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What do you use when you go on the internet? Internet Explorer? Firefox? Opera? Safari?

Internet Explorer. I'm starting a malware and virus collection and IE beats every other browser when it comes to catching them.

I use Firefox. I love Firefox. Nothing is better than Firefox.

I use Firefox. I love Firefox. Nothing is better than Firefox.
Not.Even.FIREFOX! :eek:

I've used Firefox for a while, and just downloaded Opera last night. I'm really liking it so far, and am probably going to keep it.

Not.Even.FIREFOX!

I'll have to think about that.

Safari, because I'm on a mac.

Once I got used to the mac OS X, it became my favorite system to use. So easy, and pretty damn secure.

Firefox. It's not particularly anything anti-IE; I just love tabbed browsing.

I heard the new IE will have tabbed browsing.

I think that Microsoft will somehow screw it up. And it will still be slower.

Firefox. Tabs are good.

And I have to agree with Manhands. That's pretty much the reason I don't have XP in 64-bit: Microsoft managed to make newer technology slower.

On an off-topic note, Manhands, do you watch much Seinfeld?

Firefox. Spell checking is good.

On an off-topic note, Manhands, do you watch much Seinfeld?

Yes. That's where the name came from.

That's why I asked.

Am I allowed to ask people to comment on the first real thread I've started?

If so, it's here: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=9550969#post9550969

Firefox. Spell checking is good.
Alright, this should be easy for you Fass, tell me like I'm an idiot-how do I get the spell check thing going on Firefox.


(I always have to put that "like I'm an idiot" thing to computer people because otherwise they exlpain whatever it is in jibberish. "You just set you BOGJE to 1.005295 and then take the #(JDFG down to )R%## and then hold Q L Delete and F11 while putting your computer in direct sunlight on a Tuesday..." sheesh.)

At work I use IE. I also have the work computer loaded w/ more anti-virus/malware protection than I do work software.

At home I use an old version of Netscape.

At home I use an old version of Netscape.

Get Firefox (http://www.getfirefox.com/) . You know you want to.

Alright, this should be easy for you Fass, tell me like I'm an idiot-how do I get the spell check thing going on Firefox.

1. Go to: http://spellbound.sourceforge.net/
2. Click on "Installation."
3. Choose "Install SpellBound for Firefox 1.0.x," "Windows"* and then click "Install."
4. Go to http://dictionaries.mozdev.org/installation.html and install the dictionaries you wish to use, for instance "English (US)".
5. Restart Firefox and you're done. Now, come to the forums and write a message. Once you're done writing, right-click the field where you entered the text and choose "Check Spelling" in the right-click menu. Once it has checked your message, submit it.

*Assuming you use Windows and a non-alpha version of Firefox.

1. Go to: http://spellbound.sourceforge.net/
2. Click on "Installation."
3. Choose "Install SpellBound for Firefox 1.0.x," "Windows"* and then click "Install."
4. Go to http://dictionaries.mozdev.org/installation.html and install the dictionaries you wish to use, for instance "English (US)".
5. Restart Firefox and you're done. Now, come to the forums and write a message. Once you're done writing, right-click the field where you entered the text and choose "Check Spelling" in the right-click menu. Once it has checked your message, submit it.

*Assuming you use Windows and a non-alpha version of Firefox.

Doesn't that come with Opera also?

I use Maxthon. There are loads of plugins for it, has an ad blocker, and is tabbed. Maxthon is a great browser and I use nothing else so check it out here (http://www.maxthon.com/).

currently IE but will be switching to knoploer (sp) when i switch to linux

I heard the new IE will have tabbed browsing.

I think that Microsoft will somehow screw it up. And it will still be slower.

copy - cats... firefox goes all the way! :D

1. Go to: http://spellbound.sourceforge.net/
2. Click on "Installation."
3. Choose "Install SpellBound for Firefox 1.0.x," "Windows"* and then click "Install."
4. Go to http://dictionaries.mozdev.org/installation.html and install the dictionaries you wish to use, for instance "English (US)".
5. Restart Firefox and you're done. Now, come to the forums and write a message. Once you're done writing, right-click the field where you entered the text and choose "Check Spelling" in the right-click menu. Once it has checked your message, submit it.

*Assuming you use Windows and a non-alpha version of Firefox.
Sweet, I'm on works computer now, but when I get home I'll give that a whirl. I use mac, but I'm sure I can figure out the differences there.

Now if I can figure out how to add imdb.com to the search engines in the upper right corner, I'm all set...

I primarily use Firefox, for no particular reason except that it's faster, easier, and better. :D

I also use Safari if the computer doesn't have Firefox.

Sweet, I'm on works computer now, but when I get home I'll give that a whirl. I use mac, but I'm sure I can figure out the differences there.

Now if I can figure out how to add imdb.com to the search engines in the upper right corner, I'm all set...

Use the add new engines option.

Now if I can figure out how to add imdb.com to the search engines in the upper right corner, I'm all set...

