Shamu Posted March 26, 2011 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Posted March 26, 2011 The recent update to 4.0 blocked me from my internet bill paying. I had to make a change to Firefox 4.0 using the about:config feature. Seems there are a few tweaks in about:config, I was wondering if anyone else has had to use that feature or have knowledge of it's workings? I had to change a setting to "True" to access my banks website. Anyone using Firefox 4.0 can type about:config in the menu bar and select the I will be careful option to see what I am talking about. Just don't alter anything without some research. http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config
Merlin007 Posted March 26, 2011 Member ID: 2068 Group: +++ COD5 Head Admin Followers: 71 Topic Count: 1127 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 8583 Content Per Day: 1.64 Reputation: 7547 Achievement Points: 76572 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 67 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 13 hours ago Birthday: 05/23/1973 Device: Windows Posted March 26, 2011 I have made some changes to a few lines that deal with network max connections and network pipelining mainly to tweak pageloading performance. As Shamu noted though, do some research as making the wrong change can adversely affect browser operation. From the same site Shamu pointed out, here is list of config items: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_FAQs_:_About:config_Entries Awards
tsw 8.5 Posted March 26, 2011 Member ID: 906 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 144 Topic Count: 537 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 17544 Content Per Day: 3.12 Reputation: 42645 Achievement Points: 151942 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 691 Joined: 12/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 09:43 AM Birthday: 11/30/1960 Device: Windows Posted March 26, 2011 i have it and had to do nothing .get to my bank no prob..and it is faster then the 3.6 ..that is for sure ..all in all i like it .. Awards
Shamu Posted March 26, 2011 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Author Posted March 26, 2011 I have a concern because altering Firefox in order to access my banks website is compromising a security aspect built into Firefox. Personally I think it should be the other way around, the bank should adjust to work with Firefox. Either way I do not like issues like this where I have to alter a program to make it work. Especially relative to security. I have sent an inquiry to my bank and will see if they respond.
Nutcutter Posted March 26, 2011 Member ID: 1540 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 13 Topic Count: 40 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 856 Content Per Day: 0.16 Reputation: 100 Achievement Points: 4812 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/28/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 6, 2017 Birthday: 09/20/1969 Posted March 26, 2011 Your bank may have one of the fraudulent certificates that have been blacklisted. I was reading yesterday the were a bunch of certificates that got sold and they were (somehow hacked) and the new update included a blacklist of those certs. Mozilla has been informed about the issuance of several fraudulent SSL certificates for public websites. The certificates have been revoked by their issuer which should protect most users. This is not a Firefox-specific issue. As part of our ongoing commitment to providing a secure Web experience for users, we have updated Firefox 4.0, 3.6, and 3.5 to recognize these certificates and block them automatically. Link
PigDog Posted March 26, 2011 Member ID: 222 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 88 Topic Count: 331 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3847 Content Per Day: 0.67 Reputation: 1628 Achievement Points: 25635 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 1 Birthday: 02/05/1968 Device: Windows Posted March 26, 2011 I got the new Firefox and now every time I open the program, I get a Java error. I never got this before. Everything appears ot work, but I get the error every time. It isa little pop-up window that says JavaScript Application adn the text is " what happened:TypeError: Components.classes['@mozilla.org/extensions/manager;1'] is undefined" WTF is that and how do I get rid of it ?? Awards
ROCKAPE Posted March 26, 2011 Member ID: 4 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 172 Topic Count: 1107 Topics Per Day: 0.19 Content Count: 5185 Content Per Day: 0.91 Reputation: 3128 Achievement Points: 43910 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 15 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Tuesday at 06:47 PM Birthday: 08/16/1967 Device: Windows Posted March 26, 2011 http://www.filehippo.com/download_firefox/9513/ The above link takes you to the version before version 4,you could set yours back to this for now untill they sort the errors. Awards
Hunter1948 Posted March 26, 2011 Member ID: 1850 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 98 Topic Count: 328 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8620 Content Per Day: 1.62 Reputation: 4222 Achievement Points: 55994 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 09/29/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 06/19/1948 Posted March 26, 2011 I will just stay with what I have till the bugs are worked out. Awards
7Toes Posted March 26, 2011 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 58 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27251 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Posted March 26, 2011 so is it worth the down load i use chrome no problems and fast Awards
Nutcutter Posted March 27, 2011 Member ID: 1540 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 13 Topic Count: 40 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 856 Content Per Day: 0.16 Reputation: 100 Achievement Points: 4812 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/28/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 6, 2017 Birthday: 09/20/1969 Posted March 27, 2011 Well I use FF all the time and say they have been the best up until the last month or so they had a few issues. I upgraded two pc's and unfortunately the wife cant get on Farmville now, something about an infinite loop detected. I say they have some bugs to work out. Just remember the new version was optional not required lol.
