Internet Explorer Latest/New Version (7.0)

[Salmaan]

:sl:

Internet Explorer 7.0 which is the latest new version is now available on www.miscrosoft.com

I have downloaded it, I have lot to comment on it, insha'Allah, but first I want inputs from you, when you download it insha'Allah.

Comment what you think that which is better - Mozilla Firefox OR Internet Explorer 7.0

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[Sister_6038]

looks confused...erm anyone care to explain to me the differences?

[Mujahidah4Allah]

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i'll stick to firefox thanx for the info though :D

ma'salamah

[Salmaan]

poll added :X

No problem. Thats a good idea of poll for this thread. :peace:

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[MinAhlilHadeeth]

Firefox rules.:)

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Firefox. :)

[Sister_6038]

i just got an internal email at work about internet explorer 7 haha!

[Ibn Abi Ahmed]

:sl:

Firefox. IE 7 has toooo many bugs ive heard. Hardly any improvement in security, and they tried to copy Firefox and added tabs. Opera is better than IE. But Firefox takes the cake :D

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[BlissfullyJaded]

:sl:

I'm not going to install IE 7 on my computer. Last time we experimented with IE our computer crashed..

[Salmaan]

:sl:

I also voted for firefox :giggling:
Firefox is better :mmokay:
100 % votes for firefox till now :uuh:
I downloaded IE 7 but it was NOT better than firefox :mmokay: and I am preferring to stick to firefox :okay:

[akulion]

im gona play it safe :D FF for me

[A7med]

:sl:
I use IE 7 :D

Only because the interface of Firefox doesn't appeal to me...

u can change the skins on firefox

[afriend]

I've got that rubbish...It was a waste of time :p

FFL ;) (Firefox For Life :hiding:)

By the way there's a new firefox coming out soon :shade: KEEP YOUR EYES PEEELED

[Pk_#2]

One of them.

[amirah_87]

looks confused...erm anyone care to explain to me the differences?

As Salaamu Alaykum,

Same here.. :?

[Salmaan]

:sl:

I think the difference is in speed. Firefox is much faster than IE.

[amirah_87]

As Salaamu Alaykum,

I see!, JazakAllahu Khayr.. :)

[akulion]

As Salaamu Alaykum,

Same here.. :?

Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer are all software - so they have security vunrabilities and also handle webpages in different ways.

Each is either able to or not able to read certain Programming languages or handle them smoothly or not.

The difference is mainly (in my case) based on security - Internet explorer is not very safe, it has a track record of being hacked, cracked and hijacked. So I choose Firefox which has a clean history :D

Apart from this there are othr aspects a user may consider such as:
- How fast the browser is
- Its interface
- Its addons
- Its load time
- How much resources it takes on your PC

etc etc etc
So its up to the user in the end what they choose, since each browser may excell the other in atleast one aspect.

[amirah_87]

As Salaamu Alaykum,

BarakAllahu feek for your very detailed explanation!! :)

How would someone get hold of this firefox?

[afriend]

www.firefox.com :rollseyes lol

[The Ruler]

:sl:

i got firefox, but dont use it i prefer IE 7.0...thats a lot better although i dont know why...probably because my computer works faster...plus firefoz just dont seem that comfortable :p

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[MusLiM 4 LiFe]

firefox is rubbish :D *hidez b4 every1 gangs up on me*

[Salmaan]

The difference is mainly (in my case) based on security - Internet explorer is not very safe, it has a track record of being hacked, cracked and hijacked. So I choose Firefox which has a clean history

:sl:

IE 7 has something called as Phishing filter.

Here are answers to some questions about Internet Explorer Phishing Filter.

What is phishing?

Online phishing (pronounced like the word fishing) is a way to trick computer users into revealing personal or financial information through an e-mail message or website. A common online phishing scam starts with an e-mail message that looks like an official notice from a trusted source, such as a bank, credit card company, or reputable online merchant. In the e-mail message, recipients are directed to a fraudulent website where they are asked to provide personal information, such as an account number or password. This information is then usually used for identity theft.

What is Phishing Filter and how can it help protect us?

Phishing Filter is a feature in Internet Explorer that helps detect phishing websites. Phishing Filter uses three methods to help protect you from phishing scams. First, it compares the addresses of websites you visit against a list of sites reported to Microsoft as legitimate. This list is stored on your computer. Second, it helps analyze the sites you visit to see if they have the characteristics common to a phishing website. Third, with your consent, Phishing Filter sends some website addresses to Microsoft to be further checked against a frequently updated list of reported phishing websites.

If the site you are visiting is on the list of reported phishing websites, Internet Explorer will display a warning webpage and a notification on the Address bar. From the warning webpage, you can continue or close the page. If the website contains characteristics common to a phishing site but isn't on the list, Internet Explorer will only notify you in the Address bar that it might possibly be a phishing website.

[afriend]

where's ur daleel? ;D

[Salmaan]

where's ur daleel? ;D

You will have to download IE 7 for that, and you will get the daleel :p ;D

[afriend]

I have it :uhwhat it's just good looking.......

Resembles the likes of a blondie ;D ;D ;D

[Salmaan]

When you have it, then why did you ask for the daleel ? :p :mmokay:

[Woodrow]

firefox is rubbish :D *hidez b4 every1 gangs up on me*

Sounds like a "Fluffy Bunny Lover" talking.

The problem with IE is primarily one of secuity. For a long time IE was the only available browser. The Majority of viruses were written to take advantage of IE's programing. What was good became doors for security risks. The only way to escape those risks is to avoid IE. It is not so much that IE is a poor program, it is just the fact that it's workings are well known to hackers.

