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divine · 04-09-2008, 14:32

Well that could work but i'd rather just use a browser where I don't need to worry about having stealth .exe downloaded to my PC

Robert · 04-09-2008, 14:35

But as you have already said - it's a beta. I wouldn't use it full time anyway so...

I'm just going on to a few trusted sites to test the speed and what-not.

I still have FF3 as my main browser.

LeperousDust · 04-09-2008, 14:53

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Originally Posted by divine

Currently an exploit in it that allows .exe files to be downloaded to your PC without your knowledge or consent, so it might be an idea to stop using it for general usage if you are already doing so.

As far as i was aware the carpet bombing exploit only allowed and silent downloading of jar files, which in turn with another ie bug could run malicious exe files stored in the same (or a known) download directory. This doesn't seem *tha* possible

? Or i could be wrong (wouldn't be the first time

)

Garp · 04-09-2008, 14:53

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Originally Posted by LeperousDust

What layout?

It's about as spartan as they get

It makes me think "My First Internets"

Interestingly, looks like FF3.1 is faster than Chrome's V8:
http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arst...han-chromes-v8

Jonny69 · 04-09-2008, 15:04

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Originally Posted by LeperousDust

What layout?

It's about as spartan as they get

Prefer the tabs bar underneath the address bar, the stop button in with the other buttons on the left, conventional file/edit/view menus etc. Also forgot about my firefox extensions that I actually rely on

Daz · 04-09-2008, 15:12

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09...rome_analysis/

Nice little read. I'm not old enough to remember MS in the 80's though

jmc41 · 04-09-2008, 22:23

Shift-Esc is very geeky. However given I've just heard that it indexs your bank details from online banking and any online purchases you make, combined with their very dubious EULA thing I'll be sticking with FF I think.

Feek · 05-09-2008, 06:37

Any evidence of that or is it just speculation, and I'm interested to know which part of the EULA is dubious?

What does shift-esc do?

jmc41 · 05-09-2008, 07:05

Not sure where that information came from but it was from someone pretty reliable.

The EULA...

By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any content which you submit, post or display on or through, the services.

Shift-Esc is like task manager, gives a list of which webpages are using what memory/cpu process and stuff.

Flibster · 05-09-2008, 07:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmc41

Not sure where that information came from but it was from someone pretty reliable.

The EULA...

By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any content which you submit, post or display on or through, the services.

Which was one of the sections removed from the EULA a couple of days ago.

04-09-2008, 14:32	#21
divine Moonshine Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 3,201	Well that could work but i'd rather just use a browser where I don't need to worry about having stealth .exe downloaded to my PC __________________

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Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09...rome_analysis/ Nice little read. I'm not old enough to remember MS in the 80's though __________________ apt-get moo

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Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Any evidence of that or is it just speculation, and I'm interested to know which part of the EULA is dubious? What does shift-esc do? __________________

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04-09-2008, 14:35	#22
Robert Chump!!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: North West Posts: 993	But as you have already said - it's a beta. I wouldn't use it full time anyway so... I'm just going on to a few trusted sites to test the speed and what-not. I still have FF3 as my main browser.

04-09-2008, 22:23	#27
jmc41 Absinthe Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,070	Shift-Esc is very geeky. However given I've just heard that it indexs your bank details from online banking and any online purchases you make, combined with their very dubious EULA thing I'll be sticking with FF I think.

05-09-2008, 07:05	#29
jmc41 Absinthe Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,070	Not sure where that information came from but it was from someone pretty reliable. The EULA... By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any content which you submit, post or display on or through, the services. Shift-Esc is like task manager, gives a list of which webpages are using what memory/cpu process and stuff.