Go to http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/central#central-engines

Under the "Add New Search Engines" section of the page, there is an "IMDB" link that installs the engine.

Now if I can figure out how to add imdb.com to the search engines in the upper right corner, I'm all set...

On the search engine box in the top corner, click on the arrow, and go to "Add Engines...". That will open this page. (http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/central#central-engines)

The link to add it is right there.

Doesn't that come with Opera also?

http://www.opera.com/support/tutorials/opera/spellcheck/

Instructions available there.

I use Firefox. I love Firefox. Nothing is better than Firefox.
And might I add that's a great episode

On the search engine box in the top corner, click on the arrow, and go to "Add Engines...". That will open this page. (http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/central#central-engines)

The link to add it is right there.
Wow, you guys all answered at once.

I tried once upon a time and must have done something wrong because it never worked. I'll try again at some point.

I love how everyone who uses NationStates is smart enough not to use AOL.

Also:
Mail all your unwanted AOL CDs to:

No More AOL CDs! (http://www.nomoreaolcds.com/)
1601 Navellier St.
El Cerrito CA, 94530
U.S.A.

Just the cds please and please recycle the packaging.
Media rate is about $.05 per CD.
For a shipping label, click here. (http://www.nomoreaolcds.com/shipping.html)

Once they collect 1 million CDs, they plan to dump them at the AOL hq.

Get Firefox (http://www.getfirefox.com/) . You know you want to.

I'm one of those people that upgrades only when they stop supporting the software I'm currently using or my computer physically breaks.

I love how everyone who uses NationStates is smart enough not to use AOL.
Er...not everyone... *looks around frantically*

But I think it's all right, because I trashed AOL a few years ago. So did everyone else after it infected us with that virus. That's why I needed to get this new computer.

That's why I needed to get this new computer.

I had two computers ruined by AOL before I figured out what the problem was.

Back then, everyone had AOL. You couldn't even get broadband on Long Island. And now we have the fastest cable internet in America. Look how far we have come in five years.

I use IE. I just don't care enough about my browser to actually seek out anything other than the default. I do update IE from time to time, though.

I though there would be a lot more people choosing Internet Explorer and AOL.

Opera on two OS's. It's a browsing machine. Tabs, of course, but keyboard shortcuts and speed hands down over others.

I tried Firefox and it's nice, but Opera is better for my purposes. And it's free for anyone to use. Just give it a few weeks and read the documentation so you can use all the features - like mouse gestures.

I have less consideration for people that don't use Firefox, and I pity those who use Internet Explorer. :D

MSN here

I love how everyone who uses NationStates is smart enough not to use AOL.

Also:
Mail all your unwanted AOL CDs to:

No More AOL CDs! (http://www.nomoreaolcds.com/)
1601 Navellier St.
El Cerrito CA, 94530
U.S.A.

Just the cds please and please recycle the packaging.
Media rate is about $.05 per CD.
For a shipping label, click here. (http://www.nomoreaolcds.com/shipping.html)

Once they collect 1 million CDs, they plan to dump them at the AOL hq.



LOL, thats awesome

FireFox.

I love it. Tabs especially. yay for tabs.

I connect to the internet by clamping two one thousand volt electrodes to my nuts...

IE has tabbed browsing. I'm using it as we speak.

Firefox, mainly. My only gripe is that it seems to have problems with allowing me to "save target", so for that i use internet explorer. I prefer firefox's simplicity to opera, and the tabbed browsing to IE. Also the lack of ads.

Firefox. Secure, fast, convienient, kicks ass :D

I prefer netscape. Firefox is... I dunno, annoying.

Its like pepsi, and coke is netscape. And new coke is Netscape 8.0, which is why I prefer 7.2.

I like Opera best. Zooming pages easily and using mouse gestures for browsing makes me happy. :) Firefox is just too simple for my taste.

Opera celebrated its 10-year birthday the other day, which meant free registration codes! Yay!

Avant Browser. It's a tabbed browser that uses IEs engine. And IE at work 'cos I can't be arsed.
I've not managed to catch any malware for a long time... I don't know how people do so easily. I guess Common Sense isn't.

I dislike Mozilla, but I use Opera if I'm on a Linux box, which isn't very often at all nowadays.

they're not smart enough, they just cower in shame, those bitches

Konqueror is the best browser ever! You poor windows-users can not use it :P

I use Firefox. I love Firefox. Nothing is better than Firefox.
Same here

I use Firefox. I love Firefox. Nothing is better than Firefox.

Absolutely right. And it renders pages better than most other browsers.

Hmmm I remember this thread from like two weeks ago but as I love to see my name in screen I'll post again :D
On my Mac-which I use at home I use Safari On my Pc I use IE. :)

I use IE, I find firefox quite slow at oading images, and some websites don't load properly on it.

Doesn't that come with Opera also?

It comes with Internet Explorer too if you can bother to download a plug-in that does it. There are several, most notably including the Google Toolbar.



