Comments on: Firefox Users and IE-Only Sites http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/firefox_users_and_ie_only_sites/ Nerds are for Dorks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:14:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: »ª¶«ÂÃÓÎ http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/firefox_users_and_ie_only_sites/comment-page-1/#comment-13646 »ª¶«ÂÃÓÎ Mon, 07 Nov 2005 01:03:55 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1485#comment-13646 »¶Ó­ÀŽ»ª¶«ºŒÖÝÂÃÓΣ¬ÎÒÃÇΪÄúµÄ»ª¶«ÂÃÓÎÌṩȫ³Ì·þÎñ¡£ »¶Ó­ÀŽ»ª¶«ºŒÖÝÂÃÓΣ¬ÎÒÃÇΪÄúµÄ»ª¶«ÂÃÓÎÌṩȫ³Ì·þÎñ¡£

]]> By: Coolman http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/firefox_users_and_ie_only_sites/comment-page-1/#comment-13645 Coolman Sun, 26 Jun 2005 18:16:36 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1485#comment-13645 "I figure if a banking or credit card site won't work with Firefox, I don't need to switch browsers, I need to switch banks." Then guess what... you're just plain stupid! Only a complete idiot would do that... choose a bank over a stupid browser. Mozilla is trying to sell out, even harder than microsoft! “I figure if a banking or credit card site won’t work with Firefox, I don’t need to switch browsers, I need to switch banks.”

Then guess what… you’re just plain stupid! Only a complete idiot would do that… choose a bank over a stupid browser. Mozilla is trying to sell out, even harder than microsoft!

]]> By: Kelsey Hightower http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/firefox_users_and_ie_only_sites/comment-page-1/#comment-13644 Kelsey Hightower Sat, 16 Apr 2005 22:47:59 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1485#comment-13644 I don't know if it is a problem with Firefox, Real Player, or my OS X setup, but I can not get Firefox to play embedded RealPlayer Files. Anyone having the same problem? I don’t know if it is a problem with Firefox, Real Player, or my OS X setup, but I can not get Firefox to play embedded RealPlayer Files.

Anyone having the same problem?

]]> By: Damon http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/firefox_users_and_ie_only_sites/comment-page-1/#comment-13643 Damon Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:20:57 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1485#comment-13643 The blogcast repository looks pretty poor in firefox, specifically the about page: http://blogcastrepository.com/Pages/SiteNews.htm The blogcast repository looks pretty poor in firefox, specifically the about page:
http://blogcastrepository.com/Pages/SiteNews.htm

]]> By: Light & Dark http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/firefox_users_and_ie_only_sites/comment-page-1/#comment-13642 Light & Dark Fri, 15 Apr 2005 04:50:46 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1485#comment-13642 I figure if a banking or credit card site won't work with Firefox, I don't need to switch browsers, I need to switch banks. I figure if a banking or credit card site won’t work with Firefox, I don’t need to switch browsers, I need to switch banks.

]]> By: wayne http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/firefox_users_and_ie_only_sites/comment-page-1/#comment-13641 wayne Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:03:12 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1485#comment-13641 I think we are seeing less IE only sites these days. I cannot draw on any specific examples off the top of my head but it *feels* that way. In addition, I completely agree, it is annoying and uncalled for. This is compounded for those who know how easy it is to be cross-browser compliant. I think we are seeing less IE only sites these days. I cannot draw on any specific examples off the top of my head but it *feels* that way. In addition, I completely agree, it is annoying and uncalled for. This is compounded for those who know how easy it is to be cross-browser compliant.

]]> By: Ben http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/firefox_users_and_ie_only_sites/comment-page-1/#comment-13640 Ben Thu, 14 Apr 2005 19:59:29 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1485#comment-13640 Chad, you can reconfigure firefox to not take up so much memory. Might help. Link http://www.developmentnow.com/blog/2005/01/firefox-memory-leak.aspx Chad, you can reconfigure firefox to not take up so much memory. Might help. Link

http://www.developmentnow.com/blog/2005/01/firefox-memory-leak.aspx

]]> By: Chad http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/firefox_users_and_ie_only_sites/comment-page-1/#comment-13639 Chad Thu, 14 Apr 2005 19:17:22 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1485#comment-13639 We use a Java Client version of Peregrine ServiceCenter here at work for our Incident Management software and it has a terrible memory leak. We're talking upwards of 200MB of virtual memory gone into some black hole somewhere after a few hours of use. A few of us covertly benchmarked firefox in an attempt to get it recognized at least as an alternative if not a standard (we're deep in Microsoft's pocket) Suprisingly v1.0 actually performed worse and scarfed up more VM than IE did. I'm going to keep testing to see if the ever isolate the problem. We use a Java Client version of Peregrine ServiceCenter here at work for our Incident Management software and it has a terrible memory leak. We’re talking upwards of 200MB of virtual memory gone into some black hole somewhere after a few hours of use. A few of us covertly benchmarked firefox in an attempt to get it recognized at least as an alternative if not a standard (we’re deep in Microsoft’s pocket)

Suprisingly v1.0 actually performed worse and scarfed up more VM than IE did. I’m going to keep testing to see if the ever isolate the problem.

