atw: Re: OT: Explorer and Firefox

Ahh, interesting. I haven't tried it with Internet banking yet. Will
give it a go on the weekend.

Sonja

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Hi Michael, Sonja,=20
I use Firefox almost exclusively, however I do have some comments about=20
Michael's response.=20

I'm not sure how Firefox is cheaper, since it needs to be downloaded in=20
addition to a Windows installation, and standards compliance in the=20
greater WWW is almost irrelevant as many sites write to be compatible
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IE rather than the W3C standards. For instance, I have to use IE for my=20
online banking as my banks site does not cooperate with Firefox or other

browsers very well at all.=20

I'm no Microsoft junkie (I fear to openly admit to such on this list
would=20
be flame inducing) however IE and Firefox in concert on your system will

handle all tasks nicely. The optional plug-ins available for Firefox at=20
https://addons.update.mozilla.org/ are numerous, wide-reaching and
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to use.=20

My 2c,

Ryan




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Sonja McShane:

> I've ignored all
> Firefox info on this list before (has there been any?!?!). Does anyone
> else use it/recommend it?

I use it, and recommend it, for several reasons:

It's cheaper.
It's more reliable.
It's standards-compliant.
It's more efficient.
It's not Microsoft (which is another way of saying "all of the above").

I'm aware of the strong support for Opera, but the fact that Firefox is
Mozilla means it has a certain pedigree -- a history of development --=20
that
has obvious consequences.


Michael Lewis
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Sydney, Australia
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