What do you use for the web?

[FatSlob]

Which browser do you use? Why do you use it?

I'm currently moving from MS to Mozilla...is this a wise choice?

[Dirk39]

1. No....

as a hardcore Mozilla-fan I'd say: change directly to Mozilla Firefox 0.8. It's fast and slim. I looove it. At least give it a chance! Mozilla - the whole package - is to heavy and overloaded and slow. They give it up anyway, IIRC.

Hello from Germany,
Dirk

[ConcernedCanuk]

5. I tried Firefox, and I prefer 1.6, especially because of the tabbed

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Browsing

I can't "accidently" close all tabs in Mozilla 1.6,

but in Firefox I closed all my windows more than once and didn't find a "safety" for it -

also, FireFox didn't import my bookmarks from IE on installation, I I couldn't find a way to import them manually afterwards,

So I'm sticking with Mozilla 1.6 for now

[Dirk39]

11. Did you try 0.8

Can't comment on the tabs, but no problems with importing bookmarks etc.

Dirk

[ConcernedCanuk]

14. YUP - that's what I got. FireFox 0.8

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Now, I did NOT uninstall Mozilla 1.6 first, so I do not know if that had an effect,

But the major reason I stopped using it was NOT because of the bookmark thingie, but rather losing all my windows when hitting the "x" in the corner

THAT was the biggie to me

Mozilla always comes up with a box "are you sure you want to close all tabs and exit" prompt - saved my butt a few times

But, I still have Firefox installed, and if I can figure things out, I may try it again, no biggie.

I didn't find it that much faster than Mozilla 1.6 anyways, but then I'm on dial-up, so it may not be "able" to work faster, I just dunno!

:shrug:

[RC]

2. Netscape 7.1

For you question, yes. Almost anything is better than MS Explorer & outlook.

[Mrs. Venation]

3. Bertha and I Use Mozilla

We like it. I hate IE. I'd use Netscape before I'd use IE.

[ConcernedCanuk]

4. Mozilla IS Netscape - and better - I use Mozilla1.6

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it will automatically bring in your favorites from IE also

Keep your IE, I have both,

no problem

[bearfan454]

6. Roadrunner

and Netscape 7.1 as my browser. It's okay.

[pel]

9. What do you use for the web?

Try avant it is the best

[ScreamingMeemie]

7. MS...

And that's about all I can say because I am technically challenged when it comes to computer talk. :hi:

[FatSlob]

8. Thanks everybody.

I'll be trying both regular and firefox.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

10. Mozilla Firefox...

switched over last week, thanks so some enthusiastic DU'ers who gushed about it. I never realized how much I hated IE until I moved over. I'm also considering using their mail client, Thunderbird.

[arwalden]

12. Avant Browser

www.avantbrowser.com

Top 11 reasons to use Avant Browser

Flash Animation Filter: More than 85% of all flash animation on web pages is advertising. These flash files are pretty large, and normally take up to 90% of the size of the page you're visiting. With Avant Browser you can save this bandwidth by blocking the download of these flash files with just one easy click. Avant Browser also provides options to block downloads of pictures, videos, sounds and ActiveX components. With these options users can control their bandwidth and speed up page loading.

Built-in Pop-up Stopper: Easily eliminate unwanted pop-up pages automatically with just one click.

Additional Mouse Functions: If you click a link in the web page with the middle mouse button, the link will be opened in a new window in the background. And there are two handy mouse gestures in Avant Browser. The first allows you to navigate backward one step by holding the right button down and then clicking on the left button simultaneously. The second allows you to navigate forward one step by reversing the buttons used: hold left, and click right.

Multi-Window Browsing: Browse multiple web pages simultaneously. All opened pages can be easily stopped, refreshed, closed or arranged with one click.

Real Full Screen Mode and Alternative Full Desktop mode: When you enable Full Screen Mode, all you see is the webspace, with no toolbars or other clutter. They are simply autohidden! Move your mouse over the top or bottom and find the toolbar and tab bar respectively. Avant Browser also provides Full Desktop Mode, which is the same as Full screen mode, but differs in that your windows task bar stays visible.

Built-in Google Search Engine: Avant Browser provides a built-in search engine, Google. Built-in search engine enables user to search for web pages, images, groups, directories, news, lyrics and software in Internet. International users will be glad to know that you can set avant to utilize any of up to 64 google mirrors by default!

