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Netscapes Firefox Image Zoom extension.
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Benzart
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02/02/2005
Anyone using Firefox? There is a neat extension called Image Zoom that lets you right click and zoom on any image. Zoom to different strengths. It Really helps if you look at a lot of images. |
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MachTiki
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02/02/2005
Benz, I've been using Firefox for a couple months now and I love it. Being a long-time Mac user, I was bummed when Netscape stopped doing upgrades, so I switched to IE. Then, IE stopped doing upgrades for Mac. It's nice to know that SOMEBODY has something new for us. The only feature that IFirefox doesn't have yet that I miss is "Autofill". I know that once you enter info for a specific site it remembers it, but sometimes us Tiki people are in a rush to buy something and not having autofill sets us back. Another great reason to switch over to Firefox is for its privacy and security features. I've read several articles stating that it's the safest way to browse the internet. |
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Humuhumu
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02/02/2005
Tabbed browsing rox. |
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Swanky
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02/02/2005
It's not that it's more secure, just like a Mac is not more secure than a Windows machine, it's just that it's not a big target. It also will not completely uninstall. If you want to get rid of Firefox and go back to IE, you will be hosed in some ways. Those pages that look good in IE and wrong in Firefox, may get screwed up forever. |
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Tikiwahine
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02/02/2005
I was hooked onto Firefox by a friend and have never looked back. I'd love to permanently uninstall IE but stupid windowz won't let me. Did I mention that I've been forced to use to Win ME here at work? How can this get any worse. A least I have a home computer I love to use! Thanks Ben, I wasn't aware of that nifty feature! |
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thejab
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02/02/2005
Since I use a PC at work and a Mac at home I love Firefox's Extension feature called Synchronize Bookmarks which uploads my bookmarks to an ftp site when I go home at night, and downloads them when I start Firefox on my Mac. And the Adblock extension is great too! [ Edited by: thejab on 2005-02-02 15:43 ] |
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Humuhumu
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02/03/2005
Whatchoo talkin' about? My Firefox has Autofill. But I'm on a PC here at work, maybe it's a Mac/Firefox thing. For those of you who are open-minded Firefoxy folks, you might also like to meet two of my dearest friends: GAIM GIMP |
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Benzart
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02/03/2005
I still use IE Sometimes like getting images from Shutterfly. I haven't figured out how to do that in Firefox. |
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Tiki-bot
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02/03/2005
I've used FF for about 3 months and love it, too. I have no problem keeping IE on my machine, though, since I occasionally run into a page that FF has trouble with. Remember, most website builders optimize their pages to IE, so it's a good idea to keep it around just in case. I wonder if there is a way for bookmarks to open automagically as new tabs instead of having to scroll down and select "Open in new tab"? Anyone know? |
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thejab
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02/03/2005
Go to ToolsOptionsAdvancedTabbed BrowsingSelect new tabs opened from Bookmarks or History I tried that and it didn't work though. [ Edited by: thejab on 2005-02-02 17:09 ] |
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Tiki-bot
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02/03/2005
I had already tried that. Hmmm... |
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MachTiki
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02/03/2005
Humu, After you posted that I looked again at extensions available to download and sure enough there it was. Thanks! |
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thejab
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02/03/2005
Here's one way to open bookmarks in a new tab: If you have a middle scroll wheel on your mouse, if you push it to click on a link it opens it in a new tab. This works for links and bookmarks. |
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Humuhumu
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02/03/2005
Ooh! Fancy! |
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Tiki-bot
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02/03/2005
Works! Cool! |
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Swanky
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02/03/2005
Try Trillian for your instant messenging. It combines AOL, Yahoo, IRC and WinMessenger into one app. All your buddies in one list and such. Pretty nice. |
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freddiefreelance
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02/03/2005
Try the BB Code extension, it gives you a right-click context menu to access BBCode, HTML & XHTML formatting. |
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tikimug
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02/04/2005
I agree with Swanky with trillian, a very good program basic is free, Pro is pay. Then I found Im2 real close to trillian but completely free |
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Swanky
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02/04/2005
Actually, IM2 is Trillian. They got the code somehow and resold it as a new product. Trillian sued them for it, but I don't knwo what came of it. |
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Humuhumu
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02/04/2005
How does Trillian compare to GAIM? |
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hanford_lemoore
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07/06/2005
Just found a cool feature is Firefox while testing the new Tiki Central changes. They call it "Smart keywords" and it allows you to assign a text keyword to a search box on any page. The end result is I can type: tc firefox in the Address bar, and Firefox will pull up a Tiki Central search for Firefox, on the results page. So now whenever I want to search TC I can just type tc and the keyword I want in the address bar, even if I'm on another site. How to do it:
Now, when you type tc [keyword] you'll be taken to the search results page for TC. if you're a shortcut guy like I am, you can press CTRL-L to put your cursor in the address bar, then type out your search. It's very cool. I've set a few up for various sites already. |
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Benzart
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07/07/2005
Another way to open a bookmark is to Drag it to the "New Tab" icon on the tolbar.. Neat. |
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