What Internet Browser do you use and why?

TroganTrogan London, UK
edited December 2005 in Science & Tech
Today, I headed over to http://www.opera.com to see if their browser was still free and luckly they were. So, I decided to download it, as a recommendation from someone.

At the moment opera feels like a nice browser and i'l probably be using it far more then Firefox.


As the title asks, what browser is everyone currently using and why?
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  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    Firefox cause it works really well and I'm used to it.
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    use IE most often, so used to using it.

    my first reaction to open a webpage i s clicking on the IE icon, altho i have firefox install to, just use it a lot less.
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    Firefox. I started using Firefox for security and popup blocking, but got crazy hooked on tabbed browsing. Couldn't do without it. I think IE has made major strides in security, but I won't even consider IE without tabbed browsing. One advantage IE has over Firefox is rendering. There are many times I have to refresh pages in Firefox to get text to display properly.
  • ShortyShorty Manchester, UK Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    Firebird, than FireFox. Why...?

    - Tabbed Browsing that works out of the box
    - Browser that supports correct web coding standards (CSS, CSS2, xHTML) and doesn't try to "fudge" a layout. IE makes web developers lazy :rolleyes:
    - ActiveX is just wrong for webpages. That should stayed with VB6 and not copied to web

    Now before the IE theorists kick sand into my face, I have nothing against Microsoft or IE but I simply prefer FireFox for the above reasons ;)
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    Firefox. Gotta love all those extensions!
  • GrayFoxGrayFox /dev/urandom Member
    edited November 2005
    Firefox
    -No active X !
    -Opensource
    -Supports the standards
    -Is a much faster browser when tweeked
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    Firefox is my browser of choice. Unfortunately I'm stuck with IE at work - dang 'corporate security'! There's just something to be said for the ability to middle-click a link and have it open in a new tab... at work I have to try to limit myself to 2 explorer instances, otherwise it looks like I'm goofing off and not doing my job. If I had Firefox I could have 8 tabs open and it would still look like I was diong my job! ;D
  • DanGDanG I AM CANADIAN Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    IE at both home and work. It's worked fine for me, no major issues with popups, I'm careful what I browse, so no problems with spyware.
  • edcentricedcentric near Milwaukee, Wisconsin Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    FF, tabs are slick, better than having 25 windows open.
    It is more robust than IE was a couple of years ago. I don't have to keep fixing it when my family breaks things.

    There are only two of us at work running FF, me and our head of IT.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    That's the other thing - from a support standpoint, I am constantly running into customer spyware infected or trojan infected messes that require me to edit some IE registry key or do some commands to repair IE or jump through some kind of hoop to get IE "fixed". I can truthfully say that I've never had to edit a mozilla-related registry key just to restore internet access, or to get the browser to work again.
  • TroganTrogan London, UK
    edited November 2005
    The registry - another thing I hate :shakehead
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    Firefox most of the time - it's the only browser I bothered to install on my latest linux install.
    IE when I'm on my desktop and want to watch launch videos or listen to my launch radio station.
  • gtghmgtghm New
    edited November 2005
    IE, because it works for every site and all the plugins work...
  • ronboronbo Connecticut
    edited November 2005
    IE It works fine for me, and as DanG said if you are carefull where you browse you will get no issues.........
  • WingaWinga Mr South Africa Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    I've only recently started using Firefox. Won't use anything else now.
    Tried Opera when they released the Free version a few months back, but couldn't get used to the feel of it.

    Only problem I have with Firefox is the fact that not all sites accept it and am forced to switch to IE for those :(
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited November 2005
    It took ages for me to finally make the switch, but Firefox for me since last Summer.

    As others have mentioned, security, tabs, and extensions are the reason I stuck with it. I even got my dad hooked on it. :D
  • sectorz715sectorz715
    edited November 2005
    Firefox (obviously, look at my sig) - because basically what prof said.
    Winga wrote:
    Only problem I have with Firefox is the fact that not all sites accept it and am forced to switch to IE for those :(
    And for u my friend Winga there is a plugin called IE Tabs Here :thumbsup:
  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited November 2005
    LIke prof it took me forever to switch. I thought it was just a fad. But then I got MyIE2, and loved it. Then I tried Opera and hated it. Stuck with Firefox :)

    The only complaint I have is the (relatively) high memory usage. 64 megs for 2 tabs isn't fair :-/
  • sfleurietsfleuriet Texas New
    edited November 2005
    Firefox

    -Love the plugins
    -Much faster than IE
    -MUCH more secure, ActiveX blocking
    -Very effective (effective ;D) popup blocker
    -Search Engine module is probably my favorite feature
  • fatcatfatcat Mizzou Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    had MyIE2, now Maxthon for a long time, then it just started crashing alot, so I was using IE. Now that I've done a format c:\ its been Firefox since, altho my wife still uses Maxthon with no problems so I recommend both, FF and Maxthon.
  • sfleurietsfleuriet Texas New
    edited November 2005
    I tried Maxthon and another similar one and liked them until they started freezing up a lot :(
  • sectorz715sectorz715
    edited November 2005
    I did use to use Neoplanet, did anyone ever use Neoplanet?
  • MadballMadball Fort Benton, MT
    edited November 2005
    I use Opera, and have for a couple years now. Works fine for me, so I'll stick with it. I've tried Firefox, but I'm just more familiar with Opera.
  • TroganTrogan London, UK
    edited November 2005
    Ohh, so your the other person who chose opera :D
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited November 2005
    Firefox for about 90% of the time. For the reasons already mentioned above.

    I have Opera also installed, but I guess I'm just used to the way Firefox runs. ;D
  • Shadow2018Shadow2018 Northwest Missouri
    edited November 2005
    Firefox. Firefox is a more secure browser than IE. When Holes are found they are fixed much quicker than anything that has the MS name on it.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    Never understood why people would want to use Opera when it either requires them to pay for it or displays adverts.
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    I guess you haven't been following the news. Opera is free to download and advert free and has been for a few months now.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited November 2005
    Oh, I thought it was only free for 1 month or so then they went back to charging for it. But anyway, previous to that, why would people have used it then?
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited November 2005
    Enverex wrote:
    ...But anyway, previous to that, why would people have used it then?
    Maybe they liked it. ;D
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