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Giveaway of the Day Forums » Tag: browser - Recent Posts http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/tags/browser Giveaway of the Day Forums » Tag: browser - Recent Posts en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:12:08 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 BuBBy on "The Browser Wars Just Got Ugly" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/11192#post-99231 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:56:12 +0000 BuBBy 99231@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ You can't just pick out a single site and draw a conclusion that their users are representative of the general population - The percentages will vary from site to site and also from country to country. What's the best source for browser usage stats? <a href="http://www.impressivewebs.com/browser-usage-stats/" rel="nofollow">http://www.impressivewebs.com/browser-usage-stats/</a> Browser Stats <a href="http://www.upsdell.com/BrowserNews/stat.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.upsdell.com/BrowserNews/stat.htm</a> <blockquote>The best stats for a site are the stats gathered for that particular site: and even these are skewed by caching and faulty browser-detection. For example, consider Kerry Watson’s Browser Statistics page: this page uses three different hit counters whose reports should be comparable; but they are not, in part because of faulty browser detection. Bottom line: use statistics with extreme caution. </blockquote> W3 Counter <a href="http://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php</a> StatCounter <a href="http://gs.statcounter.com/" rel="nofollow">http://gs.statcounter.com/</a> Usage Share of Web Browsers (Wikipedia) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers</a> As can be seen it is almost impossible to come up with actual usage levels for each browser - and it is easy to find a site with stats to support your argument or your favorite browser. The "most popular browser" is important probably only for the marketing people in Microsoft/Google or Mozilla. For the average user they choose a browser that they like (works the way they want to work). Hopefully close competition between the browsers will promote innovation and fresh features as each company tries to invent a better mousetrap. While I don't use the browser "Opera" - it is nice to see they can innovate from "behind" (in terms of market share), and the claims that several ideas that were introduced first in Opera have since been adopted by the "Big 3". ThomasAnderson on "The Browser Wars Just Got Ugly" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/11192#post-99227 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:38:17 +0000 ThomasAnderson 99227@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ well in jan 2012, the war is between three browser i.e. Chrome, Firefox & IE. According to W3schools, firefox 37% Chrome 35% IE 20% hotdoge3 on "The Browser Wars Just Got Ugly" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/11192#post-99169 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:11:51 +0000 hotdoge3 99169@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ ht x tps://www.nsslabs.com/assets/noreg-reports/2011/The%20Browser%20Wars%20Just%20Got%20Ugly.pdf or google The Browser Wars Just Got Ugly <a href="http://mashable.com/2012/01/03/internet-explorer-chrome-browser-wars/" rel="nofollow">http://mashable.com/2012/01/03/internet-explorer-chrome-browser-wars/</a> According to StatCounter’s 2011 data, Internet Explorer currently has a 39% market share, Chrome is at 27%, while Firefox holds 25% of the market. <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223957/German_gov_t_endorses_Chrome_as_most_secure_browser" rel="nofollow">http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9223957/German_gov_t_endorses_Chrome_as_most_secure_browser</a> Computerworld - Germany's cyber security agency today recommended that Windows 7 users run Google's Chrome browser, citing the application's sandbox and auto-update features. delenn13 on "NotePro 3.85 Opening Up With Sandboxie Pro" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10748#post-96880 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:30:22 +0000 delenn13 96880@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks, Sheepskate. No go! I took it out and it said the file was invalid then. Ended up removing/uninstalling NotePro and having to use a restore point from Friday morn so I really didn't lose much since I installed the offending program Friday night. Just uninstalling the program didn't "fixed" my sandbox. Once the program was gone it kept opening IE..which I NEVER use. Sheepskate on "NotePro 3.85 Opening Up With Sandboxie Pro" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10748#post-96867 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 02:50:34 +0000 Sheepskate 96867@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ If the Target line really reads C:\Program Files\Sandboxie\Start.exe" default_browser then there is an unwanted quotation mark after Start.exe. My theory for the behaviour is then that Sandboxie gets the parameter '" default_browser' instead of 'default_browser' and therefore doesn't treat default_browser as a system variable but as a literal text. Instead it demands Windows to start 'default_browser' and as there is no program with that name Windows will treat it as a document name and launch whatever program is associated with blank file types (or with unrecognized file types). In your case that is NotePro and therefore you get NotePro when you wanted Firefox. That is my deduction based on the presently known facts. /Sherlock :-) delenn13 on "NotePro 3.85 Opening Up With Sandboxie Pro" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10748#post-96862 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:01:20 +0000 delenn13 96862@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ It thinks it is a browser...Firefox 7. I am using Sandboxie Pro 3.54. This is really strange. I have checked associations, folders, shortcuts everything I can think of. I have uninstalled Sandboxie with all settings and when I reinstall, it still opens the icon "Sandboxed Web Browser" as NotePro. This is what shows as Target: "C:\Program Files\Sandboxie\Start.exe" default_browser" This is what is in "Start In: "C:\Program Files\Sandboxie" Target for NotePro :"C:\Program Files\NotePro\notepro.exe" and Start In "C:\Program Files\NotePro" I didn't install it with Sandboxie. And I had no troubles at all installing NotePro. NotePro opens every time when I click on "Sandboxed Web Browser". I don't want to uninstall NotePro as I was actually thinking of purchasing it. I really like the dictionaries..but Now... I went to their forum and did a search and found nothing. I know as this is an older program they probably aren't going to be in a hurry to figure this out. I an just hoping maybe you guys have some ideas. Any thoughts??? hotdoge3 on "Chrome is now the UK's second most popular browser" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/10285#post-94124 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:46:44 +0000 hotdoge3 94124@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2098309/google-chrome-outpaces-firefox-gain-spot-uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2098309/google-chrome-outpaces-firefox-gain-spot-uk</a> Chrome is now the UK's second most popular browser, with nearly one in four internet users choosing the Google software over Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer, according to new research. The latest figures from web metrics firm StatCounter show that Chrome overtook Mozilla's Firefox in the UK browser market in June, and now boasts a share of over 22 per cent, just one per cent more than Firefox. Similarly, Opera's growth has been flat since July 2010, and cannot even boast a one per cent market share. <a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2099511/chrome-users-risk" rel="nofollow">http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2099511/chrome-users-risk</a> Chrome OS users are at risk Browser extensions are bad for you SOFTWARE HOUSE Google's Chrome operating system (OS) has many security features built in by default, but its Achilles' heel is its browser extensions which, according to experts, expose people's data to attacks. Whitehat Security researchers Matt Johansen and Kyle Osborn discussed several Chrome extension-based attack vectors at the Black Hat USA security conference yesterday and, according to them, these fundamental design flaws in Google's web-centric operating system will not be easy to address. Google Chrome OS is built around the Chrome web browser and most of its functionality comes from web-based apps and extensions that can be downloaded from the Chrome Web Store. However, Chrome's privilege system for these items opens attack possibilities. Those surfing through the web store will notice that many extensions and apps have warnings like "this extension can access your data on all websites" or "this app can access your tabs and browsing history". Any of them can be a serious security risk. People will need to be very careful about what Chrome extensions they install and keep them up to date. If not, you are more the fool. µ <a href="http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2098900/google-adds-instant-pages-chrome-update" rel="nofollow">http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2098900/google-adds-instant-pages-chrome-update</a> Google has announced that the Chrome 13 update will support Instant Pages, a feature which instantly displays previews of sites in search results. The feature had previously been available only to Chrome beta users. "This means that sometimes when you click a Google search result in Chrome, the page will appear to load much faster than before," Whiterabbit-uk on "SpaceTime 3D: A Tabbed Browser with 3D-like Display Properties" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7853#post-92339 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:49:43 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 92339@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks Idunno. :) Idunnobutiwastold on "SpaceTime 3D: A Tabbed Browser with 3D-like Display Properties" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7853#post-92314 