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robyrob · 09-18-2003, 11:30 AM

Akbar & Jeffs Nerd Retention Center, "Where the elite meet to get off their feet & speak geek"

Akbar: Welcome, welcome all, I am Dr Akbar and this is my, er , ah, associate Nurse Jeff, and we are here to discuss this whole nerd/geek/dweeb thing, and analyze what makes you losers, er ah specimens tick so to speak...

Jeff: yowsa!!

Akbar:stop interrupting me you fool!!! We have much to discuss on this subject, such as what do they eat, and how we can kill, er ah reintegrate them into society

Jeff: zowie!!!

Akbar: your constant badgering has left me no option, i must ignore you now.

robyrob · 09-18-2003, 11:31 AM

robyrob · 09-18-2003, 11:31 AM

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robyrob · 09-18-2003, 11:33 AM

you know i really just started this because I wanted to know if anyone was interested any of the geekier computer stuff - I know some of you are - anyways I thought I'd share

robyrob · 09-18-2003, 11:39 AM

so i have ventured into the world of open source-browsing, I started messing with Mozilla Firebird , its a free open-source browser which you can use instead of Microsoft's explorer.

Its pretty neat, they have versions for Linux and windows, and there are tons of free extensions that you can add features with, similar to IE's plugins. It has built-in pop-up disabling, an Ad-blocking extension and other stuff im still trying to figure out.

robyrob · 09-18-2003, 11:42 AM

I'm using it right now, the pages load a little quicker, and the only difference I see is that the graphics look a little squeezed, and the pages look cleaner (no ad's at all)

robyrob · 09-18-2003, 11:44 AM

one thing that takes getting used to is that it is a tabbed browser, meaning that you dont have to open new pages, you can open new sites/follow links in new tabs within the same window

robyrob · 09-18-2003, 12:35 PM

one thing i have noticed is occasionally when I click the "reply" button here I get a strange error aas it tries to autocomplete the form data

Has anyone messed around with Linux at all? I have been messing around with Knoppix it is a free program you download as an ISO, burn to cd, then boot your pc to it into Linux.

It takes a bit of messin around, but it is really a very easy way to start using Linux

Truth · 09-18-2003, 02:52 PM

Ive tried Mozilla Firebird, Its ok... I like Opera except for some reason the pages load too slow once i switched to broadband.... I still use AOL/IE's browser though lol just because its easier to switch from site to IM's and stuff....

Haven't Tried Linux...

Truth · 09-18-2003, 02:54 PM

I gotta finish some school stuff Ill be back in a couple hours to post more lol...

Truth · 09-18-2003, 05:02 PM

I hate Realplayer ugh, only use for it is for those dang RAM files...

Truth · 09-19-2003, 12:21 AM

Im now trying out Spysweeper, by the same company who makes windows washer, so far its finding the same old things that ad-aware/spybot finds and its scanning too slow lol.. after this scan its being uninstalled...

robyrob · 09-19-2003, 10:32 AM

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Originally posted by AAOT
Im now trying out Spysweeper, by the same company who makes windows washer, so far its finding the same old things that ad-aware/spybot finds and its scanning too slow lol.. after this scan its being uninstalled...

Yeah, there are a LOT of rip-offs of SpyBot and AdAware going around, some of them have even been busted using hacked versions of Spybot, or their threat files (they put falsies in there for just that reason) - I really havent seen anything that compares to those 2 - Steve Gibson (of www.GRC.com) used to maintain a spyware checker/remover, but as soon as Spybot came out he discontinued his & started recommending Spybot.

robyrob · 09-19-2003, 10:57 AM

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Originally posted by AAOT
I hate Realplayer ugh, only use for it is for those dang RAM files...

same here, thats why I will never install it again - I use the Realplayer alternative, and actually instead of Quicktime, I use the Quicktime alternative. Both of them are just plugins for the old version of Windows Media Player - the one that came with Win98!!!

You can download them both from the Kazaalite site, they also have downloads for a hosts file (they call it the "Supertrick" for some reason) and a codec pack that includes codecs for almost every codec you could ever run into.

They sure have made it hard to find that Kazaalite site haven't they? you can find it at http://www.kazaalitesite.com/ -- forget trying to find it on Google !!!!!

robyrob · 09-19-2003, 11:15 AM

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Originally posted by AAOT
Ive tried Mozilla Firebird, Its ok... I like Opera except for some reason the pages load too slow once i switched to broadband.... I still use AOL/IE's browser though lol just because its easier to switch from site to IM's and stuff....

Haven't Tried Linux...

i love it that you can open the links in a new tab in the background - so even if the page does load slow you can still read the page youre lookin at.

One reason why other browsers load some pages a little slower is that a lot of pages are "optimized for Internet Explorer" - meaning they may use some non-standard tags - i dont know how much that would really slow it down, but anytime you get visible errors (ie javascript errors) - you definately see how much it slows down the page loads.

09-18-2003, 11:30 AM	#1
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09-18-2003, 02:52 PM	#9
Truth •°·Alien Believer·°• Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 15, 2001 Posts: 3,463	Ive tried Mozilla Firebird, Its ok... I like Opera except for some reason the pages load too slow once i switched to broadband.... I still use AOL/IE's browser though lol just because its easier to switch from site to IM's and stuff.... Haven't Tried Linux...
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09-18-2003, 11:31 AM	#2
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,217

09-18-2003, 11:33 AM	#4
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,217	you know i really just started this because I wanted to know if anyone was interested any of the geekier computer stuff - I know some of you are - anyways I thought I'd share

09-18-2003, 11:39 AM	#5
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,217	so i have ventured into the world of open source-browsing, I started messing with Mozilla Firebird , its a free open-source browser which you can use instead of Microsoft's explorer. Its pretty neat, they have versions for Linux and windows, and there are tons of free extensions that you can add features with, similar to IE's plugins. It has built-in pop-up disabling, an Ad-blocking extension and other stuff im still trying to figure out.

09-18-2003, 11:42 AM	#6
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,217	I'm using it right now, the pages load a little quicker, and the only difference I see is that the graphics look a little squeezed, and the pages look cleaner (no ad's at all)

09-18-2003, 11:44 AM	#7
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,217	one thing that takes getting used to is that it is a tabbed browser, meaning that you dont have to open new pages, you can open new sites/follow links in new tabs within the same window

09-18-2003, 12:35 PM	#8
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,217	one thing i have noticed is occasionally when I click the "reply" button here I get a strange error aas it tries to autocomplete the form data Has anyone messed around with Linux at all? I have been messing around with Knoppix it is a free program you download as an ISO, burn to cd, then boot your pc to it into Linux. It takes a bit of messin around, but it is really a very easy way to start using Linux

09-18-2003, 02:54 PM	#10
Truth •°·Alien Believer·°• Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 15, 2001 Posts: 3,463	I gotta finish some school stuff Ill be back in a couple hours to post more lol...

09-18-2003, 05:02 PM	#11
Truth •°·Alien Believer·°• Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 15, 2001 Posts: 3,463	I hate Realplayer ugh, only use for it is for those dang RAM files...

09-19-2003, 12:21 AM	#12
Truth •°·Alien Believer·°• Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 15, 2001 Posts: 3,463	Im now trying out Spysweeper, by the same company who makes windows washer, so far its finding the same old things that ad-aware/spybot finds and its scanning too slow lol.. after this scan its being uninstalled...