LLXX Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I've been using IE 5.0 for nearly 6 years with no problems of adware/spyware/popups etc.That's because I secure it for Internet zone (*everything* that could potentially cause harm is disabled) and add only sites that I trust to Trusted Sites Zone (almost everything enabled).Tried the latest Opera recently. The configuration is confusing and less configurative than IE.Tried FF too... it seems slower than IE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mocht4R Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 Download firefox and get the fasterfox extension, it will make firefox much faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeMSFN Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 (edited) Must admit I've never tried Opera....Before I discovered Firefox/Firebird/Phoenix... (Think I started @ version 0.7), I was partial to the new Netscape 6 although it kinda sucked as it was buggy (or should I say sucked as it was kinda buggy?) Netscape 7 was real cool... (much more stable)It started with the ditch MS and try to use free stuff, but after using both, I've found my two top (real) reasons I like Firefox (over IE).....Since Firefox stores it's bookmarks in one file (html), it let's me have two different bookmark pages with the same title!Since IE stores a favorite as a file, if I want to bookmark a web page and the site keeps the same "title" tag, I have to rename the previous favorite before I can save the current page.When I visit web sites with micro fine print, I can resize any text whereas with IE, it seems to only enlarge a limited amount of text on the screen. Edited December 8, 2005 by JoeMSFN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raza Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 before i liked only IE but when I got FF i just loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XtremeMaC Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 anyone have any problems with crashing or accidentally closing windows/tabs or electricity going off causing u to lose all your tabs/windows?then use opera, if u manage to crash it + other stuff i said, your tabs/windows will come back when u run opera again. and since it reads them from cache its pretty fast... also now with opera 9 u can customize a lof of things just like FF.i use all the functions in opera. there are links in a page? in ff and in ie u'd have to copy them 1 by 1. but with opera just press f4 and click on links and it'll have to the links listed. and u can even search copy/paste.. usefull when i'm dling stuff.also other feature i use often is the show pictures/hide pictures tab. i sometimes just want to read stuff no need for pictures, faster!!.ow do i need to tell u about the built in RSS support, lovely!+ browsing back the history is so fast!, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomizer Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 ALL of the above is available in FF as well, some natively and some through extensions, IF you want them i tried Opera as well, just a month or so ago (would that have been v9? - the one available when they were giving away licenses). like i said in an earlier post, if you want a browser that requires little fuss and has a decent amount of features built-in, then stay away from FF. Opera is the way to go. if you don't mind getting your hands just a tad bit grimy and you want the capability to customize 'till your teeth bleed, then nothing in the main stream can touch FF -- nothing i've found anyway. FF is what ever YOU want it to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mocht4R Posted December 9, 2005 Author Share Posted December 9, 2005 Yup, i tried Opera about a week or two ago, and 2 things ticked me off. 1. Opera is much slower than firefox (i use the fasterfox extension).2. The stupid image toggle button, i would always have to go back and toggle it to view cached images, or normal images. So right off the bat i uninstalled Opera and went back to my beloved FireFox (ahhhh yea)!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomizer Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 yeah, it's difficult to break old habits. i did the same thing with FF and promptly went back to IE. not anymore though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigeratiPrime Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 (edited) I prefer and voted for Firefox. But its close.I prefer the look of Firefox, dont ask why. I like having my bookmarks in a toolbar with drop down folders. Ive heard this can be done with Opera.I like the page info window which lets me download stuff easier.More websites work with Firefox, gmail doesnt work that good with Opera.Firefox has some powerful extensions ex) All-In-One Sidebar, TabMixPlus, WebDeveloper, Sort Bookmarks, Chatzilla, CuteMenus - Crystal SVG.I also use OperaUSB, a portable version of Opera. Opera does have its pluses:when i minimize it the memory usage goes down by ~90%Opera still goes back and forth between pages fasterthe scrolling is very niceintegrated Email & IRCSmooth glowing buttons Edited December 10, 2005 by DigeratiPrime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mocht4R Posted December 25, 2005 Author Share Posted December 25, 2005 Has anyone heard of Mozilla firebird? The "next generation" browser? If anyone has, and is using it, can you please give me more info about it? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martijn Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 I've been using IE since windows 98, but I'm now a true FireFox fan for more than a year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weebobster Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Opera - sweet as Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_block Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 I used to used both IE7 and Firefox, but now i only use IE . i never got a problem or spyware with it and there is no need for 2 browsers on my pc plus most spyware is picked up on xxx.sites <---- 18 and over lol . hmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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