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:54:41 +0000 Idunnobutiwastold 92314@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <center><img src="http://spacetime3d.com/spacetime3d_company_logo.png"></center> Spacetime 3D is now a no-download Web application, that works inside any browser. New Homepage: <a href="http://spacetime3d.com/" rel="nofollow">http://spacetime3d.com/</a> hotdoge3 on "UCSD reveals hundreds of sites stealing browser history" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/9508#post-89605 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 07:43:04 +0000 hotdoge3 89605@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://www.mywot.com/en/forum/8592-ucsd-reveals-hundreds-of-sites-stealing-browser-history" rel="nofollow">http://www.mywot.com/en/forum/8592-ucsd-reveals-hundreds-of-sites-stealing-browser-history</a> CSD reveals hundreds of sites stealing browser history The bug exploits the way that many browsers handle links people have visited. Many change the colour of the text to reflect that earlier visit. <a href="http://www.geekstogo.com/2009/12/11/google-ceo-claims-you-shouldnt-be-worried-about-privacy/#more-1554" rel="nofollow">http://www.geekstogo.com/2009/12/11/google-ceo-claims-you-shouldnt-be-worried-about-privacy/#more-1554</a> <a href="http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2011/03/etsy-users-irked-after-buyers-purchases-exposed-to-the-world.ars" rel="nofollow">http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2011/03/etsy-users-irked-after-buyers-purchases-exposed-to-the-world.ars</a> Robert on "Firefox optimized for windows Pale Moon browser 25% faster" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/8955#post-86114 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:37:50 +0000 Robert 86114@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks hotdoge ! Current portable version is <a href="http://www.palemoon.org/palemoon-portable.shtml">Palemoon 3.6.12</a> and works with most CPU's >1,7Ghz and multicores. ( <a href="http://www.palemoon.org/technical.shtml">supported CPU</a>) And it works great on my old xp computer. So let's see more programmers supporting this Palemoon firefox alternative.... BentlyTCow on "Firefox optimized for windows Pale Moon browser 25% faster" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/8955#post-86108 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 15:59:38 +0000 BentlyTCow 86108@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ I tried this earlier this year but didn't stick with it. I can't remember why now so maybe I'll give it another go. If I remember correctly they do a portable version as well. Thanks hotdoge3! hotdoge3 on "Firefox optimized for windows Pale Moon browser 25% faster" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/8955#post-86094 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 00:29:28 +0000 hotdoge3 86094@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://www.palemoon.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.palemoon.org/</a> Why settle for a basic build of your Firefox browser on Windows Operating Systems when you can have one that performs 25% faster? Mozilla does not provide optimized browser packages for Windows, while many Linux ("from scratch") users get the advantage of a browser built specifically for their system. That needs to change! So, here is the Pale Moon project. <a href="http://www.palemoon.org/technical.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.palemoon.org/technical.shtml</a> The Pale Moon browser has the following features: * Specifically optimized for current processors. It makes full use of the enhanced instruction sets of newer CPUs - as a result, this browser will not run on older systems Uses a little less memory than the official builds because of the disabled features (listed below) go & see Supported processors see fist most new ok. 386 / 486 / Pentium / Pentium II / Pentium III ( NO ) I been testing it for a few week & it is faster and all add-ons work so far just go get the firefox add-on as you need, & hope you like it. hotdoge3 on "A new rogue auto-detecting what browser the user is currently using, then faking" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/8010#post-82567 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:58:14 +0000 hotdoge3 82567@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2010/09/01/rogue-msil-zeven-wants-a-piece-of-the-microsoft-security-essentials-pie.