re: Re: [gutvol-d] Re: aspects of a well-done e-book
josh said:
Now Internet Explorer doesn't seem to have a way to switch styles on the fly, which is a shame
a big shame, since i.e. still has -- what -- 93% of all surfers? -bowerbird
a big shame, since i.e. still has -- what -- 93% of all surfers?
And decreasing every day. Users aren't using MSIE because it is the superior product, they're using it because they have no idea there are significanly more secure, functional, compliant browser alternatives out there, and because it came with their pee-cee, with a nice convenient icon right on their desktop. David A. Desrosiers desrod@gnu-designs.com http://gnu-designs.com
David A. Desrosiers wrote:
Users aren't using MSIE because it is the superior product, they're using it because they have no idea there are significanly more secure, functional, compliant browser alternatives out there, and because it came with their pee-cee, with a nice convenient icon right on their desktop.
This is why I installed Firefox on my mom's computer for her. I then deleted the IE icon and changed the Firefox icon to read "Internet" -- and I have no doubt she has not noticed a single change. ;O) Curtis.
This is why I installed Firefox on my mom's computer for her. I then deleted the IE icon and changed the Firefox icon to read "Internet" -- and I have no doubt she has not noticed a single change.
I've done something similar for some local businesses here as well, except the IE icon itself, launches FireFox. You also have to remember to set the user's default browser to FireFox, or IE will always be used, and you have to make sure you change the shortcut that the one in the Start bar points to (the one next to the desktop icon, etc. to the right of the Start bar.) After that, I installed about 6 extensions that help them with their daily work, and to compel them to stay on FireFox, and I installed the IE FireFox theme, so it "looks" identical. So far, no complaints, and one company even said they can't believe they were using MSIE before for all of their Inter and Intranet work, given the huge number of nice features in FireFox that are lacking in MSIE. (Little trivia fact: The last version of MSIE was released over two years ago). This also included the dramatic reduction in their support calls after installing FireFox, because they didn't have to handle sending out a tech to deal with viruses, trojans, spyware, popups, and other things that MSIE seems rife to proliferate. David A. Desrosiers desrod@gnu-designs.com http://gnu-designs.com
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