So slow now

[tiburonfirst]

it's not easy making everybody happy, lol - and we know you're trying.

but what about the suggestion of moving all those buttons to the info pages? as far as i can tell they would look absolutely smashing over there

 

[EleanorR]

and chrome has it's own Issues as well - such as making permanent security exceptions for self signed certs, but that is a whole different topic for a different forum

Um, if a "self signed cert" is what I think it is, you're saying that's a bad thing? (For at-home, solo-user only computer?)

 

[oldsoldier]

there are enough legitimate reasons for self signed certificates to make google's failure to make a reasonable attempt to easily handle them an annoyance to advanced users. The more mature browsers have mechanisms in place...

 

[Katya]

but what about the suggestion of moving all those buttons to the info pages? as far as i can tell they would look absolutely smashing over there

That Info page could use some decoration....

 

[EleanorR]

there are enough legitimate reasons for self signed certificates to make google's failure to make a reasonable attempt to easily handle them an annoyance to advanced users. The more mature browsers have mechanisms in place...

Well, even though I'm 52, I'm definitely an "immature browser" when it comes to the Internet.
Oh wait, you meant . . .

 

[Kirssstens]

For IE 7, and possibly 8, 9 - you might consider --

click on Tools, select Internet Options, click on Advanced -- scrowl down till you see Browsing.

"enable third party browser extensions" and unclick. Will release on next restart. However - BE Warned - you may lose your third party toolbars, ex. google toolbar.

See if that speeds you up a little, worked on my daughter's IE 7. (you can always go back and reclick) Suggestion only, don't kill the messenger. Maybe someone else will chime in.

Additionally, if you do move from IE to firefox or Chrome, you will lose your "favorites" list (also known as bookmarks). So, if you have a packed "favorites" list (like me) be sure to write them all down before you do the switch. Switched my son's computer to Chrome and have to say, it is amazing. Much faster in our rural area. Chrome does have issues with privacy, so if you do pursue, immediately head to options and reconfigure privacy options to suit you.

Good luck my friends, welcoming any feedback.

 

[yo vapo]

Additionally, if you do move from IE to firefox or Chrome, you will lose your "favorites" list (also known as bookmarks).

I believe FF has a migration utility which enables you to keep your bookmarks. I haven't used it, since I haven't used IE on my own computers for I don't know how long (many years), but I'm pretty sure that option is available.

 

[tiburonfirst]

the migration works well .......

 

[Majestic]

I see according to an article on MSNBC that FaceBook has a use for those "Like" buttons. They use them in conjunction with a tracking cookie from their website to track your surfing on the Internet.

Here is the article......

Technolog - Facebook user or not, you're being tracked

 

[chuckie]

Wow, nice article.Thanks for the post.ECF needs to dump facebook ASAP.But they won't.It's about the money.

 

[progg]

I think ECF has tried to live up to their money. As a result, I and many others have benefited.

I'm guessing they will fix any problem in due course.

 

[TVC70]

I see according to an article on MSNBC that FaceBook has a use for those "Like" buttons. They use them in conjunction with a tracking cookie from their website to track your surfing on the Internet.

Here is the article......

Technolog - Facebook user or not, you're being tracked

I love the fact that there's a "Share this on Facebook" button at the bottom of that page. I guess according to the article it doesn't matter anyway, but I found it funny, nonetheless.

 

[Rickajho]

I believe FF has a migration utility which enables you to keep your bookmarks. I haven't used it, since I haven't used IE on my own computers for I don't know how long (many years), but I'm pretty sure that option is available.

It sure do. And FireFox automatically asks when you install if you want to import into bookmarks from any browser it finds already on your system. After the install you can still import: Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks > Import and Backup

Anyhoo, I'm not experiencing any issues with ecf running FireFox. The little "fconnect" button seems to blink when a new page loads, but it's not slowing me down.

 

[tybin]

hey! now there's a tweet button

 

[Katya]

ney! now there's a tweet button

 

[tybin]

and ghostery doesn't pick it up

 

[Katya]

Ghostery doesn't do anything in IE 9....

 

[tybin]

well, you need firefox girl

 

[Katya]

well, you need firefox girl

I don't want FF!!!!!!!!!

I want my IE 9 and I want those buttons to go away!

 

[tybin]

i bet it's pretty slow for you then