Which browser(s) do you use?

[Ali]

It's the big question, now a days...especially, with the recent reports regarding different security issues with browsers which, frankly, had many people worried.

So, my question is, which browser(s) do you prefer and why?



Well, as some of you might be aware of ( ;) ), I'm a firefox user myself for a long time now. I've been using it ever since I first downloaded the old version called, firebird and I havent looked back since. I use it because its just flat out better than most browsers (such as IE). Faster rendering time, in my experience. A better support for CSS (http://www.csszengarden.com/) and something which IE lacks, is the ability to show transparent PNG images (such as my avatar) properly.


Anyway, more on this later. I'd like to know what you think. :)

[Barbara Kennedy]

The only reason I still use IE is because I'm too chicken (and technically inept) to change over. It's what the machine came with.

[Jessica]

I not only use Firefox for internet access but I switched to Thunderbird for e-mail as well

*looks smug*

[PhoenixUK]

Used Firefox since Ali promoted it on here, and have never looked back. It's lovely and fast and has cool add ons and is more secure (apparently), and is just plain better and nicer than IE. The fact it's free and open source is only a plus.

Internet Explorer's days are numbers, especially as there's no new releases after IE6, expect bundled with Windows. I mean... lets face it, IE wouldn't be where it is not expect for the fact it comes with Windows and users are ignorant or other browsers. Or else we'd all be on Firefox ;).

[Deliah]

Thats a good topic because I'm just searching for a new browser, my stupid IE gives me errors all the time and Netscape does not support certain things.
So I would have to install Internet Explorer again or get a new browser.

Does Firefox support design elements like IE filters too?

[Picko]

I've been using Firefox since TheWizard started his mass advertising campaign ;) I don't really hate IE but in recent times it's been playing up and I didn't have the no how to work out the problems myself :D

[Jessica]

From NPR:Attacks on Microsoft Browser Grow (http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3147009)

[Katze]

I not only use Firefox for internet access but I switched to Thunderbird for e-mail as well

*looks smug*

Me too! Me too!

[Masterfroggy]

I used firebird for the longest time until I got my then new laptop, and I stuck with IE, as it was installed and my files had been imported, but the danm thing kept crashing, and taking more than it’s fair share of memory, I upgraded both the HD and the ram and installed firefox, and would not use anything else,

Someone posted a link to hundreds of add-ons for FireFox, could they post it again as I missed it, and my idiot brother can’t remember where he saw it, also anyone know if Thunderbird will import .pst files

[tizzy weasley]

I use Firefox, because someone was hounding me about it *coughAlicough*. Tho...it doesnt help that I just put "Mozilla" down on the poll. :p Ah well. It works faster and its a ton better and safer then IE.

[eMMy_026]

I have to use IE i cant go along with any others. I mean we actually have Mozilla on our computer and that is our original browser..but i hate it..it doesnt really let you access anything. IE is by far the best so far.

[IceKat55]

I just recently switched over to Firefox from IE, and I ADORE it. Highly recommend!! :tu:

[Loz]

I'm Mozilla because I love the tabbed browsing but Firefox hated me and wouldn't load LJ comments correctly (it always crashed).

[Sherlock Holmes]

I really like the tabbed browsing feature. And the built-in pop-up stopping. And the e-mail client bundled into Mozilla. And images load noticeably faster with Mozilla than with IE.

Y'all should note, though, that Mozilla isn't inherently safer than IE. Mozilla (including Firefox, etc)'s developers said that Mozilla is vulnerable to the same problems that were recently revealed about IE. But, as IE holds 94% of the market, the hackers target IE. And, Mozilla et al. is not interconnected with your OS, so you are a little less vulnerable.

[thethirdman]

I use Explorer because I barely even have enough space on my hard drive to run Winamp. But when I get my new computer...oh man. I'm getting either Firefox or Mozilla.

[SarahBetz1]

I used to use Netscape, and loved it until I got this new computer, and IE was automatically installed. I loved my IE, it is definitly better than Netscape. But, I have never heard of Firefox (and I thought I was computer literate). Is it really that much better?? I will have to try it, I guess.

