What browser are you using?

Josh, I believe that Safari is more suitable for Apple computers than Firefox, so I'd stick with Safari :)



I use Firefox mainly for it's expandability, versatility, ease of use, and tweaking. I love the keyboard shortcuts, and it's a very big reason why I haven't switched to opera. Opera seems pretty nice (definitely more compact than Firefox in terms of memory use), but I just can't adjust to the keyboard shortcuts...



IE is completely out of the league, even with the IE7. It just seems unrefined (nice graphics, but unrefined) and definitely not as responsive switching tabs as is Firefox.
 
Safari.... Can't go wrong. Although, depending on what programs you are running, Especially with any of the CS3 creative suite programs. Some people using the new Mac's, might expierence a problem related in there programs running Safari. Only solution is Firefox. That seems to clear up those issues. It took a long time to figure this out. Just wanted to help/fill in anyone who may have an issue.
 
Work computers: IE 7



Home computer: IE7, FF 2, Opera 9, Maxthon 2

I have all 4 installed because I like to see how my family website is functioning under all of them just in case I have relatives that use other browsers than IE.
 
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Firefox here, with the "IE Tab" extension for my company's site, and a number of other add-ons to give me everything I want and nothing I don't, and make it all look the way I like. I haven't tried others except IE and (back in the mid-90s) Netscape, but I can't imagine needing anything more or wanting anything less in a browser.



My add-on list:



  • Classic Compact Theme


  • IE Tab for those few sites that don't like me using Firefox, it's a one click fix.
  • FoxClocks so I can hide the taskbar but still reference date & time from the status bar, plus it lets me have several time zones and show seconds next to minutes.
  • Gmail notifier gives me a one click login to my primary gmail account and immediate notification of new messages
  • Menu Editor allows me to have ONLY the things I use in drop down and left-click menus
  • PDF Download lets me control how the browser handles PDF files and also gives me warning, when I accidentally click a search engine result that's PDF link
  • NoScript has it's detractors, but gives me a sense of added security, and hasn't become annoying yet
  • AdBlock Plus makes using Yahoo, and most of the internet, much more enjoyable. Of course, I allow all ads at places I like, such as Autopia!
  • Full Screen just gave me a nice toolbar button for quickly going fullscreen
  • Map+ (map plus) is a great little add-on that allows me to highlight any address and have a left click option to open a map pop up
  • Autofill Forms gives me the only ability that I miss from the annoying Google Toolbar.
  • Download Statusbar gives me a nice compact view and control of my downloads.
  • Page Title Eraser lets me hide the titles of tabs I might not want others to see over my shoulder, for whatever reasons.
 
Ugh.. Opera just came out with an alpha release 9.5. I've heard it's even faster than before, and faster than Firefox. I tried using it for a bit longer today.. It's okay, and some features are nice. Those damn keyboard shortcuts just aren't cutting it for me though.
 
I feel pretty lonely here as an IE user.



Here's the shocker... I'm a web developer. We develop for the masses and the masses still use IE, so that's our target browser. We often make our sites compatible with other browsers, but not always. Depends on who the target audience is.



They all p*ss me off to some degree since all of them have something that they don't handle correctly though. Having to put in exception code for different browsers really ginds my gears.
 
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