Dear IE, I'm Leaving You For Good

[Asher]

Originally posted by Agathon
One excellent feature that Firefox has is that it can make sure that all images fit into your window, which eliminates the need for horizontal scrolling. (Huge images seem to be the only occasion where I need to scroll from side to side and that isn't very often at all).

IE added that years ago, actually. Firefox cloned it.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Asher
Find is painfully slow and the stupidest interface, ever.

Slow - maybe, depends on how you use it.

Interface - CLI means you can run it over ssh.

Originally posted by Asher
You have to specify basic options that should be bloody obvious.

There's no such thing. One man's options is another man's garbage. Something like that.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
Slow - maybe, depends on how you use it.

Interface - CLI means you can run it over ssh.

There's no such thing. One man's options is another man's garbage. Something like that.

Tell everyone how you'd use find to look for files containing "pr0n"

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Ljube-ljcvetko
If I want security, I'll use firewall and anti virus and anti spyware too.

There's a slight problem with that. Except for the firewall, these programs are all retroactive, i.e. after the fact. You can scan for a virus you don't know, and same thing with spyware. Thus, it is paramount to use programs with as few security holes as possible.

Originally posted by Ljube-ljcvetko
Supporters of Firefox have failed to convince a vast majority of people there is a significant advantage in Firefox compared to IE that would justify the cost of change.

The cost of change is 0.

[Asher]

Modern anti-virus software isn't necessarily retroactive: it intercepts most files from email, instant messaging, etc.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Asher
Modern anti-virus software isn't necessarily retroactive: it intercepts most files from email, instant messaging, etc.

Okay, by retroactive I meant they can only catch known viruses. They can't touch new breeds, ones that are most virulent and damaging. Thus, while they certainly are useful for the average user, who are more or less clueless, they aren't what they hyped up to be.