[Rising Phoenix]

Mozilla all the way....tabbed browsing, popup blocker, et. al.
And I'm sure I'll give Firefox a go sometime soon. I'm just waiting for later versions, when the dev. team is able to fix any prominent bugs....

And the big difference between IE and pretty much anything else: Microsoft makes money regardless of the (poor) quality of the product....Mozilla, etc. is all coded by volunteers :-)

I used to use Netscape, and loved it until I got this new computer, and IE was automatically installed. I loved my IE, it is definitly better than Netscape. But, I have never heard of Firefox (and I thought I was computer literate). Is it really that much better?? I will have to try it, I guess.

Mozilla and the like are based on Netscape mind you

[emerald eyes]

Well I'm a little "computer dummy" and I'm going with I don't know! We have IE but I never use it - I just connect and go from there. :blush: Does this mean that I need help? :rotfl:

[TaraBrady]

I've been using Opera for years, and I love it! I use Firefox from time to time, too; one of my webmail accounts hates Opera, for some reason.

Don't use IE, guys! Please! It's not safe! Even the US Government (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/07/02/1441242&mode=thread&tid=103&tid=113&tid=126&tid=172&tid=95&tid=99) says not to. Heck, even Microsoft's own webzine Slate (http://slate.msn.com/id/2103152/) admits Firefox is better than IE. Switch! It's easier than you think!

[Amadeus]

I used Netscape... but that was like 9 years ago. Now I use IE... I considered using Firefox but I don't like the idea of downlading another browser.... I think I will stick with IE for now :p

BTW, I really think TheWiz should be paid commission by Mozilla/Firefox :lol:

[aragog]

I use Opera for most things these days. I switched over when CoS upgrade vBulletin versions and IE would take minutes to load a single page. Gave Opera a go and haven't looked back since. Sometimes I'll use IE, like when I click a link on AIM and it pulls up IE. Too lazy to change the file type associations! :D I'd switch to Firefox if I wasn't already pleased with Opera.

[Lincoln]

Mozilla and the like are based on Netscape mind you

I don't think that's quite accurate. Mozilla, Firefox and Netscape are all based on the Gecko rendering engine (as well as Camino and perhaps others), but Mozilla's been around for quite a while. Just a semantic difference, but whatever. :)

[JakeW]

On my desktop I use IE but I have Opera and Firefox installed and use them on occasion (like when IE stops working or is just plain too dangerous to use!)

I just bought a laptop as well... a Powerbook. Its my first Apple and I absolutely love it. I am using Apple's Safari browser and I must say its my favorite browser - I like it better than Firefox even.

[Muggle]

Using Internet Explorer - ugh :rolleyes:

I haven't found a good replacement, I don't like Netscape or Mozilla. Haven't tried any others.

[You-Know-Who]

Firefox, I've been using to for a while now and its quite nice. I like tab browsing :)

[Godrics_Heiress]

I use Firefox 99% of the time. Pages get loaded faster and there are no pop-ups (one of my biggest pet peeves with IE). I still use IE though when some things wouldn't load with Firefox.

[rmjoots]

I use Mozilla 1.4 v. I MUCH prefer it over IE. I wish I could uninstall IE and have it GONE from my computer. I have no problems with pop-ups or ad banners.

Question though. If I have Mozilla, what could Firefox offer me. And I would be nervous to install another browser onto my computer, I don't want to wreck anything on my computer and create crashes.

[Tim the Wiz]

Too lazy to get anything besides IE. Although I have installed Opera and the latest Netscape.

The problem with Opera is that it freezes once in a while and is a bit glitchy. With Netscape I have to re-install every several months. And now IE is giving me error messages almost every second time I go online.

