I've been using Mozilla then Firebird as my second browser for over a year now, but stuck with CrazyBrowser added onto IE as my primary browser because I use Surfsaver and Mybase to save pages that I find on the web when I am doing research. Too many times I have found something on the net, made a few notes on it, copied the URL and gone on, only to discover when I go back that the page has been taken down (or changed). Mybase is better at reconstructing pages exactly as they were, Surfsaver has full-text searching across all files. Both of them only work with IE, and I haven't been able find a similar program that stores web pages in a searchable database that works with Mozilla/Firebird. However, today I ran across a Firebird extension, Iview, that enables you to right click inside Mozilla or Firebird to open that page in IE. Brilliant! It isn't as good as having a Mozilla/Firebird aware web clipping application, but it is functional enough that I can demote IE to position of backup browser, where it belongs.
Also worthy of note are four other Firebird extensions:
TabBrowser Extensions turns Firebird into a modern tabbed browser. I've been using CrazyBrowser for years and can't imagine using a non-tabbed browser. TabBrowser Extensions provides lots of additional functionality to Firebird's default functionality.
RSS Panel turns your Firebird sidebar into a simple but full featured RSS reader. Great!
Flash Click to View replaces flash objects with a button to click if you want to see them -- greatly reduces the annoyance of certain media pages.
And of course, who could live without the Googlebar.
Firebird is turning into a robust and extremely usable browser, with lots of functionality being added through extensions. Recommended.
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Hi,
Writer here mentions use of MyBase. I downloaded it and then read review of how it lost data and other nasty events. Anyone have any good experience with it? Seems such a useful program?
Thanks
Posted by: anon on December 9, 2003 09:16 AMI've used it for 2 years now and never had any problem with data loss. Of course, your mileage may be different.
Posted by: Tim on December 9, 2003 10:26 PMI should also mention the fantastic web developer extension, which really helps debugging html and css problems. Now I just have to remember to go back and check the page in I.E. before calling something finished :-).