enough to justify bothering with yet another browser install, especially one so self-referential. Check back for a full review when the final version comes out.
Netscape has released to beta testers an early version of a much-anticipated browser that takes advantage of the recent and wildly successful Mozilla Firefox 1.0 release. It's no surprise that the so-called Netscape prototype runs the Gecko engine that also powers the Firefox browser (Netscape owner AOL Time Warner spun off the Mozilla team as a non-profit last year). But there's a surprise in this early version: the future Netscape also renders pages in Internet Explorer. This early version doesn't install IE; instead, it relies on the version already installed on your PC.
Although Mozilla has done stunningly well -- some attribute IE's recent popularity decline to Firefox -- it can't do everything. Anyone using Firefox every day will notice that certain Web sites don't render quite right in it, and some secure sites, such as banks, still require IE for login. The Netscape prototype allows you to browse most of the time with Gecko, which is arguably more secure software, and then switch to IE rendering if you need it. The switch is easy in the nascent Netscape interface, which offers Firefox-style tabbed browsing. You just type in a URL, and click an icon on the tab that reloads the page in IE. You won't see any change in the browser shell or interface -- just the Web site re-rendered on the same tab.
The early Netscape version also packs in many more bells and whistles than spartan Firefox. Beyond your basics, such as an address bar and navigation buttons, Netscape throws in two newsfeed tickers as well as prominent icons for a pop-up blocker and an automated form-filler. In our very informal use of this prototype, pages load refreshingly quickly.
AOL/Netscape's motivation for releasing a Mozilla-style browser is clear: recapture lost surfers and send them back to the Netscape portal over and over and over again. Hence, the Netscape browser has a whole lot of Netscape marketing going on. The aforementioned news tickers so far provide only Netscape-branded CNN stories -- no RSS feed reader available yet -- and the search bar runs queries only through Netscape's own search. From the looks of it, Netscape may add the ability to custom-pick search engines later, however (there's a drop-down menu there, but it's empty so far). An otherwise nifty temperature window on the browser takes you only to Netscape's weather centre, and the entire browser is coloured a very Netscape-style green.
Given this browser's unique talent -- rendering in two different engines -- a future public release will make life easier for millions of surfers. Besides, the more IE competition in the world, the more likely we'll get better browsers with better security, updated regularly. That said, most of us already have IE installed, and the ability to use both engines within the same interface may not be enough to justify bothering with yet another browser install, especially one so self-referential. Check back for a full review when the final version comes out.
Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:07 pm
amen rabbit boy. not worth the risk of hackers and skript kiddi3s.
Anyway, IE is a crock (as with most M$ products) its bloated, full of holes, and to use it properly, i need to run proxomitron, a http proxy program. the majority of pop up sites are DESIGNED to infiltrate IE cos 90% of the market use it. more gullible targets to attack. monopolies are good for OS's but anything else is a bit much. i dont want everything made by a single omnipresent corporation.
grr... im not a fan of M$. is it obvious?
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God is dead, and no-one cares.
Anyway, IE is a crock (as with most M$ products) its bloated, full of holes, and to use it properly, i need to run proxomitron, a http proxy program. the majority of pop up sites are DESIGNED to infiltrate IE cos 90% of the market use it. more gullible targets to attack. monopolies are good for OS's but anything else is a bit much. i dont want everything made by a single omnipresent corporation.
grr... im not a fan of M$. is it obvious?
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God is dead, and no-one cares.
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