Which browser do you use and why?

Iceman · Post by **Iceman** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:09 pm

Please no thread crappers here ... Just post your fave and why without dogging the other browsers.

Mozilla/Firefox is friggin awesome! I have been a died in the wool IE guy for years but I am sold on this thing. My favorite thing is the tabbed browsing. Why didn't I switch before?

Yeah, yeah, I know Opera is cool too but I like this one the best so far.

Mr. Perfect · Post by **Mr. Perfect** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:14 pm

1. FireFox

2. Because

Spaceboy · Post by **Spaceboy** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:26 pm

Internet Explorer.

1. I know NOTHING about computers, so i go with the default.

2. If i knew something, this computer is my parents, so i cant do squat anyways.

Kyouryuu · Post by **Kyouryuu** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:28 pm

I used Firefox for a while and really liked it, but I went back to the Mozilla suite because it was easier to upgrade from version to version, and I wanted support for e-mail, IRC, and web page design anyway. I also like how you can just enter a search term in the URL bar and press down and Enter to submit it to Google, rather than having the seperate form Firefox has.

Skyalmian · Post by **Skyalmian** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:39 pm

Mozilla 1.8a5 Gecko/2004 10 14
Because.

Spaceboy · Post by **Spaceboy** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:41 pm

Internet is losing with opera.

Viralphrame · Post by **Viralphrame** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:48 pm

I use IE because I've never *ever* had any problems with it, and it's got very nice markup language support.

Dedman · Post by **Dedman** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:58 pm

I use IE because it is on my puter and it works.

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 9:15 pm

IE, it came with Windows.

Tyranny · Post by **Tyranny** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 9:17 pm

Firefox, because it's solid gold

{Hawk}Liquid · Post by **{Hawk}Liquid** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 9:23 pm

firefox because it kicks ie's ass

Zoop! · Post by **Zoop!** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 9:39 pm

1. FireFox
2. Internet Explorer (for select sites only)

KompresZor · Post by **KompresZor** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 9:51 pm

Kyouryuu wrote:I used Firefox for a while and really liked it, but I went back to the Mozilla suite because it was easier to upgrade from version to version, and I wanted support for e-mail, IRC, and web page design anyway. I also like how you can just enter a search term in the URL bar and press down and Enter to submit it to Google, rather than having the seperate form Firefox has.

couldn't have said it better myself... thanks

Sapphire Wolf · Post by **Sapphire Wolf** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 9:54 pm

Go! FireFox!

Flabby Chick · Post by **Flabby Chick** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 9:59 pm

Opera. Cause it's sexy.

Duper · Post by **Duper** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:20 pm

1. Firefox
2. IE6

I love the tab browsing and the look of the browser of FF, but there is a problem with it yet that seems to stall any downloads when it is the default browser. So I've kept IE6 default and downloads, and FF for general browsing.

firefox still has some problems with certain pages. Lots of Java, flash or any "active media" seems to give FF trouble. ... ahh memories of nutscape.

DarkShadow · Post by **DarkShadow** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:23 pm

1. FireFox
2. IE for windows update and anything that Firefox won't load

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:37 pm

I use mozilla almost exclusively, and I have it pretty well locked down (it prompts me to accept cookies, for example.) I occasionally use IE for certain sites, but I have it locked down fairly tight too.

If you use IE without setting up security yourself... well, it's kind of like unprotected sex. One questionable website / partner, and you never know what you might catch :P If you tweak the settings, it's not so bad.

XSabre · Post by **XSabre** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:27 am

Opera, has all that i need/want.

Jon the Great · Post by **Jon the Great** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 1:03 am

mozilla firefox becuase it has this awesome tabbed browsing feature among other things.
I never would've thought tabbed browsing would be something worth having but DAMN it is nice! I can't go back now.

Top Gun · Post by **Top Gun** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 1:50 am

IE, for the same reasons as Dedman. I'm not about to install some outside program when the one pre-installed does everything I need it to. I've never had a problem with it, either; frequent updating and a good firewall work wonders

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Mr. Perfect · Post by **Mr. Perfect** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 1:56 am

You know, it's kind of disturbing that all the IE users use IE simply because it's there and they haven't tried anything else. I could understand if you tried something else and prefered IE, but to never even see what else is available?

It's like the GMC ads say, the other browsers arn't more then you need, they're just more then you're used to.

Just try somethng else. If you don't like it, kill it, make some offerings to apease IE, and rest assured that there really is nothing better then what you've got.

Tetrad · Post by **Tetrad** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 1:57 am

Mr. Perfect wrote:I could understand if you tried something else and prefered IE

That's the way I am.

