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they going to settle on a firefox edition any time soon?

have you tried it yet melv?

i'm still using 3 and it's crap, a total drain on my resources.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

i'm still using 3 and it's crap, a total drain on my resources.

I've avoided updating to 3 so far....

can someone send me a PM when the eventually get it sorted out!

i'll give 3.04 a go now and let you know.

Just downloading it now, taking ages though. I pray each time it does something about the CPU usage but I dont hold my breath.

^
does it incorporate bookmarks when you upgrade to a new version?

taking ages for me too, 20 minutes apparently.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

does it incorporate bookmarks when you upgrade to a new version?

Sheesh.

learn to export to a CSV file.

takes 37.32 seconds.

what's that then?

and how come firefox gives you the option to incorporate your explorer bookmarks but not previous firefox versions?

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

i'm still using 3 and it's crap, a total drain on my resources.

From the mozilla web:
Before installing, make sure your computer meets the system requirements.

Now what results do you expect to get from a 6 year old computer

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

what's that then?

oh just checked, explorer saves it as a CSV file (comma separated values) or excel style file.

FF - go to Bookmarks menu

choose Organise bookmarks

from new window that pops up, choose file menu

export

this will save your bookmarks as a html file

new or updated FF version

same method but this time import that same file.

finished.

If youre upgrading from 3.0.3 to 3.0.4 you shouldnt have to do anything for the bookmarks. If its FF2 to FF3 you might have to.

This is old hat if you use Safari or Google Chrome but the 3.1 Firefox will have tear away tabs, pull a tab from the bar and drop it outside for a new window.

Firefox 3.1 gets tab tearing - Mozilla Links

Originally Posted by Gensoku

I use Downthemall, it's a good download manager for Firefox, completely free!
Fasterfox is also good for increasing surfing speed

There are loads of FF tweaks too, they're semi-easy to do. Fast Video Download is good as well, like the FF download helper but less fuss. I kinda like the FlagFox. Damn if just about all the servers aren't in the USA. Wonder why that is. Keyscrambler is a good one to have I guess.

Originally Posted by lom

Before installing, make sure your computer meets the system requirements.

Now what results do you expect to get from a 6 year old computer

I know the age of my computer offends you lom but it's a fine working machine.

lots of new bits too, new hard drives, power supply, ram.

does the trick and I shan't replace it until absolutely necessary, especially since ubuntu has breathed into it a very new lease of life.

might buy myself a new one for christmas and leave this one as a torrent machine/storage device.

reckon i can pick up something nice for under 12,000.

I agree that you can pick up something for around 12000. But nice?

That's £240 , what would you expect to get for that money in England?

I bought my son a new computer this spring.
An HP/Compaq from Tesco.
Descent performance and a 19" widescreen LCD included.
20000 Baht was a good price, the price being so low because HP/Compaq wanted to clear stock.

Buying too cheap means buying into the past so the remaining life of the item
is shortened.

Originally Posted by melvbot

If youre an avid gamer then you have to keep bumping the specs to run the games

quite.

i have no interest in gaming on my pc.

that's why they invented the playstation and the xbox.

Originally Posted by lom

I bought my son a new computer this spring. An HP/Compaq from Tesco. Descent performance and a 19" widescreen LCD included. 20000 Baht was a good price, the price being so low because HP/Compaq wanted to clear stock.

You could've still got a higher performance machine if you had it built from off the shelf parts though.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

You could've still got a higher performance machine if you had it built from off the shelf parts though.

I reckon the 19" widescreen LCD is worth around 6000 baht so that leaves 14000
for the computer.
It would be difficult to find equal quality parts for that money.

You can of course always buy a 1500 baht chingaling motherboard and believe that
it is of same quality as an Intel board.

Originally Posted by lom

It would be difficult to find equal quality parts for that money.

Hard to say without you posting the specs, but as you said it was cheap because it was old stock, it is therefore likely to not be that 'pokey'. If it was the latest model you'd pay the usual premium just for having a nice badge on the case.

^Intel motherboard, 1Gb RAM, Intel Core 2 duo cpu but only 2.3 Ghz.
Seagate SATA harddisk but only 160Gb.

The availability of faster cpu's and bigger harddisk made this unit a wee bit old.
The lifespan is short for a producer, they wanted to get rid of what they had
in stock otherwise they would not had sold it through a food chain.

I consider it as a good buy, a good entry level system for the son.

My own computers cost a couple of times more and they are built from shelf parts .

Originally Posted by lom

Intel Core 2 duo cpu but only 2.3 Ghz.

if i get a new pc, what processor has a longer life?

Originally Posted by lom

I consider it as a good buy, a good entry level system for the son.

I'm not saying it wasn't a decent machine, just that it would be cheaper to buy the components yourself and build the thing at home, which it would.