Hi all First. What can all the plug ins in fire fox do for you? And 2nd, Isn't there a way to disable that annoying sound? Thanks Daleen
----- Original Message ----- From: "phani srikanth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 8:42 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] FIRE FOX VERSUS INTERNET EXPLORER > hi, firefox is always good with a lot of extensions and pluggins. more > than thinking of sounds that web visum makes think of its utility. > interms of security is concerned its development faze is quicker than > I.E is concerned. in open source all bugs get rectified soon with a > lot of professionals working onit than the one which is developed by > one single company. we do have popup blocker and fishing protection > and it is faster when compared to I.E. more over it wont gets strucked > or does not stop responding when a web page encounters a problem while > it is being loaded. > > On 8/17/08, Parham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I believe the project manager does just that. For example, the Software >> Informer program (which finds an update to the software on your computer) >> is >> easily hacked, given the fact that it's open-source, and all it does is >> to >> give a URL to a page you have never been to. It has not happened yet, >> though, and never will. The fact is, last time I checked, there were >> 59831 >> security bugs with IE, and I remember that during this two last months >> that >> I haven't checked that list because that's the serial number of my laptop >> :P >> It's not mine to decide which one is better, since I neither have the >> time, >> nore the precise information, and nore the will to argue which is better, >> but let's just say that I would not touch IE ever -- for my own reasons. >> --- >> Contact info: >> Skype: parham-d >> MSN: fire_lizard16 at hotmail dot com >> email: parham90 at GMail dot com >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Gerald Levy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 3:46 PM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] FIRE FOX VERSUS INTERNET EXPLORER >> >> >>> >>> Everyone claims that Firefox is "more secure" than IE, but how can >>> anyone >>> actually prove this? I take appropriate security measures like running >>> anti-virus and anti-spyware programs regularly and have not encountered >>> any >>> security issues with IE. And since Firefox is "open source", anyone, >>> qualified or otherwise, can alter and potentially corrupt the program >>> code. >>> What's to stop a hacker from maliciously and surrepticiously changing >>> the >>> code to make Firefox crash on some obscure keystroke combination? >>> Programmers who work for software companies like Microsoft are at least >>> subject to a higher level of scrutiny than open source programmers, who >>> could be agents for Al Kaita for all we know. >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Parham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 1:37 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] FIRE FOX VERSUS INTERNET EXPLORER >>> >>> >>>> The effect can be turned off through the tools>Web Visum menu. There >>>> are >>>> configurations you would need to make for ctrl+f in Firefox to work, >>>> but >>>> if >>>> you don't feel like it, fine, insert+ctrl+f works. ANd yes, Firefox >>>> does >>>> load the pages faster for me, and yes, Jaws doesn't crash when it comes >>>> to >>>> virtualising long pages, and yes, it is more secure, and the main >>>> reason >>>> is, >>>> of course, the fact that it's open-source. Open-source programs have >>>> the >>>> benifit of being edited by a lot of users that do know what they are >>>> doing. >>>> When a company is doing something commertially, like Microsoft, it's >>>> software wouldn't be open-source, and thus, not up-to-date if they >>>> don't >>>> feel like adding things to it. All and all, Firefox is not even >>>> compareable >>>> with Internet Explorer. With Opera, perhaps, but not IE. >>>> --- >>>> Contact info: >>>> Skype: parham-d >>>> MSN: fire_lizard16 at hotmail dot com >>>> email: parham90 at GMail dot com >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Gerald Levy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 9:19 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] FIRE FOX VERSUS INTERNET EXPLORER >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I would respectfully disagree. Although the Webvisam add-on certainly >>>>> enhances Firefox's functionality, it still has a number of serious >>>>> shortcomings for me to consider as my primary browser. First of all, >>>>> the >>>>> Find function (Control F) does not work particularly well, even with >>>>> JAWS >>>>> 9. >>>>> And Firefox does not provide any audible alert when you access a web >>>>> page >>>>> that contains RSS feeds. Plus, the Webvisam adds a firecracker sound >>>>> effect >>>>> which I find really annoying after a while. And in side-by-side >>>>> comparison, >>>>> Firefox does not appear to load web pages any faster than IE. So for >>>>> me, >>>>> IE >>>>> is the winner and still champion. >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: " >>>>> Chris Hallsworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 11:31 AM >>>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] FIRE FOX VERSUS INTERNET EXPLORER >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, Firefox is better than IE because of the following: >>>>>> 1. More secure, thus preventing online malware attacks. >>>>>> 2. More faster than IE due to the browsing engine used. >>>>>> 3. The ability to solve captchas by use of the Webvisum plug-in. >>>>>> Now here's a correction. Firefox in no way uses a Google toolbar; it >>>>>> uses >>>>>> Google as its default search engine. >>>>>> Hope this helps. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Chris Hallsworth >>>>>> >>>>>> Derbyshire, UK >>>>>> >>>>>> E-mail >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> >>>>>> MSN >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> >>>>>> Skype >>>>>> chrishallsworth7266 >>>>>> >>>>>> Website >>>>>> http://www.chrishallsworth.co.nr >>>>>> >>>>>> Klango >>>>>> chrishallsworth >>>>>> >>>>>> FTP >>>>>> ftp://chrishallsworth.dyndns.org >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "John Justice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>> To: "BLIND COMPUTING MAILING LIST" <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 3:53 PM >>>>>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] FIRE FOX VERSUS INTERNET EXPLORER >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello list. >>>>>>> I have a question regarding the comparison of Fire Fox with Internet >>>>>>> Explorer. >>>>>>> First of all, is there any advantage to using Fire Fox? How well >>>>>>> does >>>>>>> it >>>>>>> perform when compared to Internet Explorer? >>>>>>> I noticed that Fire Fox wants to load the Google tool bar. Why >>>>>>> would >>>>>>> it >>>>>>> do >>>>>>> that? What purpose does the tool bar serve? >>>>>>> I have heard that Fire Fox has a better reputation when it comes to >>>>>>> protection from dangerous on line viruses. Is this true? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In short, can someone who uses Fire Fox take a moment to tell me why >>>>>>> they >>>>>>> made the choice and don't use Explorer any more. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks very much. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> John and Linda Justice >>>>>>> With guide dogs Jake and Zachary >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "My job feeds my family, music feeds my soul." >>>>>>> >>>>>>> PERSONAL E-MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>>>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>>>>>> Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >>>>>>> http://www.blind-computing.com >>>>>>> Address for the list archives: >>>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the >>>>>>> subject >>>>>>> or body of a blank message to: >>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>> Use the 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