Whats your broswer?

[Zalmoxis]

I use IE, cuz it's the bomb, yo!

[Quietus]

I use IE, cuz it's the bomb, yo!

Yo, yo. Have you tried dem Firefox, dawg?

In Russia, Firefox blogs you!

[Zalmoxis]

No, I don't trust those types of free programs. What does it do that IE doesn't?

[Seagrave]

Just switched to Fire fox about a month ago, I got to say I like it. Love the tabs, and the favorites in the toolbar stuff

[Zalmoxis]

Um, doesn't IE have the same thing?

NOTE: I think this is my 500th post, I'm celebrating!

[Matrixman]

Firefox - the tabbed browsing and lack of pop-ups make it a winner for me

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

Zal - last time I checked, IE doesn't have tabbed browsing, which is very useful, particularly when managing posting and reading in multiple forums. Though I think I heard IE was going to get the tabs, but only because all the cool people were doing it.

And FF just is safer than IE. drone made a nice short post explaining the weakness inherent in IE.

[Xiahou]

Zal - last time I checked, IE doesn't have tabbed browsing, which is very useful, particularly when managing posting and reading in multiple forums.

I thought they added tabs in IE7- but it still sucks by comparison. It has none of the customization, addons, ect.

[NodachiSam]

Firefox, IE when I check e-mail through MSN messenger. I haven't really looked back.

[R'as al Ghul]

Firefox rocks!
I stick with it since version 0.7, I think. During that time the pros for
Firefox were even more evident. (pop-ups seemed to disappear completely from the web when I started using it).
When at work I have to use IE 6.0 which sucks majorly.
For example clicking on "go to last post" results in veeeeeeery long loading
times, whereas when I click the last page directly and then scroll down I get
there much faster. It's cumbersome. Also no tabs in this one.
I tested some alternatives and have K-Meleon and Opera installed.
K-Meleon loads pretty fast and Opera is restricted to my uni research matters.
On my Linux machine I usually also use Firefox but sometimes Konqueror.

The only thing that IE does better is when I save a webpage. In the html
file there'll be a line telling you when and from where you've saved it.

[Mouzafphaerre]

No, I don't trust those types of free programs. What does it do that IE doesn't?

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Doesn't leave your computer open to all kinds of spyware/malware intrusion by the evil device called active-x, to begin with...
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[Zalmoxis]

I'm more paranoid on switching browser because I have a feeling they will watch and record everything I do.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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They do!
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[Orda Khan]

Firefox......no pop ups

......Orda

[Xiahou]

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Doesn't leave your computer open to all kinds of spyware/malware intrusion by the evil device called active-x, to begin with...
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Looks like this is in the news again too.

Internet Explorer users can be as much as 21 times more likely to end up with a spyware-infected PC than people who go online with Mozilla's Firefox browser, academic researchers from Microsoft's backyard said in a recently published paper.

link

[Monarch]

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!

Yeah I know. I guess to too carefully chose my wording.

"back when I was choosing my broswer opera had ads"

They had them when I was looking for a new broswer, now im too comfty at FF to switch lol.

[Zalmoxis]

Seriously though, does Firefox watch everything you do?

[Lemur]

A browser cannot "watch" what you do. It's a piece of software hosted on your PC -- all by its lonesome, it does nothing. Now, when you tell the browser to go to Amazon, it is aware that you're asking it to go to Amazon. It even records this information in its history, and downloads any of the associated cookies that come with visiting Amazon.com. But it's your browser on your PC, and you can erase the history and the cookies.

But none of this equals your browser "watching" you. There are various ways in which your web experience could be tracked, but I'm not going to go into them here, since it's late and the infant lemur knows no mercy on a sleepy dada lemur. Here's a good article to get you started on web browser privacy. (FWIW, the thing most likely to compromise your privacy is called a "tracking cookie.")

Remember, there are three people who know what you're looking at: You, your web browser (which isn't really a person, but I couldn't think of a better way to phrase this), and the site you're viewing (unless you use a proxy web service). None of this is wrong or bad. What's scary is when a third party finds a way to track you. And lordy do they try. Anybody remember DoubleClick?

[Xiahou]

Well, if you're really paranoid, you could just tell FF to delete cookies every time you close your browser. The downside is that cookies are what keeps your login to this and other sites.... So you'd have to relogin everytime you opened FF again. More trouble that Im willing to go thru.

Just load up spyware blaster and do periodic adaware scans.

[LeftEyeNine]

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).

Aah, here's my man

Maxthon

" The only browser that can cook you bacon & eggs while singing Janis Joplin's Mercedes Benz "

(Ok at least I tried..)

[Strike For The South]

(Be nice or be elsewhere. - Beirut)

[Monarch]

No, I don't trust those types of free programs. What does it do that IE doesn't?

Wow, so how to you download....anything lol. Open source is basically what keeps my PC going. For graphics I have the GIMP, for broswing I have FF, for office suit software I have Open Office etc etc.

Thousands of people worldwide use Firefox, trust me, the people who make it are much nicer people than the devil worshippers that made IE

yes, I have not met any of the people that made either program. It was a joke. Please dont kill me :)

[Mouzafphaerre]

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In Mozilla and Firefox you can micromanage cookies and permissions precisely. You can let only certain sites set cookies for instance, or ban certain ones likewise.
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[AntiochusIII]

I just changed to Firefox recently (read: thirty minutes ago, approximately) and is loving it in its entirety. With add-ons like no script and ad-block installed, my marriage with Internet Explorer's dangerous surfing affair is now officially over. Firefox is faster, looks cooler, safer, and easier than IE would ever be.

DIVORCE! HA! STICK IT TO THE MAN, BILL!

I thank you all orgahs, especially noteworthy Lemur, for showing my ignorant soul the Light of open-source and free softwares.

*prepares to convert Zalmoxis*

[Lemur]

Aw, shucks ... I'm deeply honored that my attempts to pimp open source software have been useful.

[Proletariat]

Firefox is faster, looks cooler, safer, and easier than IE would ever be.

DIVORCE! HA! STICK IT TO THE MAN, BILL!

Congratulations! Lemur's most likely already sent you a pm detailing the FF secret hand shake, but here's a thread for the meantime that talks about some useful extensions.

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=60725