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  • M Member 96

    Well Opera has the ability to turn JS off or on, when it's off I see lots of funky problems, when it's on I never see any problems.

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    Dario Solera
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    Ok, I just tried CP again, checking that JS was enabled. That wasn't the problem. I noticed that using Opera, on the top of the messageboard, the message "Hint: For a faster board use IE 4+ or Mozilla, choose 'Message View' from the View dropdown and hit 'Set Options'." appears, so it's clearly a CP problem and Opera is innocent. :) ___________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA]

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    • K Kevin McFarlane

      I use IE, Firefox and Opera. In the latter two I never took any notice of claims of "faster," "more secure", "not Microsoft." To be honest I've never been able to notice any difference in speed between any of these browsers. I use Firefox and Opera simply because they have certain features that are superior to what IE has. I use all three because no one browser is better than the others in all respects and for all purposes. Kevin

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      Dario Solera
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      Kevin McFarlane wrote:

      To be honest I've never been able to notice any difference in speed between any of these browsers

      To me, it's just that Firefox feels better, smoother. I can't explain. :-O ___________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA]

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        Just ran across this site: Firefox Miths[^]. So Firefox seems to suck. :~ :wtf: Anyway it remains my fav browser. :) ___________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA]

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        Maxwell Chen
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        Nice comparison. I don't like those over-heated, such as when FireFox got announced that time, such as GMail, etc.


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        • D Dario Solera

          Just ran across this site: Firefox Miths[^]. So Firefox seems to suck. :~ :wtf: Anyway it remains my fav browser. :) ___________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA]

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          "Myth"... ------- sig starts "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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            "Myth"... ------- sig starts "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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            Dario Solera
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            :confused: ___________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA]

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            • D Dario Solera

              Are you still drunk, so you don't understand what you're reading? :-D ___________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA]

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              dl4gbe
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              Why are you so agressiv? I did not attack you personally. So you should not attack me. OK!!!!! Chris :) Personally I prefer Internet Explorer , but I am not agressive! -- modified at 13:19 Friday 21st April, 2006

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                :confused: ___________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA]

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                Maxwell Chen
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                That was what he was trying to express --- "Myth". So it earned your ":confused:". :-D


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                • D Dario Solera

                  :confused: ___________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA]

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                  David Stone
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                  He's correcting the (mis)spelling of the original poster.

                  They dress you up in white satin, And give you your very own pair of wings In August and Everything After

                  I'm after everything

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                  • M Member 96

                    Wow I've been using Opera for years as my secondary browser and I feel pretty vindicated. Let's face it, Opera is superior in many ways, it's nice to see that my hunch that FireFox was just an overhyped fad is proven out by the facts. People may choose to use it but it's an emotional, not logical, decision for most.

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                    Paul Watson
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                    Why only as your secondary browser? regards, Paul Watson Ireland Feed Henry!

                    Shog9 wrote:

                    eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.

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                    • D Dario Solera

                      Just ran across this site: Firefox Miths[^]. So Firefox seems to suck. :~ :wtf: Anyway it remains my fav browser. :) ___________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA]

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                      Myth: Requirements On the machine I'm using right now, FF is taking up 15.9 mb. In order to run IE under Windows, you need Windows at 5gb, thank you very much. They also neglected to add the Firefox runs on Mac OS-X , Linux, and Unix. As far as CPU, who cares if it runs on a 486 when everyone knows Windows 2000/XP won't even install on that machine... Myth: Security Notice they don't even *list* IE? It *is* more secure because it doesn't allow activeX. Even IE comes with activex turned off by default. ------- sig starts "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -- modified at 13:30 Friday 21st April, 2006

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                      • M Maxwell Chen

                        That was what he was trying to express --- "Myth". So it earned your ":confused:". :-D


                        Maxwell Chen

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                        Dario Solera
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                        Ah, OK. Sorry. Too often I have syntax errors. y/i or sometimes even your instead of you're... :-O ___________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA]

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                          He's correcting the (mis)spelling of the original poster.

                          They dress you up in white satin, And give you your very own pair of wings In August and Everything After

                          I'm after everything

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                          Dario Solera
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                          David Stone wrote:

                          the original poster.

                          That was me. :) ___________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA]

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                            Myth: Requirements On the machine I'm using right now, FF is taking up 15.9 mb. In order to run IE under Windows, you need Windows at 5gb, thank you very much. They also neglected to add the Firefox runs on Mac OS-X , Linux, and Unix. As far as CPU, who cares if it runs on a 486 when everyone knows Windows 2000/XP won't even install on that machine... Myth: Security Notice they don't even *list* IE? It *is* more secure because it doesn't allow activeX. Even IE comes with activex turned off by default. ------- sig starts "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -- modified at 13:30 Friday 21st April, 2006

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                            Dario Solera
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                            John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                            As far as CPU, who cares if it runs on a 486 when everyone knows Windows 2000/XP won't even install on that machine...

