Topic: What browser do you use? (Read 14700 times)

Aztex · « **on:** 30 Aug 2006, 08:40 »

just wondering what internet browsers do you guys use?

Alegis · « **Reply #1 on:** 30 Aug 2006, 09:46 »

Firefox with extensions

logosmonkey · « **Reply #2 on:** 30 Aug 2006, 11:20 »

yup firefox with extensions

nihilist · « **Reply #3 on:** 30 Aug 2006, 14:01 »

IE7 at home, Firefox at work.

Melodic · « **Reply #4 on:** 30 Aug 2006, 15:08 »

Firefox with Fasterfox and Adblock.

(On a sidenote, are there any other great Firefox extensions I'm missing out on?)

Aztex · « **Reply #5 on:** 30 Aug 2006, 17:02 »

Quote from: Melodic

Firefox with Fasterfox and Adblock.

(On a sidenote, are there any other great Firefox extensions I'm missing out on?)

Tabbrowser preference
Allows much more control over your tabs

Imageshack right click
Allows you to upload things to imageshack with a right click basically

Storm Rider · « **Reply #6 on:** 30 Aug 2006, 17:12 »

Firefox, yo.

jmrz · « **Reply #7 on:** 30 Aug 2006, 18:45 »

Firefox at home, IE anywhere I don't have access to FF.

IronOxide · « **Reply #8 on:** 30 Aug 2006, 18:57 »

When I have a choice, it's all about Firefox.

Will · « **Reply #9 on:** 30 Aug 2006, 19:46 »

I love Firefox, more so because I can customize it and make it look purdy...I have a nice, classy black and silver theme going on right now...

so for the rest of you that use Firefox, what extensions do you rock? I have a few, my favorite of which include FoxyTunes (it's a remote control app for your media player that sits in the bottom corner of the browser window) and then there's the absolutely useless but completely fun "Anti-Paranoia" which randomly pops up a little window in the bottom corner that says things like "Don't panic! Everything is fine." It makes my browsing happy

nihilist · « **Reply #10 on:** 31 Aug 2006, 08:28 »

Extensions that I am currently using:
- Download Manager Tweak
- Tabbrowser Preferences
- Download Statusbar
- Flashblock
- Adblock Plus
- Fasterfox
- Remove It Permanently
- View Formatted Source
- Web Developer
- Bookmarks Synchronizer SE SiteBar Edition
- VideoDownloader
- Greasemonkey

Hurr!

XeroXer · « **Reply #11 on:** 03 Sep 2006, 02:42 »

Well I voted Firefox but I mainly use Mozilla suite.
But that option wasn't included so I went with my second choise.

Spinless · « **Reply #12 on:** 03 Sep 2006, 05:38 »

Firefox user?
Then get Stumble! And AllPeers!

They're the neatest fire fox extensions I've had the pleasure of using!

Mikintosh · « **Reply #13 on:** 03 Sep 2006, 11:50 »

Firefox, baby. Sorry, IE, but I needs me some tabs.

SpacemanSpiff · « **Reply #14 on:** 03 Sep 2006, 13:18 »

Opera9 and also Firefox with several extensions (among them Adblock and VideoDownloader) for some quick browsing, because my Opera opens ~30 pages by default.

Catfish_Man · « **Reply #15 on:** 03 Sep 2006, 22:21 »

In order by frequency of use:

Safari (nightly build)
Omniweb 5.5rc1
Safari
Camino (nightly build)
Firefox (whatever the hell version I have installed)

shinyhunter · « **Reply #16 on:** 05 Sep 2006, 23:23 »

Firefox all the way!!!

The Cosmic Fool · « **Reply #17 on:** 02 Oct 2006, 04:44 »

I use all three. Firefox, IE and Opera.

Valrus · « **Reply #18 on:** 02 Oct 2006, 05:43 »

Safari. I frequently switch to Camino or Shiira or something for a while, but Safari is the browser I always come back to.

Nikita · « **Reply #19 on:** 02 Oct 2006, 19:27 »

Good old Firefox.

Neuvost · « **Reply #20 on:** 06 Oct 2006, 17:04 »

Safari. What's with the ended poll?

