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| 299760 | 2004-12-04 01:01:00 | Have totally had it with Firefox continually timing out [even when I have altered about:config], and multi instances of pages not found, or waiting ages while FF moves each part of the page to where it should be on sites I regularly go to, or its overabuse of my ram. I seem to be forever visiting the FF forum to check out how to fix things up. Its not stable on my machine. So, am going back to IE but would still like tabs, rss readers, etc, and saw a writeup on Avant browser which fits the bill. If any of you have used it, could you please let me know the following: 1. Did you find it rather slow compared to IE itself? 2. I know it's an interface of IE, so does that mean you install it like an update? or, is it still a program in its own right? 3. If it is an add-on, what happens when you update IE. Will it still work? 4. A comment I read said it could be heavy on the processor usage. But so is FF on my machine. What do you think? 5. I am installing MSN Messenger on my computer so that I can stay in contact with my brother in the Philippines. Can't seem to get him on the phone and had to resort to the NZ embassy to find out whether he survived the floods etc over there. That way I know if he's online, and therefore is still in the land of the living. Can't use MSN Messenger on FF. Would really appreciate any advice about Avant only, don't want to start an IE vs FF debate, as to me it's just personal preference. Marg. |
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| 299761 | 2004-12-04 01:44:00 | its basicly a skinned/modded IE so it has a lot of the IE flaws. i think theres been a few reports of it not uninstalling very well causeing a few probs. however with the large amount of name changes these browsers go through its hard to keep track. why not look at opera (http://www.opera.com/) ? it does everything you want and dosn't suffer IE's faults. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 299762 | 2004-12-04 02:56:00 | > i think theres been a few reports of it not uninstalling very well causeing a few probs. however with the large amount of name changes these browsers go through its hard to keep track. I think you are thinking of My IE2 which is now Maxthon. Have not heard anything bad about Avant, but then there haven't been many people here who say they use it. Marg, I would agree with tweak'e that you might like to consider giving Opera a try first. Opera is my default browser and a lot more sophisticated than Firefox. It is also a smaller download if you choose the non-Java version. If Opera doesn't work out then you could give Avant a go. :-) |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 299763 | 2004-12-05 21:13:00 | > I think you are thinking of My IE2 which is now > Maxthon. Have not heard anything bad about Avant, but > then there haven't been many people here who say they > use it. I have been using Avant for some months now, and find it has the best mix of features. It has tabbed browsing, ad-blocking and pop-up blocking. One feature which I'm not aware of with other browsers (I am open to correction here :D), is the ability to auto-refresh selected tabs. I play an online share trading game (http://www.hsx.com) and usually have that tab set to refresh every 5 minutes, to keep an eye on share prices. Unfortunately, Avant can occasionally become unstable. Perhaps 2 to 3 times a month it will completely stop responding, and require the process to be killed via Task Manager, but luckily, when you restart it, it will offer to reopen all the tabs that were active at the time of it's demise. Give it a go. It doesn't hurt to try all the options. Cheers Miami |
Miami Steve (2128) | ||
| 299764 | 2004-12-05 22:02:00 | > One feature which I'm not aware of with other browsers (I am open to correction here ), opera has this, and you can select the time before it will refresh :) |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 299765 | 2004-12-05 23:35:00 | Thanks for the replies Tweake, Susan B and Miami Steve . :) Apparantly with Avant Browser, even though its an interface of IE you can still use IE by itself still . Is this correct? Have downloaded Avant and will put it on today . Also, although it may crash sometimes, it is handy to know you can get out and back into it again . This sometimes happens with one of my older programs . Also, when I get round to putting SP2 on my computer, that will crash anyway . Making the most of this time to try things out . Susan B: Opera sounds really good . I'll obviously get the ad banner, and read that you can get a simpler skin so that the banner doesn't hog too much space . About this Java . How do you know if it is already on your computer and that it's the right kind, eg . there's more than one type? If I have IE does that mean it is? Also read somewhere about a bug in Java and a patch put out . Has anyone heard of this at all? Sorry about all the questions, but Googling seems to just raise more issues than answering them . Cheers, Marg |
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| 299766 | 2004-12-05 23:43:00 | > Apparantly with Avant Browser, even though its an > interface of IE you can still use IE by itself still. > Is this correct? > Yes. You can still use IE directly (and need to for things like Windows Update). Cheers Miami |
Miami Steve (2128) | ||
| 299767 | 2004-12-05 23:53:00 | Thanks Miami :) | pulling hair out (4493) | ||
| 299768 | 2004-12-06 06:39:00 | > Opera sounds really good . I'll obviously get the ad banner, and read that you can get a simpler skin so that the banner doesn't hog too much space . Choose the option upon installation (or later on in Preferences) to use the Google adverts which will put a narrow toolbar-sized strip across the top of the browser for the ads . It is hardly noticeable so shouldn't bother you . > About this Java . How do you know if it is already on your computer and that it's the right kind, eg . there's more than one type? If I have IE does that mean it is? See this page ( . org/version . html" target="_blank">javatester . org) for advice on identifying your version, if you have it . I don't normally bother with installing Java myself though I did install it a couple of weeks ago for using Auckland's Rideline journey planner . I have not reinstalled it since reformatting last week and it will be staying off my computer until I come across a site I want to view that requires it, like with Rideline . > Also read somewhere about a bug in Java and a patch put out . Has anyone heard of this at all? I vaguely remember hearing something but it was a while ago and probably nothing to worry about if you have the latest version . If you want to try Opera just download the non-Java version, see how you like it and if you plan to stick with it and want to view sites that require Java then just download the latest version from the Sun website . |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 299769 | 2004-12-06 07:08:00 | Thanks SusanB Appreciate the advice on slimming things down. Have a laptop with 14.1" so tend to get picky about how much of the screen I want being hogged. Also about the google ads. There was another choice as well, but as you say the googles are slimmer. Have just installed Avant browser as well and it's fun to use and fast with it. But want to have 2 browsers, and that is where Opera is going to fit the bill rather nicely. Cheers, Marg. |
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