[AccessD] Office 365

That's basically just Javascript interpretation speed.  And their is very little difference between 
the various browsers.    To me there are a lot more important issues such as "security crap",  
memory usage,  user interface, capabilities.

In my case, I use Firefox because there are a some Addons which drastically improve my 
productivity.

-- 
Stuart



On 24 Mar 2011 at 11:14, Jim Lawrence wrote:

> For those interested here is the latest specs on the current browser
> wars:
> 
> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/ie9-vs-chrome-10-vs-firefox-4-rc-vs
> -opera -1101-vs-safari-5-the-big-browser-benchmark/11890
> 
> Real benchmark testing.
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 8:27 AM To: Access Developers
> discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Office 365
> 
> The "normal" user doesn't know that there is an alternative.  I
> dislike IE specifically because of all the security crap.  I have
> never seen a more convoluted set of options for getting the browser to
> allow this, but don't allow that but allow stuff to run here but not
> there...
> 
> Give me a stinkin sandbox ...
> 
> I use DropMyRights, even on my own systems to run Firefox, Thunderbird
> and anything else that goes to the internet.  I use that on my wife's
> and children's machines as well.
> 
> One reason I use Firefox is that their response to security issues is
> pretty much "right now". Another reason I use FireFox is that (for
> awhile) the memory footprint of Firefox was much lower than IE.  It
> used to be that if you opened 15 different pages with IE you were
> hitting the page file.
> 
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
> 
> On 3/24/2011 8:47 AM, Martin Reid wrote:
> > To the "normal" user the browser doesn't matter at all. They use
> > whatever
> opens on the PC. They have no idea it's even a browser. Personally if
> it opens the BBC web site and a few others I don't care what it is. I
> can't understand all this "I prefer browser x over y" stuff. > >
> Martin > > -----Original Message----- > From:
> accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby >
> Sent: 24 March 2011 12:28 > To: Access Developers discussion and
> problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Office 365 > >   >Everyone
> has been given their first warning with IE9; which poses the question,
> "Which side of the technology divide are you on?" > > ROTFLMAO. 
> Firefox is making huge gains in the browser war because Microsoft has
> refused to allow XP users to use the latest IE version. Microsoft
> claims that without the "latest technology" their browser cannot be as
> good as it needs to be.  Of course MS is trying to sell Windows 7 into
> the XP crowd. > > Notice FireFox works just fine with the XP crowd. >
> >   >which poses the question, "Which side of the technology divide
> are you on?" > > Uhh.. the Firefox side.  ;)  I pretty much have no
> use for IE unless I hit a site that I absolutely have to use and that
> site refuses to work with Firefox.  And guess what, with Firefox
> winning the browser war, more and more sites are dropping their "IE
> only" crapola. > > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > On
> 3/24/2011 2:14 AM, Jim Lawrence wrote: >> I suspect that Microsoft
> will be become more resolute in it edict to >> move its customers
> along into the acceptance of the new technology and >> subsequently
> the purchase of its' new products. MS does not make good >> money
> supporting old technologies... Everyone has been given their >> first
> warning with IE9; which poses the question, "Which side of the >>
> technology divide are you on?" >> >> Jim >> >> >> >> -----Original
> Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart >>
> McLachlan >> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 2:50 PM >> To: Access
> Developers discussion and problem solving >> Subject: Re: [AccessD]
> Office 365 >> >> They are not forcing me towards anything, they are
> forcing me *away* >> from Access as a FE for anything other than
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