]]> By: Adam Lyttle http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/firefox_users_and_ie_only_sites/comment-page-1/#comment-13638 Adam Lyttle Thu, 14 Apr 2005 19:04:45 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1485#comment-13638 I get frustrated when I visit sites that require an ActiveX installation, only to find out that FireFox does not support such a feature. It's fair enough to say that ActiveX is quite dangerous if its in the hands of the wrong person. But on the same token its quite a step backwards to prevent all of them (with exception to Flash and Quicktime) from installing and executing. If this feature was implemented several years ago the internet would be a very different place. I get frustrated when I visit sites that require an ActiveX installation, only to find out that FireFox does not support such a feature.

It’s fair enough to say that ActiveX is quite dangerous if its in the hands of the wrong person. But on the same token its quite a step backwards to prevent all of them (with exception to Flash and Quicktime) from installing and executing. If this feature was implemented several years ago the internet would be a very different place.

]]> By: Ray http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/firefox_users_and_ie_only_sites/comment-page-1/#comment-13637 Ray Thu, 14 Apr 2005 18:52:57 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1485#comment-13637 Yes, I have to end up using IE every day here at work because the company I work for uses www.iemployee.com for online timesheets. All goes well in Firefox until I log in and try to actually click on 'timesheets'. It refuses to play nice with Firefox. I may have to try out that extension hudson mentioned to see how it goes, though... Yes, I have to end up using IE every day here at work because the company I work for uses http://www.iemployee.com for online timesheets. All goes well in Firefox until I log in and try to actually click on ‘timesheets’. It refuses to play nice with Firefox. I may have to try out that extension hudson mentioned to see how it goes, though…

]]> By: hudson http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/firefox_users_and_ie_only_sites/comment-page-1/#comment-13636 hudson Thu, 14 Apr 2005 18:24:07 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1485#comment-13636 As long as the reason they're not letting FireFox in isn't because of ActiveX or some crazy IE only feature-- most sites will work fine. Spoof the user agent. Works for me and the PNC Merchant site that's only IE. Get the extension here and pretend to be any browser you want: http://chrispederick.com/work/firefox/useragentswitcher/ As long as the reason they’re not letting FireFox in isn’t because of ActiveX or some crazy IE only feature– most sites will work fine.

Spoof the user agent. Works for me and the PNC Merchant site that’s only IE. Get the extension here and pretend to be any browser you want:

http://chrispederick.com/work/firefox/useragentswitcher/

]]> By: Charles http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/firefox_users_and_ie_only_sites/comment-page-1/#comment-13635 Charles Thu, 14 Apr 2005 18:07:06 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1485#comment-13635 I occasionally find a site that is broken in Firefox, but not very often. Thankfully, I've never run into a site that I <i>need</i> that won't work at all in Firefox. As a Linux user who doesn't bother with WINE, my only option is to fire off a quick email to the webmaster and go on my merry way. I occasionally find a site that is broken in Firefox, but not very often. Thankfully, I’ve never run into a site that I need that won’t work at all in Firefox. As a Linux user who doesn’t bother with WINE, my only option is to fire off a quick email to the webmaster and go on my merry way.

]]> By: Brian http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/firefox_users_and_ie_only_sites/comment-page-1/#comment-13634 Brian Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:43:36 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1485#comment-13634 Helpful extension for Windows people: <a href="https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&version=1.0&os=Windows&id=35" rel="nofollow">IE View</a> - It adds "View page in Internet Explorer" option when you right click a link. Helpful extension for Windows people:

IE View – It adds “View page in Internet Explorer” option when you right click a link.

]]> By: John http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/firefox_users_and_ie_only_sites/comment-page-1/#comment-13633 John Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:03:41 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1485#comment-13633 If online banking is the major concern concider Bank of America (if you are in the US) I have never even opened there site in IE and I have never had a problem. WMA and WMV feeds on the other hand drive me up the wall. Why can't they use the internet radio /TV function in winamp? Or bleeping let me just download it... If online banking is the major concern concider Bank of America (if you are in the US) I have never even opened there site in IE and I have never had a problem.

WMA and WMV feeds on the other hand drive me up the wall. Why can’t they use the internet radio /TV function in winamp? Or bleeping let me just download it…

]]> By: Nicole http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/firefox_users_and_ie_only_sites/comment-page-1/#comment-13632 Nicole Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:00:16 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1485#comment-13632 I am always annoyed when I have to fire up IE. If a site doesn't support Firefox, and it isn't absolutely necessary that I use it, I just don't bother. I am always annoyed when I have to fire up IE. If a site doesn’t support Firefox, and it isn’t absolutely necessary that I use it, I just don’t bother.

]]> By: Chad http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/04/firefox_users_and_ie_only_sites/comment-page-1/#comment-13631 Chad Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:54:02 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1485#comment-13631 I still can't get XM Radio Online (wma stream) to work with Firefox. I still can’t get XM Radio Online (wma stream) to work with Firefox.

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