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    What's your browser? v2.0

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by crash, Jul 12, 2009.

  1. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    From the man himself,
    For an interesting comparison, here are the results from the last thread (8/31/2005 - 7/12/2009):
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    Let the voting begin!
     
    crash, Jul 12, 2009
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  2. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Firefox ftw! wooo!
     
    flipfire, Jul 12, 2009
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  3. Angelic

    Angelic Kickin' back :3

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    Firefox is still the champ to me. :cool:
     
    Angelic, Jul 12, 2009
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  4. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    Firefox for me as well.
     
    crash, Jul 12, 2009
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  5. yuyi64

    yuyi64 Notebook Consultant

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    Firefox 3.5 for me until 3.5.1 comes out later this month.
     
    yuyi64, Jul 12, 2009
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  6. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Ch r o me. :cool: Have been using that for a while now. IE8 on the occasion when I need it (stupid HP business CTO page).


    (I am bored, hence the colours :p)
    I voted for FF in the old poll.
     
    Johnny T, Jul 12, 2009
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  7. Tim

    Tim Notebook Virtuoso

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    Firefox all the way!
    Tim
     
    Tim, Jul 12, 2009
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  8. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    FF3.5 pwns. :cool:
     
    pixelot, Jul 12, 2009
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  9. Rob41

    Rob41 Team Pirate Control

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    Ff3.5!!!!!
     
    Rob41, Jul 13, 2009
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  10. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    FF :D

    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jul 13, 2009
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  11. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    I use Chrome now more than Firefox. Also have Opera in linux.
     
    Jayayess1190, Jul 13, 2009
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  12. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    Using FF3.4 beta in Ubuntu, since I can't find a repo for FF3.5. :rolleyes:
     
    pixelot, Jul 13, 2009
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  13. Angelic

    Angelic Kickin' back :3

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    FF is already approaching the same percentage as per the last poll. :)
     
    Angelic, Jul 13, 2009
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  14. FrankTabletuser

    FrankTabletuser Notebook Evangelist

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    Opera.

    I also have FF installed and use it sometimes but it's just too slow and cumbersome to use, compared with my current Opera setup up.
    I use Opera since a few years and it just has everything I want and need. Not so FF, only with a plethora of plugins, which also do the job not that great.

    I also have it installed on a RAMDisk, thus it's super fast to start, also uses the Ramdisk for the cached files and thus I have minimal HDD activity.
     
    FrankTabletuser, Jul 13, 2009
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  15. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    firefox, as always. in "perfect gui mode". means, changed so it fits my needs.
     
    davepermen, Jul 13, 2009
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  16. Rad_0909

    Rad_0909 Notebook Geek

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    Firefox, occasionally Chrome. I install them on all computers I get my hands on :D
     
    Rad_0909, Jul 13, 2009
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  17. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    . Firefox as main browser.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jul 13, 2009
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  18. Relativity17

    Relativity17 Notebook Evangelist

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    I use IE8 as a primary browser, Firefox as a backup.
     
    Relativity17, Jul 13, 2009
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  19. sublime313

    sublime313 Notebook Evangelist

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    FF 3.5 rc3 with all necessary about:config mods
     
    sublime313, Jul 13, 2009
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  20. davepermen

    davepermen Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    sublime: get the update, 3.5 final is out :)
     
    davepermen, Jul 13, 2009
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  21. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    FF though IE X64 would be awesome if there was flash it would INSTANTLY become my fav browser
     
    X2P, Jul 13, 2009
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  22. MaXimus

    MaXimus Notebook Deity

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    Here's my storeh, I installed FF and the IE tab and the IE8 theme, only to know from one of the member here that if I do that I am deminishing the mighty so called speeed capabalities of FF, so I uninstalled them, but couldn't get used to the interface, speed was actually slower than IE8.

    The only thing that I like about FF is better handling of saved passwords on every site. IE8 for example cannot save passwords on many forums and facebook.

    But that doesn't warrant the switch, so I'm back to teh truste IE8
     
    MaXimus, Jul 13, 2009
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  23. mikebob

    mikebob Notebook Geek

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    Chrome all the way~ I use to be a firefox user, but after using chrome for a while, I cannot go back to that relatively slow browswer...I become anxious, waiting for the pages to load O_O
     
    mikebob, Jul 13, 2009
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  24. yuyi64

    yuyi64 Notebook Consultant

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    FF 3.5RC3 and 3.5 final are the same so there is no need for him to update until 3.5.1 comes out shortly.
     
    yuyi64, Jul 13, 2009
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  25. amrelsaqqa

    amrelsaqqa Notebook Enthusiast

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    firefox rocks
     
    amrelsaqqa, Jul 13, 2009
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  26. MisterQ

    MisterQ Notebook Consultant

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    Firefrox 3.5 ftw. Chrome is for me a good second choice, for now.
     
    MisterQ, Jul 13, 2009
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  27. Matt is Pro

    Matt is Pro I'm a PC, so?

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    I like Chrome the best, but I use FF3.5 for many things as well.
     