Napoleon the Clown · « **Reply #21 on:** 06 Oct 2006, 17:26 »

Like most everyone else, Firefox.

TheGrinder · « **Reply #22 on:** 09 Oct 2006, 05:50 »

Firefox.

Archangel_Lucifer · « **Reply #23 on:** 15 Oct 2006, 00:48 »

Im using Bon echo. (Firefox 2.0!)

Grawsith · « **Reply #24 on:** 15 Oct 2006, 01:03 »

What about Avant? Nobody ever uses Avant.

Catfish_Man · « **Reply #25 on:** 15 Oct 2006, 11:52 »

Quote from: Grawsith on 15 Oct 2006, 01:03

What about Avant? Nobody ever uses Avant.

It's based on IE. Automatic fail for anyone that doesn't hate web designers

Alegis · « **Reply #26 on:** 15 Oct 2006, 13:37 »

I used avant before I met Firefox. Avant is nice, but FF so much better IMO.

est · « **Reply #27 on:** 15 Oct 2006, 15:05 »

Firefox!

My other browser is your mum.

Mark7 · « **Reply #28 on:** 15 Oct 2006, 15:08 »

Opera.

I just like not having to manually check for new email.

Ladybug · « **Reply #29 on:** 16 Oct 2006, 10:00 »

Opera is my browser of choice. I could use Firefox, but I find Opera to be faster, and for some reason, I just prefer it. And I don't even use a lot of the built-in features like torrent downloader, contacts, e-mail, notes, chat etc. I've customized it quite a bit, so that the stuff I don't use is gone, and it's now exactly the way I like it. I don't really know why I don't use a lot of the built-in features, because they all work just fine, but I guess in my head there's still this little voice saying "a browser is a browser". Might have to try and change that later on.

Also, I've read that Opera is more secure than Firefox (don't remember where, so don't quote me on this and certainly not fight me on it, because I can't really trust my source when I don't remember what it was), which wouldn't surprise me, because 1) Firefox has more users and 2) Firefox is open source, which isn't a bad thing, I guess, but the securty holes are more "out there". Plus, Opera is Norwegian, which is never a drawback, but by far not the only reason I've been using it for the last couple of years.

Questionable Alex · « **Reply #30 on:** 16 Oct 2006, 13:21 »

What? Teh Ladybug is a Norwegian? Ah, the surprises this place holds. I greet you from the cold =)

Now, back on topic! I am one of the few with Opera (as it's Norwegian and a part of the whole Norway nerd pride), Firefox and IE installed, and still using IE. Yes, indeed. I've used IE for as long as I can remember. The day my computer explodes as a cause of the massive lack of security in IE, I will probably stay away from it. But as that hasn't happened, and I'm protecting my computer well enough, it's still my browser of choice.

Firefox is used now and as well though, but Opera's just there for show. For now...

Ladybug · « **Reply #31 on:** 16 Oct 2006, 13:42 »

Ah, another Norwegian? Cool. How do you cope without tabbed browsing? Or do you use IE7? Opera took me a little while to get used to, but now I love it and couldn't live without it :p

I sometimes wish that I still had IE available, though, because certain stuff only works in IE, and it annoys the hell out of me. I'm considering using BootCamp and installing XP, just so that I can watch football matches/summaries and broadcasts from my hometown online.. Shouldn't be necessary, but ah well.

Napoleon the Clown · « **Reply #32 on:** 16 Oct 2006, 14:46 »

Firefox's IE tab: pwns. It can do anything IE can do and I don't have to open IE. It's been a long time since I've used IE.

I love FF because of its customizability. Extensions and add-ons make for a nicer browsing experience. The mighty adblock is the one I like most. I use it not only on ads, but on the damn seizure inducing avatars. And any other images that annoy me.

Mark7 · « **Reply #33 on:** 16 Oct 2006, 14:54 »

Quote from: Ladybug on 16 Oct 2006, 10:00

Opera is my browser of choice. I could use Firefox, but I find Opera to be faster, and for some reason, I just prefer it. And I don't even use a lot of the built-in features like torrent downloader, contacts, e-mail, notes, chat etc. I've customized it quite a bit, so that the stuff I don't use is gone, and it's now exactly the way I like it. I don't really know why I don't use a lot of the built-in features, because they all work just fine, but I guess in my head there's still this little voice saying "a browser is a browser". Might have to try and change that later on.