So I might download an earlier version of Netscape or maybe just go with this Firefox everyone is talking about. :D

[Kimmetje]

I use YAHOO as it is American, but it links me to great Harry Potter sites too (like MuggleNet). :angel:

I also use GOOGLE although I prefer YAHOO as that is faster! :eyebrows:

[mina]

I use YAHOO as it is American, but it links me to great Harry Potter sites too (like MuggleNet). :angel:

I also use GOOGLE although I prefer YAHOO as that is faster! :eyebrows:

Those are search engines, not browsers :)

I use IE, and I really have no major issues with it. If someone really wants to hack into your computer, they will do it regardless of the browser you use.

[Tim the Wiz]

I use YAHOO as it is American, but it links me to great Harry Potter sites too (like MuggleNet).

I also use GOOGLE although I prefer YAHOO as that is faster!

Hazaa? I think you've read the topic wrong, those are search engines. (And yes, Google is indeed Australian. At least I think it is ...)

[FredWeasleyJr]

MSN only because its free and i can have updates sent directly to my cell phone for free

[Moonlight]

I use AOL because I'm insane.

Okay, perhaps that's a little unfair. It doesn't crash as much as it used to, and I suppose I've gotten used to it. However, when I can't view websites on AOL (like this site for some strange reason) I use Firefox. :) I should probably just convert altogether...

[PhoenixUK]

If I have Mozilla, what could Firefox offer me. And I would be nervous to install another browser onto my computer, I don't want to wreck anything on my computer and create crashes.
Mozilla (Application Suite, also known as SeaMonkey) is a complete suite of web related applications, such as a browser, a mail/news client, a chat client and much more. Firefox is just a browser, which makes it a better choice if you already have a mail client for example. Also, since Firefox is smaller than the whole Mozilla suite, it's faster and easier to use.

Note, though, that Firefox is not just the standalone Mozilla browser. The user interface in Firefox differs from Mozilla in many ways. For example, Firefox has customizable toolbars.

Can Firefox coexist with Mozilla?

Yes. Firefox and the Mozilla Application Suite use different profiles that don't interfere with each other. In Linux, however, there can be problems starting Firefox if Mozilla Application Suite is already running.

(That's straight from the Firefox FAQ (http://texturizer.net/firefox/faq.html). Hope it helps :).)

[Yavanna]

I've been using Firefox since my boyfriend told me to. He hates anything that has to do with Windows. :P

[Fleur]

I saw theWizard's sig advertising firefox a while ago and have abandoned IE ever since. I love having the tabs - it's so much easier.

[JakeW]

Hazaa? I think you've read the topic wrong, those are search engines. (And yes, Google is indeed Australian. At least I think it is ...)

For the record Google is an American company. It is based in California (I forget the city, but its in the heart of Silicon Valley and near Stanford University, where the two founders went to school and where they came up with Google).

[GuitarFreak]

I'm using FireFox and Opera, it depends on whether I'm on Windows or OS X.

IE has a serious lack of functions and is generaly a bad program.

[starutena]

I gave up IE years ago and switched to Opera. Ever since then, I have been extremely happy with my browser. It has everything I could ever want, and I'm addicted to the mouse gestures. I use them so much, I try to use them outside of Opera, then realize that they don't work there. They really are the best thing ever.

[MischievousSpirit]

I have been using IE and Netscape, by I may give Firefox a try. :)

[GuitarFreak]

I have been using IE and Netscape, by I may give Firefox a try. :)
Yes you should, there is no reason to use IE. :eyebrows:

[Da_Chinkster]

I use IE because Im extremely lazy and can not be bothered to try anything else :D

[jasper]

I use Safari because it blocks pop-ups. Sometimes it won't get along with some wb sites, and then I open IE. I used to never use IE- I was using Netscape before I switched to Safari.

[ojean]

I use Mozilla Firefox. I still have Internet Explorer in my pc though - folks in family got used to it and don't know how to use anything else. ;)

[Nickel]

I'm a Netscape user. Basically because there's Netscape and IE on my computer and considering that IE is absolutely horrible and I'm to lazy to download other browsers, Netscape works just fine. Plus it doesn't crash and it's pretty quick.

