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Somebody Stop Me - PLEASE!!

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Magdalena Dokic BK 3126272

 I am having such fun on the web today!

Why is today any different?  It started out like any other day.  Internet Explorer 7 froze on me several times as I traveled the web.

I emailed Jeff Dowler about something and a series of emails ensued.  We got to chatting about Internet Explorer.  He has 6.  I have 7.  We each hate it.  He said his daughter uses Firefox and loves it.  I asked him:

"what the heck are we waiting for then?"

I came to AR to search "Firefox" and got a ton of results.  As I read one article that looked particularly interesting, guess what happened?  IE7 froze on me for the 7th time in several hours.  How appropriate.  That was the last straw!!

I waited as I ended the non-responsive program (NO, I do not want to send an error report to Microsoft, thank you very much.  Have any of the 178 other reports I sent in the last 2 weeks helped?) 

I booted IE7 up again and returned to the article.  Looking around making sure Microsoft was not watching, I clicked on the download link.

I then had to try out my new toy.  What did I do first on Firefox?  I returned to ActiveRain and visited Brad Andersohn's blog.  His blog ALWAYS freezes my IE7. (Brad, that ought to tell you how valuable each of the comments I have ever left you really are...there was much patience and clicking involved in each one).

Did Brad's hyper tech blog have the power to freeze the great Mozilla Firefox? NO!  NO!  A thousand times NO! 

MUHA HA HA HA HA HAHAH AH AHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAH!

I AM MAD WITH POWER!! 

 

Jeff, you might want to make the switch or eat my dust.  This baby's fast! 

 

P.S. Can somebody tell me how to open a new tab in Firefox?  I need to add some love links to this post =) 

 

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Maggie Dokic - Broker/Owner - Special Miami Homes

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Comments (27)

Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman
Liberty Homes - Mililani, HI
(RA) AHWD CRS ePRO OAHU HAWAII REAL ESTATE

Wow...all these things....how come I have IE7 and I have no problems? (maybe it's because I always have a couple windows open just in case I want to read Brad's haha)

Oct 15, 2007 05:15 AM
David A. Podgursky PA
THE PODGURSKY GROUP @ Re/Max Direct - Boynton Beach, FL
THE PODGURSKY GROUP - Make the Right Move!

I am getting some freezing on blogs using IE

but I don't just fault IE... there are a lot of widgets that do some crazy things

the question I have is how appropriate are they if they're causing this trouble

and how much are you hurting consumers that are ttrying to read your site and see a bunch of errors when they do

 

Oct 15, 2007 05:19 AM
Mana Tulberg
805 County Real Estate - Camarillo, CA
Real Estate Agent - Camarillo CA
Maggie, You are too funny. Firefox works much better especially if you are blogging from your office. Good Luck with your new power.
Oct 15, 2007 05:55 AM
Missy Caulk
Missy Caulk TEAM - Ann Arbor, MI
Savvy Realtor - Ann Arbor Real Estate
Maggie, I should do this, I've been told about it for over a year. Is your post going to send me there ? I don't know, I hate new things, tell me in a week if you still feel the power ??
Oct 15, 2007 08:48 AM
Jason Sardi
Auto & Home & Life Insurance throughout North Carolina - Charlotte, NC
Your Agent for Life
Some of this is over my technological skull Maggie, I've got look up this Firefox thingy:-)
Oct 15, 2007 10:37 AM
Ann Cummings
RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH
Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

Hey Maggie, and anyone else who cares to answer - what is the difference between IE and Firefox?  What does one do that the other doesn't? 

If whoever responds can get it into Jason's technology skull, I can probably understand it, too.    ;-)

Ann

Oct 15, 2007 11:12 AM
Tom Burris
NMLS# 335055 - Baton Rouge, LA
Texas/Louisiana Mortgage Pro - 13 YRS Experience

I should but my lip.... but IE blows.

Microsoft could do better.... IMO

Oct 15, 2007 12:11 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Maggie I have been using FireFox for almost two years now and I would never go back to Internet Explorer again.

In response to Ann Cummings question, the difference is that it does not seem to conflict with other programs like Internet Explorer does.  I use to have all sorts of problems with my Outlook when I had both it and Internet Explorer opened, but with Firefox no problem.  I also do not freeze up any where the number of times that I did with Internet Explorer.

Oct 15, 2007 12:39 PM
Nick M.
Certified Residential Appraiser- West Palm Beach Real Estate - West Palm Beach, FL
Realtor-Appraiser in West Palm-South Florida Real Estate Appraiser

David makes good point about the errors and how worth is all this stuff on the blogs. I test my pages in IE (which works flawlessly for me), Firefox, World, Netscape, and now the two links i provided. some always lok funky, but then i consider the % of people on IE and/vs. Firefox. 
the new IE (7) sucks.. period. security issue, etc. 6 isn't as problematic, if your system is clean, but seems to be the first to act up if something is mildly out of tune, or there is a lack of resources (like too little RAM, etc). overall. Firefox's tabbed browsing is cool.. but check out Flock, its integrated search fundtions, tab browsing and other geek toys are really hot. like, mucho caliente.. ay ay ayyyy!!

ok, i'm a geek :)

EDIT: ok, now i gotta download Opera and test that. see what you did!?

