Firefox 16.0

[COMPUTIAC]

Just updated FF to 16.0

 

[boohbah]

also available in the UK

 

[MilesAhead]

Just updated FF to 16.0

How's it been so far? I'm running FF 14.0 as secondary browser(my primary is chromium.) It seems to work pretty well. I'm reluctant to install over it unless the new one is solid.

 

[COMPUTIAC]

So far it appears to be fine.

Haven't noticed anything different either.

 

[MilesAhead]

Thanks for the info.

 

[boohbah]

i notice it is running smoother,

 

[MilesAhead]

i notice it is running smoother,

Hmm, sometimes I wonder if they detect a new install and run smoother the first day.

You know like a new Fast Food Joint(tm) opens in the neighborhood and they serve the good stuff for the first 3 months to get everyone in the habit of going there. After 90 days they go back to the frozen meat.

Seems like every time I update a browser, even chromium snapshots... it seems snappier... until the next day.

 

[boohbah]

i updated last night and its still fine, time will tell,

 

[4wd]

FF 16 doing fine here on xp & w7 laptops. Fine on w8 as well, where it seems to have cured flash crashes experienced with 15. A couple of (unimportant) add-ons where incompatible. Very stable so far.

 

[MilesAhead]

Speaking of AddOns I see where the author of SyncPlaces and CheclPlaces, 2 that I use, threw in the towel. Supposedly they are no longer compatible. Apparently the licensing allows distribution by 3rd parties. I was lucky enough to find SyncPlaces 5.x. All I had to do to undo the disabling of FF update was to install 5. Works fine(this is FF 14.01 I'm talking about.) The thing I like about SyncPlaces compared to other bookmark syncs is it lets you use your own ftp site. No need to upload to some google account. Wish they had it for chromium.

The other nice thing about it. You download to a browser on another machine your bookmarks toolbar and all that stuff comes up the way it's supposed to. You don't have to unscramble anything. No dupes. No missing favicons etc..

 

[GTraymond2820]

The issue I have with Firefox is it is laggy for me when scrolling and watching videos.

 

[DavidE]

Read the SF News before updating if you haven't already updated (like me).

http://www.sevenforums.com/security...fox-16-address-security-flaw.html#post2130320

 

[COMPUTIAC]

Up-date is out !

16.0.1

Hopefully all is good this time.

 

[boohbah]

done ,thanks for heads up.

 

[MilesAhead]

I forget what happened last time I updated. When you are doing the install does it give you the option to skip the AddOns compatibility check? Seems like it always springs it on me. Then I have to mess around fixing stuff that I know works.

 

[COMPUTIAC]

I forget what happened last time I updated. When you are doing the install does it give you the option to skip the AddOns compatibility check? Seems like it always springs it on me. Then I have to mess around fixing stuff that I know works.

Can't answer your question.

I click on "Help"> "About FF"> small window comes up and tells me: You are currently on the release update channel.

It just automatically doe's the update, and have to click on restart FF.

 

[MilesAhead]

Yeah, I did that on 14.01. It wanted to install 15. Then I told it not to update. Next time I ran it something pops up and says "you know you really ought to update... yadda yadda." What a nag!! Jeez! Plus, unlike the old style updater, it's not obvious what version it wants to stick on. It's like they're trying to fool you into going for it. Yeah, there's an update. But we're not gonna' tell you the number because now the numbers don't mean anything anyway. Just stick it on there!

Some improvements are negative.

For a long time I didn't update Thunderbird except for fixes in the same major version. But finally they have some stuff built in that I used AddOns for. Like showing only unread with a button.. no need for AutoCopy etc.. So I update some version way higher. Cool I don't need AutoCopy. But now when I click on another news server, it sits for 3 or 4 seconds before the indicator moves to the other server. It's like it's thinking it over. The old 2.x reacted instantly. Maybe I'll look into putting it back. I really don't need multiple tabs to read my mail.

 

[COMPUTIAC]

Yes, I agree. Feel like there is no choice but to go ahead and let it fly in fear of security risk's.

Maybe on the Mozilla site it explains more about the updates, haven't tried it tho.

 

[MilesAhead]

I found I didn't delete 2.x. I put Thunderbird 14 in another folder. So all I had to do was uninstall and put (un)read button back in. I feel better now.

 

[COMPUTIAC]

I found I didn't delete 2.x. I put Thunderbird 14 in another folder. So all I had to do was uninstall and put (un)read button back in. I feel better now.

OK good show.

Thunderbird is now 16.0 you realize ?