[FireFawkes]

I use FireFox (obviously) when I'm using my desktop machine. My laptop is a Mac, so I use Safari whenever I'm wandering. Opera's pretty good too, but I don't like it as much as the others. IE's been worthless since Microsoft decided it was "good enough" and stopped trying to make improvements.

[Spikey]

I used to use Netscape as there was nothing else about at the time but as it got worse and IE got better. (NS 4.0 VS IE 3.2) I switched to IE. I have tried mozilla but it would'nt load most of the sites i use a lot esp hotmail so I stick to IE which works fine for me and never gives me any problems or refuses to loads websites. never heard of Firefox.

[publicenemy1]

I use my SBC Yahoo Browser but if it breaks I use Internet Explorer.

[Witflick]

I use IE, but after I reformat my computer, I think I'm going to try Firefox. I heard it's very customizable, and haven't really heard any complaints.

Witflick.

[daronisgod]

Well I voted for IE which is the browser I've been using since I first got my laptop.

But while I was reading through the thread, you guys made me decide to try firefox, its great I've downloaded a theme for it and looks great, it also seems to be quite a bit faster.

It was very easy to set up and asks you if you want to get you favourites and everything during set-up.

[Witflick]

Right, I switched over to Firefox prematurely to try it out. It rules!

If anyone has any great extensions or themes they can recommend, owl me. :)

Witflick.

[Cindy]

I started using Firefox since my IE had an annoying SideFind thingy attached at the side of the browser and wouldn't go away no matter how I attempted to uninstall it. I love Firefox's tab browsing and pop-up blocker (I had Google toolbar in IE but it couldn't block certain sites' pop-ups, eg. mugglenet.com). My IE had a bug in the 404 error pages so it would crash everytime a 404 page appeared. Firefox is much much better. I would love it even more if the personalised coloured scrollbars would be seen in Firefox though. Alt tags doesn't show up in Firefox too. And I can't key in chinese words in Firefox as it would appear screwed up. Reading chinese and other languages in Firefox is so much easier though, as we don't have to manually install the character encodings. It's just the keying-in that's the problem. :/

[Hogwarts Lake]

I have used Firefox for as long as I can remember and I managed to convert my sister too! :D
It really annoys me when some websites do not load properly on firefox though! Why can't they make it compatible with Mozilla?

[dumbleedore]

I'm stuck using IE because I'm not allowed to download and install any more programs... dad banned me :lol:

When I get my own computer however...

[Classical_Wizar]

IE just because i dont know any better plus so far i had no trouble with it.

[rotsiepots]

I use Firefox because TheWizard will beat me with a herring if I use anything else.

Mozilla is my secondary browser, but I enjoy Firefox. Even if I can't work out how to use all of its amazing functions.

[Tim the Wiz]

For the record Google is an American company. It is based in California (I forget the city, but its in the heart of Silicon Valley and near Stanford University, where the two founders went to school and where they came up with Google).

Always thought it was Australian, because ever time I go to the global site it asks whether you just want to sear for pages in Australia. But maybe it can tell from your IP address ...

Anyway, I've switched to FireFox and its awesome! Highly recommended! I'm going to completely switch to it now, if I could I'd delete IE. Otherwise I keep Netscape because there's AIM included with it ... All these years of suffering with IE and all along Firefox was there! Thank God, I have it now!

[Warptera]

I have been using Netscape for a very long time. I just couldnt take all those popups with IE :rotfl: And i tried like 2 popup blockers and both had viruses :upset:
So now netscape has been my browser of choice.

[quietmind]

Glad to be a Mozilla user :). I found the transition easy to make, and I only use IE when I need to see in-page video or anything else requiring something that Mozilla doesn't come with.

I haven't seen a popup in eons.

[Azura's_Heir]

For the record Google is an American company. It is based in California (I forget the city, but its in the heart of Silicon Valley and near Stanford University, where the two founders went to school and where they came up with Google

Yep, Google is most definately an American company. Their headquarters and main server farm are both located in Palo Alto, CA (USA). Really close to E-Bay headquarters. I drove by both when I went down to Cali and was meadering by the old places where I lived when I was like 2.


