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08-21-2009, 05:56 PM
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Let's talk browsers: Why do you use the ones you do?
So here's another interesting debate: which browser is best? Which one do you use?
Usually the most opinionated seem to be the ones who use Firefox. If a Firefox user sees someone using anything BUT Firefox, they will complain. They walk into a library, see it has IE, so they'll download Firefox.  I like either IE or Firefox. I usually settle in to one so it saves all my sessions and cookies. I'm not sure why people use other browsers, like Safari, Opera, or Netscape. Google Chrome is apparently a good choice, as this is growing in popularity. My question for you is this: Which one do you use? Does it vary depending on the platform? Do you like an older version better than a newer? Do you use a strange browser, and if so, why? Let's talk! 
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08-21-2009, 06:04 PM
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Debate over, I win  Nah, I use a range of browsers, firefox is my main browser, but I'm not adverse to using kazekage, amaya, opera or safari(in wine, they need to make a linux release already). I use all of them for different things, although firefox is by far my favourite graphical browser.
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08-21-2009, 06:07 PM
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Why use links? Why would people want text and tables over graphics? Graphics are half the reason I use the web.
I know some people who turn their graphics off in Firefox and such. I think it's crazy.
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08-21-2009, 06:14 PM
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I love the simplicity of the command line, and it's nice to be able to read forums etc without being bogged down with huge sigs, blinking banners and avatars, I do like images, but I also prefer simple, small pages, and honestly there are some sites out there that're so many times better viewed on a command line than in all their pink texted, green background, yellow links with flashing images everywhere glory. (Oh, yeah, and no javascript+flash+java+crashing browsers/Ram consuming techniques, yeah, I've seen those pieces of javascript and flash some people use. Not nice at all.)
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08-21-2009, 06:25 PM
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True. Some are better. However, I seldom find the poorly-designed websites helpful. But yes, I can see how this can be a plus. Sometimes I copy the text and paste it in word or notepad in order to read it.
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08-21-2009, 07:19 PM
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I've been using Opera about 99% of the time for about 4 weeks now because Firefox is full of tabs my girlfriend wants to keep open for looking at curtains and bedding etc.
I'm not really bothered which browser I use as long as it's not Internet Explorer.
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08-21-2009, 07:20 PM
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I've warmed up to Chrome. It's faster, simpler and cleaner than even Firefox.
Chrome and Safari actually seem very similar. Which isn't surprising since they both use WebKit.
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08-21-2009, 07:35 PM
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Did they make a version of Chrome ready to go on Linux yet?
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08-21-2009, 07:36 PM
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What made you decide to try a certain browser?
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08-21-2009, 07:37 PM
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 (rather than, say, source so everyone could build it themselves and help out easier)
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08-21-2009, 07:56 PM
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http://code.google.com/chromium/ I think some people have already used the source code to build a Linux version. Might have to google around for it.
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08-21-2009, 07:57 PM
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Yup. A little googling and I found this. http://www.codeweavers.com/services/ports/chromium/
(I'm not vouching for it; it's just the first one I found.)
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08-21-2009, 07:57 PM
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08-21-2009, 08:55 PM
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I use Firefox because:
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08-21-2009, 10:32 PM
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I use chrome for my everyday web browsing because its fast and simple, and then use firefox for its plugins (FireBug and the Web Developer toolbar are a must!) when i'm working on web pages or going to use StumbleUpon.
However, from time to time i'll open opera for a little variety, but I don't think I'll ever use it (or IE, for that matter) as my main browser. To me, they're both in the middle ground between a "light" browser that displays just displays web pages without getting in the way (Chrome) and a "heavy-duty" browser like FF (especially with my 30+ extensions ).
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