EDIT2: ps. Opera falls short. the bomb diggity is Flock. I think i found a new browser!!

Oct 15, 2007 02:29 PM
Brad Andersohn
Retired Executive Director of Education at eXp - Boulder Creek, CA
ActiveBrad - 707.646.1876

Maggie - I had to switch to Firefox a long time ago.  IE7 would freeze on the groups page and then when I tried to type comments, half of my keys on the board didn't work.  AR says it's something to do with some technobabble stuff. Love FF!  It rocks!!  I had no idea the pain and suffering you were going thru on my blog.  There's hardly anything there anymore. Thanks for being such a trooper.

To get additional tabs, just go up to the pull down "File" and select "New Tab". That's it and thats the least I can do to help you after all the comments and suffering I put you through!!  LOL!  (Big Smile).   

Oct 15, 2007 04:51 PM
Katerina Gasset
The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT
Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!
Maggie- I love Firefox! IT is the best discovery I made in a long time. I discovered Firefox in January as I was studying internet marketing online with different mentors and they told me that all serious IMers use FireFox. Well, that did it for me! I got it and haven't looked back since! I like to pull down each person who comments link and you can not do that with I7 but you can with Firefox! Katerina
Oct 15, 2007 06:07 PM
Thesa Chambers
West + Main - Bend, OR
Principal Broker - Licensed in Oregon
Maggie - we need to talk - I have no clue what the difference is.... but you have now sparked my interest.... thanks for sharing and best of luck to you girl
Oct 15, 2007 06:51 PM
Maggie Dokic /Indialantic | 321-252-8696
Magdalena Dokic - Indialantic, FL
Selling the beach in Florida's space coast

Hey friends!  I'm on my way to an all day Pat Zaby workshop.  The learning continues!  I can't wait.

I will be back to address all your comments later!  Big hugs to you all!

Oct 15, 2007 09:26 PM
Brian Schulman
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Lancaster PA - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster County PA RealEstate Expert 717-951-5552

Maggie, I've been using Firefox for a couple of years.  I prefer it over IE, especially its predictive typing when you fill in forms.  I do keep IE on the computer as well, because some pages react better to it.

To open a new tab in Firefox, click File, then New Tab... 

Oct 16, 2007 01:44 AM
Boomer Jack Boardman & Carl McIntyre, the Codgers
Noted Curmudgeons - Saint Paul, MN

Maggie: I'll just add to the chorus - FIREFOX ROCKS!

Jay 

Oct 16, 2007 09:10 PM
Rita Taylor
None - Sanford, NC
Sanford NC Real Estate - Homes for Sale in Sanford North Carolina

Maggie,

I have been using Firefox for a while.  I think it is great.  I hate the few websites out there that still require IE  but found a cool tool to solve that:  https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419  That allows me to see how something looks in IE without using it.

Oct 17, 2007 11:49 AM
Midori Miller
Talk 2 Midori, LLC - Daytona Beach, FL
Online Marketing For Real Estate Professionals

Hi Maggie-I love Firefox...I only use IE for editing my site.  In most instances firefox is compatible.  There are several things I love about firefox. The main thing is all the add ons and the security.  I love the session restore...especially while running spell check through your post.  How many times does it shut down?

Firefox uses lots of memory so it is always better to open a new tab rather than a window.. Think I am smart...the hubby taught me all of this....just smart for marrying him! 

Oct 23, 2007 01:18 AM
Maggie Dokic /Indialantic | 321-252-8696
Magdalena Dokic - Indialantic, FL
Selling the beach in Florida's space coast

ooooh, I've been a baaaaaad girl.  I never quite made it back here.  Please all know that your comments are much appreciated.  I learn so much from the give and take here.  Thank you!

Rita, that's a cool site.  I will have to check it out.  Thanks!

Midori, thanks for the tips.  Tell your hubby I said thanks! 

Oct 23, 2007 05:24 AM
Linda Reynolds
Bradenton Real Estate - Linda Reynolds - Bradenton, FL
Bradenton Real Estate
Hmmm I am going to go check out Firefox and try it out.  Like you I don't know what I have been waiting for but I am ready.
Oct 25, 2007 11:44 PM
Maggie Dokic /Indialantic | 321-252-8696
Magdalena Dokic - Indialantic, FL
Selling the beach in Florida's space coast
Linda - it's been great so far!  and I haven't even added any of the add-ons I've heard about.  I also heard about Flock which Nick M. mentions above.  I may check it out if I can find the time.  Just knowing I've regained half my workday by not having a freezing browser makes me happy!
Oct 25, 2007 11:51 PM