Whats your broswer?

[Monarch]

Because every technology discussion forum on the internet should have at least 156.1 of these polls, I figured I'd start us off

So what do you use? Opera? Firefox? Internet Explorer? *gulp* Other???!

(Oh and mods, please attach a poll )

Personally, I'm FireFox. I dont really care about the faster speeds (I have a 2mg internet connection), the 0.000001% less chance of getting hacked, for me it's the tabs. I know Opera has them but when I was choosing my browser opera had ads, FF didnt. Oh and of course theres a little 'stickin it to the man' stuff in there too.

[John86]

Mozilla Firefox. Ive seen a huge reduction in pop ups and adware since I started using it.

[The_Doctor]

Internet Explorer.

[Craterus]

I use IE.

[TosaInu]

Which poll options do you want Sovereign?

IE
FireFox
Opera
--

I use several browsers.

[Lemur]

Firefox 90% of the time.
IE 5% of the time.
Oddball browsers 5% of the time.

[Reenk Roink]

I very, very, recently switched to Firefox (like 5 days ago), and I am noticing what all the hype is about. I still occansionally pop up a IE window, but this is becoming rare.

[Proletariat]

Firefox! I love it. Greatly reduced my adware/pop-up issues.

[Quietus]

Always been Netscape, but switched to Firefox a couple years ago.

[hoom]

Firefox

[drone]

Mozilla Suite. A little more configurable than straight Firefox, and I use the mail and composer some as well.

[Xiahou]

Firefox
IE (rarely- for work related web-based applications)
Mozilla suite (only on my Linux box)

[Monarch]

Which poll options do you want Sovereign?

IE
FireFox
Opera
--

I use several browsers.

Options: (please make it so people can chose more than one)

IE
FF
Opera
Other (state in post)

[Dutch_guy]

Internet explorer...

What's the big deal with firefox and all those other browsers... why are they so much better than IE ?

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

They are generally less riddled with security issues, for starters.

Plus, it lets you stick it to Bill Gates.

The Fox is on Fire!

[drone]

Internet explorer...

What's the big deal with firefox and all those other browsers... why are they so much better than IE ?

The main issue is that IE is coupled into the Windows operating system. IE allows sites to do things to your computer through ActiveX. This is good for only 1 thing: Windows Updates. Otherwise, this is a portal for all sorts of malware from websites. They have tightened up security some in IE, but the ActiveX weak link still remains.

I use IE for one thing, and one thing only, Windows Updates. If a site doesn't render properly in another browser, they are not using the proper standards and do not get my business. I think the latest Netscape allows you to turn ActiveX on (not sure what the default setting is), so I would stay away from that as well.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Mozilla is my main browser (why not in the list? ) and Firefox does my dirty work.
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[Monarch]

Internet explorer...

What's the big deal with firefox and all those other browsers... why are they so much better than IE ?

Dropping the tech stuff, the tabs are excellent. Allows you to have x number of sites open in just one window, it means your tqaskbar isn't screwed up with fifty windows, all you need to do is hit cntrl T and bang you've got a new tab, then you use the bookmark toolbar (i think IE has something similar) where you get yuor fave sites on a handy toolbar resting above your tabs, you click one of them and your at your site. Tabs allow for faster and more organised browsing I find.

Also not that I do but there's quite alot of cool looking skins you can d/l.

Edit: A nice link for you: http://browsehappy.com/

Edit: I didn't put mozzilla in quite simply because it's not that popular. If you want a suite, I thought most people used the 'interlocking' qualities of firefox/thunderbird or simply Opera which is a suite. Mozilla isn't as popular as the others imo.

[Viking]

Internet Explorer, in all its glory.

[Martok]

I've been using IE for years, but I've been hearing a lot of good things about Firefox the last 6 months or so. I'm of a mind to try it out, but is there anything I should know about it first before downloading it?

[Dutch_guy]

Dropping the tech stuff, the tabs are excellent. Allows you to have x number of sites open in just one window, it means your tqaskbar isn't screwed up with fifty windows, all you need to do is hit cntrl T and bang you've got a new tab, then you use the bookmark toolbar (i think IE has something similar) where you get yuor fave sites on a handy toolbar resting above your tabs, you click one of them and your at your site. Tabs allow for faster and more organised browsing I find.

Also not that I do but there's quite alot of cool looking skins you can d/l.

Edit: A nice link for you: http://browsehappy.com/

Edit: I didn't put mozzilla in quite simply because it's not that popular. If you want a suite, I thought most people used the 'interlocking' qualities of firefox/thunderbird or simply Opera which is a suite. Mozilla isn't as popular as the others imo.

ah thanks for the link man !

has got some good info on the browsers, and I think I'll give firefox a try and see how much better it's supposed to be.

[Adrian II]

I am a proud and satisfied Maxthon user since LeftEyeNine advertised this browser in another thread a couple weeks ago. It took me a week to get used to, but I love its speed, its tabbed browsing, its Group options, its pop-up killer, its Super Drag&Drop, etcetera. You can load and install it in a jiffy and if you want to scrap it, it uninstalls swiftly and completely (I checked, did a trial run).

[Lemur]

I'm sure Maxthon is fine and dandy, but I'm sticking with the Fox for a few reasons:

• I like using open source software when possible. There are ramifications to it that go way beyond my personal browsing experience.
• I can use the same browser on all three of my operating systems -- WinXP, Linux and Mac OS X.
• The updates are frequent and worthwhile.
• Absoultely no chance of anybody running any Active X scripts on my boxen.

[Knight Templar]

I mostly use Firefox, Opera sometimes.

[ajaxfetish]

Good old Internet Explorer. I suppose I should get something better, but I'm lazy . . . and none too tech-savvy.

Ajax

[discovery1]

Mozilla proper. Got it after some popup fiasco here. Sometimes use Firefox.

[Mouzafphaerre]

Mozilla proper. Got it after some popup fiasco here. Sometimes use Firefox.

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There's a man!
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[C-F]

Using Opera for about 3 years now and have no complains for about 95% of my browsing.

Some sites insist on IE e.g. my kids .EDU so I have to switch for these tasks... ;
oh, use it also to print and/or save webpages (easier to print and more structure in save)

Have tried firefox, but for some reason it doesn't like my rigg (freezes and takes its time 'doing' things...)

[GoreBag]

Firefox, but IE for my hotmail-checking, just because the link through msn is faster.

[Mikeus Caesar]

I know Opera has them but when I was choosing my browser opera had ads, FF didnt. Oh and of course theres a little 'stickin it to the man' stuff in there too.

Actually, the latest version of Opera, which i use, is completely free and no longer has ads. 8.5 i think. You should get it. After all, the more obscure the browser, the more you stick it to the man!