Mozilla ???Anyone familiar with it?

[cvemom]

I've been having so many problems with Internet Explorer lately. Someone suggested I try Mozilla. Has anyone tried it or know anything about it ?

 

[oogieboogie]

Mozilla is created by the people who created Netscape so essentially it's the same as Netscape.

It has a built-in pop-up blocker and very reliable. It's only used by a handful of people and therefore a lot of times overlooked by hackers/viruses, etc.

I've used Mozilla for a while now as my primary browser. So far, I haven't had it crash/virused/hijacked/spywared. I also use Opera as my other primary browser.

I've pretty much erased IE from my laptop and I've buried it so deep it would be hard to find it to even run it.

The only thing I've found that is still bugging me is that Mozilla Firefox doesn't work well with Live365. I actually end up using the original Mozilla if I want to listen to Live365. Other than that... a very happy customer here.

 

[gr8tpanther]

I used Mozilla for about a year and I liked it, then I decided to go with Netscape (popularity mainly) it is the same as mozilla basically. I HATE and REFUSE to use IE unless at work and that is cause I don't have a choice! But NO IE at home!!!

 

[WDWAurora]

DBF swears by Mozilla Firefox (I think there are different kinds of Mozilla? I don't know) and installed it on my computer. It's really all I've used on a regular basis since I got my new computer in June. LOVE IT! Popups are GONE! I like that you can tab it (have different windows open in the same window, if that makes sense) and get different themes for it. I've never had it crash or anything. I don't think it's that much like Netscape though...I can't stand netscape. I still use IE occasionally, like if I want to watch videos on mtv.com, otherwise, it's Firefox,

 

[SyracuseWolvrine]

What used to be known as Netscape was re-written from the ground up, and it forked into 2 projects. AOL bought part of it, and called it Netscape 7.1. The basic engine (the part of the browser that you don't see, but actually does all the work) is called the Mozilla engine. A group of Open Source Developers decided to make a product using the Mozilla Engine, and a completely open-source code-base (open source = anyone can see the code that makes up the program, and modify if they like) to come up with a new browser. This is called Firefox, and is the browser I use all the time.

I've found that Firefox is now at the point where it is possible to use it completely, and never use IE any more. Pages display correctly, and the browser is reliable and crash free.

 

[TimeforMe]

LOL! I am definitely a foodie. I thought you meant some kind of cheese. Like some sort of mozarella blend or something.

 

[kidzmom3]

we use mozilla for our kids, because it allows those tab thingyies that have the web sites i will allow them to go too. It has worked out great so far.

 

[crz4mm2]

Use it all the time. I love it. Read about it here I think
Never use IE anymore.

 

[bobcat]

I had serious computer problems this summer and couldn't get IE to run without crashing. Started using Mozilla and I love it.

 

[phamton]

I use Firefox also. I missed that it didn't have email like Netscape Communicator did so I downloaded the email client for Firefox called Thunderbird. I have one problem with Thunderbird. Some of my email has a url link in it (like the emails we get from the Dis about a thread we have replied to.) With Netscape communicator email, I could just click on the link and it would open up a webpage with that url. Thunderbird won't do that for me. I have to copy the link and paste it into a webpage window.

 

[olena]

I use it and I like it. Sometimes it hampers the full experience of some sites, but that's very rare. I LOVE being able to adjust the font to a legible size for my bad eyes....

 

[krissy3483]

Originally posted by bobcat
I had serious computer problems this summer and couldn't get IE to run without crashing. Started using Mozilla and I love it.

Same here. When using IE my mouse would suddenly freeze up the point where it would hardly move, making my computer useless. I eventually deleted as much of IE as I could (it's so dang hard to get rid of) and started using Firefox, and so far so good. Haven't seen a popup in a while, which is great.

 

[LoraJ]

I'm using it now, and it is okay, but even though I keep updating java, many javascripts do not seem to work with it. For example, on a site I made, I have a simple date & time script and it won't work. Odd.

 

[Disneyland_emily]

I just started using it and I like it- Somehow we've been killed by the "mysearch now" virus that we cant get rid of (any ideas?) and Firefox helps a bit...


-em

 

[jfulcer]

Originally posted by Disneyland_emily
I just started using it and I like it- Somehow we've been killed by the "mysearch now" virus that we cant get rid of (any ideas?) and Firefox helps a bit...


-em

Emily,

Read this thread by WMAlex - It talks about this in great length:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=616649

 

[jfulcer]

I thought Mozilla was Godzilla's Mo' better cousin?