Which Browser

[nubbler]

Which browser are you using? Just curious. I use IE, I know everybody is saying switch to firefox, but I havent had a third of the problems everybody else has (eg. spyware), and i don't use a blocker either, I use scanners thuogh. I did try to switch once, started using it and planning to make it my default browser but it annoyed me too much. Was slower, eats memory like a - well somthing that eats a lot of memory. Miss my google toolbar. Also the way it loads drives me cukoo. That's just my opinion and how I found it.

[Gibble]

I use Firefox the most. For a long time it was Opera, then Mozilla and now Firefox.

[netnamakan]

firefox seems to load pages faster, so I use it more

[bigandy]

Firefox. I started using it awhile back out of curiousity, and liked it much better than IE.

[Cricket]

Didn't we just have a browser poll not too long ago?

Cricket

[Blue_Gundam2002]

Firefox all the way.

1. Free
2. much more configurable
3. you can set it up to use the same profile on multiple computers, so no more bookmark hunting for those of us that use more than one computer.
4. No one tries to find and exploit secuity problems with it, unlike IE.
5. Free

[glc]

I like Firefox, but I'm still using Opera as my primary browser. Reasons are as follows - I have never liked IE and will do anything to avoid using it. Netscape 4.x was getting more and more unusable and Netscape 6 was just a pile of crap. I installed Opera and liked it. This was before Mozilla was really viable and before the Firefox project existed. If I like something and it does what I need, I stick with it - I need a better reason to change than just "because it's new and it's there".

[kram 2.0]

Firefox...easy to use, very versatile. MSIE worked fine for me too, except some of the stuff that came in along with it, cookies which are generally relatively unharmful, weren't good. I also do use Netscape - that's for the Mac...works well, has me satisfied.

kram

[WhatsThisBoxFor?]

I never had a problem at all with IE, only a few tracking cookies, although I have seen friends computers go down with spyware. The only problem I had with IE was silly things, like how it doesn't display pages propely, all the time, even if they are coded according to W3C standards. Because I do some website design, I decided I needed something that was more standards centerlised. So I switched to Firefox, first it was only for my website design, but once I changed the theme, and added extensions like Mouse Guestures it was a lot more functional than IE, and I could personilise it. I have never looked back at IE yet.

[nubbler]

Originally Posted by Cricket Didn't we just have a browser poll not too long ago?

Looks like it. Sorry bout that. Oh well, here's how things have changed sinnce then.

[Chadley78]

Originally Posted by nubbler Which browser are you using? Just curious. I use IE, I know everybody is saying switch to firefox, but I havent had a third of the problems everybody else has (eg. spyware), and i don't use a blocker either, I use scanners thuogh. I did try to switch once, started using it and planning to make it my default browser but it annoyed me too much. Was slower, eats memory like a - well somthing that eats a lot of memory. Miss my google toolbar. Also the way it loads drives me cukoo. That's just my opinion and how I found it.

Um, Firefox has a built in Googlebar, not a separate download, it is much faster than IE, in my experience, I'm sure YMMV (your mileage may vary) - but it's a much better browser. If you tried it a long time ago, or even just a few months ago, you should try it again. They've made a lot of progress in the past few months, and now they've released 1.0PR - very cool stuff. The add ons are great, but if you are just concerned about fast - the base download (builtin Googlebar included) is a lean mean web-surfing machine, and it flies.

The best extensions (plug-in/add-ons) AdBlock - FoxyTunes (lets you run your media player through your web-browser) - NukeAnything (lets you delete anything from your page, like annoying flashing banners or whatever - they can be restored by refreshing the page) - and GooglePReview, that puts thumbnails of the webpages next to Google search results. Very neat stuff!

-Chad

[Mesaeus]

I've been using Opera since before FireFox was a worthy alternative, and there doesn't seem to be a reason to switch at this moment (they're both great browsers). Now IE, that IS a reason to switch; about anything should be better.

