Genealogy Chat

Do you have the latest version of firefox Janey? I know it should not make a difference but...

I hate IE too, much easier to have tabs across the top to flip through, I usually have at least 4 open and the adblock is v useful, it really speeds up (relatively) page loading when you only have a v slow broadband connection.

Why can't sites work on the principle 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. Perhaps it's to keep the programmers and analysts busy.

Yup, latest Firefox. Also recently upgraded from my antique IE, and it too now has tabs, so at least there's that.

At the moment, I have 9 Firefox and 1 IE windows open, and each Firefox window has anywhere from half a dozen to two dozen tabs open in it.

About 1/4 of them are for the work I should be doing. ;)


Irene's letter -- could somebody just give me this "beta" URL?

I'd been avoiding knowing what it was, and now I guess I can't.

(At one point a while back I couldn't get it at all because it demanded an up to date Flash thingy, and I hate Flash so much I just refused, but finally caved and updated that.)


This

http://beta.familysearch.org/

gets me connection time out.

Or did I already say that ...

I know nowt (Lancashire term meaning "nothing") about search engines. So what is this Firefox? I just use Internet Explorer. It sort of appeared with the computer. I've heard of people using Mozilla too. I just ignored them. Should I switch? But given that I can find my way somehow to three of the four family search sites, should I bother switching?

Words of one syllable please.

Meg

Mozilla = Firefox

(are arithmetic signs okay? ;) )

Just go to

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html

and fetch it for free.

When you have it, go for two add-ons:

AdBlock (or whatever they're calling it these days -- adblockplus or such)

and

NoScript

With adblock, you never ever have to see another flashing glaring dancing hideous advertisement, like the ones some people see down the side of this page. (I haven't seen them for years).

You just select the generic collection of blocks that Firefox offers you, and that kills most of them (like ads coming from doubleclick).

Then whenever one gets through the filter, you just right click on it and kill it off too.

I also use it to block out all the bumph at the top of this page, for instance -- the banner with FriendsReunited and all that in it. I don't need that trash wasting space on my monitor.

NoScript I use just because I hate javascript so I only allow it when I have to, but you can ignore that bit.

Basically, you want Firefox + AdBlock.

And I don't know how anybody lives without them!

Meg

I use Firefox - it is really worth downloading - I find it much quicker than IE and does not come with all the Microsoft bump associated with IE and as Janey says Adblock is superb

Give it a try

I have familysearch in my favourites and I have no problem.

What really annoys me is that when the beta search first started a while back you were able to view the actual images of the parish records...then the images vanished for some reason?

~~~~~~ to Meg...I know nowt either however I am quite happy with IE. Perhaps it just goes with my pace in life these days lol.

Linda x

Enjoy the Flash ads, do you LindaB? ;) Or has IE come up with an adblocker??

That was why I couldn't access the oriignal beta, I think. You needed Flash for the images, and I wouldn't. Then I needed it for youtube, so I gave in.

I should find another Canuckistanian and see whether they can get into regular old familysearch.org.

And yeah, Alan, I know, I would have to have instructions from my high priests or something. ;)

It is because you are Canadian, are called Canuck, don't favour Mormons, the local Mormon Bishop doesnt like cats, and your family are Moncks.

Maybe I'm a bit naive on technology (agreed) but no problem experienced with IE.

Okay, that's two of your posts in a row have quenched my keyboard's thirst. ;)

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/trying_to_find/wilson/thread/1252180?page=3