Recently my internet browser has been experiencing problems. I've been using Mozilla Firefox, and it has been working splendidly for the longest time, but just within the past week or so it seems to have become slightly brain damaged.
Two of my most visited websites are Myspace and YouTube. Really, as long as I can connect with people and watch funny videos, the internet serves me well. But suddenly Firefox began having seizures, freezing up when trying to play a YouTube video or visiting certain Myspace pages. And I became all too familiar with a pop-up screen telling me that Shockwave Flash "has performed an illegal operation" and that I am "strongly advised to restart Firefox."
I've always hated the term illegal operation. It's another one of the many vague, nonsensical computer terms that nobody can define but computers love to use. What, did Shockwave Flash rob a bank or something? Why isn't this perpetrator plug-in being arrested? Maybe then it wouldn't continue its illegal activity every fucking time I use the internet.
So I turned to Google to try and find a solution to this problem, and discovered that several people are experiencing the same thing. But sadly, forum after forum after forum, nobody could offer a definite way to remedy Firefox's retardation. I tried everything suggested in these forums, and just like the others I was unsuccessful. Some users had been trying to fix the problem for months, to no avail. Several others eventually gave up and reverted back to Internet Explorer, somewhat reliable but still inferior. Still others opted to download newer browsers and start from scratch. Needless to say, it is frustrating and sad to find out that several people have the same problem with Firefox but all are powerless to fix it. Firefox can't be cured. Firefox has cancer of the Flash.
So until I find a cure, I must use IE for my networking and video needs. It works okay, but it's a step backwards.
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