Asrale · Post by **Asrale** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 2:44 am

1) Internet Explorer: instant-loading. Simple as that. Sometimes you want your Web browser to start in less than 1 second.

And it does exactly what it says, lets you browse the Web easily enough.

2) Firefox: I use this more on a site-appropriate basis, like for my banking & credit card accounts, online purchases (whatever the e-commerce site might be), and other sites where I prefer to be more secure (have cookies disabled on Firefox).

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 3:09 am

Firefox.

Nothing else comes close for speed and pr0N.

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 3:58 am

Firefox

1. no spyware since i switched over

2. tabbed browsing. mmmmm.

3. google search bar right above my bar thingy that you type the url to where you wanna go at

4. can set it to ask me about which cookies i want to allow on a per cookie or per site basis. no more frickin data miners sneakin in there.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 6:47 am

Netscape

Cause IE is virus prone.
Tab browsing rules you.
Netscape not equal to MS.

CUDA · Post by **CUDA** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 7:17 am

slimbrowser

its IE based, with TONS more options, and witha built-in pop-up stoper. plus it functions almost the same as IE easy transition

Sligar · Post by **Sligar** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 7:32 am

Mozilla suite, the browser works almost everywhere, and I like the email client better than eudora and definitely better than outlook. Plus there's a newsreader, an HTML editor, and even a lame but usable IRC client. I have the popup blocker set up to ding each time it blocks a window from coming up, every time I hear that ding I know I've foiled another marketer somewhere...

Flatlander · Post by **Flatlander** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 7:43 am

Security-tweaked IE (yes, I've tried the others).

Nitrofox125 · Post by **Nitrofox125** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 7:57 am

Safari - Downloads four times faster than IE.

Darkside Heartless · Post by **Darkside Heartless** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 11:02 am

IE

The Milkshape viewer only works in IE, no other browser, not even Mac IE

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 11:30 am

IE, i dont care what browser i use, Windows comes with IE so thats what i use.

Testiculese · Post by **Testiculese** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 11:49 am

Firefox:

No popups.

No viruses.

No updating.

I don't have Flash installed, and it doesn't ★■◆● and moan like IE and make me click a messagebox every time a page loads.

No viruses.

No updating.

No banner ads. (Adblock plugin is nice). I can remove individual images, or based on wildcards from a site. (For instance, I blocked DBB avatar folder, so I don't see avatars any more)

No viruses.

No updating.

No viruses.

No updating.

No viruses.

No updating.

No need for a Google bar (You know you can remove that, yes?). Can type it right in the address bar.

No start page getting changed without my permission.

No Favorites getting added without my permission.

Tabbed browsing.

New tab/page buttons.

No viruses.

No updating.

Show pictures for originating site only. (With ability to add exceptions)

Cookies for the originating site only. (With ability to add exceptions)

Better download manager.

No shady Temporary Internet Files cache that takes up 20G of space no matter what you set the option to use.

Select Text: Right-click -> Search Google for "selected text".

Select Text: Right-click -> View Selection Source.

Stryker · Post by **Stryker** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:06 pm

Mozilla suite here, gotta love that little "beep" as it kills yet another popup ad...

And the e-mail program...

And the built-in IRC chat...

And the fact that my homepage can be set to something besides msn.com whether or not there is spyware on my system...

/me repeats testiculese's lines

Flabby Chick · Post by **Flabby Chick** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:27 pm

Ok Testi' i'll try bloody Firefox.....results back forthwith.

Tetrad · Post by **Tetrad** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:45 pm

Testiculese wrote:No popups.

No updating.

No need for a Google bar (You know you can remove that, yes?). Can type it right in the address bar.

Cookies for the originating site only.

No shady Temporary Internet Files cache that takes up 20G of space no matter what you set the option to use.

1) IE comes with a popup blocker in xp sp2 now. It's just as good as Google toolbar's popup blocker

2) How many revisions of firefox have come out in the past year? How many of them have said to uninstall the previous version because they have no idea of what might happen?

3) You can do a straight google search from the address bar in IE. You just have to change it from the default MSN search to do a google search instead. Granted it doesn't like searches that have special characters in them (like dots), but it works just as well.

4) IE has the option to block or ask about third party cookies.

5) Just checked mine, no larger than what I set it at

Tricord · Post by **Tricord** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:46 pm

I use IE because I always visit the same sites and thus do not need to protect myself from dodgy ones.

Sirius · Post by **Sirius** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 1:01 pm

Firefox, again. Because it feels much less commercial, and much less annoying. End result, I like using it more.

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 2:11 pm

Moz-based browsers are at 59%!

Way to go!

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