[nubbler]

Originally Posted by Chadley78 Um, Firefox has a built in Googlebar, not a separate download, it is much faster than IE, in my experience, I'm sure YMMV (your mileage may vary) - but it's a much better browser. If you tried it a long time ago, or even just a few months ago, you should try it again. They've made a lot of progress in the past few months, and now they've released 1.0PR - very cool stuff. The add ons are great, but if you are just concerned about fast - the base download (builtin Googlebar included) is a lean mean web-surfing machine, and it flies. The best extensions (plug-in/add-ons) AdBlock - FoxyTunes (lets you run your media player through your web-browser) - NukeAnything (lets you delete anything from your page, like annoying flashing banners or whatever - they can be restored by refreshing the page) - and GooglePReview, that puts thumbnails of the webpages next to Google search results. Very neat stuff! -Chad

I know, the plugins are awsome. But since I never used it a lot, the little things that annoy me would take some getttin used to. Last time I tested it was week ago or so. I don't want just the google search, I use the other features it has as much if not more than just the search, like searching current site, images, groups, news etc. right from the toolbar, pagerank(not important, just cool) and the up one level button(kinda like it, use it a lot) dunno maybe firefox has some of those features or all of em. I stil have it installed, and I'm always open for change. Speed was the same at some sites but at most it was a bit slower.

[aym]

Firefox, web developer extension is awesome (among the other things)

[Chadley78]

Originally Posted by nubbler I know, the plugins are awsome. But since I never used it a lot, the little things that annoy me would take some getttin used to. Last time I tested it was week ago or so. I don't want just the google search, I use the other features it has as much if not more than just the search, like searching current site, images, groups, news etc. right from the toolbar, pagerank(not important, just cool) and the up one level button(kinda like it, use it a lot) dunno maybe firefox has some of those features or all of em. I stil have it installed, and I'm always open for change. Speed was the same at some sites but at most it was a bit slower.

There are extenstions for pagerank and you can add other search engines - Google Images, Froogle, Google News, Amazon, eBay, Dictionary.com, half.com, Yahoo, etc. (those are just some of the ones I have - there are a lot more you can get). It's very easy to pick which on you want to use - they are all on the toolbar. Now you do have to install those other engines, but it's as easy as a couple of clicks and restarting FireFox. It even has a Gmail-checker, if you have Gmail. I don't know what a "up one level" button would do, so I can't say if FireFox can do that or not. But the "find in this page" thing can be added, too I think. Or you can just hit ctrl+f and a box will open for find in page.

I'm not trying to pressure you to switch, I'm just letting you know that you can do a lot (if not all) of the things you are talking about in FireFox.

-Chad

[nubbler]

Originally Posted by Chadley78 I'm not trying to pressure you to switch, I'm just letting you know that you can do a lot (if not all) of the things you are talking about in FireFox. -Chad

I don't mind even if you trying to making switch, I want to know those kinda things, I'll have to get those plugins and try it again. All "up one level" does go up one folder at any site by clicking a button, again it's not very important and it can easily be done in the address bar but it's kinda handy. If I like these plugins a lot, I'll just have to get used to some of the little things I don't like, afterall they are only little.

[Force Flow]

Originally Posted by glc I installed Opera and liked it. This was before Mozilla was really viable and before the Firefox project existed. If I like something and it does what I need, I stick with it - I need a better reason to change than just "because it's new and it's there".

Same here.

[Panama Red]

I've tried Firefox but went back to IE. Just what you're used too I guess. All my machines use IE and have never had a problem.

[nubbler]

Originally Posted by Panama Red I've tried Firefox but went back to IE. Just what you're used too I guess. All my machines use IE and have never had a problem.

Same here, some of their plugins rule though.

[Dangermouse1]

I use Mozilla and Konqueror ( running Linux) and if I`m using Windows I use Opera.

[nubbler]

Originally Posted by Chadley78 There are extenstions for pagerank and you can add other search engines - Google Images, Froogle, Google News, Amazon, eBay, Dictionary.com, half.com, Yahoo, etc. (those are just some of the ones I have - there are a lot more you can get).

Just found a google toolbar for it, not exactly the same but very similar.

[Chadley78]

Originally Posted by nubbler Just found a google toolbar for it, not exactly the same but very similar.

do you not have the Google search built in?

-Chad

[nubbler]

Originally Posted by Chadley78 do you not have the Google search built in? -Chad

Yes, but I wanted the other options the google toolbar had, so I found an extention for a google bar. So that problem is gone now.