Now then as to my browser. Prodominately I use Safari, however my secondary browsers are Internet Explore and Netscape. I really ought to at least try some of the others but I am a lazy bum, and lets face it, for most of what I do on the internet those three are entirely capable of handling my needs.

[Bloo]

I use Internet Explorer but I prefer using Netscape because the browser has tabs, so I can open a few sites with only opening 1 browser. In my opinion, it's more effective.....

[PrtVeela]

I use IE, mainly because if I had anything else my mom would go biserk. It took her about 20 years to figure out how to use the internet, and I know any little change and she will regress. :lol:. But when I go away to school I'm def. losing the IE, words cannot express my disdain for IE. :D

[grrliz]

Currently I'm a big fan of Opera. It has lots of neat browsing features and the OperaMail program is alright too. When I don't use Opera I go with FireFox; it's the browser that renders webpages in the most technically correct manner of all the browsers.

I love my browsers. I do a lot of web design and it's very important to me that viewers can see the pages properly in a variety of scenarios. Right now on my computer I have the following browsers: Netscape 4.7 (ick!), Netscape 6, Netscape 7, Mozilla 1.4, Mozilla Firefox 0.8, Opera 7.2, and of course Internet Explorer 6.

But like others have mentioned, if you're using IE stop now! :) Seriously. Firefox will change your browsing life. It's faster, it's semantically correct, and it's just plain fun. Plus, by not using Internet Explorer you're supporting a competitive environment for browser development which means browsers with better support of various web pages. Plus, you're supporting the development and implementation of web standards (http://webstandards.org/) that will ensure that pages display evenly and consistently across all browsers. I mean, how often have you come across a poorly designed site that works only in IE and falls apart everywhere else? Fight the power! Fight Microsoft! :)

</browser evangelism>

[caindo]

It depends which computer I'm using. I use IE (internet explorer) on my mum's computer, Mozilla on my gran's, and Netscape on my stepdad's. Certain systems handle each program differently, though my mum and gran's computer are almost exactly the same (they were made 2 years apart).

[Ana-Magus]

I use IE. I don't know what other browsers look like... so I can't compare. My husband is a Certified Microsoft Systems Engineer... this certification is more important than a 4 year degree in his field... (unless you are in a graphics based industry)

He uses IE... he hasn't even considered a program such as firefox (mozilla)...

I don't see how the view of avatars depends on your browser... isn't that dependent on the video card you have?

[grrliz]

I use IE. I don't know what other browsers look like... so I can't compare. My husband is a Certified Microsoft Systems Engineer... this certification is more important than a 4 year degree in his field... (unless you are in a graphics based industry)

He uses IE... he hasn't even considered a program such as firefox (mozilla)...

I don't see how the view of avatars depends on your browser... isn't that dependent on the video card you have?The view of the avatar itself won't change depending on the browser: an image is an image is an image, and a browser can't change that. What changes is how a browser "reads" the code written to write a webpage. Some browsers do it better than others. The problem is that there are all sorts of bits of code that are supported by some browsers than other. For instance, there's a bit of code that can make your text glow, as lots of people on this board have discovered. :) The thing is that not all browsers will support that bit of code so it might not show up (I can't see it in Opera, but since it makes me crazy anyway, I don't miss it :)). A small thing like that won't affect a lot of stuff, but there can be bigger differences the way a browser interprets the code that will render a page one way in Internet Explorer and anotherway in Mozilla or Opera. IE uers don't notice it too much since most websites are either made while testing in IE or the web designers have gone to great lengths to make sure everything works okay in IE. But if you're using another browser you can see a big difference, and it can get frustrating.

