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Reply #26 November 12, 2005 12:47:19 PM
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Bichur, see #23 by Miss iseekserendipity. I forgot the cookies

If it works you can go back to the beta-- It be fast
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Bichur
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Reply #27 November 12, 2005 12:54:06 PM
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finally, i selected to accept "direct" (not 3rd party) cookies and to be able to store loging info in cookies...
worked for me, hope that helps.


Well, I'll be....

Thank You Miss Iseekserendipity! I came back to this post, and because of you - found what you seek

I am now posting this via Opera 8.5 - opted out of 9 since it recommended not using it to check mail. Now I'm curious as to whether I can set the size of the forum 'reply' section as it only wants to use 1/2 of the box.

Other than that - I'm a Happy Troll!

Now I gotta get the speel chicker and figger out how to get Smileys (like SmilelyXtra for FF) .
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Reply #28 November 12, 2005 12:59:51 PM
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Thank you too Aimzzz.
You post wasn't up there when I went back to trying the cookie thing.
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Bichur
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Reply #29 November 12, 2005 1:03:29 PM
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ummm, need more configuring. Opera has now crashed my EL dialup accel., 2x.
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Bichur
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Reply #30 November 12, 2005 1:04:22 PM
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ahhh, no proxy server is what I needed.
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rmccabe916
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Reply #31 November 12, 2005 1:15:41 PM
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Ahh... I love it when people convert to Opera. Just rememeber, if you have problems, check out the forums. People will be there to help you quickly. (Just remember to search for answers before asking a question!)
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Reply #32 December 10, 2005 4:00:18 PM
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I say Opera is the better bowser, but I just like FireFox more. The extentions is just what I need (for Opera it just doesn't seem right) and just seems to smooth.

Opera has the smaler footprint and is really a good choice for a browser. Maybe if I had Opera first... naaa I still would like FireFox more. I really don't know why.
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Reply #33 December 11, 2005 3:20:35 AM
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Since originally posting this I've switched to Firefox 1.5 and Opera Beta 9. I'm on dial-up so I notice load times, especially on WinCustomize. I tend to spend more time here than anywhere else. I haven't gone all retentive and timed anything but Firefox does seem to load faster, usually. There are times when it seems to take forever or I get some sort of error, page not found, no comments to display at this time, etc. When this is happening on Firefox, Opera nearly always seems to work right. It's not happening as much lately, may be due to the odd hours I keep because of my job. 7:00PM to 4:00AM shift. Opera does seem more stable but I use Firefox until it irritates me, use Opera for a while then sometimes return to Firefox. I do like the extensions.
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Reply #34 December 11, 2005 3:53:56 AM
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I'm not really sure what all the buzz is about with tabbed browsing. You either have a bunch of tabs, or you have a bunch of tasks in the taskbar. What's the difference? With a little tweaking I've been able to surf with 20+ windows open in IE. AND a download or five.

I guess I am not willing to throw myself into learning the ins and outs of FF or Opera. I have them installed, but don't use them often. Can't use them for any site that I need to log in to. Extensions are just more bells and whistles that I haven't found a need for.
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Reply #35 December 11, 2005 2:26:02 PM
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I'm not really sure what all the buzz is about with tabbed browsing. You either have a bunch of tabs, or you have a bunch of tasks in the taskbar. What's the difference? With a little tweaking I've been able to surf with 20+ windows open in IE. AND a download or five.



You have got to be kidding me.
20 IE windows open at once? If I had Object Bar running I might do that just to keep all the browser windows in some sort of order (love me some Object Bar) but for me, there is a big difference in having 20 tabs open in one window than having 20 windows.

Since I find myself to be a web developer, I use both IE and FF and switch when I need to. There are only a few sites I go to that FF doesn't like (for example MSNBC and my school's online web site interface).
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