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Chosi
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Germany1306 Posts
January 22 2014 11:25 GMT
#21
Having to use IE for "security reasons" sounds like a bad joke.
Someday, you’re going to fuck up so magnificently, so ambitiously, so overwhelmingly that the sky will light up and the moons will spin and the gods themselves will shit comets with glee. And I just hope I’m still around to see it.
Danglars
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States12133 Posts
January 22 2014 11:37 GMT
#22
Waiting for the opinion of the Wizard. I don't know what next steps are for certain features and laws.
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Fuchsteufelswild
Profile Joined October 2009
Australia2028 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-22 11:49:27
January 22 2014 11:43 GMT
#23
On January 22 2014 16:33 dabom88 wrote:
I'm part of the Firefox Master Race.

Best customization options. Best version of Adblock Plus. Greasemonkey is great (though Chrome also has TamperMonkey). I also use Flashgot+Free Download Manager and Flash Download Helper.

Anyone else here a part of the Firefox Master Race?

I use DownloadHelper, although the one I use isn't called Flash DownloadHelper though, but it's for Youtube, Twitch, random mp3 sites with previews etc. i.e. basically any site with .mp3, .mp4, .flv and a stack of others that aren't properly hidden.
Actually, recently, some files stopped being able to be downloaded from Youtube with it and less of the resolution options seem to be able to be downloaded. It seems to be limited to one [HQ5] .flv file and one [Mobile] .3gp file.
Any idea about that? It's just Google being prats, right?
This site is a good back-up though, it usually works when DownloadHelper does not.

I also use IE Tab (well, next to never as I use IE if it seems necessary...which is also next to never) and started using BetterTTV recently, a nice add-on to make Twitch.tv better.
With BetterTTV, frozen chat can be automatically detected, although sadly it takes quite a while to do so sometimes, so it's not very functional in my opinion. I wish there were a way to specify how often chat should check to see if it is frozen, or a way to automatically refresh it without refreshing the page...or that Twitch chat would be designed like Destiny's chat made by [insert that continually forgotten guy's username].

That got a little off-topic though. :p
Still, perhaps the South Korean government is watching the thread and will see our reasons to switch to Firefox and they'll help create a Firefox not-quite-monopoly (Google hardly needs extra market share and they're big Youtube-ruining meany sneakies anyway).
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hfsrj
Profile Joined October 2012
Germany166 Posts
January 22 2014 12:12 GMT
#24
So to have better security you use ActiveX+IE, and possibly IE8. Makes so much sense to me.
Hope they can reform it to go to full https...
NeThZOR
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
South Africa7387 Posts
January 22 2014 12:19 GMT
#25
Many users here on TL, including me, have wondered over the years why such a large portion of Korean streamers still use IE. Thanks a bunch for presenting this article and clearing things up a bit.
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McRatyn
Profile Joined January 2013
Poland901 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-22 12:43:13
January 22 2014 12:43 GMT
#26
Thx for the article. Can such restrictions apply to afreeca.com? Since it works better on IE and when on Firefox it's shit, and pop ups :/
hellokitty[hk]
Profile Joined June 2009
United States1309 Posts
January 22 2014 12:47 GMT
#27
Will switching to IE make me a progamer?
People are imbeciles, lucky thing god made cats.
Melter
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Bulgaria67 Posts
January 22 2014 13:01 GMT
#28
pardon the ignorance but what is internet explorer? i seem to be living in the 21st century so i am misinformed.
Pseudoku
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada1279 Posts
January 22 2014 14:23 GMT
#29
On January 22 2014 18:14 Disregard wrote:
It speaks itself when over a third of South Korean users are still on IE 8...


You realize that newer versions of IE are not available for Windows XP, which is still one of the most popular Operating Systems today.
Logic fails because we are lazy.
Pangpootata
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
1838 Posts
January 22 2014 14:31 GMT
#30
On January 22 2014 10:08 Disregard wrote:
[image loading]

You jelly?

KT internet connection Stats so good; it can Reach high speeds that allow you to download things in a Flash!
sushiman
Profile Joined September 2003
Sweden2691 Posts
January 22 2014 14:50 GMT
#31
I went to SK on exchange this fall, and even the university website forced you to use IE for some things. Applying to courses, and even looking at available ones were a bit troublesome without IE, but checking your grades at the end of the semester was actually impossible without it, which pissed off the mac users.
1000 at least.
andrewlt
Profile Joined August 2009
United States7702 Posts
January 22 2014 14:51 GMT
#32
I use Firefox to browse. When I started working, my company didn't have Firefox and we weren't allowed to install it. We can use Firefox now for browsing but the company business software still runs on IE.
FuRong
Profile Joined April 2010
New Zealand3089 Posts
January 22 2014 14:53 GMT
#33
I never actually knew the reason until I read this, although I've dealt with numerous frustrations related to Korean websites and their reliance on IE.
Don't hate the player, hate the game
lolmlg
Profile Joined November 2011
619 Posts
January 22 2014 15:01 GMT
#34
On January 22 2014 16:33 dabom88 wrote:
I'm part of the Firefox Master Race.

Best customization options. Best version of Adblock Plus. Greasemonkey is great (though Chrome also has TamperMonkey). I also use Flashgot+Free Download Manager and Flash Download Helper.

Anyone else here a part of the Firefox Master Race?

