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[scottobear]

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/topics/nimda.asp

guys... here's how to protect yourself... stupid neil Gaiman site got a lot of my buddies.

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Hmmmm......

[missv.livejournal.com]

Does 5.5 have the "old style" toolbars...or that new wrap-around dealie that eats up half the screen?? I "upgraded" a few months ago and was so annoyed by the new features (scrolling news-ticker...jukebox...MSN friends list...I really don't need these on screen ALL the time) that I went back to my old browser.

Alternately, is there some way to change to toolbar settings on the new browser to make them look like the old version?

Am I starting to sound like an idiot again? I'll shut up now....

Re: Hmmmm......

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

no, no.. no idiot noises that I can hear.

I know it'll sound techy, but you can go in and twiddle the settings on the browser so that it's not as obnoxious (but you may feel it's still a little but so)

if you rightclick on the toolbar, you can show/hide the different stuff you want... I have all the radio/weirdies not viewed myself... just the address bar and the few buttons I like.

[missv.livejournal.com]

Is "twiddle" a techinal term? *hugs*

Scotto, I simply adore you. You're one of the bestest guys around. Now that we've got the butt-kissing out of the way....

Yeah, I know how to twiddle the toolbar settings. I've got mine minimized to the barest essentials on one skinny little bar. I like to have the largest viewable screen area possible (like an "F11" setup with an address bar added). I guess I'm spoiled, but I just don't want my browser intruding on my "personal space." What killed the new browser for me was the fact that the toolbars not only ran across the top of the screen, but down one side as well. Maybe if I had a 19" monitor this wouldn't seem like such a invasion....but even with my desktop set at 1280 x 960, the default toolbars seemed HUGE. I'll confess that I didn't take the time to monkey around with the settings before I ran crying back to 5.0. Call it a knee-jerk reaction if you like. I'm kinda impatient like that.

But I suppose I can't avoid the upgrade forever. *sigh*

Thanks again.

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[scottobear.livejournal.com]

actually, believe it or not, it is a technical term. ;) *counter-hugs* (I was using definition 3)

twiddle n. 1. Tilde (ASCII 1111110, `~'). Also called `squiggle', `sqiggle' (sic -- pronounced /skig'l/), and `twaddle', but twiddle is the most common term. 2. A small and insignificant change to a program. Usually fixes one bug and generates several new ones (see also shotgun debugging). 3. vt. To change something in a small way. Bits, for example, are often twiddled. Twiddling a switch or knobs implies much less sense of purpose than toggling or tweaking it; see frobnicate. To speak of twiddling a bit connotes aimlessness, and at best doesn't specify what you're doing to the bit; `toggling a bit' has a more specific meaning (see bit twiddling, toggle). 4. Uncommon name for the twirling baton prompt.


oh, you can close that down the side one... yucko.. I'd nearly forgotten about it, I shut it almost immediately. it'll open like that if you hit history or faves though.

I don't blame you for running, screaming for the hills. (my fight or flight reflex leans to fight, though... "ramma-frazzen microsnot! there has to be a better way"... and ultimately It looks nice now)

quite welcome. :)