« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2   Go Down

Author Topic: Firefox Browser Info  (Read 13680 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Shreddie

  • The Festive Fluffer!
  • Part Time Staff
  • Pure80s Elite
  • *****
  • Posts: 8439
  • Karma: +5/-10
  • Gender: Female
  • It's My Turn
Firefox Browser Info
« on: May 10, 2005, 10:55:27 AM »
I don't use this, but I've just come across this article that I thought might be of use to some of the members here who do.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4532127.stm
Logged

Offline Simön Lé Brit † ™

  • Pure80s Elite
  • *****
  • Posts: 4681
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Gender: Male
  • Pure 60s Deelite
    • The Parallel Universe
Re: Firefox Browser Info
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2005, 11:02:43 AM »
This is not the first time the problem has arisen, Ive been aware of this problem since last september even though my MCSE tutor swears by Firefox.. below is an article dated from April that seems to suggest that this is not a new problem either HTH :)


http://news.softpedia.com/news/Multiple-flaws-in-Mozilla-1310.shtml

Logged
TIME FLIES LIKE AN ARROW ...FRUIT FLIES LIKE A BANANA .... SLeB "Call Me Si everybody else does"

Offline icemaidnrebix

  • Pure80s Elite
  • *****
  • Posts: 1530
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Gender: Female
  • 80's Luvin Halfpint
Re: Firefox Browser Info
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2005, 11:03:08 AM »
AAAAAAHHH!...thanks for the heads up Shreddie!.. :o :o :o
Logged
I love 80's music!. Who needs drugs and alcohol when you have music.  I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.

Offline Karnataka

  • Pure80s Elite
  • *****
  • Posts: 1663
  • Karma: +1/-0
  • Gender: Male
  • Brighter than a 1000 suns.............
Re: Firefox Browser Info
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2005, 11:06:50 AM »
Quote from: Shreddie­™ on May 10, 2005, 10:55:27 AM
I don't use this, but I've just come across this article that I thought might be of use to some of the members here who do.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4532127.stm

Thanks Shreddie. I started using Firefox a couple of months ago as a result of having serious virus problems with IE6. Does this latest news mean it is any more or less secure than IE6? It doesn't say.
Logged
If I hadn't seen such riches, I could live with being poor.
Well, maybe...........
 

Offline Shreddie

  • The Festive Fluffer!
  • Part Time Staff
  • Pure80s Elite
  • *****
  • Posts: 8439
  • Karma: +5/-10
  • Gender: Female
  • It's My Turn
Re: Firefox Browser Info
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2005, 11:10:57 AM »
I have no idea K, I reckon this could be a job for...........AndyR  O0
Logged

Offline Simön Lé Brit † ™

  • Pure80s Elite
  • *****
  • Posts: 4681
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Gender: Male
  • Pure 60s Deelite
    • The Parallel Universe
Re: Firefox Browser Info
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2005, 11:11:24 AM »
Mr K take a look at the second link it may answer some of your questions as the BBC dont go into depth on it they are just reporting it :)
Logged
TIME FLIES LIKE AN ARROW ...FRUIT FLIES LIKE A BANANA .... SLeB "Call Me Si everybody else does"

Offline Rubikscube

  • Got shot by StrangerWithin
  • Administrator
  • Pure80s Elite
  • *****
  • Posts: 2220
  • Karma: +3/-1
  • Gender: Male
  • Are You Real?
    • Pure 80s Pop
Re: Firefox Browser Info
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2005, 18:40:35 PM »
Thanks guys. Reading the 2nd article if you have the latest update 1.03 you should be Ok

Firefox does put up an icon in the top right hand corner when there is an update available
Logged
Rubikscube

Offline icemaidnrebix

  • Pure80s Elite
  • *****
  • Posts: 1530
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Gender: Female
  • 80's Luvin Halfpint
Re: Firefox Browser Info
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2005, 19:07:22 PM »
Oh thank goodness..yes I have the update I didn't read the second article....panic over...lol...thank you.... O0
Logged
I love 80's music!. Who needs drugs and alcohol when you have music.  I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once.

