I'm currently using Google Chrome but I'm considering making a change. So I'm curious as to which browser others of you are using. Make me your best sales pitch about your browser to help decide which one to use. Thanks!

Currently Firefox and Opera. Unless you want to be bombarded with pop-unders on this site, I highly suggest avoiding Internet Explorer 8.

Firefox

Safari

Firefox unless a site forces me to use IE 8. Like Charles, I find it attracts a lot less bugs, etc.

firefox, but any of the following are worth a shot too: google chrome, safari, opera

a new one i discovered recently is flock- google it! :) - even though it is a social networking browser for facebook, twitter, you can access many other websites with this one.

as for internet explorer, i've had problems with that one. so atrocious. even though it is the standard default browser from microsoft i get messages such as 'microsoft internet explorer needs to close'. urgh. so annoying.

Firefox, so much better than Internet Explorer in my opinion.

Firefox unless a site forces me to use IE 8. Like Charles.


I'm not forced to use IE 8 here. If I were, I probably wouldn't be here at all.

I'm not forced to use IE 8 here. If I were, I probably wouldn't be here at all.

I meant "Like Charles" in regards to finding that IE attracts more bugs. I didn't mean to example this site as one that forces one to use IE.

I meant "Like Charles" in regards to finding that IE attracts more bugs. I didn't mean to example this site as one that forces one to use IE.


Oops, sorry for the misunderstanding.

^ No problem at all. :)

i use google chrome but i dont care too much for it

Thank-you everyone for your input! So far Firefox seems to be the most popular although I don't know if that equates to it being the best. I.E. is definitely getting the worst reviews. I appreciate your help!

Thank-you everyone for your input! So far Firefox seems to be the most popular although I don't know if that equates to it being the best. I.E. is definitely getting the worst reviews. I appreciate your help!
Mac or PC?

PC and Firefox.

Been using Firefox for a few years now, I liked the features when it came out, especially the tabbed browsing. IE now does that, but it took IE a while to catch up.

Every now and then, I come across a site that requires IE, so that's when I use that one. But usually FFox.

I've tried Safari and Opera, nothing against them, I just didn't see a reason to switch from Firefox.

Re; PC vs Mac... I've heard for many years that Macs are easier to use and have fewer bugs. I think I originally went with PC because of the availability of software. That's not as much of an issue now, and I probably will go Mac some day, but I'm fine with PCs

Mac or PC?
PC

I'm not forced to use IE 8 here. If I were, I probably wouldn't be here at all.Actually, IE9, which is still beta (I have been trying it) will block the popups here.

So, like I said, I'm trying IE9. If something doesn't load in it properly (which is rare), I use Firefox, but I don't really care much for it.

PC
Then Firefox is the best!

Thanks again everyone for your help. Your replies are very much appreciated!

I used to use Firefox but it got to the point it was taking forever to open and very slow loading.

Now I use Google Chrome which I LOVE and it's super fast

I use Firefox because you can paste a webpage rather than type the whole damn thing like IE.

Thank-you everyone for your help. I have switched to Firefox. :D

you may want to check out the extensions for firefox too, which you can download from here:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/extensions/

The extensions slow the browser down too much. I have IE, Firefox and Google Chrome on my computer and Firefox is the ONLY browser that is freaking SLOW

I use Firefox and Opera for my laptops and I use Opera for my iPod Touch.

Firefox

Firefox
Me, too... Firefox.

Thanks again everyone for your input. Firefox seems to be by far the most popular browser amongst S.O. members and it is the one I am now using.

Firefox

Firefox like almost everybody else

The extensions slow the browser down too much. I have IE, Firefox and Google Chrome on my computer and Firefox is the ONLY browser that is freaking SLOW

yes, good point. i never thought about that but you are right. the more extensions you have, the slower your computer gets.

The extensions slow the browser down too much. I have IE, Firefox and Google Chrome on my computer and Firefox is the ONLY browser that is freaking SLOW
after updating/upgrading Firefox a number of times - especially if you have a lot of or any older extensions - it can become corrupted.

your best bet would be to download the most current version (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/download.html), uninstall Firefox completely, delete your temp files (use CCleaner (http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download)or ATF Cleaner (http://dw.com.com/redir?edId=3&siteId=4&oId=3000-18512_4-89432&ontId=18512_4&spi=41b69d3e527e761cbbc6becede94dca9&lop=link&tag=tdw_dltext&ltype=dl_dlnow&pid=549773&mfgId=10032540&merId=10032540&pguid=2yyuEwoOYI0AACe2OcMAAABW&destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.atribune.org%2Fccount%2Fclick.php%3Fid%3D1)) and then install Firefox from scratch, and then add ONLY the essential extensions that you actually NEED.

another common problem with Firefox (and ALL the other browsers) is that Java and Flash are not very good about housekeeping with their plugins, and older versions WILL cause conflicts. It is not a bad idea to periodically completely uninstall Java (http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp)and Flash (http://download.cnet.com/Adobe-Flash-Player/3000-2378_4-10001055.html)and then reinstall the most current versions (if you are reinstalling Firefox do this at the same time, uninstall everything first, then reinstall Firefox then Flash and Java last).

Firefox.

Firefox

Firefox certainly is popular! And now that I'm using it myself I see why!

Firefox

i am using firefox and it's quiet good,and have good speed,recommend you to switch to firefox

Internet Explorer and Firefox

At work, Internet Explorer

At home, mostly Safari, sometimes Firefox

Was using Google Chrome but it turned out to be crap, so now I'm using Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta 12 which is made of awesome cause ♥

Firefox, and Safari on my iPod & iPad.

safari

i switched to google chrome from firefox towards the end of last year, because for some reason, firefox has problems loading pages of a website that i was on.

it happened on numerous times, i was so fed up that i took firefox off and replaced it with chrome and haven't had problems since.

I use Google and I really liked it but lately it crashes a lot. That is so frustrating! So I'll probably go back to Firefox which is good too.:wave: