Oh my. Firefox goodness and web tricks

[matgb]

Old news to some, but to others, the wonders that is a decent internet browser (ie pretty much anything that isn't made by Microsoft) is still lost on them. So, reading devils_kitchen this morning, I come across this post linking to his company's homepage. Now, I know that Microsoft's default internet browser is crappy, but do you?

Here's a good reason. Go to his homepage, and hover the mouse over the 'start' button at the top right. Now, if you're using IE, that's just a link to his home. If you're using, for example, firefox, then, using nothing more complicated than a Cascading Style Sheet (something that is simple enough for me to understand and read, even if I can't (yet) code it), you get a full drop-down site map. How cool is that? In Internet Explorer or other crappy browser platforms, you don't get any of the coolness.

So, if you're still using IE, why not get a free copy of Firefox and give money to a good cause? (NB, disclaimer here, giving the money to a good cause involves using the Google version of Firefox, which some people, notably daweaver think is a bad plan) To get it, go here to timworstall's site, and follow the links. Google gives money for every time a person DLs Firefox and uses is once. That's all you have to do, try it.

If you'd rather try a different browser but not trust Mr Google, then there's a decent summary of them on Too Cool for IE. OK, it's midday, there are twelve hours (and one second) left in 2005. I may do a proper 'my life' update before I leave to go out. May. Don't hold your breath ;-)

Edit: added screenshot

Comments

Re: To precis my argument...

[matgb]

Agreed, the toolbar worries me a bit, I'm not using it. Partially because I don't want my browsing recorded, and partially also because most of the functions it gives are already in firefox. That's why I linked to the Too Cool site, which gives all the options; I'd be tempted by Opera if I wasn't already using Fx, and besides, I cut my 'net teeth on Netscape, IE always annoyed me.

I am using gmail, but I'm also keeping my other email addresses and my work address, I've balanced out the concerns over the benefits.

I'm partially tempted to DL the toolbar from Tim, use it once, then destroy it, just to get them to give away money for nothing. But I'm a little bothered about legacies and I'm not that good a techie; I'll likely do it on the old PC when I next boot it up to transfer files.

I liked your Correspondents predict thing; I was cooking through it at lunchtime, I'll listen again tomorrow I think.