That link I gave above to the Web Standards (http://webstandards.org) site talks about the steps developers and designers are taking to fix thigns like that. Part of that is creating a standard set of tags (bits of code) that will be supported in all browsers regardless of when the page was made. Some things will not make the "final cut" on that list, like that glowing alpha text trick. :) By creating a standard for all browsers to emulate and for designers to work towards, you can create a more standardized website that is available and viewable to more people.

(If you're really interested, you can check out the box model hack (http://tantek.com/CSS/Examples/boxmodelhack.html) problem which explains how some browsers will interpret some lines of code one way, while others will misinterpret it another way. And that can cause problems. It probably won't make a lot of sense if you don't know anything about webdesign, but hey, I try. :))

[AlbusDumbled0re]

I use Internet Explorer because I'm too lazy to try anything else. I've never had any problems with IE. It does freeze occasionally when it's loading a massive web page though.

[Gippal]

Mostly Firefox, but if I'm working on a website I usually use IE.

[tantrix]

Currently.. IE.. don't care that much..

[Draugr]

I've tried the others and sadly IE seems to work the best overall.

[Puchula]

I´ve tryed Netscape and IE is defeneatly better, I´ve never tryed the others because it´s the first time I hear about them :S

[HannahStarr]

I use IE because if I tried anything else, the rest of my family would probably hunt me down. :lol: I've got a Mac powerbook, but the internet isn't hooked up to it yet. When I do have it connected, I plan on trying Mozilla or Firefox to see what they're like. :D

[Eowyn Carter]

I use Ie and Firefox.. (using firefox a lot resently.. IE tends to bug a lot.. we wonder why!)

[SiriuslyBria]

I saw this thread last night and went and downloaded Firefox. So far I'm very impressed. It's much better than I.E. :)

My only complaint is that some plugins (shockware, flash) don't show up in it. I'm told to download the plug in, even though I already have the required program and it shows up just fine in IE. I don't get why it won't in Firefox? *confused*

[Barbara Kennedy]

I switched to Firefox and it cleared up a few of the problems I was experiencing. It was so easy, I wish I had done it earlier.....

[silvercJD4]

I just got Firefox, and before using it I was an IE user. I must say that I am VERY happy that I switched over. Even though we haven't changed our internet speed things seem to download MUCH, MUCH faster. I'm very happy with it!

[LuvHP_001]

I don't even know anything else than Internet Explorer, Netscape and AOL!

I personally use Internet Explorer but i don't have any other option since this is not my computer and is my dad's and since he's a computer programmer for like 13 years already...he thinks he knows quite a bit.

I don't have a problem with it though, it's pretty good.

[PhoenixUK]

My only complaint is that some plugins (shockware, flash) don't show up in it. I'm told to download the plug in, even though I already have the required program and it shows up just fine in IE. I don't get why it won't in Firefox? *confused*
You need to download a Firefox-compatible version - these are usually about a tenth of the size of the IE versions. Just click the plugin and it should take you to a page where you can d/l it then automatically install it for you.

You should only need two: one for Flash, one for Java, so it won't take too long. It's to save d/l time of the actual program for people who may not want to use Java and Flash.

[Ali]

Currently I'm a big fan of Opera. It has lots of neat browsing features and the OperaMail program is alright too. When I don't use Opera I go with FireFox; it's the browser that renders webpages in the most technically correct manner of all the browsers.

Opera is a pretty good browser too. An ideal solution for those who like firefox, but want something with a less memory-hug. Firefox needs alot of resources, which is my only concern - although you wont notice the difference in speed much unless you open up 30-50 new windows.

Opera has many features built in already, but you can get most of them for firefox as extensions. ( http://texturizer.net/firefox/extensions/ )



I love my browsers. I do a lot of web design and it's very important to me that viewers can see the pages properly in a variety of scenarios. Right now on my computer I have the following browsers: Netscape 4.7 (ick!), Netscape 6, Netscape 7, Mozilla 1.4, Mozilla Firefox 0.8, Opera 7.2, and of course Internet Explorer 6.



I have them all, expect for Netscape 4.7. It's quite pointless to make websites compatible with it, now a days.

