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Hey - which browser do you use, and why do you prefer it to others?

Methinks this could do with a poll. -edit- and now there is one :eek:

Firefox. Tabbed Browsing is the greatest thing ever. You'll wonder how you ever lived without it.

Opera.


Tabbed browsing is indeed a rather nice thing to have :)

I use IE, though Firefox is quite good as well ...

Hey - which browser do you use, and why do you prefer it to others?

FireFox for the simplicity in updating, expanding, customizing and navigating. Also, since it is not as heavily targeted as IE there really are fewer security issues. There are some really great little plug ins you can get or even create for it with tiny little footprints!

Firefox... just runs faster. I was amazed the other day to have to use IE on a friend's machine, a top-end Windows machine, and... IE was just... slow. Slow to load, open pages, it was just... intolerable. Firefox = teh winnar. Which is why it took 10% of the market in the first eight months of release.

You left out Safari :P

There's no real choice, Firefox and Opera have the best security and features, it's fact not opinion. IE is a joke at the minute it needs a major overhaul. And in fact, not one of the major browsers is 100% standards compliant, and it's 2005, that's not good.

Firefox.

Mainly because IE was murdered on my P.C by Firefox.

I would love Firefox, but it insists on not displaying stuff right like animations or games.

Firefox. Duh.

Firefox.

Mainly because IE was murdered on my P.C by Firefox.

I would love Firefox, but it insists on not displaying stuff right like animations or games.

I have seen that happen on occasion and from what I have been told it is due primairly to older versions of media creation software designed strictly with IE in mind. Subtle incompatabilities microsoft uses to sabatoge their competition.

You know, there are more than five browsers in the world... :rolleyes:

I use Safari (Apple's browser) on Macs and (usually) IE on Windows.

Liverbreath']I have seen that happen on occasion and from what I have been told it is due primairly to older versions of media creation software designed strictly with IE in mind. Subtle incompatabilities microsoft uses to sabatoge their competition.

Do you know how to fix it?

Konqueror. Only thing is that a few sites have some problems with borders (Jolt included...)

I also use Firefox and Opera occaisonally...

Umm...your poll is inherently flawed.

Every good statician knows that every questionaire should have-

1) Other

2) Don't know

3) None

In my case, I pick the last option.

Bet you're confused now...

Umm...your poll is inherently flawed.

Every good statician knows that every questionaire should have-

1) Other

2) Don't know

3) None

In my case, I pick the last option.

Bet you're confused now...

I'm not.

You are obviously an AI program stalking the Internet, and therefore have no need of a browser.

Firefox, it's a lot smoother than IE. And a lot more friendly to the eyes.

And people quit harassing me for using IE.


I have no problems with Firefox. I see everything like I did in IE. Sometimes better.

AND I have this GREAT extension that allows me to remove ANY object from the internet site so I don't have to see it.

NS comments that piss me off? Away! Goatse traps that are loading, remove away! Mods? AWAY AWAY AWAY!!!!!1 :D

Seriously, it's a great extension. You'll never know when it'll be useful.

AND I have this GREAT extension that allows me to remove ANY object from the internet site so I don't have to see it.

NS comments that piss me off? Away! Goatse traps that are loading, remove away! Mods? AWAY AWAY AWAY!!!!!1 :D

Seriously, it's a great extension. You'll never know when it'll be useful.

Link?

And nice location, BTW.

Link?

And nice location, BTW.
No no my friend, it's YOUR location that is great. It's outdated. Kinda like describing your location as "The Empire of Rome" :D

Eh, SURELY you'll find it somewhere on the extensions page.

not that I'd use the silly thing but you forgot lynx

BTW: I use Firefox because it's light, fast, and pretty compatible

colodia man, can i have a link for that extension?
and a link for the new SSA while your at it

dankeshun :D

colodia man, can i have a link for that extension?
and a link for the new SSA while your at it

dankeshun :D
Regional SSA is still the same. It's my region. Forums have changed, methinks. The link should still be on our message board.

I'm TOO LAZY to look for it, guys! :D

No no my friend, it's YOUR location that is great. It's outdated. Kinda like describing your location as "The Empire of Rome" :D

Eh, SURELY you'll find it somewhere on the extensions page.

