Favorite Web Browser? - Page 2

no.guru · 12-04-2011, 07:38 PM

Only four choices? That's like asking our favorite ereader and allowing only the four most popular.

SteveEisenberg · 12-04-2011, 07:53 PM

I voted for Chrome.

For email access, buying things, discovering new sites, and sending reading material to my Kindle, I use Chrome

For reading long web texts, I use Amazon WebKit.

I realize this second is an unpopular choice. But it all depends what you are using the web for.

Phogg · 12-04-2011, 08:26 PM

I prefer Dolphin HD.
It lets me set desktop view as my default, and spoofs content set up to block mobile viewing such as many YouTube videos and some news sites.

Nyssa · 12-04-2011, 08:37 PM

I have yet to decide between FF and Chrome. I've been using FF for years but just started using Chrome, regularly, this week.

Nexutix · 12-04-2011, 10:01 PM

Although I voted for chrome, I use firefox when it comes to few specific tasks. I use IE always for bank transactions. And most of the time I use chrome because my mind can't wait after I insert address/click a link for new page to render. (Impatience)

Laine · 12-04-2011, 10:25 PM

The computer came with IE and I never bothered looking at alternatives. Plus you needed IE for downloading lit files when I was buying them.

DoctorOhh · 12-06-2011, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Falcao

Chrome, just because I easily can synchronize my bookmarks among different PCs.

I use Firefox for the add-ons and because I can synchronize my bookmarks among different PCs.

Quake1028 · 12-06-2011, 07:56 AM

Firefox>Chrome>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>IE

sakura-panda · 12-06-2011, 09:25 AM

I don't have a favorite. They all have their own deficiencies and I flip back and forth depending on what I am working on.

(I use mostly Chrome, IE and some Firefox.)

Hamlet53 · 12-07-2011, 12:23 PM

I pretty much use Firefox only. I do use Chrome occasionally, but I have not used IE in ages.

I find these results very interesting. In the period from about 1997 to 2002 I was doing programming at a Internet start-up company that provided online courses and a learning management system for training at various companies. We tracked the browser use by customers to try and accommodate what the customers were using. This was back when the two major browsers were IE and Netscape Navigator, and both were still engaged in the annoying business of coming up with new and incompatible improvements. So the breakdown at that time generally ran 65-70% IE, 25-30% NN, and about 5% other (that we did not try and separate out). Now I expect that at the time the high use of IE was because browser choice was set by the IT departments of the companies. Still looking at these results I can help but marvel at how the mighty has fallen.

I agree with others that it would have been nice to include an “other” option in this poll.

SerenaFairfax · 12-08-2011, 11:28 AM

Would someone please enlighten me as to what is an "add on"?

Halo · 12-11-2011, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SerenaFairfax

Would someone please enlighten me as to what is an "add on"?

An add-on is a piece of software that can be added into a web browser to add new functionality. The Firefox web browser has many add-ons available as does Chrome. I'm not sure if other browsers support them nor how extensive their collections of add-ons may be.

I use Firefox and have quite a few add-ons installed:

Dictionary ToolTip - Double-click on any word and see a pop-up window with the word's definition.
NoSquint - Forces the browser to zoom the page size by a certain amount (I have it set at 120%). I can change also change the zoom value to another amount for specific sites. For example, I have everything at 120% but set wikipedia sites at 150% because that is easier for me to read. I wouldn't be able to use the web without this add-on because the text size on most web pages is far too small to read.
gTranslator - Translate a web page into another language with a single click.
EPUBReader - Read epub files right in the web browser.
Zotero - Powerful add-on that lets you organize research and sources. Integrates with Microsoft Word to automatically output citations and bibliography.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. There are many thousands of add-ons for Firefox.

missy_aurora · 12-12-2011, 10:30 AM

I use Chrome for school and general stuff and love the fact that it as spell check. Files generally want to open in IE for some reason but I find that IE crashes more and cookies need to be reset and that some web pages get rerouted in IE and not in Chrome. Have also used Fire Fox but was very unhappy as it didn't come with Flash player and was missing other essential plugins, so I ditched it after a week or two, tried re downloading it a few times as the latest version but with no success . Used Safari for a while but don't like the layout, so am sticking with Chrome with IE for some things.

maianhvk · 12-12-2011, 11:47 PM

I use Chrome 99% of the time I go online, because I like its simplicity, and many things are linked to the others: Gmail, G+, G Search, G Maps, etc. It has fewer apps than Firefox, but I don't use many anyway.

The other 1% is when I need to log on to 2 accounts on the same website at the same time, or that I'm too lazy to sign out and then sign in under a different username again. When that happens, I use Firefox Nightly.

View Poll Results: Which web browser?
Google Chrome	17	29.31%
Microsoft Internet Explorer	4	6.90%
Apple Safari	3	5.17%
Mozilla FireFox	34	58.62%
Voters: 58. You may not vote on this poll

12-04-2011, 08:37 PM	#19
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	I have yet to decide between FF and Chrome. I've been using FF for years but just started using Chrome, regularly, this week. Last edited by Nyssa; 12-04-2011 at 10:50 PM. Reason: typo-extra "d"

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12-04-2011, 07:38 PM	#16
no.guru Crazy like a Posts: 229 Karma: 2368978 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Sony PRS-T1, Sony PRS-350	Only four choices? That's like asking our favorite ereader and allowing only the four most popular.

12-04-2011, 07:53 PM	#17
SteveEisenberg Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,426 Karma: 43514536 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: near Philadelphia USA Device: Kindle Kids Edition, Fire HD 10 (11th generation)	I voted for Chrome. For email access, buying things, discovering new sites, and sending reading material to my Kindle, I use Chrome For reading long web texts, I use Amazon WebKit. I realize this second is an unpopular choice. But it all depends what you are using the web for.

12-04-2011, 08:26 PM	#18
Phogg PHD in Horribleness Posts: 2,320 Karma: 23599604 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the ironbound section, near avenue L Device: Just a whole bunch. I guess I am a collector now.	I prefer Dolphin HD. It lets me set desktop view as my default, and spoofs content set up to block mobile viewing such as many YouTube videos and some news sites.

12-04-2011, 10:01 PM	#20
Nexutix Reading and reading Posts: 582 Karma: 8250144 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Infibeam Pi, iPod Touch 4G, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 2, Oneplus One	Although I voted for chrome, I use firefox when it comes to few specific tasks. I use IE always for bank transactions. And most of the time I use chrome because my mind can't wait after I insert address/click a link for new page to render. (Impatience)

12-04-2011, 10:25 PM	#21
Laine Addict Posts: 341 Karma: 1162396 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cabramatta, Sydney, Australia Device: Aura H2O, Voyage	The computer came with IE and I never bothered looking at alternatives. Plus you needed IE for downloading lit files when I was buying them.

12-06-2011, 07:56 AM	#23
Quake1028 Guru Posts: 917 Karma: 9155462 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Device: See signature	Firefox>Chrome>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>IE

12-06-2011, 09:25 AM	#24
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 935 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Oasis; 11" iPad Pro (Books, Kindle, Kobo, MapleRead SE)	I don't have a favorite. They all have their own deficiencies and I flip back and forth depending on what I am working on. (I use mostly Chrome, IE and some Firefox.)

12-07-2011, 12:23 PM	#25
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	I pretty much use Firefox only. I do use Chrome occasionally, but I have not used IE in ages. I find these results very interesting. In the period from about 1997 to 2002 I was doing programming at a Internet start-up company that provided online courses and a learning management system for training at various companies. We tracked the browser use by customers to try and accommodate what the customers were using. This was back when the two major browsers were IE and Netscape Navigator, and both were still engaged in the annoying business of coming up with new and incompatible improvements. So the breakdown at that time generally ran 65-70% IE, 25-30% NN, and about 5% other (that we did not try and separate out). Now I expect that at the time the high use of IE was because browser choice was set by the IT departments of the companies. Still looking at these results I can help but marvel at how the mighty has fallen. I agree with others that it would have been nice to include an “other” option in this poll.

12-08-2011, 11:28 AM	#26
SerenaFairfax Book Author Posts: 22 Karma: 577620 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Ipad	Would someone please enlighten me as to what is an "add on"?

12-12-2011, 10:30 AM	#28
missy_aurora Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Nook Touch	I use Chrome for school and general stuff and love the fact that it as spell check. Files generally want to open in IE for some reason but I find that IE crashes more and cookies need to be reset and that some web pages get rerouted in IE and not in Chrome. Have also used Fire Fox but was very unhappy as it didn't come with Flash player and was missing other essential plugins, so I ditched it after a week or two, tried re downloading it a few times as the latest version but with no success . Used Safari for a while but don't like the layout, so am sticking with Chrome with IE for some things.

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12-12-2011, 11:47 PM	#29
maianhvk whimsical Posts: 2,779 Karma: 88193939 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in darkness Device: current: PPW 4. brick: K3 & Voyage.	I use Chrome 99% of the time I go online, because I like its simplicity, and many things are linked to the others: Gmail, G+, G Search, G Maps, etc. It has fewer apps than Firefox, but I don't use many anyway. The other 1% is when I need to log on to 2 accounts on the same website at the same time, or that I'm too lazy to sign out and then sign in under a different username again. When that happens, I use Firefox Nightly.