Full IE Compatibility: Avant Browser comes with all Internet Explorer functions, including Cookies, ActiveX Controls, Java Script, Real player and Macromedia Flash. IE bookmarks are automatically imported into Avant Browser.

Records Cleaner: With Avant Browser, you can easily keep your privacy by deleting Typed Addresses, Auto-Complete Passwords, Cookies, History of Visited Web Sites, Temporary Internet Files and Search Keywords.

Safe Recovery: If Avant Browser is closed improperly, all open web pages are saved and will be automatically reopened at next startup.

Translation: Avant Browser is available in many many languages to suit our international audience. If you your language is not available yet (see above), you can easily translate a small file and support for your native language can be included in the next version. It's quite simple.

Skins: Express your creativity by making a skin for Avant using a custom, easy to use program called Avant Browser Skin Factory, or use any of the many and varied skins made by other users.

[ConcernedCanuk]

21. ok - BUT Avant is just basically a "skin" running on Internet Explorer

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Mozilla and Netscape are full Browsers

I'm trying Avant for a bit here, just to see how I like it, but it's still got Billy Gates in the background!!

[NewHampster]

24. I use Avant, love it. Also Mozilla, IE6ish, NS 4.7 and NS 7

Damn web developers we have to test everything and it still looks like crap on a Mac.



:wtf:

[RebelOne]

13. AOL at home.

And Netscape at the office. And I'm satisfied with both.

[name not needed]

22. check this site

www.aolsucks.org

[Madrone]

15. Moz 1.6 - at home, and at the office.

Also, as a support person, I've installed Moz on numerous customer computers. EVERYONE loves it and is happy with it, even the diehard, change is BAD IE users.

I always joke that after I put Mozilla on someone's computer I never hear from them again - which in my line of business is a GOOD thing.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

16. Mozilla everywhere.

On Win2000, on Red Hat Linux, on Debian, on Windows 98, depending on location/PC/partition. Mostly 1.6, but in Win98, which I seldom boot into, I use a paleolithic copy of Mozilla, pre-1.0. Even that is better than IE.

[Interrobang]

17. Netscape 7.1

I've been a hard-core Netscape user for a long time, although I have tried Opera and rather liked it. I really like Netscape's mail client -- a new feature in this version is a quasi-intelligent "junk mail detector" spam-stopper. It seems to work fairly well, although I will admit I haven't had this version very long and I don't get much spam, so it's still learning. :)

I've tried Moz and Firefox at my fiance's place and I didn't really have a positive experience, but I can't tell whether that was because I just intrinsically didn't like them, or whether his decidedly nonstandard hardware set-up (two monitors, keyboard permanently set tilted at a wrist-busting angle which he likes because he learned to type on a --choke-- manual typewriter, trackball) was just pissing me off.

[camero]

18. Spiders.

:D No, I use Avant really. Not one pop-up though there are a few bugs.

[TheMightyFavog]

19. Netscape 7.02

Netscape@Radio kicks major ass!

[Endangered Specie]

20. IE... to hell with Mozilla

[gmoney]

23. Apple Safari

It rocks about 98% of the time. Love the tabbed browsing.

Just a few too many "beachballs" with it sometimes. (Mac equivalent of egg timer)

[NoPasaran]

25. IE: It's evil but I don't care!

Bwahaha!

[TreasonousBastard]

26. Opera

Tried 'em all, and as good as Moz is, I still prefer a lot of what Opera brings to the table. Haven't found anything Mozilla does that Opera doesn't do as well or better.

With any non-M$ browser, though, there are occasional problems with secure sites, wierd Java, Active-X, and a few other things that asshole web designers insist in throwing out there without testing on alternate browsers. So, I keep a copy of IE6 handy.

[ConcernedCanuk]

27. You're right about "keeping IE6 handy" - I tried Opera, but I forget

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what I didn't like about it -I actualy uninstalled it, so it must have pissed me off somehow, HD space is not an issue

At the moment I'm giving Avant a test run (on IE6),

Been happily using Mozilla 1.6 for a few months,

"did" Firefox 0.8 for about a day or two,

Had to get Netscape(4.8) just to access one of my bank accounts,

Have CrazyBowser which is almost the same as Avant, clones offa IE.

So - I guess I'm sorta a wee bit "bowser-wise" ? :shrug:

or just another "program-pack-rat" !:silly: