What web browser do you use?

onlainari · Post by **onlainari** » 14 Sep 2002, 13:56

I have used IE and i'm planning to try opera and mozilla.

Laser · Post by **Laser** » 14 Sep 2002, 14:26

I've used Ye Olde Krappy Internet Explorer ever since i got internet...so like 5 years now.

dz · Post by dz » 14 Sep 2002, 14:56

this is kinda complicated if ya use more than one.. i mean, pritty much every win user use IE, imo this should be a vote which doesn't include IE/NS

onlainari · Post by **onlainari** » 14 Sep 2002, 18:43

I think it wasn't possible to choose multiple choice q so it's not too good poll :( but if you use more than one and other is IE then vote the other maybe...your choice whatsoeva

Post by **Abula** » 14 Sep 2002, 18:48

Mainly I use IE but also Netscape, Opera and lynx.

Rasu · Post by **Rasu** » 14 Sep 2002, 22:03

I use Opera, but for pages that's not accessible or just looks wierd, I use IE. Anyway, I like Opera way more. Just trying to avoid M$ programs as good as I can.

chux · Post by **chux** » 14 Sep 2002, 23:56

IE with broadband, a good combination

Mick · Post by **Mick** » 15 Sep 2002, 08:21

mozilla is coal. ruelz. ok

ribot · Post by **ribot** » 15 Sep 2002, 17:54

tried opera and netscape and they quite suck, as ie too but it wins when u sum it up

jw · Post by jw » 10 May 2005, 16:02

Mozilla Firefox

8-ball · Post by **8-ball** » 10 May 2005, 16:07

firefox but browsing lauta with opera for some reason.
hmm no one uses konqueror, so no one has linux here?

Xiphias · Post by **Xiphias** » 10 May 2005, 16:08

I use Maxthon and it is very good

Can u change your poll and add Maxthon to it? if that is possible.

Hehe this is from 2002

But wont vote until Maxthon gets on the list

Kopaka · Post by **Kopaka** » 10 May 2005, 16:11

I use firefox now, voted IE long time ago.

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 10 May 2005, 17:41

8-ball wrote:firefox but browsing lauta with opera for some reason.
hmm no one uses konqueror, so no one has linux here?

For linux I used Opera, not konquerer, konquerer sucks.

benson · Post by **benson** » 30 May 2005, 12:29

tijsjoris wrote:
8-ball wrote:firefox but browsing lauta with opera for some reason.
hmm no one uses konqueror, so no one has linux here?
For linux I used Opera, not konquerer, konquerer sucks.

I use firefox both in Windows and Linux, but I seem to have encountered problem of firefox's cpu usage

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 30 May 2005, 15:11

Hm, I never tried firefox seriously, until we got it in school for red hat. But the functions/layout/etc don't seem to fit to me. It's always better than IE though.

benson · Post by **benson** » 30 May 2005, 15:34

Before using Firefox, I was using TheWorld Browser.
It is a nice browser. Small in size but is simple to use, have good and easy management in Tab Browsing.

http://www.ioage.com/home.htm

Crypt · Post by **Crypt** » 31 May 2005, 02:02

Internet Explorer rul3z!

zworqy · Post by **zworqy** » 31 May 2005, 12:49

Crypt wrote:Internet Explorer rul3z!

If you have some decent popup-stopper / ad-blocker then yes, Internet Explorer rules

Ky.Jelly · Post by **Ky.Jelly** » 31 May 2005, 12:52

like firefox with the IE skin

ribot · Post by **ribot** » 31 May 2005, 13:10

all these lame browsers and not even maxthon to choose from?

i use ie now anyway, since all three of ie, maxthon and firefox have their advantages, i cant be fucked to install a new one of them.

8-ball · Post by **8-ball** » 31 May 2005, 13:10

zworqy wrote:
Crypt wrote:Internet Explorer rul3z!
If you have some decent popup-stopper / ad-blocker then yes, Internet Explorer rules

and tabs, and sessions, and and and..
but opera has it all by default.. firefox doesn't have sessions i think

Crypt · Post by **Crypt** » 31 May 2005, 15:12

its what the computer came with, so naturally i wont screw around with it

Post by **SveinR** » 31 May 2005, 19:48

Crypt wrote:its what the computer came with, so naturally i wont screw around with it

The computer came with it because of Microsoft's monopoly and we don't want to support that do we?

Pertti · Post by **Pertti** » 31 May 2005, 20:43

If you use IE, remember to check your hd for spyware once in every hour...

I use Mozilla Firefox.

onlainari · Post by **onlainari** » 1 Jun 2005, 22:25

hmmp I have to re-answer my own poll. I use firefox now only on windows and gnome-based linux like ubuntu. Recently I tried kubuntu which just replaces gnome with kde and it has konqueror as the default browser so I might be trying that more in future..

Post by px » 2 Jun 2005, 00:40

IE 6, Opera 7.2, Links and Lynx

Revolt · Post by **Revolt** » 2 Jun 2005, 06:23

i use opera

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 27 Sep 2005, 07:28

I yesterday came to the discovery that a new opera is out, already version 8.
It's once again more of better. But I dislike the skin. I stick with my Opera Standard for 7.5 V2 skin.
One big pro is that there are X's at every tab. And the possibility to reopen your accidentally closed pages.

