Nonsense with M$ Internet Explorer

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Nonsense with M$ Internet Explorer

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A client called the other day because a web application was misbehaving: a php script was pulling the wrong email out of the database when she pulled up one particular record record. I walked through it with her over the phone, clicking on the same buttons on the same screen as she was doing, and I got the right email address at the same time that she got the wrong one.

She was using IE, I was using Firefox. Hmmm, that's a clue. We got a third person in on the party, using IE, and she got the right email address.

I had the client with the problem clear out her Internet History and her Internet Temp Files. Problem solved.

Use Firefox.
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Amen...

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Post by John Cartwright »

Just one more reason why IE is the best browser out there,

it brings thrills and suprises to your day
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Phenom wrote:Just one more reason why IE is the best browser out there,

it brings thrills and suprises to your day
:lol: That's the funniest thing I've read all day!
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:lol:

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Firefox please

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Does any body who does web development use IE?

Firefox or Mozilla for me...
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Unfortunately since most people still browse with IE it's still important to test sites on it :( .

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Post by feyd »

use how? I use it for testing, and certain things I want to do only work the way I want in IE (like jumping through huge lists of links) .. so I use it regularly... but it's not my main browser anymore... as noted by the goofy-ish appearance of the newer

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tags we have.

although I'll eventually care enough to fix it
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IE is still the browser I use a majority of the time. This is not necessarily because IE has better features, it's more that i'm so used to the interface. I've been using IE my entire life. We have a relationship :P

Although one feature of firefox that is probably going to for-sure make me switch completely to it is tabbed browsing. That kicks ass.
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When I'm using Windows (design & graphics), it's a 40/60 split between IE and Firefox.

When I'm using Linux (programming), it's 100% Firefox.
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nigma wrote:IE is still the browser I use a majority of the time. This is not necessarily because IE has better features, it's more that i'm so used to the interface. I've been using IE my entire life. We have a relationship :P

Although one feature of firefox that is probably going to for-sure make me switch completely to it is tabbed browsing. That kicks ass.
Add to that security, extremely high customisablity (you'll probably find a Firefox extension for anything you could wish for. One I really grew to love is FoxyTunes, which allows you to control your mp3-player from the browser) and and and. Regarding IE's GUI: you can even get a theme for Firefox that makes it look like IE...
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patrikG wrote:you can even get a theme for Firefox that makes it look like IE...
Switched.
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haha :lol: :D
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nigma wrote:
patrikG wrote:you can even get a theme for Firefox that makes it look like IE...
Switched.
That made me smile with happiness :) Thanks, Nigma!
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Post by tim »

please people :roll:

I'll use IE until I dont have an computer anymore

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