#Is firefox or internet explorer safer how to#
#Is firefox or internet explorer safer install#

Then download and install that, then try to reopen the word document you were having trouble accessing before.

I told them go to Google and search for вЂњWord View 2007вЂќ.

#Is firefox or internet explorer safer how to#

You don't know how hard it is to walk someone through opening a file while doing phone support, if they are using firefox (Which is a good thing I guess)Д¬ase and point, I had someone call me asking how to open up word documents (they didnвЂ™t have Microsoft word). Now you might be asking вЂњHow does that solve the worldвЂ™s malware problem?вЂќ It solves it because people are idiots, which is why they tried to run the file in the first place.ДЄ)ДќonвЂ™t know where Firefox downloads the files to.Д«) How to open a file once itвЂ™s been downloadedД¬) How to access the вЂњdownloadsвЂќ dialog box.Д)Дќon't realize that by downloading the file they still have to install it. It's safer because when prompted to download a file, it doesnвЂ™t let you open the file automatically, it just allows you to save it. Or that all the bad guys try to target Internet Explorer instead. ItвЂ™s not because it doesnвЂ™t have as many security vulnerabilities as the competition. That is the fun of having a computer and being able to customize it.I was sitting around one night, when it became apparent why Firefox is safer than Internet Explorer. When a new build for either comes out, check them out, see what is new, try them out. When it comes right down to it, C# and VB.Net are the same, why are we even fighting about it? It is your choice to program in whatever language you see fit.ДЄnyways, I am going off on a tangent, but the bottom line is, FF and IE are both good products, check them both out. On the other hand, people that use C# look down on people that use VB.net, they think they are better than VB.Net developers. The thing is, people that use VB.net are laid back, and donвЂ™t get all blown up about people that use C#. It reminds me of fights about C# vs VB.Net вЂ“ neither one is better, it is a choice to use one or the other. I should be able to use whatever browser I choose, and stand behind it. I think people shouldnвЂ™t be forced to use anything they donвЂ™t want to. They donвЂ™t think people should have a choice, they think that if you donвЂ™t use FF or Linux or OSS that you are less of a geek, less of a developer, things like that. The problem is the mindset of people that promote FF and Linux, and anything not Microsoft, they think that whatever they say is the only way, the correct way. If the google toolbar has a flaw in just in IE, I am sure there would be rumblings all over the blogsphere. When Microsoft IE Team has issues, it is all over the news, and people talk about it. There are flaws in a very popular extension for FF, and also another programming issue about localization, so the FF team is having some problems this week. He is just bringing to light news about a tech product. Scoble has been getting major flack for his post today, which I think is kind of wrong. I see IE as something like the CD player that comes with your vehicle, and FF as the cool pioneer CD player with all the add ons. I see FF as an aftermarket part for my computer. Usually after some time, things catch on and the manufacturer creates the part and you can get it from them. 3rd party after products are usually only used in a case where nothing else is available. You donвЂ™t go putting a Ford engine in a Chevy trunk, it just doesnвЂ™t happen. It integrates tightly with the OS, I like that. Just like if you want to use ITunes or MusicMatch or Winamp to play your music. Lately I have been using IE and I am actually excited for IE7 and what IE has to offer in Longhorn. That isnвЂ™t saying that IE is fort knox either, but they both have their strengths and weaknesses. Some people think that FF is a paneca for security. And, everytime you redo your machine you need to install everything again, etc.

The more stuff you install on your machine, no matter what it is, is more upkeep, more problems can happen, etc. I like FF, but one thing I donвЂ™t like is it is a 3rd party app. The debate between FF and IE is a hot one.