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Every time Mozilla comes out with an update to their premier line of trash also called organic browser, it's a silent but rather definite way of everyone at Mozilla saying "Opera Rules". For that I thank them all.
Release notes:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox.../releasenotes/
I am not including the download link for a reason. Its the best thing to do.
WAR :D
Opera does rule. I'm typing this from it. While watching Clerks 2.
I really hope that people understand that Firefox IS NOT any better (or safer) as a browser then Internet Explorer (IE maybe better in one of the case) if you are just going to surf regular - well known - sites.
Unless your everyday internet browsing requires you to visit sites or wander of to sites which *might* have hazardous content - PLEASE TRY AND GIVE IE 8 a chance in my personal opinion it is way better a browser then Firefox.
I figured that out some time ago. When I first started using it, it was great, because it was pretty fast, and worked with most web sites out there, and at the time, for Linux and BSD, it was a decent choice. With Epiphany, Opera, and others now, it's not even something I think about now.
I do still use Seamonkey, but mostly as a downloader when I don't want to use Opera's stuff for something. Which rarely happens.
*sigh* -- Same thread, different numbers. :D
I carn't work out why your saying it's a new update when version 3.6 has been out for the last few months now??? :george:
anyhow Chrome from the Dev channel for the win. http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html?extra=devchannel
throw in extensions https://chrome.google.com/extensions and it pwns Opera :D
Once Opera actually get's a decent marketshare or actually get's a userbase size of either FF or ie then maybe it can be called a Browser.. :p
http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp
Right now FireFox is not a safe browser:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38608/
Mozilla usually support the previous version for a while, so this is a genuine update for v3.5Quote:
I carn't work out why your saying it's a new update when version 3.6 has been out for the last few months now??? :george:
:)
And Chrome isn't without problems:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38545/
I am sure Opera would have more known vulnerabilities if it had a larger user base. Targeting Opera is sort of like writing exploits for Macs. You might hit a few fanboys, but the real money is in the more popular browsers.
Hmmmm,
Absolutely!Quote:
I am sure Opera would have more known vulnerabilities if it had a larger user base. Targeting Opera is sort of like writing exploits for Macs. You might hit a few fanboys, but the real money is in the more popular browsers.
I take the view that ALL browsers are vulnerable............they connect to the internet ;) Not only that..............they have these plug-ins for Adopey and the rest........................
The Nintendo Wii is fairly popular here, that's a major target audience isn't it? Wii uses Opera.
Personally I choose a browser for its functionality and speed
I agree...no browser is secure
MLF
But you don't do your internet banking or shopping with wii :cool:Quote:
The Nintendo Wii is fairly popular here, that's a major target audience isn't it? Wii uses Opera.
Internet Baking itself is a risk, regardless of the Browser.
Also, secure browsers, Links, Links2, Lynx, E-Links... Those are fairly secure.
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Originally Posted by gore
Last time I tried internet baking we had to call the fire department. I preheated my computer to 500 instead of 350, and the cookies just about burned the whole darn thing down... It is risky... that is for sure.
Nice one ;)
So 500 was what you were supposed to use huh? I think AMD can help you there.
Even though they tend to idle warm i still love the amd cpu's. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by gore
learnt my lesson a few years back i think it was one of those prescott chip's, anyhow the machine had been running f@h for a long time idling away in the cupboard.
went to swap out a few parts and upgrade it a bit figured the chip would of cooled down by the time i had removed the heatsink etc, went to unclip it from it's housing and got one hell of a burn on my fingers from it. :eek:
still missing a whole fingerprint on 1 1/2 fingers from it. :fpissed:
Wow... That's pretty impressive for a CPU related burn. I thought it was neat when someone got their nuts burned by a Dell Laptop...
Lol remember reading about the troubles they had, batterys overheating and taking the whole device out.Quote:
Originally Posted by gore
OK guys, this you really have to see:
http://www.phys.ncku.edu.tw/~htsu/humor/fry_egg.html
How to fry an egg on an AMD Athlon XP1500+
:firedevil :D
If I were going to do it I would use a dedicated stand alone machine that was not used for general web surfing or e-mail.Quote:
Internet Banking itself is a risk, regardless of the Browser.
I still believe that a lot of people's problems are brought on themselves. If you keep everything up to date and use common sense then you are generally reasonably safe.
The few times that i find myself having to manage my finaces via the interwebz i use a machine with the hard drive disconnected and boot from a "Live CD" i then browse to the relevant site, and make sure it's a https: session.
and nice link Johnno i'm pretty sure i've seen it posted here before a few years back :confused:
I do the same for my online banking needs. I have a VM though. It get patched and has an updated AV and firewall etc. I use it only when i update it (usually first week of every month) or when i need to do online transaction (which is also first week of every month) :D
Getting paid monthly sucks so much :(