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which browser do you use and why

okrelayer said:
I have tried to switch to chrome from safari, and even gave it a 1 week trial run, but I keep coming back to Safari. Theres nothing dislike about it, and nothing I really want not in it. Its integrated with OSX,works really well and looks beautiful.
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I feel the same way. I've tried Chrome a few times, and always find myself back in Safari.
 
I use Nightly Builds of Webkit (Safari), I like the Safari GUI and I like to test and use a faster engine with more features before Apple updates Safari so this is perfect for me.
 
patchouli said:
Can someone help me out with Safari settings? Please? I was looking for info on 'stocks' .. went to a link.. opened it.. and the window immediately changed to streaming porn.
I'm new to Mac and Safari.. I looked around.. I've got my settings on 'prevent popups'.. all I can think about is what if my kids went on my computer innocently and this trash shows up..
Can this be prevented??
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Popup blockers just block popups. They don't filter content.

You can use the parental controls on OS X to allow your kids to only go to certain places. Each of your kids will need their own login and you'll need to make sure they don't get your password.

Here's what I do (Note that this won't prevent your kids from overriding but it will help your browsing):

When search for things that might lead to malware sites or going to sites that might have links that lead to malware sites, I use Firefox with No-Script, Ghostery, Ad-Block Plus, Force-TLS and WOT (Web of Trust). What they do:

No-Script only allows scripts to run that you allow, this can be on either a case-by-case or site basis.

Ghostery stops tracking.

Ad-Block Plus gets rid of ads.

Force-TLS forces https (encrypted http) on Facebook.

WOT checks site reputations and puts a "do you really want to go there" screen up if the site has been rated bad.

For sites that I trust (like banks) I use Safari.
 
Firefox
Opera
Chrome
Safari

In that order for the most part. I like them all for their various strengths. That's why I don't limit myself to one. It's also nice to have variety as I do so much work on the web.
 
coochiekuta said:
i was reading an article in pc world about the myth that IE is less secure than other browsers.

they showed numbers from 2009 where symantec received reports of 169 for firefox, 94 for safari, 45 for IE and 41 for chrome.

but who cares about symantec. using us-cert aka united states computer emergency readiness team, which is charged with hosting a database of reported computer vulnerabilities. they showed 51 vulnerabilities for safari, 40 for chrome, 20 for firefox and 17 for IE for the pass 3 months.

all-in-all an interesting article. its in the pc world oct 2010. i have met more than a few people who hate IE but i never asked why. as for me, i use IE out of habit mostly. at least on pc. the browser that comes with the device is what im likely to use for that device.
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On Windows I use Chrome. I don't avoid IE because of its security flaws primarily but just its design. IE8 was very much in-your-face in my opinion. I'd be browsing and it would constantly bring up pop up requests etc, which became a nuisance. I like Chrome because when it asks for something it'll be subtle about it, or even just smart about the choice to make.

On the mac I've been using for a few months I use Safari. I quite like it, just not on Windows.
 
Firefox, it has the most reasonable tab behavior out of the box.
Frickin IE requires you to monkey around with it to get it to NOT open every new link in a new window. What is the point of tabbed browsing if it pops open so many windows? I also like that I can have the same tabs open in FF as when I last closed it. Last I checked no other browsers that actually work do this. But then FF is a pig on both Win and Mac.
Chrome is awesome for how it renders HTML though. As a web designer I love what chrome does. It does exactly what the DOM says it should do, no hidden easter eggs or workarounds required. Not so much with FF(netscape) and IE, still.

Oh boy cant wait til they fork up html 5.
 
At the moment, with Windows 7, Chrome and Opera 50/50.

I plan on using Internet Explorer 9 when it comes out though, I really enjoy the new additions they've added, especially the UI which literally takes up half the vertical space as some other browers, and with 16:9 widescreens nowadays, any vertical space saved is a blessing.
 
Camino recently had an update. I like that browser very much! I'm a bit surprised that I don't see more people using it:confused:
 
I use Firefox mostly, sometimes Safari. Firefox has a robust Add-On community.

Mostly I like:
Netcraft Phishing Toolbar
X-Marks Bookmark Synch
No-Script- controls scripts that run on browser pages.
Google Toolbar
Adblock Plus
Better Privacy
 
Firefox for me. Does what I need it to do.

Didn't like Chrome much when it first came out. Maybe I'll try it out again.
 
Chrome.

I've worked with pretty much all browsers in the past on many platforms.

Safari is nice, but a bit heavy. Integrates nicely in OSX though. On Windows it's a sluggish POS.
Firefox is getting too bloated in my opinion, and for some reason I've never enjoyed working with it.
IE. No comment, although IE 9 is not half bad.
Opera used to be my favorite. I liked the Dashboard that Chrome now has. It was pretty light also, in recent years it's gone downhill though.

Chrome: Fast, light, easy to use. Not too many features. I like the lack of a toolbar too.
 
i just cant get used to the chrome tabs no matter how hard i try i find it really distracting
 
Use Chromium. it's on v11 (Google Chrome is on v9), it's fast, it's very extensible. google instant is quite useful as well
 
I've actually totally switched to Chrome. I was having serious problems with both Safari and Firefox quitting randomly because of some problem with the Flash plugin. It happens with Chrome sometimes too but it only crashes the 1 tab which can be easily reloaded, not the whole browser.

I load Firefox occasionally though because Chrome doesn't properly load the secure login page for my university network. But I've taken Safari out of the dock completely.
 
I used FF religiously starting around 2004, but in 2010 I changed to Chrome. FF became too slow and bloated. I like the new betas of FF, but I have grown so used to Chrome that I do not know if I will go back.

I sometimes have to use FF or Safari for certain sites that just do not like Chrome, but that's very rare.
 
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