Browser of your choice?

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:38 pm

After reading stuff on www.FirefoxMyths.com , I've began to doubt the 'greatness' of Mozilla Firefox... I've heard from a few friends that Opera pretty much rocks both FF and IE when it comes to speed and features. Firefoxmyths.com seems to support this sort of thinking.

So, tell me: what browser are you surfing on? Which one's the best in your opinion?

To me, personally, safety isn't the biggest issue. I'm looking for the most efficient design. Fastest load-up and surfing speed, the most and the best features and a simple design are my priorities.

Icabod · Post by **Icabod** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:41 pm

I just started using opera, and I loike it.

ExtremeDrinker · Post by **ExtremeDrinker** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:26 pm

I've used Firefox for a while because I really enjoy the extensions like Adblock and Tabbed Browser Preferences and PDF Download. I don't care much about speed differences as I'm on broadband...no need to worry about 1 sec. load times. I use this because I've got it set up exactly how I want it. The only other browser I would consider using is SlimBrowser which works more like IE except with very well done tabs.

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:04 pm

FF has bothered me for awhile now. I get lots of pop ups with just the main software so I will have to find some 3rd party one to stop it and FF crashes quite a bit. When i'm on sites like Myspace and going through a lot of crap it will get and error and shut down which can be frustrating. Also its password system is kind of a bitch, if you type in the wrong password and it says remeber for next time? It wil lremeber that one and automatically fill in the wrong on sometimes and I don't feel like going into the settings to delete passwords for certain sites.

THey should really be releasing updates quite often to deal with this shit. Also when FF crashes their used to be an automatic report that would be sent to mozilla so they know about the problem. I hope it doesn't still do that because that means mozilla is ignoring it. I get asked if you want to send the error report to Microsoft but i'm like "OPEN SOURCE 4 LYFE" and i don't send them anything.

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:33 pm

firefocks, for pretty much the same reasons as ryno.

Subhuman · Post by **Subhuman** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:31 pm

Firefox, even though the popups are driving me batshit. I'm on a Mac but Safari is just too gay, even for me.

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 12:47 am

Firefox, because of the Adblock extension.

[HpA]SniperPotato · Post by **[HpA]SniperPotato** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 4:37 am

I like Opera over Mozilla because I can install it behind the schools firewall.

Nicolai · Post by **Nicolai** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:20 am

Firefox. Heavily customized.

I use this because I've got it set up exactly how I want it.

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:33 am

Firefox also (plus a dozen extensions), I'm pretty used to it

Urizen · Post by **Urizen** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:24 pm

i've been using opera for a few years, and it totally rocks. it's just that everything happens faster than with other browsers. my e-mail? one click. my torrents? one click. my podcasts and rss's? one click. my widgets? one click. #fallout? one click. and it all happens instantly.

invest some time in learning the quickie-buttons and customizing it as well, it'll be well worth it. here's a short list:

1: previos tab
2: next tab
F8: address bar
hold left-click while right-clicking: opera scans the page, finds the "next page"-link and presses it. the opposite also works, if you want to go to the previos page.

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:14 pm

I use firefox, but I don't really give a fuck. I'd use IE if it didn't have popups. Don't use any plugins or owt, dont need half that.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:25 pm

Firefox
fav extensions:
-adblock + filerset updater
-no script (quite useful at crackers' sites etc)
-mouse gestures
-fasterfox
-customize google

and a few more.

Oh I'm QUITE surprised anyone gets popups with firefox tho they dont want to... you only need adblock and no scrpit and it's all gone. You just need to be sensible and enable scripts on some sites.

St. Toxic · Post by **St. Toxic** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 4:23 pm

I've stopped using browsers. It's all gone to shit.

[HpA]SniperPotato · Post by **[HpA]SniperPotato** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:27 pm

PiP what is this -no scripts thing you speak of?

Redeye · Post by **Redeye** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 5:11 am

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 6:00 am

PiP, I think there's also the Flash-based popups... There's an extension against those as well.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 11:45 am

[HpA]SniperPotato wrote:PiP what is this -no scripts thing you speak of?

omg i can't believe this.. just check number 1 on this list https://addons.mozilla.org/search.php?a ... =downloads

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 3:22 pm

I just disabled it some time ago, it's annoying as hell to separately allow javascript for just about every site you visit because they have some shitty java gimmick that is required to display the page properly. If Noscript used some kind of a dope blacklist/whitelist system a'la Adblock Plus & filterset.g updater, I just might bother with it.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 3:47 pm

sure you can enable scrpits for sites and make your own whitelist. Unfortunately it's gone if you clear the personal data from FF. It's clumsier than adblock, but very useful at some sites that try to put spyware into your system or redirect you to porn-and-ad sites.
To handle this more to your liking you could perhaps keep noscrpit off only turn it on when you surf hazardous internet areas..