Random question.

[conuly]

What browser do youse guys use? Why? Now is the time to extoll the virtues of *insert random browser* mihi!

*waits patiently*

Edit: *I* use Firefox. You can still extoll it, in case there are some people on my friends list who use icky IE, but you don't need to extoll it to me :)

Comments

[ladytalon.livejournal.com]

Heyyy. I keep meaning to ask. Why the heck does everyone go on and on about tabbed browsing so much? I can't fathom it. Is there some command (like alt-tab) to switch between the windows? I don't use my mouse unless I absolutely have to, so the thought of using it to switch my windows is irritating. I'm probably missing something.

I suppose it doesn't matter too much; I never have more than four browser windows open at once, anyhow, and usually only two. I have a very short attention span, get confused when there's too much going on.

Oh, but I do use Firefox, on my PCs. I use Safari on my Macs, though I keep meaning to download that one other browser.. Camino, I think? Ultimately, I consider it silly how passionate people get about their browsers. It's a window, man. I want it to be convenient, sure, but there's only so much I need it to do. It's like people who get so stuck up about Mac vs. PC. Why bother getting one's panties in a twist? I play both sides and it rules. ^_~

[conuly]

There probably is a command to switch between tabs, I don't know. I use MouseGestures. Once you set it up - twice - you can get a nifty right-click-and-go-to-next-tab thing going on.

[mhari.livejournal.com]

Firefox. Plus, lately, Explorer for things like posting in secondary LJs.

I haven't used Netscape in years, and I never could like Opera because, believe it or not, I don't like tabbed browsing.

[conuly]

You don't? That *is* strange. Not a bad thing, though :)

[wodhaund.livejournal.com]

Firefox is happy. :D

[demonkoala.livejournal.com]

Opera. All know how bad IE is, and I liked tabs on Opera much more in comparisson to Firefox.

[deceptica]

I use IE, ha! It's funny how that makes me stand out of the crowd in this case.

I just don't like change for the sake of changing things, and IE has never given me a reason to want anything else since it works fine for me.

[phoenixdreaming.livejournal.com]

I use Opera and, having compared it to Firefox and IE, find it suits me best. Unlike Firefox, you can customise almost every aspect of it straight from the start. The only add-ons I've needed to download were skins (I always use some version of Breeze, because I want maximum screenspace; I'm currently using an ad-supported version of Opera and have more screenspace than I do using Firefox or IE).

This is a good introduction (http://tntluoma.com/opera/lover/7/) to Opera. It's more than a bit outdated, I think, but, then again, I've been using beta versions for months (currently using 8.0; I think I'm a beta or two behind) and the current official version is 7.54.

Things I love most about Opera:
-- Easy to customise almost every aspect of it. (More on doing so at NonTroppo's wiki (http://nontroppo.org/wiki/Opera7), and that page links to an Opera8 wiki that makes me want to upgrade my current installation.) Customise the entire interface -- I have all of the commands and buttons I use regularly stored on the interface, and usually have custom searches set up (though not currently).

-- RSS. It heeds my LJ cookies, so I can read my friends page through the RSS interface without having to mess around with auth=digest and so on. (I know it doesn't immediately sound like a great advantage to be able to read a friends page by RSS in a browser instead of through HTML in a browser, but it is. Part of this entry explains (http://www.livejournal.com/users/phoenixdreaming/205539.html) a bit.)

-- Good for people on dial-up or slow connections. What killed Firefox for me (other than the way it's only reliable for me when no extensions are installed, which makes it unusable since I like my gadgetry, and the shoddy interface)was that it didn't work as an offline browser, no matter what I set the cache to. When I'm on dial-up I'm time-limited, and /need/ to be able to view visited sites offline. Additionally, its image-disabling option is all or nothing; in Opera, I set image loading to 'cached only' when browsing image heavy websites that don't require me to view the images but where I like to be able to view some of them. Then I can load images selectively.

[drapery.livejournal.com]

I use both Firefox and Netscape. Since the Mozilla/Netscape gods have converted me, I can't stand browsers that don't have tabbed browsing.

[hopefulnebula]

I shouldn't have to justify Firefox to you.

You've got 1.0.2, right?

And I adore that icon. Might I filch it?

[conuly]

No, yes, yes. Just credit the icon creator - she's part of the keywords.

[queenmargot.livejournal.com]

Avant. Cuz you can have a bajillion windows at once without loading a plug-in.

It has all the perks and convenience of IE with none of the evil hassle.

I know most people swear by Firefox, but I stand by my choice.

