Which browser are you using? - Page 2

GeoffC · 07-01-2010, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BexBits

Thank you--fascinating place with an appealing community -- I'm glad I found you.

Me ! Oh Shucks .....

BexBits · 07-01-2010, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

Me ! Oh Shucks .....

*snort* I was going to say "ya'all" but that seemed so regionally inappropriate. The second person pronoun is one of my pet peeves with English.

happy_terd · 07-01-2010, 10:03 AM

That makes more sense.

benham · 07-01-2010, 10:40 AM

Firefox 90% of the time and IE the rest. I get kicked out of IE alot.

nursedude · 07-01-2010, 11:57 AM

Firefox almost 100% of the time. My laptop at work has Firefox as well (if they didn't want me to install stuff they shouldn't have given me admin privileges <g>.

Used Opera back in version 2.x days but got away from it after awhile.

I have used Chrome but didn't care for it.

I don't mind Safari....

Zed370 · 07-01-2010, 12:04 PM

Firefox - my main browser
IE - If I need to another browser like logging in to my other Google account.

Chrome - Used it before but found out it lacked the features that Firefox has.

clarknova · 07-01-2010, 12:29 PM

Firefox, but I'm still a big fan of NCSA Mosaic, since it had support for Gopher.

Though I just checked, and apparently Firefox still has some support for Gopher: gopher://gopher.floodgap.com/1/v2. Who knew?

LCF · 07-01-2010, 12:33 PM

Firefox, personalized to the point of no return

toomanybooks · 07-01-2010, 01:09 PM

Firefox primarily because it is more secure and protects my privacy better. Chrome for random light web browsing for speed. Atomic on the Ipad.

Javed · 07-01-2010, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by LCF

Firefox, personalized to the point of no return

That's one of the many things I like about Firefox. It is quite customizable and there are many useful add-ons available.

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astra · 07-02-2010, 05:21 AM

FireFox for 2 years.
We had this discussion almost exactly 2 years ago Firefox 3 and Extensions You can't live without and DMcCunney convinced me to give it a chance. Since then I use only FF. After that, I cannot stand IE.

Bye bye adds and pop-ups.

My bookmarks are synchronized across 3 computers and Sandisk Cruzer USB stick with U3 s/w on it. (I think you can use xmarks for IE now too, but it was impossible until fairly recently)
Works faster than IE.

I use only a couple of add-ons but they are essencial now for me.
Adblock Plus - a must-have!
Tab Mix Plus - a must-have!
Xmarks - a must-have!

On top of that, I used IE 2 weeks ago at work to something and got a virus at once - iexplore.exe. Had to re-image the system because antivirus could not get rid of of it and malware s/w was useless against it too.

As for the mail clients. I don't use them after I got gmail account. Since 2005?

frabjous · 07-02-2010, 12:56 PM

Firefox!

I switched to using Chromium (the open source version of Chrome) for a few months, but recently switched back. I do love Firefox’s extensions, but to be fair, Chrome/ium does have nearly as many good plugins/extensions too, including AdBlock. (Though I noticed that Google’s own ads somehow sneak through on Chromium.

)

Sure, Chrome starts up faster, but once you’ve got the thing running, I don’t really notice a difference.

There are some really geeky things I like better about Firefox: opentype font automatic ligature substitution, SVG images with transparent backgrounds, mozilla-specific CSS, and some other minor things. I find that Java works better, although slower, than with Chrom(e)(ium).

I also really like Mozilla as an organization and its commitment to open source. (Sure, Google is more committed to open source itself than most large technology corporations, but its methods and motives are often more questionable.)

Currently using the following plugins: AdBlock plus, Stylish, New Tab JumpStart, Tiny Menu, Echofon, GMail Watcher, Google Reader Watcher, and Web Developer.

However, since I’m obsessive about testing my webpages with various browsers, I currently have 11 browsers installed on my primary Ubuntu system: Firefox, Chromium, Opera, Konqueror, rekonq, Midori, Amaya, Arora, Midori, Epiphany and Emacs/W3. I have some older versions of IE running through Wine too. (I use my wife's Windows computer to test things in recent versions of IE and Safari.)

Brainphart · 07-02-2010, 04:36 PM

SRWare Iron: Google Chrome without the spyware.

http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php

Sweetpea · 07-02-2010, 05:10 PM

Firefox for my normal web browsing. IE for those sites that don't show well in FF, mostly work related.

clintbradford · 07-02-2010, 06:05 PM

I am new to Macs - just since 2006. My 17" MacBook Pro and mini are quite stable. But the current release of Safari crashes all the time. But Firefox and Chrome are working marvelously. Try Google's Chrome - a little different, but very enjoyable browser. Only thing missing for me is 1Password integration.

