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View Poll Results: Which browser do you prefer? | |
Internet Explorer
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Mozilla Firefox
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Opera
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Netscape
|    | 1 | 8.33% |
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11-02-2005, 06:30 PM
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#1 | | Junior
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 161
Rep Power: 4  | Firefox
I love Firefox, there are some really nifty extensions that I dont know how I lived without for so long.
And I LOVE the Google toolbar add on for firefox (though I know IE has this too).
Which browser do you prefer? Vote now :P | 
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11-02-2005, 06:31 PM
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#2 | | Junior
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 303
Rep Power: 4 | I still use IE  ops:
I keep getting told to use Firefox instead, but I just figure why change something I am happy with  | |
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11-02-2005, 10:15 PM
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#3 | | Professor
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,208
Rep Power: 6 | I have been testing Firefox for some time now, but...
My testing is telling me that the best browser currently available is a relatively unknown browser called SlimBrowser.
SlimBrowser uses the same rendering engine as IE, so it works with 99.997% of the pages that IE works with.
SlimBrowser maintains IE's look and feel, which I actually prefer to the Mozilla browsers.
SlimBrowser is a tabbed browser. This enables me to keep fifty web sites open concurrently without bringing my machine to a grinding halt. Try that with IE and then check your systems available memory.
SlimBrowser remembers your open pages and can re-open them for you next time you start your browser. This is similar to the functionality provided to Firefox by the SessionSave extension. | |
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11-03-2005, 05:01 PM
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#4 | | Professor
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 2,208
Rep Power: 6 | Firefox just crashed and lost all of my "saved" open tabs.
I am not a happy camper. | |
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11-04-2005, 05:24 PM
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#5 | | Sophomore
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 148
Rep Power: 4 | Firefox crashed??
I have never had that problem before I have to say.
I love FF, and have used it since version 0.9 I think.
I know the next IE is going to copy alot of FF features including tabbed browsing... typical  | |
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11-10-2005, 02:35 AM
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#6 | | Junior
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 303
Rep Power: 4 | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Will.Spencer Firefox just crashed and lost all of my "saved" open tabs.
I am not a happy camper. | Haha hence why I still use IE 
I was waiting for a Firefox horror story to justify my IE usage.. | |
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12-06-2005, 09:59 PM
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#7 | | Junior
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 188
Rep Power: 3 | Lol ... using IE will get you a virus that will fry your hard drive. Maybe not, but it's viruses are much more likely when you use IE. Plus Firefox just updated, maybe you should give it a try because they fixed a lot of bugs. | |
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12-06-2005, 11:26 PM
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#8 | | Sophomore
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Malaysia...Truly Asia!
Posts: 92
Rep Power: 3 | Here is how i deal with the browser problems..
IE - Only use for updates
Firefox - For Portal sites
Opera - for...umm...18++
I advise that u only use IE ONLY when updating...
but overall..the best is OPERA!!..ITS FREE NOW@!!~!~ | |
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12-07-2005, 03:08 AM
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#9 | | Junior
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 170
Rep Power: 3 | Firefox all the way! Especially since the release of 1.5!
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12-07-2005, 03:31 AM
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#10 | | Junior
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 152
Rep Power: 4 | Firefox is ok, but it does have a crashing problem! Otherwise, I really love the ability to have 10 windows or more open at one time without it being unorganized. | |
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12-07-2005, 05:23 AM
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#11 | | Sophomore
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Malaysia...Truly Asia!
Posts: 92
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Originally Posted by pyowomaniac Firefox is ok, but it does have a crashing problem! Otherwise, I really love the ability to have 10 windows or more open at one time without it being unorganized. | Yes, that is absolutely true. Firefox also keeps crashing on my PC.
This usually happens when I'm opening too many tabs.
That is why I choose Opera. It's 100% stable. | |
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12-07-2005, 04:47 PM
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#12 | | Junior
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 172
Rep Power: 3 | Firefox is the most stable web browser I have ever used. I don't even remember it crashing on me since a couple of months ago. Slower computers might want to stay clear from Firefox, though. | |
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12-07-2005, 04:55 PM
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#13 | | Sophomore
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Malaysia...Truly Asia!
Posts: 92
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Originally Posted by kelp Slower computers might want to stay clear from Firefox, though. | Yeah, I'm staying clear of Firefox. My PC is very slow.
Intel Pentium 1.7Ghz....128 RAM...very...very slow... | |
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12-07-2005, 05:06 PM
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#14 | | Junior
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 172
Rep Power: 3 | Your computer's not that slow. It's pretty decent. You could be able to use Firefox efficiently. How many tabs can you open up until it crashes? | |
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12-08-2005, 07:13 PM
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#15 | | Junior
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 166
Rep Power: 4 | 128MB RAM would make your computer SEEM slow.
Upgrade the RAM. The CPU is fast, its just the lack or memory slowing it down and causing crashes. | |
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12-08-2005, 07:22 PM
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#16 | | Junior
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 170
Rep Power: 3 | Quote: |
Originally Posted by ibnuasad Quote: |
Originally Posted by kelp Slower computers might want to stay clear from Firefox, though. | Yeah, I'm staying clear of Firefox. My PC is very slow.
Intel Pentium 1.7Ghz....128 RAM...very...very slow... | Yeah, you might want to upgrade if you have XP. XP really slows down computers like that.
You could also upgrade your RAM for pretty cheap. 1GB is less than $100 these days. 512MB would be fine.
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12-09-2005, 09:25 PM
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#17 | | Sophomore
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oregon, USA
Posts: 114
Rep Power: 3 | Firefox, IE is to slow and has to many pop-ups, Opera is to confusing, and I have yet to try the other.. probably won't though. I'm pretty satisfied with Mozilla. | |
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12-11-2005, 05:40 PM
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#18 | | Junior
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 161
Rep Power: 4 | I find IE faster than mozilla, but I still would rather use Mozilla.
IE is super fast, how is it slow for you? | |
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03-16-2006, 03:51 AM
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#19 | | Sophomore
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 86
Rep Power: 3 | I use Firefox mostly here, but IE is still handy just in case something isn't compatible with Firefox. | |
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03-23-2006, 09:43 PM
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#20 | | Sophomore
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 94
Rep Power: 3 | I use Firefox, I don't think I will ever go back to IE. | |
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