[grrliz]

I have them all, expect for Netscape 4.7. It's quite pointless to make websites compatible with it, now a days.Oh, I know, it's one of those "nostalgic" browsers I keep for humour sake. Ever try to view a webpage in it? It makes me laugh / cry every time. It's disturbing how bad a browser it is. :)

[Athina]

hahahaha I'm the only one who uses konqueror?? I guess it's because I use linux more often than windows. lol I also use Mozilla just for my e-mails because for some reason it looks funny on konqueror. Firefox is great too.

[Ali]

Oh, I know, it's one of those "nostalgic" browsers I keep for humour sake. Ever try to view a webpage in it? It makes me laugh / cry every time. It's disturbing how bad a browser it is. :)

Yeah, I installed it once to catch an error on the forums but then removed it.


IE users, BROWSE HAPPY! (http://browsehappy.com) for your own sake. :D

[Catherine Weasley]

I've only been using Firefox for about two weeks now, but I like it a lot, lot, lot better than IE. It's so much faster, I don't get swamped with pop-ups, and the tabs feature is the best. I use Opera sometimes too, but I really prefer Firefox.

[Tane]

Have not got a clue which browser I us to be honest with you, all I care about is the fact that the net works and if it does then that is fine with me.

[elysium]

Crazy Browser. I like it and it's pretty, end of story.

[v@sh]

Definately Firefox, nice simple clean design, faster web page loading, lots of extensions + themes and tabbed browsing.

One of the main reasons I switched over from IE was mainly because of the security issues, Microsoft being too lazy to fix these up, and my slow anti-Microsoft Monopolising company feelings surfacing.

I highly recommended anyone still on IE to switch to another browser.

[antiQueen]

I'm using Slimbrowser at the moment. I've only used IE before, but Slimbrowser is so much better! It's much more organized, practical and just easier to use. Plus I haven't encountered any problems with it.

IE doesn't come close.

[Azimuth]

Firefox is the most overrated thing since sliced bread. It really is not that great. Yeah, foxes are cute. Yeah, it has a pretty logo. But it's about as useful as a submarine made of Caesium. :rolleyes:

[MadMagic]

Hmm, well I sue Firefox.
I love the tab feature and that it blocks pop-ups. I'm sure it has other groovy features but I don't think I'd know what to do with them if I knew what they were.

It seems to me that there is an uncommonly large number of mozilla/firefox users here. I wonder why that is :lol:

[Jessica]

I heard Ali gets a commission every time one of us signs up :lol:

[Ali]

I heard Ali gets a commission every time one of us signs up :lol:

Nah, I'm just doing the fellow Harry Potter fans a favor. :D



jessica, shhhh. :p

[hpfan_08]

FireFox all the way, so far I havn't found 2 disadvantages to it (1 is you have to seperatly download all the plug-ins for it.)

If anyone wants a new browser FireFox is the way to go.

[filius]

I have a problem with firefox and the same problem with Thrunderbird. Only one problem, though. (Don't want Ali to get upset. :p)

I'm using Neomail for a domain name email address. Firefox didn't allow me to access my mail because I "didn't have the proper session cookie" and my "access is denied!"

Same for when I set up my email address for Thunderbird...same issue. So, I went to IE and got through. So I sacrificed Thunderbird for Outlook Express but I still use firefox. I only needed to get my email running through IE. :p

Oh, and firefox doesn't support frames (in terms of HTML). :shrug: Which totally sucks, because I like using them.

[Kehlen Crow]

Oh, and firefox doesn't support frames (in terms of HTML).

Could someone please explain what frames are?

(It's hard to understand some computer terms, though a lot of them a the same in Russian)

[filius]

Could someone please explain what frames are?

(It's hard to understand some computer terms, though a lot of them a the same in Russian)
I'm not sure how to explain it... but this link might help you... Frames (http://www.lissaexplains.com/frames.shtml) :)

[PhoenixUK]

Could someone please explain what frames are?

