I would have thought we'd have had a poll like this before but I don't remember one on the board... maybe on the frontpage.

Of course, I use Opera (7.22 Build 3221). I'm not impressed by Opera 7.50 Pr2.

Opera 7.50.3494 I've tried pretty much every browser and still nothing compares. I actually prefer 7.23 but dont feel like switching back.

K-Meleon...........

FireFox of course and at times ie. *edit removed opera comment* bb is right this is for what you use not what you hate hehehe

Firefox.

Please remember, when posting, that this thread asks what browser you use, not which is the best.

epiphany and sometimes, firebird, I mean, firefox...

epiphany is based on the Mozilla code isnt it

I like using IE cause i have the MS optical mouse and i have extra buttons that work really well for IE.

I use opera. Actually I don't know what to use anymore. I tried quite a few, like firebird, mozilla, ie, k-meleon, but I'm still not sure which one is the best. Maybe it's an idea for another poll I'm gonna make one

What do you think is the best internet browser? Tell us why and if it's notan usual browser, maybe it's an idea to give us a link to it's homepage.

Merged

I love it, tommy. I voted for Opera last night but when I viewed the thread today it was removed so I voted again.

Firefox rulez

FireFox without a doubt.

Recently converted to Firefox and I am loving it, although it's a little slow when I have a lot of tabs open (on my Celeron 700 lol)

Used to use opera and ie, but now 99% Firefox

Yeah, I use Firefox now too, and it rocks! The only thing is that there are still some stuff that it can't do. Like using the menu on the left here : www.nttb.nl/gelre
But nonetheless, it's as fast as can be, and minimalistic, I love it. Too bad the options menu is minimalistic too...

wow no one in here has aid they use avant and you truly are missing out, operah uses to much system recources for me even though i got them, and firefox just had less features, so avant one for me

Yes Firefox is fast.. and it's a browser where you make it adapt to your surfing style ( with the extensions) instead of you adapting to it..

avant
blocks stuff, keeps tabs, mouse "gestures"

So does FireFox.. at least with the extensions..

I use Avant but have used Firefox before...I just don't like the way it "builds" the pages. I would rather wait a few extra seconds for IE/Avant to build it then show it. Is there a way around that?.. I would like to use Firefox...

No.. there isn't a way around it...

I avoid any IE based browsers link MyIE2, Avant etc as they are after all still IE.
I have Opera and Firefox installed now and Much prefer Firefox.

For being a "beta" browser (0.8) Firefox is and will be the best browser. Cant wait till it matures to 1.0.

Firefox is also faster on mine (Cable: 768 kbps) ... it's a good clean program.. it's meant to run fast

hmm.. just noticed soemthing about FireFox..

on GeekNewz... when I'm browsing with Firefox it doesn't use the color for the staff member name ( ex. PHPfantic: Red , BB: green ) it just shows them as blue.... like the normal users.... this doesn't really make sense to me... at all .. IE still shows the colors.. but not on FF

it shows that on the main page, but not on any other formuns page

That is a known issue but nothing that important I was thinking of removing it anyways its a script hack that only appears with ie browsers.

yeah, i noticed that it shows sometimes. wierd prob, i dunno y

Results of 3 browsers on a Dial up Connection using numion stopwatch
http://www.numion.com/stopwatch/

IE6 - 23.547 (uncached) - 8.750 (Cached)
Opera7.23 - 18.360 (uncached) - 8.953 (Cached)
Firefox0.8 - 15.297 (uncached) - 8.625 (Cached)

That's a GREAT tool, yaggy.
Thanks


:: Microsoft.com ::
Opera 7.22 b3221 (uncached) : 30.654 -- 20.980 (cached)
Firefox 0.8 (uncached) : 21.170 -- 21.420 (cached)
I HATE IE!

Firefox wins. I don't want to have to switch and the main reason for that is I just like the layout of Opera more. Also, this new skin I'm using (Zeus 02) is excellent.

there are some really great skins available, though i dont much like skinning or changing any thing. My OS, WMP and browser all have default skins.

Very rarely do I stick with defaults.
My moto is: Stick to defaults as little as possible. Of course, your hardware should have some influence over customization levels.

In Firefox, i use the Phoenity Modern skin.

In Opera i use the Metal Blue skin for the brushed metal look.

I don't bother with skins for IE as i only use IE when i need to view a poorly coded, non standardized site.

I use IE a little bit now when looking for pics.. becasue of The Messenger IE DP plugin.. which I already posted about..

are there such things as IE skins??

Yes there are, although I've never used any.. SuranWrap told me that there are many..

I suppose in a way, you could call Myie2 and Avant enhanced IE skins

You can use an app by the name of Hotbar which you can use to apply putrefying tiles to the main toolbar. As for skins... there are certain aspects of the interface which you can customize using pre-exported shell32 hacks (ie: GANT shell32). This will customize the button's graphics and such but not the color scheme.

I don't know.

I hate hotbar, I don't know whether it includes spyware or not, but I just hate it with an inexplicable buring passion

A word of advice, DON"T USE HOTBAR

Description
Marketed as a program to add graphical skins to IE toolbars, it also adds its own toolbar with context-sensitive link/search buttons.

Distribution
Bundled with older releases of iMesh and other free software; more recently, advertised through junk e-mail purporting to be a Microsoft upgrade to Outlook.

What it does

Advertising
Yes. HotBar's toolbar grows buttons on the left-hand side leading to advertisers' and/or paid search sites dependent on the site you are currently viewing.

Privacy violation
Yes. HotBar sends the address of every web site you visit to its controlling servers along with a unique ID that would enable your web usage habits to be tracked. Some sites are monitored more closely, with full URLs and/or data entered into forms being sent to HotBar.

Security issues
Yes. Hotbar can silently download and execute arbitrary code from its controlling server, as an update feature.

Stability problems
None known.


Hotbar adds graphical skins to Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook, and Outlook Express toolbars and adds its own toolbar and search button. Adware.Hotbar can send the browsing history to various servers, along with a unique ID to track browsing habits.

whoa, u really know bout this. maybe i wont download it after all. thanks yaggy

Yes, Yaggy is right about Hotbar.. Just don't install that crap..

Wow I didn't know that, all I knew was I hated it with a burning passion that cosumes my flesh, just like Rezza. I used it for maybe 1 hour and uninstalled it but I've restored my computer many times after it was installed.

I never actually installed it, I saw it on a friend's PC and I could just tell it was a piece of **** from it's looks, but now I can back up my claims with evidence