best web browser?

axer

just downloaded firefox. looks nice. been using ie6 before this - always hated ie but was 2 lazy 2 try out another browser cos it takes time 2 get used 2 a new one. just curious, is firefox the best web browser at the moment or what do you use?

L5

can open........worms everywhere........

ViperVenoM

firefox allll the wayyyyyyyyyy!

but it got cheeky last night and "lost" my favourites

but for being better than IE ive forgiven it

tman

ie is one of the worst.
despite being a purebred firefox fan, i cant say for sure if its the best browser out there. its pretty goddamned nifty though

delly

I've been using firefox for the last couple of months, and i find it a whole lot easier/smarter to use than IE. Also that cub fox picture that someone has as there sig, is just too cute.

treefingers

gave up on IE about a year ago, haven't looked back!

used firefox for a while, but am using opera now. works best for me anyway.

Keyzer

slim browser from www.flashpeak.com....
Dead handy and lots of built in tools (not toolbars though)...

Syth

I reckon this will just turn into a "G'wan the open source browser!" thread, but does anyone actually prefer IE? You'll probably get a bunch of people saying "Mozilla!" "Firefox!" "Opera!" "Netscape!" "Safari!" "Konqueror!" "Galeon!" "Links!" "Amaya!" "Lynx!" "W3M!" "Mosaic!" but will anyone stand up and say "Internet Explorer!"?

mr_angry

No.

Opera all the way!

Optikus

IMO Firefox is the best out there, more easy and convient to use.

joePC

Should really be a poll, anyways Firefox is the best for what I do.

Tusky

Firefox for me...Ive only tried a small few though.

magicboxxx

Internet Explorer is my fav....only kidding use Fire Fox

ViperVenoM

*laughs at the amount of people who prefer IE*

RE*AC*TOR

You're all nuts with yer fancy shmancy graphical browsers. Well you're living a fools dream!
Lynx is the future!
http://lynx.browser.org/

neGev

F I R E F O X

The choice of champions.

Firefox? pah! Hint: Take a look at my sig

Raskolnikov

Syth wrote:

but will anyone stand up and say "Internet Explorer!"?

Yes.

Why? Firefox consumes more memory and thus takes longer to start up, becomes especially apparent on an older machine. If IE is used properly (ActiveX, Javascript and all that other gubbins is disabled) then you will never get spyware, ad-ware and all that other crap unless you start download strange files. Also, I'm familar with the commands, layout and shortcuts for IE, I can't be bothered 're-learning' them for another browser.

Also, if people think that Firefox is a completely safe browser then they're deluded. Do a google search on Firefox and exploit or security hole. Maybe there aren't as many holes as IE but they're still there nonetheless. If you want a truly safe internet experience, then consider a thin client.

tuxy

doh i dont think anyone with firefox was stupid enough to click my link

tuxy

Keyzer wrote:

slim browser from www.flashpeak.com....
Dead handy and lots of built in tools (not toolbars though)...

Deleted User wrote:

Firefox? pah! Hint: Take a look at my sig

isnt that just IE with extra features?

Mad Mike

tuxy wrote:

doh i dont think anyone with firefox was stupid enough to click my link

Doh indeed. I admit it I clicked it. Firefox choked and dumped me out with a Netscape Error message.

I'm loading up IE now to check out what I am missing.

On the original question - I'm pretty much a firefox convert (as opposed to a zealot) mainly because it seems much less vulnerable to pop ups spyware and all that crap. I like tabbed browsing too. I do have a couple of gripes about firefox:

1) Every so often it chokes on a web page that IE handles just fine. I know this is usually a fault in the web page but it is annoying.

2) I am still using a 56k modem and Firefox's support for dialup networking is much worse than IE. It won't hang up the modem automatically after you exit for example.

OfflerCrocGod

tuxy wrote:

isnt that just IE with extra features?

Yes, so basically they prefer IE. I don't like the IE look it's plain, old looking ( in Win2k I don't use WinXP ) and also I don't see why I should go out of my way to patch IE using those shells other have linked to just so that MS can keep their market share. Na sorry IE is just not up to it and I'm not going to go running around fixing IE when there is an excellent, open source, community-driven, multi-platform, free alternative out there. I really don't want to live in a world where the web is controlled by MS and where web design can't advance because they are too lazy to implement new standards or they implement broken standards so as to hinder competition. That's not my vision of the web. If someone has a difficulty in switching between IE and firefox because of the new commands and layout then they either have a learning deficiency or are clinically braindead.

mneylon

Firefox *can* be slow on older PCs, but most things are
I prefer to use firefox whenever I can, but for some applications I am still forced to use IE

JackKelly

i decided to bite the bullet and go with Firefox after hearing everyone love it.