That's why I've changed it.

Links
and Lynx

But I also use all of thoes whimpy gui browsers :) so I picked firefox for now :)

just started using a knoppix CD with Konquerer and it really screams (but then so does Firefox under Linux)
Gonna do a dual install when I've got the drive space.

On another related issue. I just switched from outlook to Thunderbird and the way it handles junk mail is excellent. No longer will I be plagued by constant demands to increase the size of my pen!s/pen1s/p3nis ect ect ect (except by my wife of course :D )

Regional SSA is still the same. It's my region. Forums have changed, methinks. The link should still be on our message board.

I'm TOO LAZY to look for it, guys! :D

lol.. can you put it on the region boards? :p

Mozilla Firegoat, or at least thats what my product tab says. hehehe. I like it for the plugins, such as the one I am using now. :p

just started using a knoppix CD with Konquerer and it really screams (but then so does Firefox under Linux)
Gonna do a dual install when I've got the drive space.

On another related issue. I just switched from outlook to Thunderbird and the way it handles junk mail is excellent. No longer will I be plagued by constant demands to increase the size of my pen!s/pen1s/p3nis ect ect ect (except by my wife of course :D )
Try links or lynx lol (non gui browser) not sure they are default installed with knopix

Mozilla Firegoat, or at least thats what my product tab says. hehehe. I like it for the plugins, such as the one I am using now. :p

what would that be?

Where's the option for telnet?

Where's the option for telnet?
Telnet is not a browser it is a communication protocall such as SSH

Mozilla. :headbang:

NOT Firefox:
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ :rolleyes:

NOT Netscape:
http://www.netscape.com/ :mad:

JUST Mozilla: :headbang:
http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/

What is the deal with Firefox anyways? :confused:

Mozilla. :headbang:

NOT Firefox:
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ :rolleyes:

NOT Netscape:
http://www.netscape.com/ :mad:

JUST Mozilla: :headbang:
http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/

What is the deal with Firefox anyways? :confused:
It alows more open source addition package ... also a bit slimmer on system resources and overall more stable and has better formatting then mozilla

It alows more open source addition package ... also a bit slimmer on system resources and overall more stable and has better formatting then mozilla

Well - OK. These are good points. I'll stick with Mozilla for now, until I see a radical quantitative/qualitative difference. And, perhaps, when they switch to a moniker that looks a bit less like a fox doing something rude to a racket ball. :(

Wow, look at that poll. I use Opera.

Telnet is not a browser it is a communication protocall such as SSH
I actually meant the telnet program that comes with windows and goes by the same name. You could use that to browse if you wanted to. It just wouldn't be very fun.

Doggone operating system bigots! Safari beats anything that runs on MS Windows or Linux hands down. Firefox is a whole lot better than IE and Netscape, if you are stuck using something besides OS X.

Alternate between Opera and Firefox. Opera's more polished, but Firefox has more neat plugins. I wish I could get the best of both.

Dear Firefox.

Ah, tabbing... simply revolutionary.

Dear Firefox.

Ah, tabbing... simply revolutionary.
Too bad firefox was no where NEER the first tabbed browser

Well - OK. These are good points. I'll stick with Mozilla for now, until I see a radical quantitative/qualitative difference. And, perhaps, when they switch to a moniker that looks a bit less like a fox doing something rude to a racket ball. :(
Thats fine if you dont like improvements over mozilla thats up to you ... it is worth an update in my opinion

IE fools.

Doggone operating system bigots! Safari beats anything that runs on MS Windows or Linux hands down. Firefox is a whole lot better than IE and Netscape, if you are stuck using something besides OS X.
Not a chance safari has major issues with both java and flash based menu bar formatting and is exceptionly anal in some of the code nessisary

I installed firefox on my os 10.4 machine just so I wouldent have to deal with thoes issues

Too bad firefox was no where NEER the first tabbed browser

And how is that "too bad?"

HEY PEOPLE! TABBED BROWSING IS NOT SPECIAL ANYMORE! I mean, now that IE has it its no big deal.

