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Well, boys and girl, there are two new Netscape versions now, 6.1 for the new browser and 4.78 for the "old" communicator style. It's five megabacons bigger than the previous 4.77 (17mb/22mb) so they must've done something to it. Of course, that's the complete version, the basic version is much smaller.
I only switch to IE if reach a site which has been carefully "optimized" to load 50% faster with it, like FilePlanet, GameSpy, anything from Microsoft...
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As for meine resolutions, there's work and there's home. 1024x768 on a 17" at work, 1280x1024 on a 20" at home. If I work with piccies I increase to 1600x1200 to get more space around the edges.
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You're crazy Nimrod. I will kill you. Burning Mandala!
And, er, guns!
Yes. That'll show you.
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"(a warning: I recently upgraded to IE 5.5. Umm, big mistake. Not at all stable IMHO. As for IE 6, avoid at all costs)."
Since there hasn't been a decent opportunity for me to defend Omega this week, I'll have to go for Microsoft. I've had no trouble with IE 5.5 at all. And isn't IE 6 still in the beta stage? Complaining that it's not stable is a bit like going on an unfinished roller coaster and complaining that the track ends abruptly.
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Thanks for the heads up, although CNets tests revealed that IE6 Beta is more stable then the latest full release Netscape, I wont be upgrading until I can use my quicktime.
I like most of microsofts products and have no problem with thier operating system. Flame on.
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Home: Win98 second edition with IE5.5 1024x768 Work: Win ME with either IE 5.5 or Netscape 6.0 1024x768
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I have been given some freedom in testing new software stuff for my company this week, so I got a P3-700MHz and installed the latest Windows XP Build (2505) we got from Microsoft (it had IE 6.01 bundled) and installed Netscape 6.1, Workoffice, Office XP (in fact, all the experimental shit I could lay my hands on went in there!).
I even threw in the new shaky WinZip 8.1 Beta. Shoot the works!! ("A hundred beads!" Spot that ref if you can...)
At some points, Netscape 6 actually loaded the page faster than IE6, who stood still and pondered for a while if it really wanted to show it to me. The weird thing was that it happened on supposedly IE-"optimized" sites, like FilePlanet! I never thought of going here, maybe I'll do it on Monday and see if there's any differences.
But both browsers encountered lockups about three-four times a week, depending on the amount of activity. Never at random, but often out of the blue. More energic surfing, with fast clicking and simultaneous heavy downloading, is often the cause of it.
Also, I tried the new 3D Exploration 1.81, but the stupid thing wasn't bundled with a good demo 3d object, so I downloaded an Omega Class Cruiser from Bab5 Modeler's Guild. Mmm, watch that baby spin...
The big tam�le, of course, was WinXP. It never froze, gave a blue screen, committed a forbidden action (except when the Web Browser kitties fooled around) or even irritated me.
Some new changes took time to learn or compensate for, but you get used to it fast. No, the thing I'm curious about is to try XP on a P4 processor with a Geforce-III 3D card and play some heavy new game, to see if it's all the hot shit them corporate nerds say it is, when combined.
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