View Poll Results: Which browser(s) are you using?
Firefox	56	70.89%
Opera	6	7.59%
Chrome	18	22.78%
Internet Explorer	16	20.25%
Safari	6	7.59%
Other	2	2.53%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 79. You may not vote on this poll

07-02-2010, 06:05 PM	#30
clintbradford Older ... slower ... Posts: 450 Karma: 1924 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jurupa Valley CA US Device: Kobo, Kindles 2/3/Keyboard/Fire/Fire HD, HDX.	Safari Disappointing I am new to Macs - just since 2006. My 17" MacBook Pro and mini are quite stable. But the current release of Safari crashes all the time. But Firefox and Chrome are working marvelously. Try Google's Chrome - a little different, but very enjoyable browser. Only thing missing for me is 1Password integration.

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07-01-2010, 10:03 AM	#18
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	That makes more sense.

07-01-2010, 10:40 AM	#19
benham Guru Posts: 882 Karma: 5565888 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Townsend, WI Device: Palm TX, PRS-505 (BLUE)	Firefox 90% of the time and IE the rest. I get kicked out of IE alot.

07-01-2010, 11:57 AM	#20
nursedude Zealot Posts: 131 Karma: 17102 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo (Original), KT, iPad 1, iPhone 4S, iPad 3rd gen	Firefox almost 100% of the time. My laptop at work has Firefox as well (if they didn't want me to install stuff they shouldn't have given me admin privileges <g>. Used Opera back in version 2.x days but got away from it after awhile. I have used Chrome but didn't care for it. I don't mind Safari....

07-01-2010, 12:04 PM	#21
Zed370 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: HTC HD2	Firefox - my main browser IE - If I need to another browser like logging in to my other Google account. Chrome - Used it before but found out it lacked the features that Firefox has.

07-01-2010, 12:29 PM	#22
clarknova Addict Posts: 241 Karma: 2617 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greenwood, SC Device: Kindle 2	Firefox, but I'm still a big fan of NCSA Mosaic, since it had support for Gopher. Though I just checked, and apparently Firefox still has some support for Gopher: gopher://gopher.floodgap.com/1/v2. Who knew?

07-01-2010, 12:33 PM	#23
LCF Wizard Posts: 1,472 Karma: 9795311 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germany Device: Hanlin V3 (LBook), GS3	Firefox, personalized to the point of no return

07-01-2010, 01:09 PM	#24
toomanybooks Addict Posts: 302 Karma: 1039424 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: Ipad, Ipod Touch, KIndle Fire	Firefox primarily because it is more secure and protects my privacy better. Chrome for random light web browsing for speed. Atomic on the Ipad.

07-02-2010, 05:21 AM	#26
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	FireFox for 2 years. We had this discussion almost exactly 2 years ago Firefox 3 and Extensions You can't live without and DMcCunney convinced me to give it a chance. Since then I use only FF. After that, I cannot stand IE. Bye bye adds and pop-ups. My bookmarks are synchronized across 3 computers and Sandisk Cruzer USB stick with U3 s/w on it. (I think you can use xmarks for IE now too, but it was impossible until fairly recently) Works faster than IE. I use only a couple of add-ons but they are essencial now for me. Adblock Plus - a must-have! Tab Mix Plus - a must-have! Xmarks - a must-have! On top of that, I used IE 2 weeks ago at work to something and got a virus at once - iexplore.exe. Had to re-image the system because antivirus could not get rid of of it and malware s/w was useless against it too. As for the mail clients. I don't use them after I got gmail account. Since 2005?

07-02-2010, 12:56 PM	#27
frabjous Wizard Posts: 1,213 Karma: 12890 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Device: Sony PRS-505	Firefox! I switched to using Chromium (the open source version of Chrome) for a few months, but recently switched back. I do love Firefox’s extensions, but to be fair, Chrome/ium does have nearly as many good plugins/extensions too, including AdBlock. (Though I noticed that Google’s own ads somehow sneak through on Chromium. ) Sure, Chrome starts up faster, but once you’ve got the thing running, I don’t really notice a difference. There are some really geeky things I like better about Firefox: opentype font automatic ligature substitution, SVG images with transparent backgrounds, mozilla-specific CSS, and some other minor things. I find that Java works better, although slower, than with Chrom(e)(ium). I also really like Mozilla as an organization and its commitment to open source. (Sure, Google is more committed to open source itself than most large technology corporations, but its methods and motives are often more questionable.) Currently using the following plugins: AdBlock plus, Stylish, New Tab JumpStart, Tiny Menu, Echofon, GMail Watcher, Google Reader Watcher, and Web Developer. However, since I’m obsessive about testing my webpages with various browsers, I currently have 11 browsers installed on my primary Ubuntu system: Firefox, Chromium, Opera, Konqueror, rekonq, Midori, Amaya, Arora, Midori, Epiphany and Emacs/W3. I have some older versions of IE running through Wine too. (I use my wife's Windows computer to test things in recent versions of IE and Safari.)

07-02-2010, 04:36 PM	#28
Brainphart Compost Power Posts: 79 Karma: 62238 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee Device: Nook ST-1 Sony Reader PRS500(retired but still kicking)	SRWare Iron: Google Chrome without the spyware. http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php

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07-02-2010, 05:10 PM	#29
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Firefox for my normal web browsing. IE for those sites that don't show well in FF, mostly work related.