    Matt is Pro, Jul 13, 2009
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  28. DarkSilver

    DarkSilver MSI Afterburner

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    Looks like Mozilla Firefox still dominate the air. XD!
    I am using FF too. I already familiar with FF, it is hard to me to change a new browser. T.T
    I would like to test chrome >.<!
     
    DarkSilver, Jul 13, 2009
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  29. AppleUsr

    AppleUsr Notebook Deity

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    Firefox no contest
     
    AppleUsr, Jul 13, 2009
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  30. CompUG

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    FF and Chrome..
    voted FF
     
    CompUG, Jul 13, 2009
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  31. Gintoki

    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    I won't vote in the poll until it has multiple choice, I use a couple of browsers. Wouldn't be cool to only choose one.
     
    Gintoki, Jul 13, 2009
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  32. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    Firefox since the beginning.
     
    Padmé, Jul 13, 2009
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  33. SpacemanSpiff

    SpacemanSpiff Everything in Moderation

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    Firefox at home, IE8 at work (where I need to view PerformancePoint charts).
     
    SpacemanSpiff, Jul 13, 2009
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  34. jackluo923

    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Internet explorer 8. It's the fastest and best looking browser on my computer.
     
    jackluo923, Jul 13, 2009
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  35. booboo12

    booboo12 Notebook Prophet

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    Firefox 3.5 :)
     
    booboo12, Jul 13, 2009
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  36. future_paramedic

    future_paramedic Notebook Consultant

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    Firefox here!
     
    future_paramedic, Jul 13, 2009
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  37. Gob_Bluth

    Gob_Bluth Notebook Enthusiast

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    I personally love Opera but it doesn't work very well with a few of the pages I regularly visit. So I just use Firefox. :/
     
    Gob_Bluth, Jul 13, 2009
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  38. MidnightSun

    MidnightSun Emodicon

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    Opera. Speedy, many more features for less RAM usage than Firefox, and very secure.

    I use IE8 for websites that don't play nice with Opera, and Chrome for Gmail. Don't even have Firefox installed on my T500 ;)
     
    MidnightSun, Jul 13, 2009
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  39. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Charles P. Jefferies, Jul 13, 2009
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  40. BondEternal

    BondEternal Notebook Consultant

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    Firefox all the way! Ever since my friend introduced to me Firefox 2 (it was the first browser I've used that has tabbed browsing), I've used it every time I use the Internet. :D I tried Opera once, but I got so used to the add-ons that I've installed that I went back to Firefox after a few hours :p

    It still boggles me that no matter how popular Firefox gets in these forums, IE still holds the largest usage share of all web browsers. :(
     
    BondEternal, Jul 13, 2009
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  41. Rob41

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    No surprise there. ;)
     
    Rob41, Jul 14, 2009
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  42. Lomaster

    Lomaster Notebook Geek

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    Internet Explorer 8 is my choice
     
    Lomaster, Jul 14, 2009
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  43. jackluo923

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    IE also has the largest install base as well. I bet more than 99.9999% of the computer that has firefox has IE installed.
     
    jackluo923, Jul 14, 2009
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  44. matixryder

    matixryder Notebook Consultant

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    Opera for me i love chrome too :) Is there anyway to show bookmark bars at opera or ff?
     
    matixryder, Jul 14, 2009
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  45. Apollo13

    Apollo13 100% 16:10 Screens

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    How'd Chrome get almost 10% in a poll that started in 2005? :confused: Whole bunch of people voting for the first time in September 2008?

    I'd take that bet - counting on a large number of Linux users with Firefox not also having IE! :D

    If you mean a bar where it shows your bookmarks, like on Safari, then View->Toolbars->Personal Bar seems to do the trick in Opera (then just drag tabs there to bookmark them there). In Firefox it seems to be View->Toolbars->Bookmarks Toolbar (then just drag tags there to bookmark them there). But that's versions 2 and 3; it may have changed in 3.5.

    I'm still with Opera; its featureset is the main benefit for me, though I the speed is perfectly fine, too. I keep Firefox 2/3.0.11 installed for incompatible sites and GMail offline, but hardly ever use them; hence why I haven't installed 3.5. I have IE8, but I'm not sure I ever completed its setup.
     
    Apollo13, Jul 14, 2009
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  46. Johnny T

    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you read post #39 you will realise the poll was edited and results were reset.

    :D
     
    Johnny T, Jul 14, 2009
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  47. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    Not gonna lie, I was afraid of the ban-hammer when I did it :D
     
    crash, Jul 14, 2009
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  48. cassar

    cassar Notebook Evangelist

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    Firefox just because of 100000x adds-on
    else i would use opera or IE8
     
    cassar, Jul 14, 2009
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  49. PJ@y-Z

    PJ@y-Z Notebook Evangelist

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    Chrome ;)
     
    PJ@y-Z, Jul 14, 2009
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  50. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    Firefox or Chrome on Windows and Firefox or Arora(Webkit browser for KDE) on linux.
     
    Thomas, Jul 14, 2009
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