Firefox: 50 Things It Can Do For You

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:16 pm

I use FoxyTunes and I like it and I just added the TinyUrl Creator, haven't used it yet.

http://www.mozila.pl/blog/50-things-tha ... o-for-you/

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:26 pm

uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh is foxfire another thing like internet explorer?

or does it fall into the category of like..yahoo

and msn..and google?

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:32 pm

I'm sorry Guppy. Firefox is another browser, like Internet Explorer or Netscape.

You can get it free from www.mozilla.com. I used to use Netscape but it wouldn't work on my new computer so I was using IE which I don't like. I am very happy with Firefox, it's fast and efficient and has a ton of gizmos you can add on if you choose.

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:37 pm

RedGlitter;732502 wrote: I'm sorry Guppy. Firefox is another browser, like Internet Explorer or Netscape.

You can get it free from www.mozilla.com. I used to use Netscape but it wouldn't work on my new computer so I was using IE which I don't like. I am very happy with Firefox, it's fast and efficient and has a ton of gizmos you can add on if you choose.

hmmm ok..thanks for that info..i didnt knowyou could change..i just figured you used what the internet company gave you when you hooked up..oh shoot..i am all blonde..i dont really know how i ended up with ie..to begin with...

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:40 pm

Oh you're not blonde (well maybe you are really blonde haired but you know what I mean) lots of people don't realize you can change browsers. I didn't know that for a long time myself. And I'm learning new stuff all the time still.

Post by **spot** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:18 am

In what way is IE still working in the background, rj? Do you mean that other programs can access the Internet because the Internet access libraries are available regardless of whether IE is running?

Some viruses get into Microsoft systems when they're not full up to date with their security patches. The same's true of Linux systems with open ports where security updates haven't been applied.

Post by **spot** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:36 am

No software is calling out through IE that doesn't have to get explicit manual permission under its own name to do so if you have a two-way firewall like Zone Alarm running, whether you run with Administrator privileges or not.

Post by **spot** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 10:57 am

I've written Linux utilities which connect to the Internet without asking permission of the user. A Microsoft equivalent utility doing that would pop up a request for permission under Zone Alarm. Ubuntu gives no such indication.

Why would I write them that way, you ask? It lets me track how many copies of my utilities are in use worldwide and which registration key they're running under. I can trigger various actions from my server end aimed at specified IPs, if they continue to be run without proper licensing. I can, for example, tell my utility to lie or to delete user files. That's why a machine with Zone Alarm two-way firewall capabilities is so necessary and I don't think Ubuntu implements that functionality.

"if you trust 'zone alarm'" sounds very paranoid.

Post by **spot** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:12 am

Network traffic load analysers and data harvesting engines mostly.

Post by **spot** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:21 am

No, I'm sat at a linux computer at the moment, I don't own a Microsoft system.

Post by **spot** » Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:34 am

Slackware.