Offline AndyR

  • Pure80s Elite
  • *****
  • Posts: 1460
  • Karma: +6/-0
  • Gender: Male
Re: Firefox Browser Info
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2005, 19:30:24 PM »
No browser will ever be secure.

As IE is used by the vast majority of computer users any security problems are going to noticed by more people sooner than with other browsers and as such will be highlighted in the media. The fact is that a fully patched IE is no less secure than any other fully patched browser. IE lacks many features that other browsers have implemented (like tabbed browsing). It also doesn't so much as adhere by the rules of the internet but tries to re-write them in it's own image. It's for reasons like this that IE is frowned upon by the net 'savvy'.

I use a browser called Maxthon - which is IE based BUT you wouldn't think so. It has tabbed browsing, mouse gestures, automatic translation of pages, full RSS compliance, a great ad and popup/under blocker and so on. It's free and is updated often.

www.maxthon.com
Logged
"There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often, or on what system, the Thought Police plugged in on any individual wire was guesswork. It was even conceivable that they watched everybody all the time.” George Orwell, 1984

Offline Viscount Discount

  • Heir to a crumbling biscuit empire ....
  • Staff
  • Pure80s Elite
  • *****
  • Posts: 14449
  • Karma: +12/-4
  • Gender: Male
  • Don't stop the dance...
Re: Firefox Browser Info
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2005, 19:38:43 PM »
Where would be without AndyR.  :)

He's like that bloke on Dr Who who owned the internet (but less evil!)  8)
Logged
Bang bang, the mighty fall ...

Offline Simön Lé Brit † ™

  • Pure80s Elite
  • *****
  • Posts: 4681
  • Karma: +0/-0
  • Gender: Male
  • Pure 60s Deelite
    • The Parallel Universe
Re: Firefox Browser Info
« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2005, 19:44:21 PM »
Checking out Maxthon now, cheers for the heads up on that Andy R :)  O0
Logged
TIME FLIES LIKE AN ARROW ...FRUIT FLIES LIKE A BANANA .... SLeB "Call Me Si everybody else does"

Offline Shreddie

  • The Festive Fluffer!
  • Part Time Staff
  • Pure80s Elite
  • *****
  • Posts: 8439
  • Karma: +5/-10
  • Gender: Female
  • It's My Turn
Re: Firefox Browser Info
« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2005, 10:04:34 AM »
AndyR - you are fantastic  O0
Logged

Offline luckynickd

  • Indigo Eyes
  • Pure80s Elite
  • *****
  • Posts: 5344
  • Karma: +3/-7
  • Gender: Male
  • it nearly went off in my hands
Re: Firefox Browser Info
« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2007, 22:16:23 PM »
watcha computer geeks  - sorry i mean gurus...

right, the story so far is that i am trying, for about the zillionth time, to get Fire fox to work on my PC and the only site i am having problems with is guess what? The PEC...

i keeps asking me to log in but when i attempt to do so it tells me that my chocolate chip cookies are up the creek and i need to do something

i am using the most latestest version of FF with Win XP and Castrol GTX

any ideas?
Logged

Offline Pin

  • Part Time Staff
  • Pure80s Elite
  • *****
  • Posts: 14195
  • Karma: +16/-2
  • Nobody can hear you scream in space
Re: Firefox Browser Info
« Reply #13 on: August 21, 2007, 22:20:53 PM »
Have you tried googling PEC on FF and trying to get in that way ??
Logged

Offline luckynickd

  • Indigo Eyes
  • Pure80s Elite
  • *****
  • Posts: 5344
  • Karma: +3/-7
  • Gender: Male
  • it nearly went off in my hands
Re: Firefox Browser Info
« Reply #14 on: August 21, 2007, 22:25:53 PM »
Quote from: Pinny on August 21, 2007, 22:20:53 PM
Have you tried googling PEC on FF and trying to get in that way ??

i bow to your expertise Pinny...it worked! for now at least...
Logged
Pages: [1] 2   Go Up
« previous next »