Also, I've read that Opera is more secure than Firefox (don't remember where, so don't quote me on this and certainly not fight me on it, because I can't really trust my source when I don't remember what it was), which wouldn't surprise me, because 1) Firefox has more users and 2) Firefox is open source, which isn't a bad thing, I guess, but the securty holes are more "out there". Plus, Opera is Norwegian, which is never a drawback, but by far not the only reason I've been using it for the last couple of years.

The inbuilt email is precisely why I prefer Opera to any of the other browsers I've come across. It's nice not having to either install a separate mail notifier or check every half hour.

Guardian 452 · « **Reply #34 on:** 05 Nov 2006, 08:23 »

Firefox. Yay!!!

glisp42 · « **Reply #35 on:** 05 Nov 2006, 21:28 »

Firefox with Chatzilla, No Script, Fasterfox and Sage RSS reader.

Sangoma · « **Reply #36 on:** 05 Nov 2006, 22:23 »

FF all the way, baby.

Spike · « **Reply #37 on:** 06 Nov 2006, 01:05 »

Firefox 2.0

Integrated spell check, I am amazed.

superwill · « **Reply #38 on:** 06 Nov 2006, 01:47 »

Firefox rox my sox.

thelightguy · « **Reply #39 on:** 06 Nov 2006, 08:06 »

I used Flock 0.5 for a while, but 0.7 removed all the useful features, so I've since gone back to using Firefox. And, as a bonus... all the extensions work!

--Nick

nihilist · « **Reply #40 on:** 06 Nov 2006, 20:42 »

Shitfox crashes like nothing else can.

schimmy · « **Reply #41 on:** 06 Nov 2006, 22:33 »

Infrequently?

nihilist · « **Reply #42 on:** 07 Nov 2006, 00:41 »

Wishful thinking.

schimmy · « **Reply #43 on:** 07 Nov 2006, 01:23 »

I can genuinley say I've never had it crash. But then, I've never had a browser that crashed. Were you running hundreds of extensions?
I've just installed firefox 2.0, haven't seen any differences so far, apart from the skin, but I like how all my extensions and bookmarks crossed over automatically.

nihilist · « **Reply #44 on:** 07 Nov 2006, 01:32 »

16 extensions. Probably too many, but hey, they are required to make the browsing experience nice.

schimmy · « **Reply #45 on:** 07 Nov 2006, 23:24 »

Firefox 2.0 had the nifty feature of suggesting things you may be searching for, in a predictive-text kind of way. However, when it comes up with things like this, it makes me want to reinstall opera:

Ignore the fact that I have searched for gogo dancers in the past.

nihilist · « **Reply #46 on:** 08 Nov 2006, 00:40 »

I removed that search box from my browser window.

mberan42 · « **Reply #47 on:** 08 Nov 2006, 02:29 »

At work I'm stuck with IE6.

At home I have FF. But I'm an idiot and can't figure out how to have links automatically open in tabs rather than a new browser, and I don't use any extensions, 'cause I didn't know that there were any, and it never shuts up about using WMP as the default video player whenever I'm trying to watch ~~porn~~ online videos.

Thnikkaman · « **Reply #48 on:** 09 Nov 2006, 16:55 »

It's been said before, but I'll say it again:

INTEGRATED SPELL CHECK HOORAY ~~NO MORE~~ LESS EMBARRASSMENT!

So yeah, I downloaded Firefox 2.0 today and I think it's great. No longer must I hesitate and wonder if "embarrassment" has 1 R or 2.

Valrus · « **Reply #49 on:** 09 Nov 2006, 17:47 »

You poor non-Mac users. It's like you're living in a third world country that just got running water. "You just turn these things and water comes out! Incredible!"

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

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What browser do you use?

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Alegis

logosmonkey

nihilist

nihilist

XeroXer

Spinless

SpacemanSpiff

shinyhunter

The Cosmic Fool

Nikita

Neuvost

TheGrinder

Archangel_Lucifer

Grawsith

Alegis

Questionable Alex

Guardian 452

glisp42

Sangoma

superwill

nihilist

nihilist

nihilist

nihilist