Lucy Ford Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 So, the other day i got on my girlfriend's sister's laptop to search something. To my surprise, she had google chrome. I didn't think that it had really caught on even though i swear by it. It got me thinking and i was wondering what internet browser you guys use nowadays? feel free to discuss pros-cons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Firefox for me, all the way. It's the fastest, most customizable, and just best for me in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainUM Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 i used firefox, but use chrome more often lately. i switch back and forth quite a lot, actually. dunno why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezxen Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Firefox Loyalist . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryno Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I've always liked Firefox. Hell, I even used it when I had AOHell. It's fast and you can customize it and I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorlyfish Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Chrome. I love Firefox and all, but it's a larger program. I'm the type to have 80 million processes running (and often memory sucks like Photoshop) so for this reason, I prefer Chrome. It's also customizable like Firefox (and they have some of the same extensions, like AdBlock) but not to the same degree Firefox is. I switch back and forth some though - I've run across a few websites that run kind of funky on Chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agunn1231 Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 chrome....just works a little better, firefox is a close second though. when i saw the name of this post, i thought it said "Internet Bowser" dang, i need to lay off the video games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Click Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Opera. /thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 When I saw the logo, I thought it was Oprah's Browser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Back when the forum showed what browser you used, I was constantly ridiculed for having IE. In fact at one point there was a thread that was created in order to bash all Safari and IE users, it got so bad I ultimately succumbed and started using Chrome and have never looked back... well at least I hadn't until this thread was brought up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchard Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Firefox is my personal favorite. Just habit by now, and I have no real complaints. I do have Chrome installed though, and I like it quite a bit. Just can't used used to it haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Click Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 [quote name='joytron' timestamp='1290898509' post='489611'] Back when the forum showed what browser you used, I was constantly ridiculed for having IE. In fact at one point there was a thread that was created in order to bash all Safari and IE users, it got so bad I ultimately succumbed and started using Chrome and have never looked back... well at least I hadn't until this thread was brought up. [/quote] Yeah, that was my thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moovey Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Chrooooommmeeeeee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzbizz Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Chrome for me, its fast an reliable. I also like how much simpler and cleaner it looks than firefox so I have more website than buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustafabey Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 I've run Firefox for years but I'm going to download Chrome and give it a try. Real problem is I'm too rural and mountainous for any other kind of service besides dial up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indian_villager Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Netscape Navigator! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TweakX4 Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 i love opera. i've tried switching to chrome but never liked it and a few years ago i used firefox but stopped when opera came out. it's the only one i can even use now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cp44 Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 IE8 or firefox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Hamilton Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Click' timestamp='1290894814' post='489603'] Opera. /thread [/quote] +1 on this on my outdated laptops...it IS FAST!!! and its much much much better than chrome BUT I use FFX on my faster PC which can handle the bloatware of FFX (memory hog! PIG!!!!)...so FFX (depends) > OPERA > CHROME > IE although I think IE is very usable...they just have a bad history with security....FFX wins coz it has more addons and very useful ones hands down although system wise I think OPERA is very light on memory usage...and looks really good...im actually using it now... Edited November 29, 2010 by Josh Hamilton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Click Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 I'm shocked. People that actually use Opera! I just love it. I've used FF and Chrome both for years and I still always come back to Opera. Opera 11 should come out soon as it is currently in beta. Just look how sexy it is. http://imgur.com/3vaRJ.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 [quote name='Click' timestamp='1291058351' post='489740'] I'm shocked. People that actually use Opera! I just love it. I've used FF and Chrome both for years and I still always come back to Opera. Opera 11 should come out soon as it is currently in beta. Just look how sexy it is. [url="http://imgur.com/3vaRJ.png"]http://imgur.com/3vaRJ.png[/url] [/quote] It's different... which means I dont like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustafabey Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 I've just downloaded Opera! I am amazed at how much my speed has improved. Its going to take awhile to transfer everything and get used to but it sure beats the crap outta Firefox and I'll forget Chrome. Thanks for the recommendations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Click Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 [quote name='joytron' timestamp='1291068542' post='489754'] It's different... which means I dont like it. [/quote] Well I made it look like that. I changed the appearance theme and made it black. I put the personal bar/favorites on the left side and as icons only to save space. [quote name='mustafabey' timestamp='1291068704' post='489756'] I've just downloaded Opera! I am amazed at how much my speed has improved. Its going to take awhile to transfer everything and get used to but it sure beats the crap outta Firefox and I'll forget Chrome. Thanks for the recommendations [/quote] Check out the different ways to search in the address bar and other ways. http://my.opera.com/portalnews/blog/2010/05/04/ways-to-search-for-stuff-in-opera-and-find-it-too AND make sure you use mouse gestures. They are the best! [url="http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/gestures/"]http://www.opera.com...rials/gestures/[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Click Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 [quote name='mustafabey' timestamp='1291068704' post='489756'] I've just downloaded Opera! I am amazed at how much my speed has improved. Its going to take awhile to transfer everything and get used to but it sure beats the crap outta Firefox and I'll forget Chrome. Thanks for the recommendations [/quote] Also, check out the different appearance themes. Press Shift + F12 to bring up the appearance menu. Click on the 'Find More Skins' bubble. My favorite two are Omelion and Z1-Glass. After you choose a skin, you can change the color of it and the icon size. I personally like the Gold color with 50% icons. If you accidentally closed a tab and want to bring back the page you can click on the top right 'Closed Tabs' button next to the minimize button. You will see all the tabs you have closed this session. A quick way to bring the most recent tab back is Ctrl + Shift + T. There are so many things you can do in Opera that FF and Chrome require you to get extensions for. And native actions most always work more efficient and better than third-party extensions. Just check out how many things you can do when you highlight a word/phrase and right click on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 i'm giving Chrome a whirl right now...it seems a lot slower than Firefox...so, I'm not really digging it. It's got some nice extensions though... I used to use Opera back in the day, but it always seemed a step behind with compatibility...i'll give it another shot soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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