Internet Browser
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I only really use Firefox as it works well, has ad-block & spelling ad-ons. The thing I like most about it though is the fact you can get the address bar, tool bar etc. into one bar so it dosn't take up half the screen. in fact it is the most customisable browser I have used.
Chrome was OK but had niggling little things that I don't find with Firefox, the main one being that it wouldn't return to your last location on a page that you have just returned to using the back button.
Chrome was OK but had niggling little things that I don't find with Firefox, the main one being that it wouldn't return to your last location on a page that you have just returned to using the back button.
SS2. said:
Opera at work, FF at home - no reason why, and no preference for either browser.
But definitely not IE..
Unless you're running 64bit. I have FF 32bit (there doesn't seem to be a 64bit version yet) and IE64bit. IE is much much faster on my machine and there are some sites that I've found will simply not work properly using FF. That said, I'm typing this in FF as I've become used to the interface and it's fast enough.But definitely not IE..
due to a number of web apps not working well with any other browser (Even though IE8 has compatibility mode and IE6 will probably cost the company more to put right security issues than fix the web apps)I ditched Firefox recently, but am now back on it, as the latest version seems a little more stable / less buggy.
I did use Opera, but as usual, I found there were quite a few pages it doesn't quite render properly, and hotmail simply didn't work at all for me (but oddly, did for a friend), so I dumped it.
I tried Chrome, but it feels very much like the beta program that it is. A little too unfinished feeling for me. It is fast though and it does have a nice interface.
Probably just me being akward, but I wont even entertain IE. I think I've been permanently psychologically damaged from having to use IE6 at work!
Nor would I entertain Safari on a PC either. Yes on a Mac, no on a PC. As a general rule, I always find Apple software never works quite as well on a PC as it does on the Mac, for obvious reasons, and I won't use a browser that's a compromise.
TBH, with browsers, I find you just pick the one you find has the fewest bugs and best feature set for you, and go with it.
I did use Opera, but as usual, I found there were quite a few pages it doesn't quite render properly, and hotmail simply didn't work at all for me (but oddly, did for a friend), so I dumped it.
I tried Chrome, but it feels very much like the beta program that it is. A little too unfinished feeling for me. It is fast though and it does have a nice interface.
Probably just me being akward, but I wont even entertain IE. I think I've been permanently psychologically damaged from having to use IE6 at work!
Nor would I entertain Safari on a PC either. Yes on a Mac, no on a PC. As a general rule, I always find Apple software never works quite as well on a PC as it does on the Mac, for obvious reasons, and I won't use a browser that's a compromise.
TBH, with browsers, I find you just pick the one you find has the fewest bugs and best feature set for you, and go with it.
tim2100 said:
Chrome at home
FF at work although when using Intranet have to use ie6. as most of the sites don't work properly.
Likewise, although I use IETab for the intranet sites...FF at work although when using Intranet have to use ie6. as most of the sites don't work properly.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/141...
it was firefox for quite a while, but when FF3 came out, there were some annoying features i didn't like, so i went to chrome, which does everything i ask it too.
i like the autocomplete for web addresses that will act as a history search, so if i typed in firefox, i'd get a link to their homepage, search suggestions for common searches about firefox, and also it would pick up 2-3 pages that have mentioned firefox, for example this post would turn up too.
internet explorer still insists on having the www.s typed before addresses, firefox on chrome are happy for you just to type pistonheads.com and it'll go straight to the website, IE (99% sure btw) will go to live search results for pistonheads.com
i like the autocomplete for web addresses that will act as a history search, so if i typed in firefox, i'd get a link to their homepage, search suggestions for common searches about firefox, and also it would pick up 2-3 pages that have mentioned firefox, for example this post would turn up too.
internet explorer still insists on having the www.s typed before addresses, firefox on chrome are happy for you just to type pistonheads.com and it'll go straight to the website, IE (99% sure btw) will go to live search results for pistonheads.com
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