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Bungleau · 10-17-2006, 11:31 PM

Meh. I've used Firefox for most things for at least a couple of years now. I bank on-line, I buy things with paypal, and do all sorts of transactions. Not a problem.

There are sites that are not compatible. For the most part, it's because the designer of the site isn't as clever as they think (IMHO). They parse a string that the browser sends to determine what browser you're using, and then decide if they're going to use it. Firefox has a plugin called... User Agent Switcher that lets you identify what you want to send back -- IE6, NS 4.8, or Opera 7.54 (on my older version of the plugin).

There are only a couple of places where I've run into issues. Our corporate web site is one (shame on them), and Trendmicro (who are probably an exception to the "not as clever as they think) bit. For those, I have to use IE. For everything else, FF.

Bottom line: use the tool you need. Don't fret over it.

10-17-2006, 11:31 PM	#12
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	Meh. I've used Firefox for most things for at least a couple of years now. I bank on-line, I buy things with paypal, and do all sorts of transactions. Not a problem. There are sites that are not compatible. For the most part, it's because the designer of the site isn't as clever as they think (IMHO). They parse a string that the browser sends to determine what browser you're using, and then decide if they're going to use it. Firefox has a plugin called... User Agent Switcher that lets you identify what you want to send back -- IE6, NS 4.8, or Opera 7.54 (on my older version of the plugin). There are only a couple of places where I've run into issues. Our corporate web site is one (shame on them), and Trendmicro (who are probably an exception to the "not as clever as they think) bit. For those, I have to use IE. For everything else, FF. Bottom line: use the tool you need. Don't fret over it. __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.