Lepton · Post by **Lepton** » 27 Sep 2005, 08:44

Never heard of most of the browsers listed above.

I use IE 6.

DamRho · Post by **DamRho** » 27 Sep 2005, 15:11

I use Firefox (Mozilla variation) for both Windows and Unix OSes. Kind of amazed that the majority still use Internet Exploder...

Post by **SveinR** » 27 Sep 2005, 16:11

tijsjoris wrote:I yesterday came to the discovery that a new opera is out, already version 8.
It's once again more of better. But I dislike the skin. I stick with my Opera Standard for 7.5 V2 skin.
One big pro is that there are X's at every tab. And the possibility to reopen your accidentally closed pages.

You can also mention that the commercials are now gone for everyone

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 27 Sep 2005, 17:27

Hehe, now you mention it. I didn't ever bother me anyway.

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 28 Sep 2005, 18:23

And on top of all of this, the sessions option has been improved too. I

Opera

The_BoneLESS · Post by **The_BoneLESS** » 28 Sep 2005, 19:28

Internet Explorer is very good. I never used Opera but, it seems good.

and yeah, i hate FireFox; may be good for security but, slow

dz · Post by dz » 28 Sep 2005, 19:39

The_BoneLESS wrote: and yeah, i hate FireFox; may be good for security but, slow

It may be slow yes, if you don't use the function which keeps the core process active once you open it the first time. After that, new firefox window opens very smoothly.

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 28 Sep 2005, 19:55

I just noticed another good thing about my favourite browser!

When typing this into the adress bar, it gives me the url for mopocorner with help of google!

Code: Select all

g i want mopocorner with mp and ville

Boomer · Post by **Boomer** » 28 Sep 2005, 20:00

dz wrote:It may be slow yes, if you don't use the function which keeps the core process active once you open it the first time. After that, new firefox window opens very smoothly.

Heard about that. How do I "activate" that function?

ThanaTos · Post by **ThanaTos** » 28 Sep 2005, 20:38

I've been using firefox, and to some extent opera, for a long time now. I'm very pleased with both.

One of the best features of firefox, appart from all the things the extensions can give you, is this:

this is just an exemple (i'll use google):
go to any page with a search box and right-click in that page search box... choose â€œAdd a Keyword to this Searchâ€.

A window much similar to the â€œAdd Bookmarkâ€ window will appear with two text fields and one drop down menu.

Select a nice description to describe this, simply â€œgoogleâ€ will be sufficient as this is the general search field. Add a â€œgâ€ to the keyword field.

This will allow you to >g â€œsearch terms hereâ€< into your URL bar and render results from google as if you had searched directly from google.com

Tada, you're done.

This work on imdb, thepiratebay, last.fm, ect any page with a search engine.

I've known this trick since the begining, but i think quite alot of you maybe don't know this.

Post by **SveinR** » 28 Sep 2005, 21:59

By the way, I would urge everyone who uses Opera to do Tools - Quick preferences - Identify as Opera.

By default it is Identify as Internet Explorer, and many sites will then read it as you're using Internet Explorer and not Opera, meaning Opera will get a lower usage percentage than what it should have.

dz · Post by dz » 29 Sep 2005, 04:06

Boomer wrote: Heard about that. How do I "activate" that function?

Actually it should be activated by default. I can't seem to find an option for it so it might even be always on.

Boomer · Post by **Boomer** » 29 Sep 2005, 10:07

ok, thanks.

Napoleon · Post by **Napoleon** » 29 Sep 2005, 14:14

i use avant browser which isnt there

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 29 Sep 2005, 16:20

Yes, what svein says is quite relevant. I never really understood the idea behind it to identify as another browser. Maybe to get access to sites [microsoft's ones have been rumoured to have done that once] which refer you to a dead end when using another type of browser?

Post by **SveinR** » 29 Sep 2005, 18:08

tijsjoris wrote:Yes, what svein says is quite relevant. I never really understood the idea behind it to identify as another browser. Maybe to get access to sites [microsoft's ones have been rumoured to have done that once] which refer you to a dead end when using another type of browser?

There are some sites.. For instance, this web-tv part of a Norwegian commercial television station claimed you had to use Internet Explorer to be able to view it. So first, I tried Opera with Identify as Opera. Didn't work. Then I tried Opera with identify as Internet Explorer. Worked.

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 29 Sep 2005, 20:06

Ah. And now you mention it, I realised AOL has the same. It's a handy feature after all.

1phatman1 · Post by **1phatman1** » 30 Sep 2005, 03:34

im using my psp

Kopaka · Post by **Kopaka** » 30 Sep 2005, 13:35

In firefox there is this feature you can right click a page and select "always open in internet explorer". Accidently did that on lauta, and can't find a place to un do it. Have been using ie for lauta for some time now =(( Anyone know how to change back?

8-ball · Post by **8-ball** » 30 Sep 2005, 17:31

all IE users are either lazy fags or plain stupid or have 248 antiviruses/adblockers/trojan removers/spyware removers installed

twipley · Post by **twipley** » 30 Sep 2005, 18:28

I have mcafee virus scan running together with windows firewall,
running IE, cuz' I don't know what else I could do with other explorers