What do I use? Opera. Fastest, slimmer than Fire Fox, just better all around. I wish more people would use it... Unfortunatley Fire Fox has a sugar daddy (Fire Fox foundation) so they dont have to worry about cash like Opera does... :(

And how is that "too bad?"
Meaning you made it sound like they did something new in that field rather then copy others work (not saying that is a bad thing but firefox was not the revolutionary one with that feature)

HEY PEOPLE! TABBED BROWSING IS NOT SPECIAL ANYMORE! I mean, now that IE has it its no big deal.

What do I use? Opera. Fastest, slimmer than Fire Fox, just better all around. I wish more people would use it... Unfortunatley Fire Fox has a sugar daddy (Fire Fox foundation) so they dont have to worry about cash like Opera does... :(
Never liked opera's formatting and have found the *nix versions to be a hog on resources

Where's Konqueror on there?

But on windows, I run Firefox. So there!

You forgot Konqueror and you forgot Links. Both are browsers, I use. But the best browser is still and without a doubt:

Telnet on port 80!

You forgot Konqueror and you forgot Links. Both are browsers, I use. But the best browser is still and without a doubt:

Telnet on port 80!
I covered links and lynx (older version of links)
On a side note for you that have no idea what we are talking about a picture of me SSHing into a machine in mine and using links in general (a month or two ago)

http://geek.upwardthrust.us/general.jpg

Well, I use Konqueror and Mozzila, so, put this there and I'm gonna vote...

Mainly IE6SP1, but I'm playing with Deer Park (that's Firefox 1.1 Alpha 1) too.
Just downloading Deer Park 2 now.

Firefox! :)

IE has tabbed Browsing???

I use Firefox.

IE has tabbed Browsing???

Whaa?

Whaa?
Someone mentioned it earlier

I used to use IE a loooooong time ago, the only reason it is good is because stuff is written for it. Otherwise, meh. Then when Safari came out, I used that because of tabbed browsing and stuff. But some stuff doesn't work on it, although it is a decent browser. Now I use Firefox, which has the pluses of Safari without the minuses. Not to mention extentions and themes! Woot! Just a great browser for anyone because it is so customizeable. :cool:

Opera, have been a registered user for years. Tabbed browsing, compliant, security through obscurity.

bump ??

I use Firefox, but more because it's far more effective at stopping popups and spyware than either Explorer or Safari, at least in my experience, than because of tabbed browsing or any of the other bells and whistles.

I use Firefox, but more because it's far more effective at stopping popups and spyware than either Explorer or Safari, at least in my experience, than because of tabbed browsing or any of the other bells and whistles.
Use links lol you should be able to install on 10.3 or better (note look above to see what links is … big picture)

Safari -- up with tabbed browsing & nice layout -- on Macs.

Firefox -- ditto -- on Windows. (Like I ever use the things, but you never know when you'll need to.)

Czardasnet -- my personal browser -- on my own computer. :p

Safari -- up with tabbed browsing & nice layout -- on Macs.

Firefox -- ditto -- on Windows. (Like I ever use the things, but you never know when you'll need to.)

Czardasnet -- my personal browser -- on my own computer. :p
You wrote your own browser? /me tried once but it was pretty limited. It understood HTML in its first version.

I use Opera

You wrote your own browser? /me tried once but it was pretty limited. It understood HTML in its first version.Yep, I have a lot of time on my hands. As Supreme Ruler of the Multiverse you do pick up a few things tho...

Unfortunately, it refuses to open images that are not in mode, and sometimes even those fail. However, it's personalized to block the pop-ups I don't want, but show those which will be interesting to me (I programmed in my own personality, lol). If I ever wish to become un-addicted to NS, all I have to do is write in a block on nationstates.net and all affiliated sites, and there you are.

Yep, I have a lot of time on my hands. As Supreme Ruler of the Multiverse you do pick up a few things tho...

Unfortunately, it refuses to open images that are not in mode, and sometimes even those fail. However, it's personalized to block the pop-ups I don't want, but show those which will be interesting to me (I programmed in my own personality, lol). If I ever wish to become un-addicted to NS, all I have to do is write in a block on nationstates.net and all affiliated sites, and there you are.
I have done a little of this in a few languages? What language did you use to write it?