                            I totally agree. ___________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA]

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                            • D Dario Solera

                              Just ran across this site: Firefox Miths[^]. So Firefox seems to suck. :~ :wtf: Anyway it remains my fav browser. :) ___________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA]

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                              Shog9 0
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                              Dario Solera wrote:

                              Just ran across this site: Firefox Miths[^].

                              Oh, that pile of crap again. :sigh: The guy is a whore, pure and simple. He does this largely-bogus myth-debunking to draw traffic. Want a fun afternoon? Try checking out his references.

                              Now taking suggestions for the next release of CPhog...

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                                Myth: Requirements On the machine I'm using right now, FF is taking up 15.9 mb. In order to run IE under Windows, you need Windows at 5gb, thank you very much. They also neglected to add the Firefox runs on Mac OS-X , Linux, and Unix. As far as CPU, who cares if it runs on a 486 when everyone knows Windows 2000/XP won't even install on that machine... Myth: Security Notice they don't even *list* IE? It *is* more secure because it doesn't allow activeX. Even IE comes with activex turned off by default. ------- sig starts "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -- modified at 13:30 Friday 21st April, 2006

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                                John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                It *is* more secure because it doesn't allow activeX. Even IE comes with activex turned off by default.

                                So if IE has ActiveX turned off, then that makes it as secure. A stupid user can just as easily run an EXE as well as allow activex controls. ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸

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                                  Dario Solera wrote:

                                  Just ran across this site: Firefox Miths[^].

                                  Oh, that pile of crap again. :sigh: The guy is a whore, pure and simple. He does this largely-bogus myth-debunking to draw traffic. Want a fun afternoon? Try checking out his references.

                                  Now taking suggestions for the next release of CPhog...

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                                  Dario Solera
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                                  I didn't know it was a repost (I even searched the lounge). Sorry. :) ___________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA]

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                                    Myth: Requirements On the machine I'm using right now, FF is taking up 15.9 mb. In order to run IE under Windows, you need Windows at 5gb, thank you very much. They also neglected to add the Firefox runs on Mac OS-X , Linux, and Unix. As far as CPU, who cares if it runs on a 486 when everyone knows Windows 2000/XP won't even install on that machine... Myth: Security Notice they don't even *list* IE? It *is* more secure because it doesn't allow activeX. Even IE comes with activex turned off by default. ------- sig starts "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 -- modified at 13:30 Friday 21st April, 2006

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                                    Maxwell Chen
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                                    John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                    In order to run IE under Windows, you need Windows at 5gb, thank you very much.

                                    1.8 GB in fact.

                                    John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                                    runs on a 486 when everyone knows Windows 2000/XP won't even install

                                    :-D


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                                    • D Dario Solera

                                      Just ran across this site: Firefox Miths[^]. So Firefox seems to suck. :~ :wtf: Anyway it remains my fav browser. :) ___________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA]

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                                      HalfWayMan
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                                      Well that site just made me angry. Now I'm angry as well as hungry, tired and fat. I came here to relax after a day at work, and what do I find?! Something to make me angry again. How can you do this to me...

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                                        Ok, I just tried CP again, checking that JS was enabled. That wasn't the problem. I noticed that using Opera, on the top of the messageboard, the message "Hint: For a faster board use IE 4+ or Mozilla, choose 'Message View' from the View dropdown and hit 'Set Options'." appears, so it's clearly a CP problem and Opera is innocent. :) ___________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA]

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                                        Dan Neely
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                                        Opera's DOM is different than the FF/IE one in some places, it's possible that it won't work right and chris is legitamately blocking it. If I remember I'll try having O id itself as FF when I go home from work and see what happens. I've discussed a few shortcomings in O elsewhere with the dev and was explained that Opera didn't support the X, Y and Z methods or have alternatives to them, consequently features Foo and Bar couldn't be made to work. O9beta didn't work any better than 8.5x does.

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                                        • K Kevin McFarlane

                                          I use IE, Firefox and Opera. In the latter two I never took any notice of claims of "faster," "more secure", "not Microsoft." To be honest I've never been able to notice any difference in speed between any of these browsers. I use Firefox and Opera simply because they have certain features that are superior to what IE has. I use all three because no one browser is better than the others in all respects and for all purposes. Kevin

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                                          Dan Neely
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                                          IIRC the one time I had FF burdened with the same 20+ tabs I normally have my home copy of opera running O was using much less memory and noticably faster. At light duty levels I can't notice a difference on newer machines. I went from NS 4.7x to O5.x instead of M0.7x because on my old machine Opera was noticably faster than that version of Mozilla.

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