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Favourite Browser

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 4:36 am
by Music Head
I prefer to use Mozilla Firefox, but unfortunatly consantly forced to use IE. So i browse with IE altough i would rather use Mozilla.

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 7:00 am
by MusicallyInspired
I used IE and saw no reason to use anything else until one day a problem arose on my computer (I can't recall exactly what right now) and I got a huge spyware problem...it was so bad that it would not let me download spyware programs like adaware! Everytime I tried to install them it closed it automatically and when I restarted my computer it deleted the install file! WEIRD! Also had pop up problems. So I resorted to Firefox and it singlehandedly solved all my problems and it has a great downloading system as well! So I'll go with Firefox!

You should have added Netscape too as a lot of people use that.

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 8:53 am
by Music Head
How could i have forgotten Netscape? can a mod add it please.
I really like the download system in Mozilla to it's one of the features that drew me to the program.

I regularly scan my computer with sptware removers, adaware included. But Microsoft have released a free spyware detector which picked up 79 files that adawar didn't. You guys should give it a try

www.microsoft.com

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 11:43 am
by Pidgeot
IE6 with XP2. I've got enough common sense to stay away from those bad programs, and Firefox doesn't provide me with enough new features to warrant a switch.

I still HAVE Firefox, though, for those odd cases where I need to visit a site where I know there'll be IE exploitation in masses.

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 12:26 pm
by Alias
I use FireFox & windows.  :lol

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:16 pm
by Swift
Firefox! :D

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:39 am
by Gronagor
I used to prefer Netscape, but Microsoft added all the missing features (which were very useful in Netscape)... so I prefer IE now only because it doesn't take an eon to load.

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:41 am
by Schloss Ritter
I use IE6, but only because I've never taken the tie to download anything else.  I once preferred Netscape until they were bought out by AOL.  >:

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2005 12:39 am
by Charlemagne
I only use Firefox in OpenBSD for general browsing. The only time I'll use IE is when I have to download a Windows-specific app. Other than that, my internet connection is always disabled when using Windows, and I figure if a page needs ActiveX, I don't need to see it. :)

Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 3:58 pm
by Quest For Glory Fan
I use Firefox but I can't tell the difference between other browsers. As long as I can get where I'm going I'm sastisfied

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Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 10:43 pm
by ThreeHeadedMonkey
A combination of FireFox/IE6. I like FireFox a lot, I'd recommend it to anyone.

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 5:06 pm
by MuzlakOofmay
Firefox really is perfection. I also use thunderbird.

IE is bloated. And it kind of represents the huge movement that MS is making in the wrong direction (in my opinion) to make everything more user friendly.

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 10:38 pm
by Angelus3K
I prefer Opera, I have FireFox but I totally prefer Opera its so much better. You guys should try it!

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 9:01 am
by Def Zeppelin
I don't know how anyone can conciously use IE, it is so full of security holes that it's ridiculous.  As soon as I accidently open IE I get about 5 popups, and about 20 new spyware in my computer.  

Mozilla is just amazing, I never got a single pop-up since I have been using it, and the only spyware I get is from d/ling files from p2p programs.

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 10:25 am
by Music Head
i think mozilla has an inbuilt pop up blocker

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 7:19 pm
by Quest For Glory Fan
Im at work right now using IE (don't know the model wasn't paying attention) and I didn't notice I wasn't using mozilla untill I came here. I honestly can't notice the difference between the 2. Although I am getting less pop ups since I switched over.

Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 9:19 pm
by Broomie
Yes, Firefox has a built in popup blocker which works perfectly. Annoying when you have to hold down CTRL when opening a link which opens as a popup.

OT: Where do you work, QFGFan?

Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 12:43 am
by Quest For Glory Fan
I've never run into any links not working from the pop up blocker that I know of. and BTW I work at a ski resort right against the michigan border in Ontario. I make money for screaming at children (Snowboard instructing) and NEXT WEEK I GET TO DRESS UP AS A MASCOT AGAIN! W00T! I just hope lil girls don't attack me again. I was ambushed from behiend (I can't see in this giant dog thing anyways) by a 12 year old and then kicked in the ribs as I tried to stand and run. I wasn't allowed to make any noises at all because of the children.

Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 3:41 am
by Fender178
Fire fox over ie 1,000,000 to 1.