So what's the word on Firefox 3? Upgrade? Don't upgrade? I'm a little alarmed at losing a bunch of my plug-ins (especially since I can't remember what half of them do).
Mal: If anyone gets nosy, just, you know... shoot 'em. Zoe: Shoot 'em? Mal: Politely.
'Serenity'
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brenda m - Aug 28, 2008 2:48:40 pm PDT #7526 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
amych - Aug 28, 2008 2:49:30 pm PDT #7527 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Upgrade.
I've been using it for months now (since beta, so sometime in the spring). It's been very stable; still takes too much memory but much less so than the previous versions; runs faster too. All the add-ons that are actively in development have been upgraded by now, and I'm sure people can help out with replacements for any that you really miss. But if you don't remember them, you won't.
Gudanov - Aug 28, 2008 7:14:32 pm PDT #7528 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
Worth the upgrade. It has been working great for me on Windows XP and Linux since the Betas. I was having lots of problems with it on Vista, but the latest release took care of that.
Jessica - Aug 30, 2008 5:18:44 am PDT #7529 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The only thing I dislike about Firefox 3 is that I've lost the ability to automatically open a new tab when I type in an address in the URL bar. I've become one of those people who types the URL into Google instead (because the search bar DOES automatically open a new tab).
Granted, it's been several weeks since I checked for a new version of the Tabbed Browsing extension, so my griping may be out of date.
But the real reason I came into the thread is because my internet connectivity has gone to shit over the past week. I can't recieve a full-strength wireless signal on my computer, and the Tivo can't connect at all. My router is 5-6 years old - am I right in thinking it's time to replace it?
Theodosia - Aug 30, 2008 5:37:25 am PDT #7530 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
FWIW, retighten all your connections -- that was the cause of my connection woes recently, which a new router didn't cure at all. :-)
JZ - Aug 30, 2008 6:58:34 am PDT #7531 of 25501
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Crappity. Our Firefox 2 has been crapping out, stalling out, crashing and miserying all over us for weeks now (Mac, OSX 10.4.11). After wrestling with multiple failed attempts to upgrade to 3, I just uninstalled it completely and attempted to reinstall 2, and now it won't even do that. The download begins nicely, proceeds through the "This download contains an application. Do you want to continue?" clicky-window, and then stops in the middle of the user agreement. Multiple attempts, a software update, and a restart aren't helping. It won't take 3, won't take 2, can't complete a download at all no how no way.
At first I wanted the new shiny Firefox, but now I just want our old shitty Firefox back! Help, please!
dcp - Aug 30, 2008 7:17:35 am PDT #7532 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Which version of Firefox 2 are you re-installing? Perhaps an older version will do better. You can get them from oldapps.com: [link]
JZ - Aug 30, 2008 7:25:37 am PDT #7533 of 25501
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
It won't even finish the download. I tried all the way down to 1.5, and the download stalled out at the same point, at the very beginning of "Displaying the software license agreement."
tommyrot - Aug 30, 2008 7:30:29 am PDT #7534 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
This probably isn't it, but do you have enough hard drive space?
JZ - Aug 30, 2008 7:37:44 am PDT #7535 of 25501
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
We've got tons, 59 out of 77GB available.