sorry ~ I guess I didn't word my question correctly ~ what I wanted to know is: I *like* at&t yahoo browser, and I really don't want to switch to internet explorer. Anybody here have at&t yahoo browser and have had to switch to internet explorer? I just really don't like their browser ~ anybody else feel that way? thanks

I've used Safari for a couple of days and here are my impressions. It downloaded, installed, and loads without any problem. With it you also get "Bonjour Service" which, I think, is used for local networks, and connecting devices. Upon my second day of starting Safari, the Bonjour software again wanted access past Zonealarm. At that point I decided I did not want to see Bonjour anymore, did a file search, and deleted files. It had not appeared in Startup files. As to a browser, it is a little faster than Firefox, IE, and Opera in opening new pages. I did not like the browser appearance as I am accustomed to others. Its opening page contains "advertisement" buttons that include Apple, Store, Mac, iPod, iPhone, Downloads, and Support. It also has a bar with buttons for YouTube, Apple, Amazon, Ebay, and a button for several News sites. I have read that the advertisements are paid by the companies. The few News sites that are there are either paid for by the news companies or are "associates" of Apple but I classify them as "liberal" and I don't need politics on my browser. The browser appearance is slightly dull looking in one sense but the websites that are found seem to have a little more vivid color than other browsers. The box on the browser used to input a word or site to search for is smaller than on other browsers and a little more difficult to manipulate, i.e., more difficult to erase and type in something different. Summing: as a browser, it works as well as others but it is a little different. I see no advantage for me to use it versus Firefox, and after a couple more days, I will probably remove it.

Pam: Ah, if only it were! *History* I get by clicking on the cat icon with the clock, and the history menu drops down on the *left* side of the screen. You can see where this one is, and I get this menu by clicking on the thing like double parentheses next to the star in the address window. Besides, as I said, I have had History turned off for a long time and that side bar is empty. The items in this menu happen to be mostly things I have only visited once or twice and are by no means representative of my browsing history. If they were, it might be of some use. Owbist: Thanks. I wasn't looking for speed or accessibility. I just don't like having something whose method of working and management I don't know. It bothers me! It even bothers me that I don't know its name, so I am hampered in looking for a solution. Linesman: Your message just came in. That seemed to do the trick, and I was thinking Yippee! But, alas, the sites didn't stay deleted. They disappeared when I highlighted them and clicked Delete, but the minute I clicked on the "parentheses" mark that brings up that menu, there they all were again. Closing and reopening FF didn't make a speck of difference. I have found that clicking on the star in the URL window adds a new site. So half of the mystery is solved, but the half that most interests me is the deleting part! LOL I think I'm going to have to uninstall and reinstall FF, but even that may not help.

Kath, glad you got your email back. About Firefox 10.0.2. Is that what you had, or did you update it along with Thunderbird? Wondering what caused your problem. I don't know whether to get the update or not. I'm sure Alex will do well on the test. OJ, I had that same problem with Gmail. I use Yahoo now. There is a definite Love-Hate relationship with our computers. Sue