ComicFilter: Help me find this comic comparing internet browsers.
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posted by pluot
on Sep 5, 2012 -
1 answer
While on Firefox (12.0) for my Mac (OS 10.5.8) I hit a mail link which caused my Firefox window to open rapidly window on window ad infinitum. It locked up my mac and I couldn't even get to Firefox Preferences/Tools etc without multiple windows opening on top. I force- quit. I restarted and this did not help. I uninstalled an reinstalled and this did not help. It hit about midnight and stupid and tired, I deleted my entire profile....The whole blasted thing in a rash moment.
So unlike available articles on Mozilla for retrieving missing/lost/messed with profiles mine is simply bye-bye by my own hand. I emailed Mozilla and got these instructions:
"Try to delete the profiles.ini file
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/profiles.ini_file
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox"
I don't have the ini file in the locations specified nor elsewhere.
This link did not seem to help, either. I tried entering a terminal command for Firefox (cannot find page for that now) and no luck. If I click on Firefox, it says "Firefox is already open, only one copy can be in use." (Nothing else is open and I even restarted the computer a few times.)
Any ideas? I like Firefox the best and would like to use it. And yes, I was an idiot to delete things so will take appropriate lashings.
posted by snap_dragon
on May 13, 2012 -
17 answers
Is there a program that will let me keep a bunch of windows open but pushed out of sight, so I can work with a relatively blank taskbar but not have to re-open everything when I'm done working?
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posted by threeants
on Aug 24, 2011 -
8 answers
Why does my Blackberry Bold internet browser insist on remaining set on the essentially useless "MEdia net" browser rather than the one I want, "Internet Browser"?
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posted by jitterbug perfume
on Feb 7, 2011 -
4 answers
I want to save my bookmarks on a flash drive, and then sync them with anything I happen to bookmark in my browser throughout the day. Is this possible?
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posted by reenum
on Dec 28, 2010 -
11 answers
My son just turned 4 and has become a wiz at bypassing all parental controls, and I need a browser that will restrict him to a few sites, such as stuff like starfall.com
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posted by Sallysings
on Oct 28, 2010 -
11 answers
Why did my favorite forum just transform into what appears to be some sort of foreign-language YouTube?
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posted by Anyamatopoeia
on Aug 27, 2010 -
4 answers
What really is the difference between a new tab or a new window while using an internet browser? Does opening a tab take up less RAM than a new window or is it merely more convenient?
posted by zzazazz
on Feb 9, 2010 -
15 answers
My computer thinks its hilarious to randomly make things in my browser Comic Sans. Make it stop.
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posted by elisabethjw
on Jan 8, 2010 -
19 answers
Are there any browsers that are essentially Chrome clones in function and appearance, but aren't Chrome and don't share any common code?
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posted by doublehappy
on Jul 10, 2009 -
16 answers
My ISP's new "feature" of rerouting incomplete URLs to their own custom (awful) search page is hijacking my normal browser behavior of completing URLs with .com. Anything I can do to reassert normalcy?
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posted by Your Time Machine Sucks
on Jun 5, 2009 -
14 answers
I just learned about Firefox add-ons and grease monkey scripts (I know, I know....) There are literally thousands of these things and I was wondering which ones you find useful and how you use them. Any recommendations?
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posted by melodykramer
on May 9, 2009 -
49 answers
I sometimes have trouble with downloading via torrent: surfing becomes a slow crawl/not an option.
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posted by zardoz
on Mar 26, 2009 -
18 answers
I'm looking for statistics on web usage in developing countries...specifically I'd like to look at flash penetration and browser version usage. Does anybody know where I can find such numbers?
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posted by charmston
on Dec 5, 2008 -
5 answers
I love IE7's built-in RSS/feed reader. I hate, hate, hate IE7's slowness and general, overal crapiness. I would love to use FireFox, but I want the same kind of RSS reader functionality. Is there is a plugin or extension for Firefox that exists and works just like IE7's RSS reader?
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posted by karizma
on Sep 29, 2008 -
4 answers
I'm going crazy trying to adjust my blog template. It seems that when I change the browser window size, the body, sidebar, and header all move independently. If I make the window wider, the right edges of the sidebar and header do not align. If I make the window less wide, the whole sidebar crunches into body text (fine) and eventually gets kicked off the side by the body (not fine). Ideally, I'd like them all to line up, move/scale together side-to-side, and not get kicked around.
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posted by iamkimiam
on Sep 17, 2008 -
4 answers
How to surf discretely at work? Looking for a replacement for WorkFriendly and Ghostzilla...
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posted by m2002
on Sep 6, 2008 -
11 answers
Need to find an alternative to
MyHQ.com. MyHQ is a web-based homepage that is simply lists of links that you can add to, customize, and organize into categories. You set it as your homepage, and voila!, every place you regularly visit on the internet is right in front of you. Their site is currently down, which has happened before, but this time I fear its for reals. I am literally lost without it (not to mention the 100+ organized links that I no longer have access to).
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posted by iamkimiam
on Sep 3, 2008 -
19 answers
I can't connect to a couple of sites from any browser. One of them being Wikipedia.