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2010/09/01/rogue-msil-zeven-wants-a-piece-of-the-microsoft-security-essentials-pie.aspx</a> A new rogue has started making its appearance from compromised websites: Rogue:MSIL/Zeven. We received a sample (70be8ca73142922fd78acf2aafa9f141a977f15a) and a URL and began our investigation. Let us say from the beginning that the guys behind this rogue like to copy big-time. They start by auto-detecting what browser the user is currently using, and then faking the malware warning page if the browser is Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Firefox. This is meant to be a social engineering scheme in order to trick the user into downloading and installing the rogue, relying on the user’s trust of his day-to-day browser. StevieD on "SpaceTime 3D: A Tabbed Browser with 3D-like Display Properties" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7853#post-81177 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:54:29 +0000 StevieD 81177@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Certainly looks like it could be fun to play with, but is too slow for 'serious' use at the moment. Thanks for sharing. Whiterabbit-uk on "SpaceTime 3D: A Tabbed Browser with 3D-like Display Properties" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7853#post-81145 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:17:13 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 81145@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks Idunno, looks intresting. thenameipicked on "SpaceTime 3D: A Tabbed Browser with 3D-like Display Properties" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7853#post-81143 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:01:48 +0000 thenameipicked 81143@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Took a look at it...and while the eye candy is awesome, I can't even imagine the RAM usage, and it takes too long from going from one page to another. Tabs are useful because I can go from my last tab to the first with 1 click. Idunnobutiwastold on "SpaceTime 3D: A Tabbed Browser with 3D-like Display Properties" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7853#post-81113 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:22:05 +0000 Idunnobutiwastold 81113@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ SpaceTime 3D (10 Mb): SpaceTime 3D allows you to browse and arrange tabbed Webpages in a simulated 3-Dimensional workspace. Homepage: <a href="http://www.spacetime.com/home.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.spacetime.com/home.php</a> Download: <a href="http://www.spacetime.com/download.php#Top" rel="nofollow">http://www.spacetime.com/download.php#Top</a> Screenshot of SpaceTime 3D running on Windows 7: <a href="http://i29.tinypic.com/2e36hef.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i29.tinypic.com/2e36hef.jpg</a> hotdoge3 on "Is your browser configuration rare or unique? Test & see" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7157#post-75067 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:13:24 +0000 hotdoge3 75067@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://www.auditmypc.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.auditmypc.com/</a> Some Proxy Servers are very Bad! ( I don't use slow me down ) Not all proxy servers do as they claim and in fact, there are a ton of junk proxy servers out there that give people a false sense of security or worse, record everything you do in hopes to score a password or two! Your computer is connecting to the internet at Auckland, E7, in the NZ, with an ip of !! We could not find your Host Name, this is good! A trace to your phone comes back with an area code of: 0 ( trick in set up to get 0 ) hotdoge3 on "Is your browser configuration rare or unique? Test & see" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7157#post-75055 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:06:17 +0000 hotdoge3 75055@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963707/" rel="nofollow">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/963707/</a> How to remove the .NET Framework Assistant for Firefox (It's just come back last time told update no & don't for get and it back now get more info on me) Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys 12.65 bits of identifying information. be for was 12.25 bits Txnnok on "Is your browser configuration rare or unique? Test & see" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7157#post-74191 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:46:06 +0000 Txnnok 74191@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ i went ahead and took the test. Here's my what it said. Your browser fingerprint appears to be unique among the 4,965 tested so far. Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys at least 12.28 bits of identifying information. User Agent 12.28 +4965 Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2) Gecko/20100115 Firefox/3.6 GTB6 HTTP_ACCEPT Headers-5.17 0.03 text/html, */* ISO-8859-1,utf-8;q=0.7,*q=0.gzip,deflate en-us,en; Browser Plugin Details 12.28+ 4965 Time Zone -4.62 0.04 300 Screen Size and Color Depth -2.97 0.13 1680x1050x24 System Fonts 12.28 +4965 Are Cookies Enabled? 