Firefox Browser

Many of our members have problems with this site. Anything from the chat freezing up or slowing down, to not being able to reply or add discussions, blogs, etc.... Some complain about not being able to send email or delete or archive them. I was having many of those problems as well until someone very smart talked me into trying Firefox browser. Since then I have not had any of the aforementioned problems. And as an added bonus Firefox is not as susceptible to viruses and trojans. Not to mention there are numerous add ons for about anything you could want. You might give it a try.
www.firefox.com

Some of my favorite add ons are:
Sxipper
Xmarks
FEBE
Screengrab
Personas For FireFox

If you use Firefox and have favorite add ons feel free to list them!!

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Permalink Reply by Carol Henry on June 22, 2009 at 10:29pm: Debbie, I'm trying Firefox; however, what are add ons...especially those you mentioned. Sorry to be so uninformed, but, before retiring, all my hours on the computer each day were spent on Microsoft software or special software designed or purchased for use by Pepsi. These type sites are totally new for me. Just discovered your questions section and hope to use it more; also, the getting started (tutorial) I discovered today. Am looking forward to learning more any way I can. But, good to see a site that is proactive in teaching those of us who are illiterate in these sites and chatting/blogging. It's a whole new world, but one I have to conquer if I want to make a difference in our country. Thanks for your help.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Terri M on June 22, 2009 at 10:52pm: Hello Carol,
Add ons are extra little things you can add to firefox to make it friendlier or easier to use. There are hundreds of them.
Sxipper is a password tool, it will remember user names and passwords for the sites you visit. And can even generate secure ones and remember them. I like it because I am the member of and use so many sites with so many different usernames that I would truly be lost.

Xmarks is for your favorites, or as firefox calls them bookmarks. The difference is that xmarks backs them up on the internet for you so, if something were to happen to your computer or you had to reinstall your browser they can be recovered.

FEBE saves your extensions and backs them up. Useful if you use a lot of files.

Screengrab is a great tool for me. I can click on the screengrab icon at the bottom of my browser and it instantly grabs a picture of the screen and opens my documents folder to save it. Much easier than the process for Explorer.

Personas for firefox lets you customize your browser, personalize it. Mine has a mountain background. You can pick colors, styles, etc....

There are many more.
If you need further assistance please let me know and I will help anyway I can.
Have a great night!
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Permalink Reply by A . Murphy, Mod on July 16, 2009 at 6:42pm: Terri, you know some smart people!!

for those looking for what she is talking about

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Permalink Reply by Terri M on July 17, 2009 at 8:46am: LOL Why yes Murphy I do!!! Murphy HIGHLY recommended Firefox to me after my Internet Explorer basically had a melt down one weekend. I have not had any problems since. Thanks Murphy!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by A . Murphy, Mod on July 19, 2009 at 10:24pm: This is more suggested addons for resisters that would like to spend less time cutting and pasting and more time moving in a positive direction and get more time out of their browsing day:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9825

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5457

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9609

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5523

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4689

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/6984

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8425

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/11653

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/142

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9549; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by donald patterson on August 21, 2009 at 7:25am: YIKES is all I get,................In the tool bar I go to contents I go down to blogs..........and up pops YIKES........help; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Terri M on August 21, 2009 at 8:22am: Thank you Donald, I have received numerous complaints and have filed a trouble ticket with ning about this. Hopefully it will be resolved soon.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Terri M on August 21, 2009 at 12:35pm: NING reports this issue is now resolved. Let me know if you experience further problems. Thank you!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Robert M Stanton Oh 5&9 Dist Co! on September 29, 2009 at 7:40pm: Terry I am the coordinator for the 5th congressional district and have many sites I have joinded through my name and through ning.
I am taking on the 9th congressional district for Ohio also. The Name under this page would be (Robert M Stanton Oh 9 Dist Coord!)
I would like this to be under a different e mail address p3remember. password 11nov61. if you could assist me it will be a great help. I still want to maintain the other account as it is under the 5th district of ohio. can you help.; ▶ Reply to This