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posted by Gyan
on Jul 12, 2008 -
11 answers
My browsers frequently try to load the wrong page. They invent web addresses based on other open pages. What's happening? I don't think it's spyware.
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posted by Yogurt
on Nov 20, 2007 -
13 answers
I need a better browser for my Mac. I use a MacBook Pro 17". For the past year, I've been using Safari as my default browser. I like it swell except that it crashes all the frickin' time. I've installed SAFT, which allows me to restore my browsing sessions, but still -- it's a pain. Last weekend, I moved over to Firefox in the hopes that things would be improved. That's not going to work. What's with the delays for nearly every action?
Ugh. (No extensions installed.) I don't yet have Leopard, but am willing to upgrade if Safari 3 offers a marked improvement in performance.
What can I do to improve my web browsing experience? (Session restore is a
must. Undo closed tabs is nice.)
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posted by jdroth
on Nov 1, 2007 -
66 answers
I'm looking for a way to place a browser window into a PowerPoint slide so that I can access web pages during my presentation and have them updated in real time.
I've played around a bit with LiveWeb, which has behaved a bit erratically, and am hesitating before plunking down money for something like T-Dog's PowerPoint Web Browser. It doesn't need to have terribly robust browser capabilities - an address bar, forward/backward buttons and a "refresh" button should suffice.
Anyway, I'd love to hear people's advice - the simpler, the better; I am a confirmed non-geek. If it matters (and I assume it does), I'm running Windows XP and PowerPoint 2003.
Thanks in advance for your answers to my first-ever Ask MeFi question!
posted by AngerBoy
on Oct 9, 2007 -
5 answers
How does one go about hiring someone to create a specific Greasemonkey script or Firefox extension for them?
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posted by Smarson
on Sep 6, 2007 -
6 answers
Looking for a Firefox extension or alternative browser that allows for web pages to be grayed out (specifically images) a la Ghostzilla.
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posted by Smarson
on Aug 10, 2007 -
4 answers
Web dev Q: Is there a way to figure out what has been dragged and dropped from one browser window to another?
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posted by shortfuse
on Oct 14, 2006 -
4 answers
Why won't my browser open from links embedded in programs? When I click on links to the web (e.g. "check for updates") in, say, Skype chat, or Zone Alarm, or CCleaner, or DeepBurner nothing happens -- no browser or tab pops open to the corresponding site. Firefox is my default browser and works fine on its own.... Thoughts or suggestions?
posted by rumbles
on Jul 28, 2006 -
6 answers
network management filter: I'm working for a local government education department. My team is meant to be maintaining/improving several large websites. The IT support people refuse to install a web browser that isn't IE 6, citing network security as the reason.... are their fears reasonable?
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posted by Tixylix
on Jul 10, 2006 -
23 answers
Is it possible make a browser window go full screen? Not "fake full screen," but full-on, PowerPoint style full screen mode?
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posted by josh.ev9
on May 30, 2006 -
16 answers
I've downloaded the Sibelius Scorch sheet music plugin for both Firefox and IE. When I purchase Scorch sheet music, Scorch only plays the first page, even though I've purchased the entire song. The back/forward page buttons are grayed out. I've downloaded several songs from different Web sites, and I always get the same result. This happens with both browsers. Any ideas?
posted by zembla3
on May 22, 2006 -
1 answer
Can I make a profile in Firefox that will only surf to sites on an approved list?
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posted by katyggls
on Dec 28, 2005 -
4 answers
I'm using FireFox 1.07 for Windows XP. Previously, when I typed "dict [word]" into the address bar, FireFox would take me to the dictionary.com definition for [word]. Now typing in the same command just takes me to the first result of a Google search for "dict [word]," the same as if I typed anything into the address bar. Recently all my Firefox bookmarks disappeared as well. I haven't updated Firefox or changed anything that I know of. What happened, and how do I restore the old functionality?
posted by ludwig_van
on Nov 29, 2005 -
10 answers
I downloaded the updates for Firefox and now the browser refuses to open. How can I get my life back?
posted by bamassippi
on Aug 1, 2005 -
10 answers
Firefox Filter: I can't believe I have to aske this question but I'm exasperated. When I highlight a word or phrase in Firefox and right click...
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posted by Heminator
on Jun 25, 2005 -
3 answers
Has anyone had experience with Camino? Does it make use of OS X services? I love Firefox, but I also love the "Make Stickie from Selection." Can both these great tastes taste great together?
posted by OmieWise
on Dec 18, 2004 -
10 answers
How do I get hyperlinks in MS Office 2003 (SP1) to open in my default browser (Maxthon 1.1) rather than IE? I'm on WinXP SP2. Hyperlinks on the desktop or in other apps (e.g., Eudora) open correctly in Maxthon.
posted by DevilsAdvocate
on Dec 4, 2004 -
7 answers
What do you use to block ads when you browse the internet? Does it ever erroneously block sites? Does it cost much, does it have special features? I'm looking for something to scrub the web clean - any/all platforms - without blocking innocent third parties.
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posted by dabitch
on Oct 28, 2004 -
25 answers
