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Alright. I felt the need to write this post because I noticed that some of you are still using Internet Explorer (IE) to browse my blog. Yes, you there - the one who is reading this now! Did you know you are one of the 27% of those who visited this blog in the past month with evil software? For your information, my blog is not only optimized to run better and faster on Mozilla Firefox, but it is also the case for other sites around the net as well.Wait. Let me guess. You will say "I'm at work and we only have IE" but that is no excuse. You can get Firefox Portable in one of your thumb-drives (I'm sure you have at least one) and use it anywhere without installing it on your work computer! Why take the risk when you can use open source software with its code made available to the general public, making sure that there are no spyware inside, and promote the freedom of information?
Better yet, go open source for the rest of your applications as well and stay safe all the time!
32 thoughts:
This post appears to be an enormous advert for Firefox...
But it is not. Otherwise, I would just disclose it like I always do.
IE does suck big time. People should know better by now. Even though I like FireFox I've been using Opera for sometime now and lovin'it!
Is Firefox Portable an official program, or was it developed by a third party? Just wondering, not that I need it when I can bring my laptop mostly everywhere.
But yeah. I don't care what you use, as long as it's not Internet Explorer. If you are using IE, then I urge you to try out some other browsers, or at least learn about them. If you go back to IE after knowing/trying the differences, then that's fine. But at least be open to all the better browsers out there! I personally choose Firefox myself.
oh and by the way, there would really be no point in advertising Firefox, since Mozilla is a non-profit organization. Therefore if you do spread the word about it, it would not be because of money, but because you really think people should use it. ;)
PortableApps (including Portable Firefox) is another open source project just like Mozilla itself.
There are lots of other great software there coded by people like you and me (ok not me but you get it).
Actually, whenever you see the Open Source Initiative logo with the words Certified then you know you are in safe hands.
Another thing you can look for is for SourceForge. Most open source programs are created, hosted and available for download on SourceForge.
Okay, I am indeed one of those corporate lackeys who is required to use IE because it's what the apps require. And since I'm "on call" for aforementioned employer and have to periodically provide after-hours support, well, I use IE (v7) at home too.
But even beyond having to use Microsoft's browser because of work restrictions, it just so happens that I like IE just fine.
Likewise, I'm just fine with Windows XP Pro instead of Ubuntu or some other Linux OS.
"Mainstream" isn't necessary a bad word. And at least as far as my site's visitors are concerned, IE still has the lion's share of the market.
I have PortableApps on my thumbdrive, do sometimes use FF, and have nothing against it. No offense taken as I'm sure this is meant in a spirit of jest, but I am growing a bit weary of being looked down upon for not drinking the Firefox Kool-Aid.
And I was beginning to like you...
I should first say I have absolutely no affiliation with Microsoft but I've liked IE better than any other browser I've encountered for personal and professional use.
I'm not a fan of Firefox, I actually prefer IE quite a bit more. Firefox, like many other open source alternatives falls behind in many aspects. For me, the most important is that it isn't as crisp to look at as other commercial browsers.
Open source is a nice idea, but in practice it always falls behind capitalistic systems. Good ideas come out sometimes, but commercial products respond to the market quicker than free enterprise.
One big reason IE seems to suffer from problems is because of its popularity. People target it for attacks more than other browsers.
If your only reason to switch is spyware, there are better ways of dealing with this issue. I haven't had a problem with this personally.
Firefox rocks all the way. I wonder why IE still doesn't display things right. Does it support webdesign standards?
Amen. Preach on. I'll be posting about this blog entry now, and sending folks over.
~PurpleZoe
Every things pretty been said in the post or previous comments so I'll jus' say GREAT POST!!!
Keep it movin'!!!
-Life
This time I am not going to agree with you. It is your duty to optimize your site to be seen with any browser, including text browsers. It is also your duty to make sure that any accessibility issues are solved, that people with disabilities are able to access your content too.
@Rob: I'm not looking down on IE users! Just suggesting an alternative they can give a try.
@Greg: Hope we are still friends! =) Firefox is also popular but attacks will have no point because spies/bugs will be removed faster by people.
@Michaela: Shhhh.. you are showing my weak point!! I'm not a ninja :P
But you are right. I will make my site optimized for all browsers, validate CSS/XML (still not validated) and come up with a new, better re-design... after my exams! ;)
I am also a fan of firefox ..but just becoz of the extentions. If you talk about IE , yeah IE6 sucks big time as it doesnt recognize many CSS properties. But with IE7 , I think 90% cases are fixed.
A coin always has two sides and so do browsers. There are many sites which mozilla is not able to dispaly properly but IE does. You cant just say that one browser is the best.
I heard a news recently that Mozilla's market share is dropping.
I hope with microsoft already planning to launch IE8 , things might get somewhat more worse for Mozilla .
Oh dear. Another one who has seen the one true relgion. Sorry, but life's too short for this sort of nonsense. "The thinking blog"? I don't think so. Goodbye.
Hey Geoff, you're the 924th person to leave a "thinking blog - don't think so" comment. Why don't you show us what a thinking blog is supposed to be like?