(It's hard to understand some computer terms, though a lot of them a the same in Russian)
Frames are when a page is made of more than one page positioned together by means of another (frame) page. This can either be using seperate areas, for example to make a menu (an example is here (http://www.pageresource.com/html/frameex5.htm)), or else using IFrames to insert a page into the middle of another (like this (http://www.dyn-web.com/dhtml/iframes/fluid.html)). However, frames tend to be a rather crude method of creating web pages, most competent web developers now use PHP includes as they tend to be more effective, customisable and generally work a lot better :).

The problem, as always, is that Firefox supports W3C standards (standard web commands) wheras IE just makes up it's own tags as it feels like.

[filius]

The problem, as always, is that Firefox supports W3C standards (standard web commands) wheras IE just makes up it's own tags as it feels like.
One thing I liked about Netscape was that it had special codes you could make use of... another one of firefox's flaw. Hopefully they'll release another version that allows all the codes to be used.

[Kehlen Crow]

Yeah. I think I got it, thank you!

[Chimära]

hey
you should know, that the Firefoxbrowser is from Mozilla. So you don't have to write both.

[Ranador]

I love my firefox

[Ali]

hey
you should know, that the Firefoxbrowser is from Mozilla. So you don't have to write both.


Yes, but both are clearly different browsers. :)

[Ralen]

Firefox is definetely the way to go.

I'm having a problem with my java plug in though even though I have the latest one installed. And of my internet banking sites kind of lags...which is strange. It works ok in IE though :shrug:

I have to resort back to IE when my java related sites don't work properly in Firefox.

[DougJohnston]

I'm using IE and I like it. I know how to customize it and use it and I don't get many problems with it. Its fast and easy to use for me. I've heard a lot of good stuff about firefox but I don't really know if I will switch. The worst I get with this IE are some occasional tracking cookies and popups but with all the security on my computer its fairly easy to keep it under control. There's a chance that I could make the switch one day but until something really bad happens I'm staying with IE :p

[Despaire11]

i use Mozilla and sometimes Firefox.

[SilverStar]

Mozilla Firefox. :D

[Kehlen Crow]

I have just started firefox on my computer.

The first "plus": several pages, not windows.

i use Mozilla and sometimes Firefox.


And what's the difference? I got firefox from mozilla.org.

[Eclipse_Raven]

firefox for the win

[DougJohnston]

I made the switch to FireFox. It is the best...ever.

[dumbleedore]

Now using firefox and I'm never going back to IE- NEVER!!!

[Goldberry]

I use Mozilla Firefox. I think my dad finally got tired of IE's **** after the latest thing it's been doing, and didn't feel like fixing it, so he downloaded FF. I like it! It seems to take less time to load things (though shouldn't that have more to do with your internet connection than your browser?...not that smart, sorry). I haven't checked out this tabbed browsing thing yet, but I suppose I could right now.

[Jessica]

Tabbed browsing rocks. But the best part of Firefox is the fact that it blacks not only Evil Pop Up Ads but even Eviler Spyware :D

[Anneth]

I use Firefox and love it! The tabs are so convenient, so is the popup blocker. And the themes make browsing so much more fun....I love the Crystal theme so much.
I started using Firefox because my dad suggested it....and it's so much better than anything else I've seen (especially Windows...yuck).

[loopdeedoo123]

I, too, am a Firefox user... I used Firebird, also, before Firefox came out. I like it a lot (tabs and themes rock!) but I don't use it of my own choice. My older brother and my dad are computer people and they put it on my computer. We also had Linux for a period of time. That was interesting. But now we're back to Microsoft.

[Seamok]

I've been mainly using Firefox since July this year, but I also use Opera and IE occasionally. For those who are reluctant in trying Firefox, trust me, it works really well. I'm glad I took my friend's advice.

[chronium]

I use Avant Browser. it is an internet explorer add on which makes like a IE firefox

[BluebirdTexas]

IMHO, IE6 has the best options yet, and althought it isn't the fastest one, it's nice to use. Opera is also cool.