All browsers are vomit. The only good reason to use Firefox is that you're already using it. I would rather use something that didn't have such flagrant memory management issues or could handle sessions properly. Maybe a browser that doesn't put the active window into the background any time it has a Flash applet on it. But unfortunately the alternatives all have their own frustrating shortcomings. The devil you know.
Thrill
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
2599 Posts
January 22 2014 15:31 GMT
#35
On January 22 2014 23:31 Pangpootata wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2014 10:08 Disregard wrote:
[image loading]

You jelly?

KT internet connection Stats so good; it can Reach high speeds that allow you to download things in a Flash!


Cool post in a cool thread. A welcome break in the becalmed waters around here.
semantics
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
10040 Posts
January 22 2014 15:42 GMT
#36
So it basically started with IE4 5? which makes sense. IE6 main security issues was it was on XP and was early in the Internet life span pbcak was common. IE11 on windows 7 8 is fairly security in comparison to other browsers, only browser that does better in terms of security features would be chrome when IE is on a modern OS.
Thalandros
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
Netherlands1151 Posts
January 22 2014 15:45 GMT
#37
On January 22 2014 16:33 dabom88 wrote:
I'm part of the Firefox Master Race.

Best customization options. Best version of Adblock Plus. Greasemonkey is great (though Chrome also has TamperMonkey). I also use Flashgot+Free Download Manager and Flash Download Helper.

Anyone else here a part of the Firefox Master Race?

I was. Then Chrome happened with a google phone. :D


Anyway, very informative. Helps and clears up a lot.
|| ''I think we have all experienced passion that is not in any sense reasonable.'' ||
Thalandros
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
Netherlands1151 Posts
January 22 2014 15:51 GMT
#38
On January 22 2014 16:33 dabom88 wrote:
I'm part of the Firefox Master Race.

Best customization options. Best version of Adblock Plus. Greasemonkey is great (though Chrome also has TamperMonkey). I also use Flashgot+Free Download Manager and Flash Download Helper.

Anyone else here a part of the Firefox Master Race?

I was. Then Chrome happened with a google phone. :D


Anyway, very informative. Helps and clears up a lot.
|| ''I think we have all experienced passion that is not in any sense reasonable.'' ||
Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
January 22 2014 16:41 GMT
#39
Don't want to initiate a browser war but security all comes down to the user, limit your plugins and add-ons. Chrome has superior security features but I'm too used to the FireFox UI and I open a lot of tabs for work. Personally the only plugin that I run all the time on Firefox is NoScript, other add-ons should be disabled or uninstalled especially Java. Though Firefox does seem to crash sometimes due to memory issues and problems with pesky Flash.

Read this little gem by the TL Wizard
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=109597
"If I had to take a drug in order to be free, I'm screwed. Freedom exists in the mind, otherwise it doesn't exist."
dabom88
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States3483 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-23 08:05:46
January 22 2014 17:56 GMT
#40
On January 22 2014 20:43 Fuchsteufelswild wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2014 16:33 dabom88 wrote:
I'm part of the Firefox Master Race.

Best customization options. Best version of Adblock Plus. Greasemonkey is great (though Chrome also has TamperMonkey). I also use Flashgot+Free Download Manager and Flash Download Helper.

Anyone else here a part of the Firefox Master Race?

I use DownloadHelper, although the one I use isn't called Flash DownloadHelper though, but it's for Youtube, Twitch, random mp3 sites with previews etc. i.e. basically any site with .mp3, .mp4, .flv and a stack of others that aren't properly hidden.
Actually, recently, some files stopped being able to be downloaded from Youtube with it and less of the resolution options seem to be able to be downloaded. It seems to be limited to one [HQ5] .flv file and one [Mobile] .3gp file.
Any idea about that? It's just Google being prats, right?
This site is a good back-up though, it usually works when DownloadHelper does not.

I also use IE Tab (well, next to never as I use IE if it seems necessary...which is also next to never) and started using BetterTTV recently, a nice add-on to make Twitch.tv better.
With BetterTTV, frozen chat can be automatically detected, although sadly it takes quite a while to do so sometimes, so it's not very functional in my opinion. I wish there were a way to specify how often chat should check to see if it is frozen, or a way to automatically refresh it without refreshing the page...or that Twitch chat would be designed like Destiny's chat made by [insert that continually forgotten guy's username].

That got a little off-topic though. :p
Still, perhaps the South Korean government is watching the thread and will see our reasons to switch to Firefox and they'll help create a Firefox not-quite-monopoly (Google hardly needs extra market share and they're big Youtube-ruining meany sneakies anyway).


Yeah, I'm talking about DownloadHelper. Youtube still works fine for me. For example, take this Proleague game:


I see 720p, Medium, HQ5, HQ36, and Mobile as my options. Maybe try updating DownloadHelper?

Also, I would recommend you get Flashgot and Free Download Manager if you're using DownloadHelper. It allows you to download the same file with multiple connections (for links that are resume-supported, like Youtube and Twitch), so it's faster. It'll also let you use that "Flashgot download" option for files when you highlight the quality you want in DownloadHelper.

On January 23 2014 00:45 Thalandros wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 22 2014 16:33 dabom88 wrote:
I'm part of the Firefox Master Race.

Best customization options. Best version of Adblock Plus. Greasemonkey is great (though Chrome also has TamperMonkey). I also use Flashgot+Free Download Manager and Flash Download Helper.

Anyone else here a part of the Firefox Master Race?

I was. Then Chrome happened with a google phone. :D


Anyway, very informative. Helps and clears up a lot.

You can use Google Phone on any browser, can't you? I remember using it on Firefox.
You should not have to pay to watch the GSL, Proleague, or OSL at a reasonable time. That is not "fine" and it's BS to say otherwise. My sig since 2011. http://www.youtube.com/user/dabom88
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