Don't "upgrade" to Firefox 3.0. It is not compatible with your previous plug-ins (the ones they prominently advertise as a feature of the browser on their own site) and, on a lot of computers (including mine) it stops YouTube working. Videos buffer alright, it's just they go for half a second and then stop.
And now, to uninstall it and put Firefox 2.0 back on I'm going to have to lose all my passwords etc. Oh, the huge manatee.
This is another "save your sympathy for someone who deserves it" moment - you were about to come over all concerned about the plight of the homeless who we apparently, bizarrely, inhumanely, monstrously kick off support programs before they actually have secure accommodation, weren't you? Well, at least they don't have to worry about the pitfalls of losing all their Firefox settings. Lucky bastards.
UPDATE: Although it doesn't help with the plug-in problem, I managed to fix YouTube by manually going to Macromedia and downloading a flash player update. You'll note that no government department helped me do this, and I still managed. If only those trapped in homelessness by inescapable forces beyond their control had my heroic gumption.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Firefox 3.0 sucks; homeless are lucky they don't have to deal with it
Labels:
Firefox,
homeless,
public housing
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