I agree, the main reason I'm using firefox is the extensions too. My main problem with firefox is somewhat different from yours, however. I am still using 1.5 (I'm afraid to go to FF2), and even it is not that stable. The absolute worst problem with it is that sometimes it just sits there when I click on a link. The
status bar says something like "connecting to xyz.com" or somesuch, and then it waits. If I crank up another browser like Safari or Konqueror and go to the same link, the connection is instantaneous. This problem is crippling at times, especially when a site has lots of little things to fetch before it can be rendered.
I have seriously thought about dumping firefox forever because of this, but I wish they would just fix the problem before adding all this other cruft that just makes the problem worse. I'm not sure I will ever make the leap to FF2 unless they spend some quality time fixing this issue.
I hate the way computers/technology and geeks are portrayed in Hollywood. If you've ever seen an episode of '24' then you know what I mean. They just take a bunch of random computer buzzwords like "socket", "server", "IP address", "port", "upload", etc., and sprinkle them randomly through the dialog, all while the techno-nerds do impossible things with their computers 100x faster than should be possible (even if what they were doing made any sense). This kind of garbage really makes it hard for me to watch shows that portray anything having to do with technology.
I thought the first thing you were supposed to do to protect against attacks was to ensure you aren't using Microsoft products in any part of your infrastructure...
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Might be a nice computer for all I know, but the design is rather ugly and heavyhanded. NIce for a Dell, but no Apple-killer from a beauty standpoint.
I agree, the main reason I'm using firefox is the extensions too. My main problem with firefox is somewhat different from yours, however. I am still using 1.5 (I'm afraid to go to FF2), and even it is not that stable. The absolute worst problem with it is that sometimes it just sits there when I click on a link. The status bar says something like "connecting to xyz.com" or somesuch, and then it waits. If I crank up another browser like Safari or Konqueror and go to the same link, the connection is instantaneous. This problem is crippling at times, especially when a site has lots of little things to fetch before it can be rendered.
I have seriously thought about dumping firefox forever because of this, but I wish they would just fix the problem before adding all this other cruft that just makes the problem worse. I'm not sure I will ever make the leap to FF2 unless they spend some quality time fixing this issue.
I hate the way computers/technology and geeks are portrayed in Hollywood. If you've ever seen an episode of '24' then you know what I mean. They just take a bunch of random computer buzzwords like "socket", "server", "IP address", "port", "upload", etc., and sprinkle them randomly through the dialog, all while the techno-nerds do impossible things with their computers 100x faster than should be possible (even if what they were doing made any sense). This kind of garbage really makes it hard for me to watch shows that portray anything having to do with technology.
Troll?! Don't you guys have a sense of humor?
I thought the first thing you were supposed to do to protect against attacks was to ensure you aren't using Microsoft products in any part of your infrastructure...
RIAA Mischaracterizes Letter Received From AOL
:)
Sounds like the RIAA's lawyer didn't read the letter before spouting off... kinda like a slashdot editor.