Favorite Web Browser?

The Terminator · 12-02-2011, 11:45 PM

Which web browser is your favorite? Because of Speed, best auto fill, low memory usage, minimalistic design and some other technical stuff.

astra · 12-03-2011, 09:20 AM

FireFox

add-ons
user interface (similar to the IE)

dwig · 12-03-2011, 09:25 AM

Opera, which you've failed to list as an option!

74Cuda · 12-03-2011, 09:39 AM

At one time or another I have used all of them but I prefer Firefox because there are an infinite number of ways to customize it and I've never had a problem with it.

Shack70 · 12-03-2011, 10:20 AM

I Tried using Chrome for a few months and found things not working 100%. I had difficulties with a Wordpress blog when it came to updates. Everything works fine in Firefox. I ended up going back to Firefox again!

Falcao · 12-03-2011, 10:43 AM

Chrome, just because I easily can synchronize my bookmarks among different PCs.

I stopped using Firefox because of memory leaks, but I still use it as a secondary browser when I need one of its handy plug-ins.

Billi · 12-03-2011, 11:31 AM

Plus one for Opera.

The Terminator · 12-03-2011, 12:11 PM

I didn't even know Opera had a browser for computers, I only knew of the mobile one.

RainingLemur · 12-03-2011, 01:40 PM

I use Firefox, but I wish it weren't such a resource hog sometimes.

JSWolf · 12-03-2011, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by astra

FireFox

add-ons
user interface (similar to the IE)

If anything, IE got it's ideas from FireFox.

afa · 12-03-2011, 04:45 PM

Chrome. Always Chrome.

astra · 12-03-2011, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If anything, IE got it's ideas from FireFox.

I am not going to argue with this statement.
Until 3 year ago, I used IE most of my PC related life, discounting Copernic and Netscape I used in 1996-7-8. So, at that time I knew IE only and its interface was pretty much consistent through all the years. Who got the ideas first I don't know.
I do know that I like it and nowdays I like FF more than the latest IEs (8,9). Still both of them have pretty much intuitive and comfortable UI, that relate with my logic while Opera and Chrome don't.

Let alone that when Chrome had only started there was no adblock plus...

and xmarks add-ons.
Blocking ads and synchronising bookmarks across all my computers are top priorities besides intuitive UI.

wodin · 12-04-2011, 02:35 PM

My PC recently died and was replaced; my old computer had IE, FF, and Chrome all installed, and I found that I naturally gravitated to using Chrome. The complaint I had about it was that it didn't have a favorites sidebar, so I used a work around plug in that was only slightly more inconvenient than having a sidebar.

When I set up the new system, I initially installed Chrome, but couldn't remember the name of the plug in, so didn't know how to recreate it.

The reason I didn't like IE was there was no built in spell checker, but I was able to find a plug in that did the job.

Another problem that both Chrome and FF have is that neither of them easily support S/Mime, so they don't have smart card support; and I sometimes need to use sites requiring smart card authentication.

So now I just use IE Vs. 9 and it works OK for me. I have since uninstalled Chrome, and never bothered to install FF at all.

Aurora W · 12-04-2011, 07:04 PM

A few months ago I would have said Camino (Mozilla-based browser for Macs) - but it started misbehaving badly on certain websites. Finally tried Chrome, which I like except for it's rather bad habit of sometimes not being able to find websites that I know are working.

cromag · 12-04-2011, 07:12 PM

Firefox for the add-ons.

Another factor is that I've used it long enough to get to know it, which is another way to say I'm old and stuck in my ways.

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74Cuda MaxPuppy Rules Posts: 31,418 Karma: 31670648 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: NW Oregon Device: Kindle Fire 8.9 HDX Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, Acer A200	At one time or another I have used all of them but I prefer Firefox because there are an infinite number of ways to customize it and I've never had a problem with it.

12-03-2011, 10:20 AM	#5
Shack70 Guru Posts: 776 Karma: 1043626 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: York, Pa Device: Kindle Paperwhite 11th Generation	I Tried using Chrome for a few months and found things not working 100%. I had difficulties with a Wordpress blog when it came to updates. Everything works fine in Firefox. I ended up going back to Firefox again!

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Falcao Banned Posts: 1,344 Karma: 1028477047 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Nueva Andalucía Device: Sony PRS 650	Chrome, just because I easily can synchronize my bookmarks among different PCs. I stopped using Firefox because of memory leaks, but I still use it as a secondary browser when I need one of its handy plug-ins.

12-03-2011, 11:31 AM	#7
Billi Wizard Posts: 3,388 Karma: 14190103 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Berlin Device: Cybook, iRex, PB, Onyx	Plus one for Opera.

12-03-2011, 12:11 PM	#8
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	I didn't even know Opera had a browser for computers, I only knew of the mobile one.

12-03-2011, 01:40 PM	#9
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I use Firefox, but I wish it weren't such a resource hog sometimes.

12-03-2011, 04:45 PM	#11
afa The Forgotten Posts: 1,136 Karma: 4689999 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Dubai Device: Kindle Paperwhite; Nook HD; Sony Xperia Z3 Compact	Chrome. Always Chrome.

12-04-2011, 02:35 PM	#13
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	My PC recently died and was replaced; my old computer had IE, FF, and Chrome all installed, and I found that I naturally gravitated to using Chrome. The complaint I had about it was that it didn't have a favorites sidebar, so I used a work around plug in that was only slightly more inconvenient than having a sidebar. When I set up the new system, I initially installed Chrome, but couldn't remember the name of the plug in, so didn't know how to recreate it. The reason I didn't like IE was there was no built in spell checker, but I was able to find a plug in that did the job. Another problem that both Chrome and FF have is that neither of them easily support S/Mime, so they don't have smart card support; and I sometimes need to use sites requiring smart card authentication. So now I just use IE Vs. 9 and it works OK for me. I have since uninstalled Chrome, and never bothered to install FF at all.

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12-04-2011, 07:04 PM	#14
Aurora W Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 2435146 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: back in the Midwest, USA Device: PRS-950, iPad, Nexus 7	A few months ago I would have said Camino (Mozilla-based browser for Macs) - but it started misbehaving badly on certain websites. Finally tried Chrome, which I like except for it's rather bad habit of sometimes not being able to find websites that I know are working.

12-04-2011, 07:12 PM	#15
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 25,004 Karma: 459220161 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Firefox for the add-ons. Another factor is that I've used it long enough to get to know it, which is another way to say I'm old and stuck in my ways.