Switch to Firefox!

26Jun2004 Filed under: Geek Out

The latest virus hitting the net makes it even more clear that all of you PC folks using Internet Explorer to read this blog should go install Firefox right now and start using it as your primary browser — RIGHT NOW! Internet Explorer is so vulnerable to viruses, spyware, and pop-ups that it’s not even worth using. I was chatting with a coworker this week who’s PC has been totally crippled by spyware, and all I could say was “Reinstall your operating system, AND START USING FIREFOX!” Sure, spyware cleaners work, but why bother with the spyware (or viruses, or pop-up ads, or flashing advertisements, etc) when you can just switch browsers?

So, here’s your weekend to do list:

1. Download Firefox.
2. Install it.
3. STOP USING INTERNET EXPLORER!

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8 Responses to “Switch to Firefox!”

Glace
June 26th, 2004 at 12:52 pm

That’s so funny you mentioned this… I downloaded Firefox and Thunderbird last night, and spent my morning importing and organizing my old mail. Now I’m checking out the calendar add-in…
Matt
June 27th, 2004 at 10:24 am

Does Firefox only work if you think in Russian?
paisley jane
June 27th, 2004 at 10:28 am

firefox is the shiggity shit!
although i always call it foxfire - lol
i lived in the woods to long
Ariel
June 27th, 2004 at 2:06 pm

Uh, Matt, either your joke is so obtuse that I don’t get it, or else I just don’t understand what the hell you’re saying. Come again?
Tismera
June 27th, 2004 at 2:47 pm

I think Matt was talking about that show (or movie) Firefox from the 80s with Clint Eastwood. Something about a mega-nifty super Russian air jet (or helicopter, can`t remember). Anyways, yeah no more Internet Exploder for me either. I`ve moved on to Opera. (Is Firefox better then Opera?)
Ariel
June 27th, 2004 at 2:52 pm

Here’s a comparison of Opera & Firefox. I think they’re about comprable, although personally I think Firefox is a little more friendly for folks used to Internet Explorer.
davebrown
June 27th, 2004 at 7:17 pm

Thanks for the tip. Went completely IE (and outlook) free this afternoon, and am loving both. I’ve been looking for a good mail client for awhile, and didn’t like Eudora or Pegasus. Firefox and Thunderbird are the sheeeeeit, mang…
puppytoes
July 4th, 2004 at 11:52 am

My 4 year old computer was bombarded with spyware, etc in the last month. I was getting ready to smash my computer until I downloaded Firefox. I will never use IE again. I can’t wait to download firefox on my new computer. thanks again
Puppytoes

Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, was published last year.

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