Which poll options do you want Sovereign?
IE
FireFox
Opera
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I use several browsers.
Which poll options do you want Sovereign?
IE
FireFox
Opera
--
I use several browsers.
Ja mata
TosaInu
Firefox 90% of the time.
IE 5% of the time.
Oddball browsers 5% of the time.
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.
Firefox! I love it. Greatly reduced my adware/pop-up issues.
Always been Netscape, but switched to Firefox a couple years ago.
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Firefox
maybe those guys should be doing something more useful...
Mozilla Suite. A little more configurable than straight Firefox, and I use the mail and composer some as well.
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Firefox
IE (rarely- for work related web-based applications)
Mozilla suite (only on my Linux box)
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Options: (please make it so people can chose more than one)Originally Posted by TosaInu
IE
FF
Opera
Other (state in post)
Internet explorer...
What's the big deal with firefox and all those other browsers... why are they so much better than IE ?
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They are generally less riddled with security issues, for starters.
Plus, it lets you stick it to Bill Gates.
The Fox is on Fire!
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.Originally Posted by Dutch_guy
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.
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If I werent playing games Id be killing small animals at a higher rate than I am now - SFTS
Si je n'étais pas jouer à des jeux que je serais mort de petits animaux à un taux plus élevé que je suis maintenant - Louis VI The Fat
"Why do you hate the extremely limited Spartan version of freedom?" - Lemur
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.Originally Posted by Dutch_guy
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.
Last edited by Monarch; 02-04-2006 at 22:02.
ah thanks for the link man !Originally Posted by Sovereign
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.
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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).
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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.
Aah, here's my manOriginally Posted by AdrianII
Maxthon
" The only browser that can cook you bacon & eggs while singing Janis Joplin's Mercedes Benz "
(Ok at least I tried..)
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