Since ita is the family installer, I suspect she installs all major browser to give users a choice. Plus if your preferred browser does not work on a particular site you can try a different one.
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Typo Boy - Dec 19, 2008 7:28:38 am PST #8423 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
meara - Dec 19, 2008 8:05:47 am PST #8424 of 25501
Yeah, but geez, Firefox AND Opera AND Safari AND Camino?? (What, and not Google Chrome? :P)
tommyrot - Dec 19, 2008 8:07:25 am PST #8425 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.
How 'bout Lynx?
tommyrot - Dec 19, 2008 8:10:18 am PST #8426 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.
It's funny 'cuz it's true! (For me, anyway.)
I'd say 95% of my work for the last 15 years is related to computer stuff that I taught myself.
§ ita § - Dec 19, 2008 8:17:12 am PST #8427 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm trying to seduce her away from IE, and I figure I'll give her all the big choices to try and see what she likes best, like TB said.
Not sure why I typed Camino, because I did nothing of the sort. But the other suggestions are good.
§ ita § - Dec 19, 2008 8:17:49 am PST #8428 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, I did install Chrome. I think it's what I meant to type when I typed Camino.
vw bug - Dec 20, 2008 5:52:02 am PST #8429 of 25501
Mostly lurking...
My laptop battery is completely dead. I need to replace it SOON. Is it worth it to get the 9-cell? Or should I just go with the 6-cell? I'm planning on buying it on ebay, so there's not much of a cost difference...$10, I think.
dcp - Dec 20, 2008 6:15:39 am PST #8430 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
For $10? Get the bigger battery.
Jon B. - Dec 20, 2008 6:27:41 am PST #8431 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I'm trying to seduce her away from IE, and I figure I'll give her all the big choices to try and see what she likes best, like TB said.
The armchair psychologist in me says that this could backfire: "How do I decide among all these choices?! Oh the heck with it -- I'll just stick with what I know!" Give her just one or two options, tops, and she's more likely to make a switch.
§ ita § - Dec 20, 2008 8:57:37 am PST #8432 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
She'll probably make the switch to the first thing she tries--she's fairly decided on abandoning IE, but isn't the type to spend too long on multiple browsers.
I am just tickled at the possibility of making a Chrome user, although I'd lay money on Firefox.