ben <3 Posted March 28, 2011 Member ID: 1614 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 33 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 235 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/26/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 01/20/1993 Posted March 28, 2011 i dont like the modzila firesox 4.0
HarryWeezer Posted March 28, 2011 Member ID: 20166 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 611 Topics Per Day: 0.14 Content Count: 7655 Content Per Day: 1.81 Reputation: 7232 Achievement Points: 53682 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 36 Joined: 10/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 26 Birthday: 10/16/1946 Device: Windows Posted March 28, 2011 Want to cut and paste content into an XI post? Can't do it with Firefox 4.0. Get back to IE: Whatever was ailing Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate — which crashed my two test systems several weeks ago — has been fixed for the final public release. IE9 is now good to go, and running well on a 32-bit Vista laptop, and 64-bit Windows7 desktop. Get it at microsoft.com. The 64-bit version of IE9 runs a lot slower than the 32-bit version; in fact, the 32-bit version is four times as fast. That’s because 32-bit IE9 contains what’s called a Just In Time compiler, which converts script into machine code before running it. The 64-bit version does not contain this compiler — it likely will be added in a future release. I was concerned about this since Microsoft’s website examines your system, and decides for you which version you need. It downloaded the 64-bit version for my desktop. But I discovered that at the same time, it also downloads the 32-bit version — and installs both. On my 64-bit system, the IE desktop icon pointed to the 32-bit version, which is what you should be using. My assumption was that Microsoft was defaulting to the 32-bit version pending improvements to the 64-bit. But on a friend’s computer, after the install, the taskbar IE icon was launching the slower, 64-bit version. You should check, and if you’re running the 64-bit version, change the desktop IE icon to point to the 32-bit version. Right click on the IE icon in the taskbar and a menu opens. Under “Internet Explorer,” right click again, and select Properties. Under the shortcut tab which opens, look at the path to IE’s executable file under “Target.” If it’s C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe, you’re using the 32-bit version. If it points to C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe, you’re using the 64-bit version. There are several ways to change the path to the 32-bit version but perhaps the easiest is to simply click Start, then Computer, then “C:,” then Program Files (x86,) then Internet Explorer. Scroll down to the file iexplore.exe, right click and select Create Shortcut. The new shortcut will then appear at the bottom of the list of files. Now, drag that shortcut to your desktop. My experience — and that of others — is that IE9 is on par with Google Chrome and Firefox 4 as to speed. IE9 is built around speed and simplicity. It presents a clean interface that removes the clutter of IE8 and includes tracking protection that allows users to determine whether a third-party website can track them online; as well as employs download malware protection. You may “pin” websites to the task bar so that you can launch to them without having to first open IE9 to navigate to them. And as I’ve written earlier, IE9 incorporates hardware acceleration which uses the system’s graphics processor to more quickly build complex websites. IE9 automatically imports your favorite websites. Despite that more than half of current computers use XP, IE9 does not run on it. If you’re still on XP, your best bet for a browser is Chrome or Firefox, which also use hardware acceleration. You may download and install both on XP, and alternate their use. Firefox 4.0: Firefox 4.0 has finally been released after a year of development, and is available at mozilla.com/fire? fox? . As with IE9 and Chrome, the browser has been minimized and presents a cleaner interface. Speed is six times faster than previous versions and 4.0 also uses hardware-accelerated graphics. Tabs have moved above the address window and there’s a new add-ons manager. One feature I really like is ability to organize tabs by groups with a feature called Panorama. And unlike IE9, Firefox runs on XP. The Stop and Refresh buttons have been merged into a button that appears at the end of the URL box; the bookmarks bar has been merged into a button at the right side of the browser. Bookmarks are found in a button at the right side of the toolbar and the Home button was moved to the left. The status bar is now at bottom left in the window. Click Add-ons under Tools and a new page will display add-ons, plugins and extensions. I like Firefox, more so than Chrome. But if you’re on Vista or Windows 7, install both, plus IE9, and decide which is best for your particular needs. Ted Como is managing editor of the Kingsport Times-News. You may e-mail him at [email protected]? Awards
Shamu Posted March 29, 2011 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.38 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Author Posted March 29, 2011 SgtHarryWeezer Want to cut and paste content into an XI post? Can't do it with Firefox 4.0. Get back to IE: Harry, if you use the keyboard command, CTRL V, you can paste on XI with any Firefox. I think CTRL C is the keyboard copy command but don't hold me to that, I rarely use that one. For example the below link is a copy and paste of my new handgun: http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Category4_750001_750051_757954_-1_757781_757781_image I find it helps to hit the return after pasting and the link goes red showing it worked.
HarryWeezer Posted March 29, 2011 Member ID: 20166 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 611 Topics Per Day: 0.14 Content Count: 7655 Content Per Day: 1.81 Reputation: 7232 Achievement Points: 53682 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 36 Joined: 10/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 26 Birthday: 10/16/1946 Device: Windows Posted March 29, 2011 Will have to try that - thanks! (NICE looking gun) Awards
Nutcutter Posted March 29, 2011 Member ID: 1540 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 13 Topic Count: 40 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 856 Content Per Day: 0.16 Reputation: 100 Achievement Points: 4812 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/28/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 6, 2017 Birthday: 09/20/1969 Posted March 29, 2011 The issue is with TinyMCE (the post editor) not firefox for copy/paste. And yes the keybord shortcuts work fine for me too.
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