Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

Google Chrome vs. Firebox or good old Internet Explorer?

Micha michf at post.tau.ac.il
Sun Dec 20 11:55:49 IST 2009


On 20/12/2009 02:44, Uri Even-Chen wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 2:38 AM, Hetz Ben Hamo<hetzbh at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I don't know which issues you have with Explorer that don't show pictures.
>> Perhaps security settings? (you can disable security checking on site like
>> GMail, for example).
>
> I'll check.  I didn't change anything in security settings, I left
> everything at default.
>
>> Chrome is OK and Firefox is OK. Most of the sites in Israel (the big ones)
>> both work pretty well with both Chrome and Firefox.
>> Since you're using Windows, you can install on both Chrome and Firefox the
>> "ie tab" extension which will add a button to let you switch rendering
>> engine (or actually to open an IE window inside firefox or chrome) so bad
>> sites will still look good in Firefox or Chrome.
>
> I prefer using IE.  Also, with IE there is a sound I'm hearing, every
> time I click a link.  I'm used to hearing this sound.  In Google
> Chrome and Firefox I'm deaf - no sounds.
>
>> Good luck,
>
> Thanks!  By the way, I'm also using Sandisk U3 disk on key (flash
> disk), and I don't think it works on any free operating system - only
> on Windows.  I need it to access my files.  Another reason not to use
> Linux....
>

The disk on key part works great on any operating system (I'm using a couple of 
these). The U3 part (portable programs menu) doesn't.

> Uri.
>
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