[MusLiM 4 LiFe]

do i? ohhh.. lol

y dont we just stik 2 da ones we hav alredy :D

[afriend]

When you have it, then why did you ask for the daleel ? :p :mmokay:

LOL Question was aimed at Muslim 4 life:

firefox is rubbish *hidez b4 every1 gangs up on me*

[Salmaan]

LOL I misunderstood, I thought you were asking the daleel regarding the "Phishing Filter of IE" which I posted.

[afriend]

lol no worries :p

[MusLiM 4 LiFe]

ohhh.. thats wot i thort lol *leme re-read*

[MusLiM 4 LiFe]

i dont need any :D i juz kno it iz without trynin it.. im clebar :D

[akulion]

www.firefox.com :rollseyes lol

getfirefox.com lol thats the address

E 7 has something called as Phishing filter.

Already much better services available in Firefox for that, my firefox has a simple extension called "site alert" it actually warns me about pages if they are dodgy

But this is only 1 of the reasons why I dont use IE -> Security Flaw found recently in IE

Another very very important reason for me is: It is integrated with the shell of windows, so sometimes if IE crashes, so does your windows. Wheras Firefox is a Independant browser and wont effect your windows upon crash.

And lastly and one of the most important aspects for me as a Webdesigner: IE does NOT handle webpage design layout coding very efficiently thus in many cases causing the webpages to display imporperly or with errors. Firefox on the other hand, handles multiple ways of interpreting design layouts. So it is a whole lot flexible as compared to IE which is very rigid.

Just my personal experience and opinions. People have different choices.

[The Ruler]

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u want daleel iqram?

here you go:

i am sure that now you can decide which one looks a LOT more nicer and more browseable (:confused) :D

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[akulion]

ur using 2 different pages on it lol

one is google.com and the other is firefox startpage for google

Also turn the Toolbar off...u have one extra tolbar in FF, so cant compare unless both are on base

[akulion]

this is how it would look configured normally

notice the cool music player at the bottom :D

and also the mcafee site advisor which immediately alerts me of bad sites

and the smiley face in the top right hand corner gives me access to 10,000 smileys which I can use anywhere like this:

[The Ruler]

:sl:

right-ho so how do i make mne like that :?

:w:

[akulion]

Click on VIEW (on the menu at the top) and then click TOOLBARS

Then unclick all the toolbars except the Navigation Toolbar

Then if you want additional addons...simply click on:

Extensions for Firefox u can get from Here

Browse and download the ones u like - all u have to click is the small install button on the page for each extension

Themes there are 10000 for firefox browse through them here and get the ones u like by clicking install button in the theme page

After uve installed everything u like..simply click on TOOLS >> THEMES select the theme you want to use and close and reopen the browser and viola :D

Im using Noia as my base theme
and the music player is Foxy tunes add on.
the smileys thingie is called Smiley Xtra

to get em just click the links ive provided above - they are all linked directly :)

Once u get used to the power of firefox...there is no going back lol

[akulion]

I think u will enjoy this theme lol

its called Scribbles Kids :D

[afriend]

:eek:

It's stuff like this that makes firefox FAMOUS :coolious:

No such things as 'add-ons' in blondie IE 7 :p

[akulion]

oh i love the addons in FF

th best thing about FF is that its open source (best to my knowledge) so everyone with programming knowledge can make stuff for it, which they then check before release.

But in IE the code is controled by Microsoft, thus the dev is very slow.

Tabbed browsing has been around for 4 to 5 years now...and IE releases it now...just as an example of slow development in IE

[afriend]

Hahaha Yeah Microsoft are slow/incomprehensive.

But what makes us love them so much? Hypnotism?

[akulion]

because we all use microsoft windows lool

[The Ruler]

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them downloads are in this .xpi format that i cant run :-\

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[akulion]

just open firefox and browse via it while on the downloads page

when u click download it - firefox will automatically detect it and install :)

[The Ruler]

:sl:

ok that did work...but then when i try to download that noia skin, it says that i cant download it with the version that i have got currently...it requires firefox 2.0 or something like that :-\

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[akulion]

ooohh sorry i gave u the wrong version link

thats for the upcoming Firefox 2 (to be released soon :D )

Try this one: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/275/

its called scribbles and I have a feeling u will like it :D

[The Ruler]

:sl: ermm...no thanks....i've got the mind of 15 year old not a 5 year old :lol: but i think my lil bro might like it :) :w:

[akulion]

lool even i like it :P

im using it now :D

just browse through the different themes...there are so many - am sure ull like some :D

[The Ruler]

:sl:

hmmm...after changing a few themes, i cant change anymore...it doesnt seem to work ....and thus i seem t be stuck with this ugly theme dont know what its called :-\:confused:

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[Salmaan]

No such things as 'add-ons' in blondie IE 7 :p

Iqram, are you sure that you have downloaded IE 7 ? :mmokay:
There ARE 'adds-on' in IE 7 as well. :p

[strider]

Assalamu alaikum

I'm a huge fan of FF but also downloaded IE 7.0 the other day and i must say, i absolutely love the layout!

[akulion]

:sl:

hmmm...after changing a few themes, i cant change anymore...it doesnt seem to work ....and thus i seem t be stuck with this ugly theme dont know what its called :-\:confused:

:w:

everytime u change a theme - u have to close firefox and restart it - then the new theme appears :)

[The Ruler]

everytime u change a theme - u have to close firefox and restart it - then the new theme appears :)

its working now :)...thanks

how do i use the smilies :?...just click on them :?

:w::w:

[Ibn Abi Ahmed]

:sl:

Whens FF2 coming out?

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[A7med]

:sl:

Whens FF2 coming out?

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http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0/releasenotes/

[Ibn Abi Ahmed]

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Alot of the features added can be obtained via extensions already..but it might be better to just have it as part of the browser rathar than an add-on :confused:

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