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which browser do you use and why
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All 6 of our computers in the house use Firefox, on 2 Windows XP machines on one windows 7 net book, on my OSX and on my 2 Ubuntu systems.
Been a Safari user since the beginning and haven't yet found a reason not to use it anymore. It works perfectly for me
The latest Opera version on Windows 7 with Google Chrome as a backup.
Opera is fast, it's shortcuts are awesome, it's full screen mode is superior to anything out there, it's UI is extremely minimalistic which is awesome, and it uses little to no resources.
Chrome is fast and it's UI is minimalistic, but that's about it.
The only time I ever use Chrome is when I am dealing with Flash because Opera's flash performance is TERRIBLE.
Opera is fast, it's shortcuts are awesome, it's full screen mode is superior to anything out there, it's UI is extremely minimalistic which is awesome, and it uses little to no resources.
Chrome is fast and it's UI is minimalistic, but that's about it.
The only time I ever use Chrome is when I am dealing with Flash because Opera's flash performance is TERRIBLE.
I use Chrom because it has AutoPatch ext. Meaning i can scroll through long threads or websites with out having to load each page manually.
Every now and then i use safari for watching videos that chrome can't seem to handle.
Every now and then i use safari for watching videos that chrome can't seem to handle.
Currently I use Google Chrome. I switch from FireFox a little over a month or so ago and it felt weird leaving Firefox after I have been using it since beta 0.7 and converted many people over to it over the years.
On my windows computer I go Chrome, Firefox, IE. I will not touch the pile of crap known as safari for a site.
On my Max it goes Chrome then FF. It takes quite a bit to force me ot use Safari on a mac as well because I think it is rather crappy there compared to FF and Chrome.
On my windows computer I go Chrome, Firefox, IE. I will not touch the pile of crap known as safari for a site.
On my Max it goes Chrome then FF. It takes quite a bit to force me ot use Safari on a mac as well because I think it is rather crappy there compared to FF and Chrome.
I use Firefox for two reasons: The StumbleUpon toolbar and the dAmn (deviantArt Message Network) chat plugins. They're Firefox specific, and I use them constantly. If they come to Safari, i'd switch.
Safari on OSX because it came with it and seems OK.
I used to use IE on Windows but switched to Safari which seems OK. Then I pretty much stopped using Windows.
Comically, the only reason I used Windows at home for the last six months was when I had to take a badly-done training thing for work that needed IE.
I'm on an Anti-Microsoft crusade so there's no way I'm putting IE on OSX.
At work we just made the big switch from IE6 to IE8. yuck.
Happy Monday!
Keri
I used to use IE on Windows but switched to Safari which seems OK. Then I pretty much stopped using Windows.
Comically, the only reason I used Windows at home for the last six months was when I had to take a badly-done training thing for work that needed IE.
I'm on an Anti-Microsoft crusade so there's no way I'm putting IE on OSX.
At work we just made the big switch from IE6 to IE8. yuck.
Happy Monday!
Keri
Basically there is no way to put IE on any Apple computer running anything beyond 10.4.
the article speaks to this. "the avg window of vulnerability in 2009 was less than a day for IE and firefox, 2 days for chrome and 13 days for safari. " - pc world.
the 2nd most common web-based attack targeted a security flaw in IE that was patched in 2004, of course IE8 was built without that flaw so only unpatched older versions of IE was targeted.
furthermore, they found that plugins, not the browsers themselves, are often the cause of security holes. activex being the least secure, then java, then adobe reader then quicktime.
at the end of the day IE is still on most machines. given that fact they will be targeted more often and i must say im impressed by their efforts.
It depends on what I'm doing.
Mostly, Safari - because I like the Activities pane, the way it handles PDFs, blah blah. It's just more integrated without feeling like some weird third-party thing.
Firefox I only use for research stuff. I have a bunch of neat-o SEO plugins that save me a ton of time and therefore money.
Chrome is fast, true, but at a fraction of a second I think I can skip an otherwise boring interface and lack of features. Plus, it's Google. I hate Google. And also the latest release - no matter how many times I install it - is nowhere near stable. It crashes or freezes with some regularity.
I've had Flock, which is good for collecting bits of information and stuff, and it's has blog posting built in, but it's too bloated.
Regardless of what dumbazz [sic] Microsoft tells you on their site, the latest release of IE is not available for Macintosh.
...and IE8 is a million billion phatoozacajillion times better than IE6. And this is from a guy who hates IE.
Mostly, Safari - because I like the Activities pane, the way it handles PDFs, blah blah. It's just more integrated without feeling like some weird third-party thing.
Firefox I only use for research stuff. I have a bunch of neat-o SEO plugins that save me a ton of time and therefore money.
Chrome is fast, true, but at a fraction of a second I think I can skip an otherwise boring interface and lack of features. Plus, it's Google. I hate Google. And also the latest release - no matter how many times I install it - is nowhere near stable. It crashes or freezes with some regularity.
I've had Flock, which is good for collecting bits of information and stuff, and it's has blog posting built in, but it's too bloated.
Regardless of what dumbazz [sic] Microsoft tells you on their site, the latest release of IE is not available for Macintosh.
...and IE8 is a million billion phatoozacajillion times better than IE6. And this is from a guy who hates IE.
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I'm sorry, the PC World article is bunk. Read Secunia once in a while, IE 6 has unpatched vulnerabilities that date as far back as 2003. With exploit code in the wild. You're surprised PC World is shilling for Microsoft ?
IE 8 also has a nasty CSS session hijack that affected every browser, was discovered in 2008 and patched in all but Microsoft's. Seriously, IE is far from a model of security, I wonder where PC World even got their numbers from. New vulnerabilities only perhaps ? Maybe they should throw in the unpatched ones in their analysis next time.
