Alterative Browser

[Joe_in_RP]

Its been a while so I will post this again. You are viewing this site with an Internet Browser. That's what the software is called. Most are probably using a Microsoft brand IE 6. There are other browsers available. My favorite is Opera. It is available at opera.com. It comes with a switch to turn off pop-ups. It does not work with most spyware ( a good thing). It is in my opinion a better software product.

[LynnDel]

I almost downloaded the free version last night, then I got nervous and didn't do it. It certainly sounds interesting. Has anyone else here tried Opera?

LD

[Neil D]

Yeah, I have, and it's a good browser. I like it over IE. But I tend to use Mozilla. It also has some benifits that I like, ie the popup suppressor. It tends to be a bit more forgiving of other programs and is likely to work better...But then, nearly any browser is better than IE...But IE is more well known among us non-computer types.

*IE=Microsoft's Internet Explorer

[_david]

Normally i use Netscape 7.1,

tried Opera didn't like, it some other one too

have the full Mozilla browser and didn't like it,

right now i use Netscape and Mozilla's Firefox,

still even though netscape is based on mozilla, i don't have one complaint about netscape, and it goes faster for me than all the other browswers. It's popup blocker works flawsless sometimes too good.

[LynnDel]

I used to use Netscape, then about three years ago (or was further back than that?), Netscape wouldn't work right with my Microsoft stuff, so I was dragged kicking and screaming into the IE world, hating having to bow down to Bill Gates.

[cricket]

Of course, there is always the option of NOT using a computer at all. I'm almost certain that is what three young Israelites would have done before "bowing down" to Bill Gates.

[David_McQueen]

Using FireFox. Brilliant with no compatability problems.

Deals with them pop ups nicely.

[Joe_in_RP]

Yes firefox is nice too. I will be switching my customers over to it. It is easy to use. No security problems like Microsoft.

Get it here for free!!!

[Nicodema]

I'm on a Mac. I use Safari.

[wicklunds]

Mozilla firefox is what is working for me. The only thing I dislike about it is that it will not work well on IE-Microsoft only web-applications Like when you need to view a video presentation in Windows media player. But otherwise it has been faithful and true. I recommend it wholeheartedly.

[GreatLakesGramma]

Wicklunds, I just viewed several video clips on Windows Media Player, using Mozilla as my browser. It downloaded them first, then opened WMP to play them.

[_david]

One thng cool about Netscape 8 BETA is that it allows you to switch the rending engines. So you can use netscape and when you come across a page that needs IE to show up write you can change it for that webpage directly from netscape.

has a lot of nifty features. If you don't mind having to restart netscape everynow and then (due to it being BETA) then i highly recommend downloading it.

[wicklunds]

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Wicklunds, I just viewed several video clips on Windows Media Player, using Mozilla as my browser. It downloaded them first, then opened WMP to play them.

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Christine,

Thanks for the tip. I guess I havent had the patience enough to monkey around with it enough to have become as advanced as you. I just mainly am talking about going to the MSN website and trying to pull up their video news piece web-page. It constantly says I need to be using IE 6. Have you tried this?