It is sooooooo much better than IE.w00t.

Any one know of some good skins? Been looking at deviantart.com and i cant see anything special

Stark

I'll nth the suggestion of Firefox.

By the way, if you're running an older machine where Firefox is sluggish, try K-meleon, a Gecko based browser that uses native Windows GUI code rather than XUL.

byte

I'm currently using Firefox on a 550MHz PIII

Although Firefox can be slow to load initially, I find it loads webpages faster than IE for me, especially forum sites, like boards.ie here. I have tried Opera too and although it's slightly faster at loading pages than IE, Firefox is better.

Heathen

i was using IE but it doesnt work anymore (crashes all the time) so i have been using opera for about 6 months never had any probs with it... its also great for not filling up your taskbar

later
Macker

CyberGhost

FireFox!

though it needs tunning! some features don't work sometimes!

jessy

Another vote for Opera.

RicardoSmith

Raskolnikov wrote:

Yes.

Why? Firefox consumes more memory and thus takes longer to start up, becomes especially apparent on an older machine. If IE is used properly (ActiveX, Javascript and all that other gubbins is disabled) then you will never get spyware, ad-ware and all that other crap unless you start download strange files. Also, I'm familar with the commands, layout and shortcuts for IE, I can't be bothered 're-learning' them for another browser.

Also, if people think that Firefox is a completely safe browser then they're deluded. Do a google search on Firefox and exploit or security hole. Maybe there aren't as many holes as IE but they're still there nonetheless. If you want a truly safe internet experience, then consider a thin client.

I'm quite happy with IE TBH. One feature I like in IE is that you can drop folders into the links folder and have loads of drop down menus of favorites. Thats handy. Because of work and the fact that most corporates have a locked down desktops which includes IE, most of my time is spent in IE anyway so I just can't be bothered running with different browsers unless I need to check for compatibility with them. I have tried Opera, Firefox and never found enough difference to persuade me to change to them. If you have a decent web connection, speed issues are usually down to the host site, most decent machines these days speed isn't an issue on the client side. Unless your still on dialup of course.

RuggieBear

I've literally just started using firefox now (downloaded it 10mins ago) so i can't say it's the best but i i'm really enjoying it so far....just does a few quirky things which i'm sure i'll get used to!

OfflerCrocGod

RicardoSmith wrote:

I have tried Opera, Firefox and never found enough difference to persuade me to change to them.

Wow. Sorry I'm in such a state of shock that someone actually *likes* the default IE. I mean it's sh1t! It's like total crap, how anyone can browse using it is just beyond belief.

RuggieBear wrote:

i'm really enjoying it so far....just does a few quirky things which i'm sure i'll get used to!

About time you did RuggieBear, welcome to the revolution It will be webcasted

bush

Opera. Its got all the features firefox has escept more, like you can highlight an address thats not a live link, right click and click go and it goes to the address. No bull****ing around coping the link, deleting the address thats already in the bar, paste the link and then pressing enter. Waste of energy, ye im a lazy bastard.
It takes awhile to get it laid out the way you want cos the layout on the new versiosn is ****e. Nice skins for it too.

I dont understand this trend these days with people who put firefox in there sigs and wearing firefox t shirts. Sad bastards, its a web brower for **** sake

RuggieBear

OfflerCrocGod wrote:

.About time you did RuggieBear, welcome to the revolution It will be webcasted

Why thank you ....everybody has been telling me to jump aboard for a while but i've been to ennui about it really.

RE*AC*TOR

RuggieBear wrote:

Why thank you ....everybody has been telling me to jump aboard for a while but i've been to ennui about it really.

:eek:

next try lynx - its the future!

aidan_walsh

bush wrote:

... like you can highlight an address thats not a live link, right click and click go and it goes to the address. No bull****ing around coping the link, deleting the address thats already in the bar, paste the link and then pressing enter. Waste of energy, ye im a lazy bastard.

