Okay, so what exactly is firefox? Just another "safer" internet broswer? I heard it's free and more protected from spyware.....
So if u use it and IE(internet explorer) please tell me what's so great about firefox. And if u download it, u can switch btwn IE and Firefox whenever u want, right? Please and thank you!
2006-10-17 14:33:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
It's another web browser. Some people like that it's supposed to be more secure - but if your PC is set up right & you use it wisely, there's no big difference in security.
I've tried IE, Firefox, Mozilla, Safari & Opera. I got the best performance from Opera. But I have now gone back to Internet Explorer (version 7). There are simply too many web pages that DO NOT WORK with other browsers. And I'm not talking about obscure sites - I'm talking about mainstream pages, like my (large national) bank's website.
You can download another browser & use more than 1, depending on whatever your criteria is. But you will have separate sets of bookmarks/favourites to maintain - and that's a pain.
This information is my opinion - based on 28 years writing software, 25 years as a computer owner, 20 years as a professional software developer/designer & 10 years online.
2006-10-17 14:41:28 · answer #1 · answered by dryheatdave 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
it is indeed safer, and it's open source so it means that anyone in the world can join in in improving it unlike internet explorer which is only worked on by microsoft staff.
it must be good, because the latest versions of internet explorer have stolen many standard firefox features, namely tabbed browsing and other stuff which firefox has had for ages.
oh, and aside from not falling foul of spyware and such firefox also has themes and extensions so you can customise how it works and looks :)
you could use both, but i see no reason to. on the many computer's that i fix i remove all references to internet explorer and install mozilla firefox instead - most users don't tend to notice the difference but it means i won't see their pc again in a month or two compared to the ones with internet explorer on which get end up riddled with nasties from surfing the 'net.
2006-10-17 14:37:08 · answer #2 · answered by piquet 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
yes its a lot safer coz it has different ways to connect the internet, not like the IE that known by hackers... its abolutely free. i use it. it's faster, has a tabbed browsing so it wont clutter the taskbar; has a pop-up blocker, an ad-blocker, and its integrtaed w/ yahoo, google, etc... yes u can switch between IE and firefox, use the options tool...use it... i recommended...
2006-10-17 14:43:30 · answer #3 · answered by PieChart 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's just another internet browser.
I wouldn't say it's any safer, but I find the features to be better.
It has tabbed browsing (although, the new version of IE has added this, but it's still not as good)
It always doesn't crash nearly as much as IE.
2006-10-17 14:36:47 · answer #4 · answered by seachellesdesign 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it's safer by really blocking popups that sometimes installing warmwares!! But u still need an antivirus program like Kaspersky.
I use Avant browser which is more lovely, & never again going to use IE
2006-10-17 14:42:28 · answer #5 · answered by whatever 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes..firefox is a safe web browser that is faster and more secure then ie...it will install on your desktop just like ie...u can open either one u want....u can make either one set as default browser...firefox is a very nice browser...it will take a minute to get the feel of it...but it is nice..easy..very fast
2006-10-17 14:38:32 · answer #6 · answered by big_chris_fool 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i'm using Firefox in the present day. :] IE is going great sluggish, i do not truly ever use Safari, i don't have Opera, and Chrome crashes truly.. yet I do imagine Chrome might want to are available 2d. :]
2016-12-04 22:49:23 · answer #7 · answered by stanberry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah its free and works faster most of the time it also has a feature called tabs which if you keep many pages open it keeps the bottom bar of you computer neater also nice if you are into the news you can open all the articalsto fuul size and guickly glimpse them . and it is saver since its not linked to all your other microsft software. which also removes a lot of the temptation for hacking.
2006-10-17 14:46:24 · answer #8 · answered by sam I am 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well all I can provide is that it features:
you can open many tabes within one window
the hotkey "ctrl S" can be used to save web pages faster then IE
2006-10-17 14:36:46 · answer #9 · answered by Tedi 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is safer than IE, and yes, you can switch between them.
2006-10-17 14:37:41 · answer #10 · answered by Persia Prince 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