[conuly]

Avant, that's one I haven't heard of...

[ex-chaos-by-699.livejournal.com]

Firefox. I like tabbed browsing, nifty extensions, and pop-ups blocked.

[stexgirl2000.livejournal.com]

Firefox! Firefox! Use it! For it has tabs and all sorts of other nifty things and it's open source and people work on fixing bugs and it has good security and it's just COOL.

Did I mention it's open source, so everyone can help on improving it and adding new features? Plus it is free to download.

Besides, I.E. is ebil.

[yadfothgildloc.livejournal.com]

recommendeo "firefox" tibi quod "awesome" est.

[conuly]

*hugtackles*

[thelonetiel.livejournal.com]

Firefox.

Tried Opera, but I think it will be for testing codes only.

Of course, my favorite feature of Firefox is my ColorZilla eyedropper thing. It means I can grab the hexidecimal color code for any part of anything on the web. So awesome! It is very useful for solving internal debate over whether this color is different than that color, or for finding the perfect match when coding a webpage around and image.

Didnt you have a Firefox eating IE icon? Or know where I can find it to steal it? I meant to when I last saw it, but forgot...

[conuly]

Eh?

[neurotica0.livejournal.com]

I use Avant.
I will probably be downloading Firefox soon.

[queenmargot.livejournal.com]

NOOOOOOOOOO. Let's stick together.

I love Avant!

[panda-cookie.livejournal.com]

I use Firefox. You already know how wonderful it is, so... ;)

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

Camino, which is a 'zilla for OSX.

Forgot why I use it over firefox, but it was a quirky, specific reason why.

[masterflare421.livejournal.com]

I use Firefox, because the original Mozilla was an intense memory hog. I used to use Opera two or so years ago, but then it started crashing on me all the time and completely losing my bookmarks and stuff.

I still have some memory issues because of Firefox, but I can't live without tabbed browsing. Hopefully one day I can install more memory on my PC...

[conuly]

There's a few ways to reduce the memory firefox uses, but I can't recall them off the top of my head.

[ladyshrew.livejournal.com]

Firefox all the way.

[rho]

I use firefox because it tends to suck in a way that pisses me off less than anything else I've tried. It has, however, been pissing me off a lot recently (I upgraded to the most recent version and tabbrowser extensions stopped working, and using it without that is driving me nuts) so I may be changing.

[conuly]

So, you haven't found a browser with no suck yet?

[moggymania.livejournal.com]

Firefox, always a "nightly" build, tons of extensions, customization, experimenting, and generally getting all perseverant about it. :-)

I liken it to cooking. Some people enjoy creating complex dishes precisely to their liking, experimenting/learning as they go along. Others just want to microwave something pre-frozen from the supermarket. Firefox can be perfect in both capacities, but it does require a little work in the very beginning, and some people are so into the microwavable experience that they can't handle it.**

** I made the mistake of trying to help somebody with that attitude set it up last weekend, unfortunately. Not doing that again, nor have I really spoken to the person since, even though xe did apologize afterwards.

[conuly]

If you mean who I think you mean, xe gave a completely different analogy.

[phoenix-reborn.livejournal.com]

I've been a Firefox convert for a while now, and I really see no reason to go back to the ebil MicroSloth browser, other than it lets me do a few things with my Yahoo! mail that I can't with Ffox. So it's on my machine for that reason -- but my usage is ninety-nine-times-out-of-one hundred for Firefox.

Oh, and I've added you at the enthusiastic recommendation of thornleaf, who kindly told me of cool people she knew I ought to read and get to know, as well. Feel free to browse me rambles :)

[conuly]

I friend nearly everybody who friends me, so hi!

[feasel.livejournal.com]

Opera! I originally got it for the auto-reload feature (I wanted to transfer my Neopets without having to let anyone else into my main account. I'm rather paranoid), and then switched over completely when popups killed IE.

[cumaeansibyl.livejournal.com]

Opera here. Firefox is okay, but I like Opera's command keys better, and I found a skin I really liked... sort of superficial, I know, but Firefox does everything Opera does so there's got to be a difference.

[conuly]

Command keys?

[minkhollow]

Safari! Is Mac-specfic browser, I believe. Tabs and popup blocker. I cheer.

[leora.livejournal.com]

Mozilla. It has some flaws, but it suits my needs fairly well.

[eofs.livejournal.com]

Yay, someone else who still uses Mozilla! I had two friends standing steadfast in the Mozilla corner with me, but one of them recently defected to Firefox. Bah.