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Better yet, why not install Google Chrome and replace their Internet Explorer link with a link to Google Chrome? Just make the link have IE's icon so that they

Better yet, why not install Google Chrome and replace their Internet Explorer link with a link to Google Chrome? Just make the link have IE's icon so that they don't wonder where the internet has gone. They will marvel about how you "made their internet faster." I like to make it even easier for people by making two different links: one called "Internet" which takes them to Google, the other called "Email" which takes them to their web email. The results are instant simplification, security improvement, and general betterment of the web by migrating more people to the Webkit rendering engine.

sandipc 16y ago
in my experience, they will marvel at the speed for a little while... until a favorite website doesn't display correctly for whatever reason. Then it becomes my job to play tech support.
- Encosia 16y ago
  Other than Windows Update (which non-technical users shouldn't be running manually anyway), I can't even remember the last site I've been do that didn't work perfectly on Chrome (or Firefox). Examples? On the other hand, we're getting to the point where some newer sites render poorly in IE, run very slowly, are missing features, or don't work at all. HTML5 and intensive JavaScript may be on the verge of reversing the old conventional wisdom about using IE for widest compatibility.
  - shard 16y ago
    Lots of Korean websites are still stuck requiring IE, unfortunately. Many banking sites require some ActiveX security plugin in order to log in.
    - kgermino 16y ago
      >ActiveX security plugin Irony at its finest
      - shard 16y ago
        Yeah, tell me about it. You'd think in a country that's as high-tech as Korea they'd find a better way. Some banks even require you to install Windows desktop software to generate keys for login.
JonnieCache 16y ago
My tip is to simply install an IE-simulating theme for firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4129/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4129/ Then install the following extension to change the titlebars: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/57/?id=57 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/57/?id=57 Finally a bit of desktop shortcut renaming and icon-customisation, and mother will never be any the wiser!
- Xuzz 16y ago
  It's kinda sad... but I've actually done exactly that before.

sandipc 16y ago

in my experience, they will marvel at the speed for a little while... until a favorite website doesn't display correctly for whatever reason. Then it becomes my job to play tech support.

Encosia 16y ago
Other than Windows Update (which non-technical users shouldn't be running manually anyway), I can't even remember the last site I've been do that didn't work perfectly on Chrome (or Firefox). Examples? On the other hand, we're getting to the point where some newer sites render poorly in IE, run very slowly, are missing features, or don't work at all. HTML5 and intensive JavaScript may be on the verge of reversing the old conventional wisdom about using IE for widest compatibility.
- shard 16y ago
  Lots of Korean websites are still stuck requiring IE, unfortunately. Many banking sites require some ActiveX security plugin in order to log in.
  - kgermino 16y ago
    >ActiveX security plugin Irony at its finest
    - shard 16y ago
      Yeah, tell me about it. You'd think in a country that's as high-tech as Korea they'd find a better way. Some banks even require you to install Windows desktop software to generate keys for login.

JonnieCache 16y ago

My tip is to simply install an IE-simulating theme for firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4129/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4129/ Then install the following extension to change the titlebars: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/57/?id=57 https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/57/?id=57 Finally a bit of desktop shortcut renaming and icon-customisation, and mother will never be any the wiser!

Xuzz 16y ago
It's kinda sad... but I've actually done exactly that before.