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Tabbed browsing is good, but it's not the only reason to use Firefox. Here

are the reasons I love Firefox (most are geared for the more technical user,

but in time these may become more mainstream):



- "Find as you type" option. When a new page loads, I just start typing to

search for text. If the text found is an anchor, the anchor is focused

allowing for rapid page navigation. I would never go back to IE without it.

Non-techies would love this too; they're just not aware of how useful it is.

- Quick searches using custom keywords. So I can enter "dict word" into FF

and get the definition for word. MS powertoys enables IE to do this, but

it's not nearly as easy as FF.

- Ability to have your entire profile stored in a user-set directory. If my

computer goes down; I restore from backups by merely pointing my new install

of FF to the same directory and *everything* is back where it was.

- Plug-ins. The extensibility factor. So I can do things like installing

the plug-in from del.icio.us and have a new menu item. IE will never catch

up to FF without it.



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I for one have been desperately trying to switch to Firefox based on how

everyone says it is so much better. Frankly, I keep coming back to IE. With

IE 7 still in beta I'm getting anxious and some of the bugs yet to be worked

out are, well, bugging me. So, I revisited Firefox again in the last few

days - and I'm back with IE again.



I like the RSS in IE. I love the fact that the feeds turn bold when there is

new content. Firefox's live bookmarks does not do this. You have to scan the

folder manually. In IE, I can see at a glance where the new content is.



Now, before anyone suggests an extension - I do not like extensions. I want

these features natively within the application. I have had bad experiences

with extensions and add-ons and do not like to introduce unknowns to my

software applications. With that said, the fact that I am willing to run

beta IE7 says a lot, doesn't it?



I'm not s*&^%g on Firefox, it just isn't for me. I just wish that all those

bandwaggoners would stop claiming that if you use anything else you are

wrong. Use what works best for you and stop judging others.



--

Guy

Forefront Business Solutions

www.forefrontbusinesssolutions.com

www.forefrontbusiness.com





"Brad" <Brad@discussions.microsoft.com>wrote in message



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I, too, keep coming back to IE. I tried Firefox and was rather unimpressed

after using it for a couple of weeks. At the time there were no automatic

updates which I thought was a very poor design. Also, at the time it had

problems with certain java-scripted pages - either no display or garbled

display.



The feature that I found most impressive with IE7 is the fact that I can

display the tabbed pages as thumbnails on the desktop - a VERY convenient way

of picking and choosing where I want to go. I hope the MS can work out the

bugs and glitches and get the production version released because I feel that

they are on the right path for a redesign.



JEff





"Brad" wrote: