Firefox

Firefox

It looks like the browser wars are back. I just downloaded and installed a stripped down version of Mozilla called FireFox. I like it. It has some of the same features as Netscape. One that I use all the time is the Right-click – Open In A New Window. It’s on top of the pick list where it should be. In IE, it’s second on the list.

This may seem petty… but we’re talking about something I do hundreds of times every day. Also, if I want to go to the link in the same window, I would click on the link… not right click and select the first option–open in the same window.

You can also right-click and view a graphic. You can’t do this in IE at all. This is another thing I do all the time… because people continually break the rules of HTML and place BIG pictures in LITTLE HTML spaces.

Also, when I want to find a word on a web page, CTRL-F opens the search box. In IE, I have to keep that box open while I search for the word over and over down the page. In FireFox, you can use F3 to repeat the search (like it should be).

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