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alert mods    
   posted: Dec. 25, 2003 @ 10:13p

yay for firebird, i've been using it as the default browser for months now on all 3 PC's.


alert mods    
   posted: Dec. 25, 2003 @ 10:55p

New to Firebird? Read the thread and about all of the extensions ? Head still spinning? Try Blackdiamond. It's a prepackage of Firebird and includes a few of the most popular extensions.

Merry Christmas!

Happy Holidays!


alert mods    
   posted: Dec. 26, 2003 @ 1:54a

Firebird is the best!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks OPP!
B een using it for months now! YES! I love it , i love everyone !


alert mods    
   posted: Dec. 26, 2003 @ 11:05a

Thanks all for all the info presented here. I'm gonna try mozilla from now on..


alert mods    
   posted: Dec. 26, 2003 @ 11:29a

Just downloaded it today, different, but I'm still using it Thanks


alert mods    
   posted: Dec. 27, 2003 @ 1:04a

Also, if you like keyboard shortcuts, here is a list of them for Internet Explorer, Opera, and Firebird.


alert mods    
   posted: Dec. 28, 2003 @ 11:22a

Bump for those that missed it.

Please vote this thread positive if you found it helpful, thanks!


alert mods    
   posted: Dec. 29, 2003 @ 4:23p

Probably a dumb question, but here goes: is MyIE2 different than IE? I use IE, largely because I had no idea that other browsers existed. Lots of info in this thread....

I guess the real question is this: are these other browsers workable by mere mortals (like myself), without vast computer knowledge?

By the way, thanks to everyone who's contributed to this. Learning is good!


alert mods    
   posted: Dec. 29, 2003 @ 5:30p

AFAIK MyIE2 if just a modification to IE, so it's still based on the IE core. (And thus has many of the security problems of IE) But it certainly does improve IE, if that's what you're looking for.

Fatcats, if you're interested in trying Firebird, I suggest the Blackdiamond variation. The normal Firebird builds require a bit of tweaking to get them to how you want them but Blackdiamond has most (if not all) of the basic things needed already in it.

Hope that helps.


alert mods    
   posted: Dec. 30, 2003 @ 1:33p

Bump for all those that missed this thread.


alert mods    
   posted: Jan. 1, 2004 @ 6:15p

Here's the Firebird FAQ. (Chances are that if you have a question about Firebird it can be answered here.)


alert mods    
   posted: Jan. 1, 2004 @ 6:26p

The extensions link does not work (in the first post)...


alert mods    
   posted: Jan. 1, 2004 @ 6:36p

It's been down for a couple days now, hope it's back up soon.


alert mods    
   posted: Jan. 1, 2004 @ 7:52p

Firebird is the best.


alert mods    
   posted: Jan. 2, 2004 @ 6:57p

By the way, the system requirements are as follows (from this site)

Windows
Operating Systems

    * Windows 98
    * Windows 98SE
    * Windows ME
    * Windows NT 4.0
    * Windows 2000
    * Windows XP (Recommended)


Minimum Hardware

    * Pentium 233 MHz (Recommended: Pentium 500MHz or greater)
    * 64 MB RAM (Recommended: 128 MB RAM or greater)
    * 52 MB hard drive space


Linux
Operating Systems
    * Linux kernel - 2.2.14 with the following libraries or packages minimums:
      o # glibc 2.2.4
      o gtk+ - 1.2.0 ( 1.2.5 or greater preferred)
      o XFree86-3.3.6


    * Firebird has been tested on Red Hat Linux 7.0 and later


Minimum Hardware

    * Pentium 233 MHz (Recommended: Pentium 500MHz or greater)
    * 64 MB RAM (Recommended: 128 MB RAM or greater)
    * 52 MB hard drive space


Mac
Operating Systems
    * Mac OS X 10.1.x
    * Mac OS X 10.2.x and later


Minimum Hardware

    * PowerPC 604e 266 MHz (Recommended: PowerPC G4 667MHz or greater)
    * G3, G4, 64 MB RAM (Recommended: 256 MB RAM or greater)
    * 72 MB hard drive space


alert mods    
   posted: Jan. 2, 2004 @ 7:21p

Until the extension list is back up you can find a list of extensions here, just be sure to choose "Show extensions for: Firebird" otherwise some of the regular mozilla extensions could pose a problem in Firebird.


alert mods    
   posted: Jan. 2, 2004 @ 7:35p

thanks to someone's recommendation of MyIE2, i now use that instead of mozilla due to browser compatibilities.


alert mods    
   posted: Jan. 2, 2004 @ 7:47p

I'm curious, browser compatibilities? The Mozilla engine is much more compatible with internet W3C standards than IE. (The IE core doesn't support them at all)


alert mods    
   posted: Jan. 2, 2004 @ 7:53p

What updated in Mozilla that made it go from "Great," to "Spiffy," and now "Speedy?"


alert mods    
   posted: Jan. 2, 2004 @ 8:06p

Just can't quite decide on the right word to use, perhaps I should just call it "Alternative to Internet Explorer -- Mozilla Firebird -- Why don't you give it a try?"


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