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Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: steveO on September 15, 2006, 07:22:04 PM
I keep Opera and Firefox open at the same time.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 15, 2006, 08:19:55 PM
What's that?
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: steveO on September 15, 2006, 08:47:16 PM
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that you use Internet explorer.   That thing is called a "browser."  That "e" that you click to look at web pages.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 15, 2006, 08:51:22 PM
I know.  I actually click a different icon, because mine has a skin.

I've heard of Firefox, but I was hoping you might want to tell me what you like about it.  I may switch.

I like Opera music, but I didn't know it had its own browser.  Does that mean I could listen to Verdi while using the internet?  Sweet.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: Guest on September 15, 2006, 09:05:26 PM
Firefox for browser
Thunderbird for email client

I do not have the headaches with these as I do when I have to use IE on campus.

Steve
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: steveO on September 15, 2006, 09:09:50 PM
getfirefox.com
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: HForrest on September 15, 2006, 11:32:44 PM
Firefox and sometimes Opera
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: Iain on September 16, 2006, 12:22:20 AM
Pretty much exclusively Opera under both XP and linux. I just like the way it works.
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Post by: Ron on September 16, 2006, 03:07:24 AM
Big Firefox fan here.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: garyk/nm on September 16, 2006, 03:39:41 AM
Used to use Netscape, now use Firefox.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: lee n. field on September 16, 2006, 04:41:09 AM
Firefox.  I only click the Big Blue E when I have to, for sites that don't work with anything else (usually work related).
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: Sindawe on September 16, 2006, 06:22:18 AM
Primary browser is Opera 7.54 since I've so far been unable to find my favorite skin for the newer versions of Opera.  IE for those sites that demand it, and for checking my employers web pages.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: cosine on September 16, 2006, 06:42:46 AM
Firefox user here. It annoys me to no end that I have to use IE to access Yahoo Radio.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: RadioFreeSeaLab on September 16, 2006, 06:50:36 AM
Firefox on my Windows machines, Firefox on my Macs, Firefox on Linux.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: mtnbkr on September 16, 2006, 07:18:39 AM
Firefox and IE.  I mainly use Firefox due to the tabbed browsing and it's superior popup blocking, but keep IE handy for some sites that don't work right with Firefox.  That may change with IE7 though.  I tried a beta version on my inlaws' PC and was pleased with it.  It's much faster than Firefox on the same platform and has the features I want.  Unfortunately, it requires XP and I don't have XP on my desktop or company laptop.  Until IE7 becomes "production", I'm not upgrading my wife's XP laptop.

Other than popups, I've never had a problem with IE.

Chris
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: Mabs2 on September 16, 2006, 07:25:02 AM
<3 Firefox.
Using Gmail so don't need Thunderbird. smiley
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: BakerMikeRomeo on September 16, 2006, 10:15:48 AM
I use Firefox. Thunderbird for *.EDU mail, and botha' ma' gmail accounts for everything else.

~GnSx
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: Twycross on September 16, 2006, 10:46:22 AM
Safari for almost everything, and Firefox every once in a while.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: roo_ster on September 16, 2006, 11:31:39 AM
Browser:
Firefox at work, FF at home, FF on Win, FF on linux.

I only use IE when the site absolutely incompatible, usually because of some vile VBA or MS proprietary app running behind the web page.


Email:
Thunderbird at work, home, win, lin

I consider IE & Outlook to be vectors for virus & spyware.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: Mabs2 on September 16, 2006, 12:58:06 PM
The best thing about Firefox, I think, is tabbed browsing.
Instead of 30 instances of IE running, just have one Firefox with 30 tabs running.
Much more streamlined and easier to use.  Saves a lot of room in my task bar, too.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: Iain on September 16, 2006, 01:35:56 PM
Tabbed browsing is good. It's why I switched to Opera and then got so comfortable I've yet to get used to Firefox.

The new IE has tabbed browsing I think. Seven tabs if I recall.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: Mabs2 on September 16, 2006, 01:52:39 PM
I've literally had 30+ tabs in Firefox..the only problem is eventually they stop fitting, so the only way to get to the latter ones is to close some of the earlier ones...but of an inconvenience but not so bad.
It's really useful for forum browsing.
Open a forum, middle click on everything that sounds interesting, then read them at whatever pace I like. grin
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: doczinn on September 16, 2006, 01:56:51 PM
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the only problem is eventually they stop fitting, so the only way to get to the latter ones is to close some of the earlier ones
Ctrl+Tab goes to the next tab. Ctrl+Shift+Tab goes back.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 16, 2006, 01:59:19 PM
Tabbed browsing - I have DSL through SBC/Yahoo (guess it's ATT/Yahoo now), and the browser supplied by Yahoo has tabs.  I stated above it was Internet Explorer, but I guess it is not.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: mtnbkr on September 16, 2006, 02:42:22 PM
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I stated above it was Internet Explorer, but I guess it is not
It could be.  There are add ons that give IE tabbed browsing.

Chris
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: garrettwc on September 16, 2006, 04:31:17 PM
Quote from: fistful
Tabbed browsing - I have DSL through SBC/Yahoo (guess it's ATT/Yahoo now), and the browser supplied by Yahoo has tabs.  I stated above it was Internet Explorer, but I guess it is not.
Some of the WWW services like Yahoo and MSN have a toolbar that installs into Internet Explorer and gives extra features such as pop-up blocking and tabbed browsing.

I use Firefox because of the tabbed browsing and the built in pop up block and it is faster than IE6 with the above add-ins. If as someone posted IE7 is faster, I may try it after it comes out of beta.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: grampster on September 18, 2006, 05:51:26 AM
Firefox.  I have no idea why.  IE is supposed to be a magnet for bad thingies, so I installed FF because someone on THR a couple of years ago said it would be a good thing.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: Headless Thompson Gunner on September 18, 2006, 06:28:17 AM
Quote from: cosine
Firefox user here. It annoys me to no end that I have to use IE to access Yahoo Radio.
Agreed.  I use Firefox exclusively, except for that damned yahoo radio thing.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: Waitone on September 18, 2006, 07:43:18 AM
I use Firefox and Thunderbird.
Netscape is a skinned Firefox.
Firefox has a great RSS manager function.
Tabbed browsing is great.

I got fed up with virii, popups, spyware, etc. on IE.  Changed to Firefox and added a decent hosts file and manager (Hostsman // MVPS) and the accumulation of garbage stopped cold.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: gunsmith on September 18, 2006, 09:34:11 AM
firefox!
what is "skin" &  "opera"?
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: Iain on September 18, 2006, 09:46:52 AM
A skin changes the appearance of a program.

www.opera.com
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: Dmack901 on September 18, 2006, 11:15:21 AM
IE 7

I do however use Firefox for TOR. I used it for a while combined with Tunderbird, but have since moved to a web baised email system for portability reasons.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: gunsmith on September 18, 2006, 07:41:20 PM
well I downloaded opera, thanks...I can not understand how it's easier then firefox...it is different...
I do not compute "skin"
changes the appearance of a program? ...huh?...I guess Ihave a lotta learning to do!
and to think...I have some people thinking I know alot about computers.
Title: What browser do y'all use
Post by: Gewehr98 on September 18, 2006, 07:57:27 PM
Firefox.  I like the built-in FTP functions for my webserver.

Opera got a bit glitchy for my tastes.