Again, if you value your web experience, be it through security, performance or standards compliance, you'll steer clear from Internet Explorer.
And BTW, ActiveX is not a plugin, it's a framework. Any pages can push you a control. The fact that it's the most unsecure and least sandboxed plug-in architecture has been a nightmare since it was introduced back in the 90s.
Safari has been my primary browser since the original public beta. I got my first OS X machine in February 2003 and downloaded Safari on the first day. I've been using it ever since.
Google Chrome with Safari as back-up. I really like webkit rendering engine which powers them both. Was previously using Firefox and tested the latest v4beta7 and though it has significantly improved,not to mention playing catch up now to Chrome; I just can't seem to revert back.
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I've been using the Netscape series pretty much since day 1 back in the mid-90's. Went from Netscape to Netscape Communicator, and dropped Netscape and switched to Mozilla when AOL bought Netscape in '98.
I've always preferred the look and feel of Netscape/Mozilla over other browsers, and I stay with Firefox now because of the amazing plugin support.
I tried Camino when I switched to OS X, but it didn't have the plugins I wanted, so I stayed with FF.
Safari feels like a plain browser (which isn't necessarily all bad), so I really don't use it unless I have to. I won't use IE unless absolutely forced to (thankfully I don't go into Windows much anymore, and when I do, I have FF.)
I've tried Chrome, and it really doesn't impress me much. I particularly like the new app tab feature in FF 4 beta, but not thrilled with there being nothing down in the status bar anymore
I've always preferred the look and feel of Netscape/Mozilla over other browsers, and I stay with Firefox now because of the amazing plugin support.
I tried Camino when I switched to OS X, but it didn't have the plugins I wanted, so I stayed with FF.
Safari feels like a plain browser (which isn't necessarily all bad), so I really don't use it unless I have to. I won't use IE unless absolutely forced to (thankfully I don't go into Windows much anymore, and when I do, I have FF.)
I've tried Chrome, and it really doesn't impress me much. I particularly like the new app tab feature in FF 4 beta, but not thrilled with there being nothing down in the status bar anymore
Chrome under Windows and Safari under OS X. I feel Chrome for OS X can do much better and be better integrated.
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I use Chrome on my Mac, Linux and Windows installs. Primarily for speed but also for the Chrome2phone extension which lets me send directions for navigation straight to my phone and I can send whatever I was reading to my phone at the click of a button.
At work I am stuck with IE6 of all browsers.....
I use Chrome on my Mac, Linux and Windows installs. Primarily for speed but also for the Chrome2phone extension which lets me send directions for navigation straight to my phone and I can send whatever I was reading to my phone at the click of a button.
At work I am stuck with IE6 of all browsers.....
Chrome, it is perfect for me, as it is very fast, stable and strikes a fine balance between the simplicity and elegance of Safari and the extensibility of Firefox. It is also the most standards compliant browser, supporting nearly all the HTML5 + CSS3 features. I use Chrome as my default browser both to surf the web, and as my benchmark browser for web development.
Some additional things:
- Awesome developer tools (it is like a built-in Firebug)
- Each tab is a process, so no browser crashes.
- Included task maneger to kill any problematic tab.
- Omnibar
- Very compact and elegant downloads bar.
- Ability to sync everything on Google Dashboard.
- Sexy interface
I could list more but thats enough.
Some additional things:
- Awesome developer tools (it is like a built-in Firebug)
- Each tab is a process, so no browser crashes.
- Included task maneger to kill any problematic tab.
- Omnibar
- Very compact and elegant downloads bar.
- Ability to sync everything on Google Dashboard.
- Sexy interface
I could list more but thats enough.
Safari.
1) Fully Apple-integrated. This is VERY important to me as an Apple customer.
2) It does everything a browser is supposed to - does a good job with video as well as full standards compliance.
3) Looks elegant with some nifty feature implementations.
4) Reasonably fast, if not the fastest on a Mac.
No real reason to bother using anything else.
1) Fully Apple-integrated. This is VERY important to me as an Apple customer.
2) It does everything a browser is supposed to - does a good job with video as well as full standards compliance.
3) Looks elegant with some nifty feature implementations.
4) Reasonably fast, if not the fastest on a Mac.
No real reason to bother using anything else.
Ok
No it does not. Chrome has better standards compliance...
Like? Extensions? Chrome and FireFox have had those for a while now. Apple played catch-up and/or me too.
Not true. Chrome performs good. Albeit not as well integrated, but that can change if Google grows some balls and does it.
If I am reading LTD argument correctly. Those same arguments could be used to say the IE is the best browser to use. Hell I heard them when trying to convince people to switch over to FF back in 2004-2005.
Web standards to them definded as the one that sits they went to work on. Like it or not almost all sits would work with IE. The same could not be said about "standard compliance" ones. Standard is what the market says it is. Not some random group.
If you are not willing to use the other browser then you are pinned to those same grounds and refuse to see what is out there. I know plenty of mac users that Hate safari and think it is worse than IE on the windows side. Hell I am inclined to agree with them. Safari is the last browser I will turn to on either windows or OSX.
Web standards to them definded as the one that sits they went to work on. Like it or not almost all sits would work with IE. The same could not be said about "standard compliance" ones. Standard is what the market says it is. Not some random group.
If you are not willing to use the other browser then you are pinned to those same grounds and refuse to see what is out there. I know plenty of mac users that Hate safari and think it is worse than IE on the windows side. Hell I am inclined to agree with them. Safari is the last browser I will turn to on either windows or OSX.