Firefox can do that too, except it takes it further, converting the dead link into a live one that can be clicked instantly.

bush wrote:

I dont understand this trend these days with people who put firefox in there sigs and wearing firefox t shirts. Sad bastards, its a web brower for **** sake

You're goign to find evangalists for every piece of software, regardless of its merits or failings... Firefox just happens to be todays flavour.

pickarooney

Opera for me, cause it's by far the fastest (graphical browser) on my crawly PC. Were it not for speed, I'm not sure which I'd use.

What's the connection between the wee red panda and firefox by the way?

RE*AC*TOR

pickarooney wrote:

Opera for me, cause it's by far the fastest (graphical browser) on my crawly PC. Were it not for speed, I'm not sure which I'd use.

What's the connection between the wee red panda and firefox by the way?

Red Panda :-

Other Names: Bear-cat, Bright Panda, Cat-bear, Common Panda, Fire Fox, Lesser Panda, Nigalya Ponya, Panda Chico, Panda Éclatant, Panda Rojo, Petit Panda, Poonya, Red Cat-bear, Sankam, Thokya, Wah, Wokdonka, Woker, Ye

gubby

Im a complete virgin (or else just stupid) I dont even know what browser I have.. I assume its Internet Explorer.. now my question is.
If I change to another..
1 will I lose all my favourites?
2 if I dont like will i be able to go back ?
3 will I finally be able to work my incredimail pop mail.??? gee that would be cool.
any advice for a newbi

RE*AC*TOR

gubby wrote:

Im a complete virgin (or else just stupid) I dont even know what browser I have.. I assume its Internet Explorer.. now my question is.
If I change to another..
1 will I lose all my favourites?
2 if I dont like will i be able to go back ?
3 will I finally be able to work my incredimail pop mail.??? gee that would be cool.
any advice for a newbi

1. no - if you change to firefox, there's an option to import them from IE
2. Both browsers will be available, you don't have to get rid of IE (you probably can't actually get rid of it - fúck you microsoft!!!)
3. ???

RuggieBear

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

Red Panda :-

Other Names: Bear-cat, Bright Panda, Cat-bear, Common Panda, Fire Fox, Lesser Panda, Nigalya Ponya, Panda Chico, Panda Éclatant, Panda Rojo, Petit Panda, Poonya, Red Cat-bear, Sankam, Thokya, Wah, Wokdonka, Woker, Ye

Actually, not totally on topic here but i'm a foster parent/sponser of red pandas at Chester zoo....they are my fav animal. Mind you they are nasty little bastds when they are hungry....I was at Taronga Zoo in Sydney and a possum fell into the red panda enclosure....blood and guts everywhere in seconds.... :eek:

Anyway back on topicish...is there anyway to tab in ICQ or something similar? Apologies if a stupid ****ing question but i'm just getting used to it and have plenty more exploring to do!

bush

doodle_sketch wrote:

You're goign to find evangalists for every piece of software

AKA Sad bastards

aidan_walsh

*sigh* If you don't understand it, don't comment on it...

bush

Understand what? That they are sad, i use opera, i think its the best browser but i dont feel the need to wear a sad opera t shirt

Sherifu

Went from IE to Mozilla to Firefox back to IE.
I really liked firefox for the tabbing and neat security stuff but in the end there isn't a hell of a difference between IE and firefox imho.
The way firefox dls stuff ticked me off.

Btw, have any of you firefox users tried the tab browser extensions,
I found them really handy
http://piro.sakura.ne.jp/xul/_tabextensions.html.en

aidan_walsh

Tab Browser hasn't been updated for the latest release though, and its likely to possibly be broken again in a few days time with the definative 1.0 release...

Stephen

I like firefox. Converted from IE about a year ago.

btw rmulryan, you can configure firefox so that it downloads files in a similar fashion to IE.

Sherifu

Stephen wrote:

btw rmulryan, you can configure firefox so that it downloads files in a similar fashion to IE.

Didn't notice this in the version i used a few months ago.
Is this a relatively new feature or did i just miss it?
Think i'll stick with IE for the mo.

CivilServant

Opera. I like when you push the back button it instantly reloads the last page or last open window. You can't do that in IE or Firefox. I still use IE on the few pages Opera can't handle.

So if Opera is faster and IE more functional, what does firefox have that makes everyone like it?!

tuxy

CivilServant wrote:

So if Opera is faster and IE more functional, what does firefox have that makes everyone like it?!

its free and has loads of good extensions
i like its layout but thats a personal preference
firefox is also open source isnt it?

bush

I think it has a lot to do with the fact that microsoft told everyone to use it instead of ie there awhile ago