0.4 1.32 Yes Limited supercookie test -6.06 0.02 DOM localStorage: Yes, DOM sessionStorage: Yes, IE userData: No hotdoge3 on "Is your browser configuration rare or unique? Test & see" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7157#post-74187 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:37:15 +0000 hotdoge3 74187@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ (Click Test me) This is with Firefox Private Browsing Adblock Plus & NoScipt Your browser fingerprint appears to be unique among the 4,878 tested so far. Currently, we estimate that your browser has a fingerprint that conveys at least 12.25 bits of identifying information. Browser Characteristic bits of identifying information one in x browsers have this value value User Agent Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.7) Gecko/20091221 Firefox/3.5.7 HTTP_ACCEPT Headers text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,*/*;q=0.8 ISO-8859-1,utf-8;q=0.7,*;q=0.7 gzip,deflate en-us,en;q=0.5 Browser Plugin Details = no javascript Time Zone = no javascript Screen Size and Color Depth = no javascript System Fonts = no javascript Are Cookies Enabled? = Yes Limited supercookie test = no javascript see if you can do better, note if NoScipt will stop it get info like System Fonts so on hope this will help. hotdoge3 on "Is your browser configuration rare or unique? Test & see" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/7157#post-73770 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:46 +0000 hotdoge3 73770@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Here is a test for your browser. >>> <a href="https://panopticlick.eff.org/" rel="nofollow">https://panopticlick.eff.org/</a> Traditionally, people assume they can prevent a website from identifying them by disabling cookies on their web browser. Unfortunately, this is not the whole story. Whiterabbit-uk on "Wondering If You're Having Internet Connection Problems?" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6518#post-67594 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:59:15 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 67594@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Yeah, Thanks. :) W.R. thewebmaster on "Wondering If You're Having Internet Connection Problems?" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6518#post-67564 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:59:11 +0000 thewebmaster 67564@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Thanks wiz. I have SEVERAL of these encounters. It's nice to have a place to go to in these circumstances. wizzard_of_ozz2004 on "Wondering If You're Having Internet Connection Problems?" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6518#post-67560 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:52:04 +0000 wizzard_of_ozz2004 67560@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Ever visit a webpage and can't get it to work no matter what you do? You try all 5 of your web browsers and it still comes back with an error. Then you begin to wonder if it's just you or if the site really is down. Worry no more, simply check if it's <a href="http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/">Down For Everyone Or Just Me?</a> Simple site, won't win any appearance awards, but it gives you a starting point if you're having trouble connecting to websites. At least it'll steer you in the right direction! aRenegade on "Can't Open Firefox" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6161#post-64033 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:50:23 +0000 aRenegade 64033@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Hello katch, Not a problem, I've been known to ramble on myself from time to time. Good to hear you got yourself up and running. As for not being sure how exactly you fixed your problem, welcome to the club. A lot of time even the most ardent pc user isn’t exactly sure how they fixed a problem. They might not admit that, but then all together that’s another story... Take Care Oh and hotdog3, say what??? hotdoge3 on "Can't Open Firefox" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6161#post-64029 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:11:05 +0000 hotdoge3 64029@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Most time Firefox stop it the Firewall and if you go to new clean out with RevoUninstaller is good but may miss some in Documents and Settings katchy on "Can't Open Firefox" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6161#post-64024 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:22:33 +0000 katchy 64024@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Sorry Renegade! Guess I was rambling a bit ... LOL "it" is, indeed, Firefox. I used Internet Explorer in order to post my cry for help. Anyways, I think I have "it" fixed. And I'm not too sure how I did THAT either! (kri-eye! I wish I wasn't so darned 'puter illiterate) I used RevoUninstaller to get rid of Firefox (once again), then used CCleaner to clear out any leftover 'stuff', and finally, I used TuneUp Utilities and had it do a disk scan. I don't know which one did the trick or if it was a combination of the three of them but I was able to reinstall the newest Firefox and that's the browser I'm using right now. Hope I clarified everything and thanks so much for taking an interest! katch aRenegade on "Can't Open Firefox" http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6161#post-64015 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:47:29 +0000 aRenegade 64015@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Hello katchy, Ok help me out here. What is "it" because I'm interpreting "it" as being Firefox, but that doesn't make any sense. When you discovered Firefox wasn't opening, the first step you took to fix the problem was to uninstall "it" then reinstall "it". But how could you uninstall "it" if "it" wasn't openning in the first place?