Oh, and I don't understand how people judge the whole blog based on a single post.
Not much thought went to this post but I did think "Why do people use IE?" I just wanted to find out more about my friends.
Have you read all the "Must Reads" in the sidebar? Those are selected there because they are the real "thinking" posts.
If that list is too long, check out the posts with most "thoughts" (i.e. comments) to see what other people have been thinking while you weren't reading this blog.
Also thanks for taking my content like videos and posting on your blog without credit. It really reflects the kind of person you are. How is that for a judgment based on one comment?
/I'm done ranting
Not much abot "thinking" but the question should be... What browser do you use and WHY??
A difference should be made between users of IE6 and IE7. I actually prefer IE7 to FireFox, and it's far superior to IE6. Type and graphics render better in IE7 than FF 2.0. It's pretty and I love the new tab button.
I keep IE accessable to the kids on my PC at home, but was strictly using Mozilla on a USB for years. This last incarnation however of using a 'launcher' they've got at portableapps.com has thrown me against USB apps.
First, my Tbird hosed. MAJOR. Luckily, I archive my email to another account BEFORE I pop3 it from my server. A week later, same thing with FF. Both doing the same thing...automatic update before it can be caught, then total loss/destruction of local files.
I'd been using Portable Apps for three years. Swore by them.
Now, strictly standard local Moz apps on the HD. This was a recent phenom, but one many people can't afford, whether it's USB virus/worm or bad portable app updating trying to latch on to the standard HD based updates.
Firefox hands down. And for the bloggers, I wrote a post covering 5 Firefox extensions that save time and make blogging a lot easier. My personal favorite is the Split Browser extension. It rocks.
Five Awesome Firefox Extensions For Bloggers
I use Opera. Firefox is okay, but I find Opera more user-friendly. I left IE behind for security reasons.
Been on FF almost from the beginning.
Dumped Office for OS and freeware and shareware with no regrets.
I've been using Firefox for a year now and will never go back to IE. I wish more of my readers would use Firefox because my blogs have strange glitches sometimes on IE but always look perfect on Firefox. The spyware on IE is reason enough to switch. What are you IE people thinking?????
OMG I didn't know there was a IE vs FF battle going on.. I just wanted to point out my blog looks better on FF because of that's where I designed it.
Will come up with a new design that works perfectly on all popular browsers (FF, IE, Opera and Safari)
I'm in the software security industry and keep very focused on browser insecurities. I've discovered that browsers really don't matter; it's the users that matter. Yes, I've seen the "install all the adware I can" challenge on both IE and Firefox, and the both look equally terrible. I've seen zero-day exploits (these are browser based vulnerabilities that don't have patches yet) for both IE and Firefox. Granted IE used to be a terribly insecure browser, but then again, so did everything 3 years ago.
If we compare new browsers I would wager that IE7 and Firefox are equally in nearly every way. IE7 even supports some great plug-ins.
I don't care what browser you use, but I don't understand this semi-religious war that tends to go on in the Firefox or IE camps.
I believe that it's the responsibility of of website author to ensure that their page renders correctly and is usable in any browser your readers choose. After all, it's their choice, not yours.
Howdy, Ilker! I finally switched to Firefox, and apparently it solved the problems I was having viewing your site on IE. It's great to be back!
Most IT experts know that IE sucks. The problem with IE lies in the very nature of the ActiveX. The interactivity and ease of programming of ActiveX controls has a price and these controls are a major source of security problems. Sad to say, unscrupulous types have taken advantage of the ActiveX control technology to place malware on unwary computer users. A lot of spyware and adware is downloaded as ActiveX controls. Support for ActiveX by Internet Explorer can be completely disabled but that breaks useful functions as well as blocking malware.
Because of ActiveX problems, many security-conscious computer users are switching from IE to other browsers such as Firefox, Opera, and Netscape
Note that other browsers such as Firefox do not support ActiveX. Also, they are separate software applications. They do not have intimate access to the Windows operating system. This makes for less versatility but is a lot more secure. Firefox is clearly a safer browser to use than IE. But, as is usually the case, greater safety brings some loss of functionality.
Needless to say that I personally use Firefox and only Linux as OS. For a more secure network, to protect your privacy and personal documents Kabatology recommends not only the Firefox browser but also the safer, less costly, less resource consuming, more stable Linux Operative Systems.
Thanks Ilker for the post and in the move to synthesize surfers towards a safer network.
Friends don't let friends use I.E. Thanks for the head's up -- I got rid of I.E. soon after Firefox showed up.
No Matter what you say """ So Called Fire Fox Fans""". It is your personal decision to use what ever you want to use. It will not make any diffrence to MIcrosoft or to IE users.
You talk about open source, you talk about Linux... just answer this down the line a few years in your life when you are 60 and your grandson gives you call and say that he is not able to use a third party activex control or not able to use a device .. what would you like to tell him
wheather you would like to tell him how to make a few clicks and look at errors and fix things on those bases or would you like to tell him how to compile a new kernel.
Dicison will agin be yours. I would and many like me will always prefer the first ( Microsoft way).
Microsoft Is bigger then life, there is no match to it.
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