[TheForge] Firefox, IE and/or Safari

[Cindy and James]

Re:  Firefox or updating IE, from Dave Mudge

I've used Firefox for years and love it, but I've heard cautionary tales 
about version 3, which is a Beta release, I think.  At this point, stay 
with version 2 until any bugs are completely worked out.

Another browser I am trying out, which is also free, is Safari, an Apple 
product that works wonderfully on my Win XP system.  It appears to be 
quite a bit faster loading than Firefox and will import all Firefox 
and/or IE bookmarks, etc.  Look and feel is virtually the same as 
Firefox, not exactly, but very close.  According to my geek newsletters, 
it has fewer problems than Firefox, primarily related to Firefox 
becoming "bloated" somewhat after the fashion of IE.

Anyway, if you want to try Safari, go to http://www.apple.com, click on 
Downloads, and look for the Safari information.

For Firefox, go to http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ .  Just be sure 
to download version 2 at this point.

Either browser is MUCH safer to use than IE, in my opinion (but that's 
just an opinion).

James Allcorn
Bois D'Arc Artist Blacksmith Studio
Historic Downtown
Paris, Texas