I personally use Netscape 8. Tabbed browsing and secure, but you can use the I.E. engine to get websites to display properly. Plus I just prefer it. The only downside is that it takes up more RAM, but on this computer that's pretty irrelevant.

I used to use Firefox, but it just doesn't work with any of this company's content management systems, so I had to abandon it.



I though there would be a lot more people choosing Internet Explorer and AOL.

There are, but if you ask in a forum of people who live on the internet you're going to get a lot of Firefox replies :p. The vast majority of people on the internet still use Internet Explorer. Some of them use quite old versions of Internet Explorer -- for instance on our company website roughly 35% of people use IE6, while almost 50% use IE5. 5% use IE4!

I use Firefox like I was born for it.

IE6SP1 along with Spybot 1.4, Adaware 1.06, and Norton Internet Security as the safety net.

Konqueror is the best browser ever! You poor windows-users can not use it :P

I can only agree with this... Konqueror offers the ultimate browsing experience for me. If there are more Linux users here... just try it :)

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http://www.konqueror.org/

I can only agree with this... Konqueror offers the ultimate browsing experience for me. If there are more Linux users here... just try it :)

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http://www.konqueror.org/
THAT SUCKS!

IE... I dont want to pay for the privilege of using the " high and mighty " firefox..although I heard its good.. but still it ought to be free. I had AOL and it didnt seem too bad ....although I wouldnt go near their chat rooms with a 50 foot poll.... not that is a good way to get spam and a virus to boot. I finally stopped using the usb cable and I am now using the ethernet one and it is a lot faster and fewer disruptions.

IE... I dont want to pay for the privilege of using the " high and mighty " firefox..Um... like... major LOL? Firefox is absolutely positively 100% free as free can be. You didn't pay for your IE? Oh wait till Bill Gates finds out about this. :D


Download firefox now and shut up...

http://www.mozilla.org/

I made the switch to Firefox about a year ago, and I've never looked back. I keep downloading all the little add-ons which make browsing the net so sweet, and I now have a browser so perfectly customised that it's almost psychic, the way it pre-empts me.

If it got deleted I would actually weep. Whereas I've tried my hardest, but still haven't completely managed to delete IE from my laptop. *refills flamethrower*

You didn't pay for your IE? Oh wait till Bill Gates finds out about this. :D


Don't download firefox and shut up...

Firstly IE comes with windows, so you don't have to pay for it on its own.
and secondly, well said about not downloading firefox.







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I use Firefox, except on rare occasions where it doesn't support a page. Then I drag out *shudder* IE. Tabbed browsing is awesome (how did we ever live without it?), and I downloaded an extension which allows me to play online Pong.

I tried Opera, but didn't really like it. The setup seemed to cluttered, and nothing was where it felt it should be.
IE... I dont want to pay for the privilege of using the " high and mighty " firefox..although I heard its good.. but still it ought to be free. I had AOL and it didnt seem too bad ....although I wouldnt go near their chat rooms with a 50 foot poll.... not that is a good way to get spam and a virus to boot. I finally stopped using the usb cable and I am now using the ethernet one and it is a lot faster and fewer disruptions.
Hehe, silly man.

Whoever tried to sell you Firefox was scamming you- you should kick them in the nuts.

Konqueror is the best browser ever! You poor windows-users can not use it :p
:rolleyes:
yay humor

Firefox. They're so much faster than IE.

i live for firefox.tabbed browsing makes life so much easier.the stumbleupon extensionis really good too,and the department of homeland insecruity idiocy level.funny stuff.

I using IE 7.0 beta... realy nice better then all others!! Yes I tried them all and IE & is THE best!!

I though there would be a lot more people choosing Internet Explorer and AOL.
There isn't becase IE is pure crap.

Ah, crap...clicked Opera instead of FireFox. Really should pay more attention.
Anyway...while I was on holiday round Eastern Europe, most of the hostels had internet access, of which most (probably around 65-70%) had IE as the default browser. Interestingly, one hostel had IE, FireFox, Opera and Netscape installed, so you could use whichever one you wanted to.

Ok, I've done some serious research in this (a while ago) and this is my opinion:

Opera is just as fast as Firefox but a bit more secure, and Firefox has a lot more and cooler extensions than Opera (ForecastFox, AdBlock, StumbleUpon, Mouse Gestures, Dictionary Search, Work Offline, Session Saver, Iget and many more). Also, Firefox is free while Opera comes with an add-banner unless you pay for it (which I don't really want to do).

If you're a security freak go with Opera, if you don't mind a bit less security but a lot more, useful extensions go with Firefox.

Btw, all of this is considering you are using a PC.

Firstly IE comes with windows, so you don't have to pay for it on its own.
and secondly, well said about not downloading firefox.







Sorry for editing

Changing what someone else said in a quote box can be considered flamebaiting. I'd suggest that you don't do it again.

Firefox is free. Free. Free.

You pay for Windows, which means you pay for IE.

Changing what someone else said in a quote box can be considered flamebaiting. I'd suggest that you don't do it again.

Is that true? Because that is very interesting since some people do that quite frequently.