Is Firefox too much to ask for?

Published 09 July 07 10:05 AM

Apparently, yes. Liking Firefox and hating Internet Explorer is not enough of a reason for ITS to install a freely available program on my office PC.

Oh my Arts computer - with all your Mac-y goodness, decent programs and large screen - how I miss you.

by Karen.Hall
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# Tama said on July 9, 2007 10:47 AM:

*cough* Use a laptop instead of a desktop and they'll give you Admin rights ... *cough*

# robyn.owens said on July 9, 2007 3:38 PM:

I have Firefox on my machine, so it should be possible to get it. Keep trying, or call in for some back-up if needed; I'll write with support.

# david.glance said on July 9, 2007 10:27 PM:

You should be able to install it without adminstrator rights. We have installed it on a number of admin machines without a problem. You can install Safari for the PC just for good measure :)

# Karen.Hall said on July 10, 2007 8:51 AM:

I've followed David's advice and gone ahead and installed Firefox. Yay! Now I just have to add my bookmarks etc and I'll be happy in my virtual home. (And maybe hiding out from ITS offline :) )

# Tama said on July 10, 2007 9:04 AM:

Do you use Foxmarks?  Synchronised bookmarks between multiple machines using Firefox makes life a lot easier! (http://www.foxmarks.com/)

# Karen.Hall said on July 10, 2007 1:27 PM:

You are such a geek, Tama! I'm trying to set up a bit of a division between work and study through the computers I use (laptop for research/thesis/etc, office computer for work) and part of that is a rather different set of bookmarks. I'll keep Foxmarks in mind, though, if the desktop at home is ever worth using.

# Tama said on July 10, 2007 2:59 PM:

You're posting a thread about Firefox and I'm the geek? :P  Besides, we're in a blog ... surely this is the realm of the geek ... and there are more geeks every day!  

Speaking of Geekishness, did you see In Media Res has a Battlestar themed week going on with Lisa Nakamura writing the first take? Here: http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/videos

# Karen.Hall said on July 10, 2007 5:30 PM:

Hmm, I've spent a large part the day playing with HTML and mysource to get a new bit of the LLRS website working. I guess I need to start owning my geekishness! :)

Thanks for the Battlestar link - I might use it for self-bribery to get tomorrow's work done.

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About Karen.Hall

I've recently submitted my PhD thesis, titled 'Discovering the Lost Race Story: Writing Science Fiction, Writing Temporality', for examination. In the meantime, I'm teaching in the discipline of Communication Studies at UWA and starting a new project on medievalism and media through a Whitfeld Fellowship.