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Greg
10-19-2003, 02:10 PM
This is a milestone release of the new browser from the mozilla folks. It is a new project based on a new lean engine, not gecko/netscape.

It has a popup blocker and other features listed here (http://www.mozilla.org/products/firebird/).

Why should you switch? (http://www.mozilla.org/products/firebird/why/)

I like it and have made it my default browser.
JoeCool
10-22-2003, 12:57 PM
I was just reading about this browser a few days ago in Maximum PC
Dave420
10-22-2003, 01:06 PM
it is nice -and you can load just the plugins you want -unlike M$ IE that just comes the way it is -like it or not.
RacinRN
10-22-2003, 03:12 PM
It is an excellent browser...though it's still a bit to "Netscape-ish" for me. I was never a big Netscape fan. I use the 1.4V...I'm trying to force myself to use it all the time, just because of the security issues. I'll get there eventually....
JoeCool
10-22-2003, 03:52 PM
Just remember that it is still beta....isn't even to ver 1.0 yet....so make sure if you use it you aren't afraid of buggy proggys...
JoeCool
10-22-2003, 03:52 PM
that said....i'm using it now ;)
Greg
10-22-2003, 04:01 PM
IMO it renders pictures, graphics, and colors better. Like the original icons I posted. They were .png files with transparent backgrounds. IE rendered them with white backgrounds. That forced me to color the backgroungs to match the table color so they didn't appear square.

I found the install on linux a breeze too.


Oh well, the browser wars continue.