Favourite Web Browser

[Flying Pig]

Which do you use most? Which is the best?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

There's no best browser. (Well, anything that isn't IE. )

I use Mozilla Firefox myself.

 

[Cutlass]

Firefox is what I use nearly all the time.

 

[Zelig]

Well, anything that isn't IE.

IE isn't that bad.

I use Opera most, I've got Safari, IE, Konquerer and Firefox installed as well.

 

[Aramazd]

I spend most of my time using Chrome.

 

[Quintillus]

I use Opera probably 95% of the time. Features such as Speed Dial (without the pages moving around a la Chrome/Safari, and with shortcuts), being able to easily add search engines to the address bar (and Firefox has the gall to call theirs awesome) linked bookmarks/Speed Dial/address bar search engines over the Internet between any PC you log onto (ideally also with Opera), configurably shortcuts, and general speediness are the difference. Really haven't figured out why other browsers don't allow you to easily customize the shortcuts. Just because they think they have the best shortcuts doesn't mean they do.

I also have IE8 and Firefox 2 and 3 installed. For compatibility's sake. I never find myself missing their features. I've tried Safari 3/4, Chrome, and Firefox 3.2 Alpha on Windows, though I no longer have any of them installed. Safari 3 was the worst, and should have remained on Mac, Safari 4 was okay, Chrome was too minimalistic, and Firefox 3.2 was the fastest browser I've used yet (but I don't trust Firefox alphas much in terms of security). Firefox 3.2, by the way, is the version that is due to come after 3.5, and is now being called 3.6. Not sure if it's still so zippy or if additions to it have slowed it down some.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Firefox almost exclusively. I've used Opera, Chrome and IE and out of all of those, Firefox is my favorite. I guess im the most used to it.

 

[Flying Pig]

I used IE7 until a month ago, then I changed to Firefox and it's awesome.

 

[LucyDuke]

I used to be diehard firefox but I like IE now.

 

[Flying Pig]

I like the automatic result when you search best. That and it plays chess online better.

 

[Phlegmak]

Seamonkey.

 

[Zuffox]

Opera for a bunch for years. IE for backup, just in case.

If Chrome figures out some integrated bookmarks synchronization, I MIGHT be tempted to try it out.

 

[Bratmon]

IE isn't that bad.

At least until you get a virus. I use FF on the fast computer, am thinking about chrome on the slow one.

 

[Zelig]

At least until you get a virus. I use FF on the fast computer, am thinking about chrome on the slow one.

IE has 1 unpatched advisory, rated as "less critical".

http://secunia.com/advisories/product/21625/

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Thats known vulnerabilities. How many known unpatched vulnerabilities says nothing about a browsers security. This applies to all browsers mind you.

 

[Zelig]

There isn't much point talking about unknown vulnerabilities though... since we don't know about them.

All the browser manufacturers are pretty good regarding security through obscurity, they regularly patch vulnerabilities before disclosing them to the general public.

 

[kuukkeli]

Still using mainly Opera.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I remember when I was younger, me and mom both had the Aptiva IBM with Windows 98. And for a while, she made me use IE, although I preferred Netscape, she had the weird notion that having two browsers would kill the computer. And I remember every time IE crashed, it took half the system down with it.

 

[Maniacal]

Good grief not yet another one of these threads.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Good grief not yet another person complaining about another one of these threads.