browsers

[Lass]

switched fr IE to firefox. seems to be faster and less prone to virus. find it user friendly too.

[Enotsol]

Try Avant. The functionality of Firefox with the compatibility of IE.

[fedup]

using avant also. imo better than firefox and IE

[Jengo]

have been using IE for like.... since pri school!!! n not familiar wit firefox n others..

[E.V.ilyn]

If you need to know: http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

[redbeacon]

Maxthon

 

It uses the usual IE engine, with added popup filter, ad filter, search engine, tabbed browsing, one-click history/cache cleaner, skins, plugins...

 

Although I blame IE for being too overridden with flaws and exploits, I still stick to it since the days when I did web design and JavaScript. IE was way flexible to handle whatever interactive website magic the designers throw to it.

 

Call me a junkie if you want heheh...geeky maybe?

[E.V.ilyn]

Originally posted by redbeacon@January 22, 2007 12:42 am

Maxthon

 

It uses the usual IE engine, with added popup filter, ad filter, search engine, tabbed browsing, one-click history/cache cleaner, skins, plugins...

 

Although I blame IE for being too overridden with flaws and exploits, I still stick to it since the days when I did web design and JavaScript. IE was way flexible to handle whatever interactive website magic the designers throw to it.

 

Call me a junkie if you want heheh...geeky maybe?

A real geek shuns IE. Geeks go for alternatives like Firefox, Opera, Torpark, OperaTor. Geek is all about W3C conformance, speed, light weight, secuirty, etc. Since when IE is conformance? It's exactly the weak adherence to specifications that results in all the interoperability and security pitfalls.

 

The so called web designers nowadays only know how to use vendor publishing (read: FrontPage) to develop their pages resulting in pages that only works or works badly with other browsers. Try giving them a nothing but a text editor and see if they are able to do their so called magic?

 

Opera had memory caching since like ages ago. Firefox had memory caching for months. IE? Only the recent IE7. Try launching all 3 browsers and see which start the fastest and which the slowest. Launch the same page on all 3 browsers and see which loads the fastest. Surf a bit with all 3 browsers and then try the forward/backwards and see which is the fastest.

 

I only applaud IE7 for being the first and current only browser supporting Extended Validation SSL certificates.

[redbeacon]

Spot on! You had me at "wah!"

 

I used to be a FrontPage addict, where naturally this program would encourage developers to use IE as their final testing ground before website deployment. Although I've moved out of the cut-and-paste, and WYSIWYG bandwagon, I had clung on to IE, not knowing or caring about its flaws.

 

I do applaud the W3C standard, but IMO, it will take time for me to wean off of IE and onto Firefox.

 

By the way, Firefox works great on Macs, where Safari just can't do the job of displaying the website correctly.

[gohjohan]

Originally posted by Lass@January 21, 2007 02:19 am

switched fr IE to firefox. seems to be faster and less prone to virus. find it user friendly too.

Good for you, Lass. Welcome to the club

 

Although I'm using IE6 at work to view this, at home I'm using Firefox. So please don't hold it against me if you discover I'm using IE6 to view this. I have no control over my browser at work.

[cOngx]

i'm using IE7 currently i find that its gd.

[Lass]

Originally posted by Enotsol@January 21, 2007 04:16 am

Try Avant. The functionality of Firefox with the compatibility of IE.

this sounds interesting

[s4dreamer]

I'm using Opera. The good thing about it is that it can store your previously viewed websites. Therefore, when you launch Opera again, it will automatically load all the websites for you!

[Lass]

Originally posted by bearybean@January 26, 2007 10:08 am

I'm using Opera. The good thing about it is that it can store your previously viewed websites. Therefore, when you launch Opera again, it will automatically load all the websites for you!

wouldn't tat end up having mulitple tabs or just bookmarks?

[Murphy]

IE 7 is still unstable and nt mani type of web pages support IE 7..like for example government application...

 

they still using IE 6....

[Murphy]

Originally posted by bearybean@January 26, 2007 10:08 am

I'm using Opera. The good thing about it is that it can store your previously viewed websites. Therefore, when you launch Opera again, it will automatically load all the websites for you!

firefox oso has that...u jus nid to d/l the plugins...firefox can even switch to IE if u nid it..jus download the tab..if u nid the plugings..go search for it..

 

i list down the actual file names of the plugin...below are the plugins am using

 

go to http://www.firefox.com

 

All-in-One Sidebar

ChromaTabs

Colorful Tabs

Dom Inspector

Download statusbar

fasterfox

forecastfox

forecastfox enhanced

forecastfox l10n

foxclocks

IE tab

MR tech Local Install

Tab Mix Plus

TalkBack

Web Developer

[E.V.ilyn]

Was at Microsoft today. Toying with Vista. Anyway, my experience of IE7 after today. CRAP. Accessed my company email. It's Microsoft Outlook Webmail. Guess what? Using IE7, it is not working properly. I can read mail BUT when I clicked to reply, you see the crappiness. The message panel becomes an "invalid" component.

 

So much for compatibility even with own products. This only goes to show how they design their applications and sign off the specifications. The own next generation cutting edge state of art browser cannot even intepret codes from their own applications correctly.

 

Luckily I have another virtualised 2003 Server with whatever IE version it is shipped with otherwise I can't even reply my company email...

 

Microsoft, you're now at your 7th generation browser but I still cannot foresee myself using it if I have the the option...

[ghost]

Maxthon n Avant all using IE as platform, so still prone to more security issues.

 

best is Mozilla FF. it had improved a lot n i cannot stop introducing to users. must try, must try.

[Guest Miller]

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[redbeacon]

I think not.

 

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[-ResiDue-]

using DAP but can't seem to d/l anything using DAP when i'm using FF

any way ard this?kos IE7 always shows error messages and shuts itself down...

and i'd rather not be using IE

[redbeacon]

Bro, I presume you have to search for a Firefox alternative to DAP; perhaps a plugin could accomplish the same? DAP only works on IE or Netscape, to my knowledge.

[redbeacon]

Anyways, regarding browsers, this is what I see about IE

• Developers leverage on IE to build application-like websites that look and function like the apps on your PC (eg. Microsoft Outlook Web)
  
• They also benefit from IE's graphics filters, giving websites the opportunity to display their "special effects"
  
• Browser of choice for corporate establishments and I.T. team alike:
  Customize, place lock-down restrictions on, and regulate the features of IE.
  
• I.T. admins can benefit from its ease of deploying settings. A few mouse clicks to set restrictions at the company's HQ, and all the Internet Explorer equipped PCs below the HQ level gets locked-down.
  

And this is why I think Firefox wins public grace and strength:

• Being a 3rd party program that operates separately from Windows, it is free from spyware/malware frontline attacks.
  
• They pioneered "Tabbed Browsing"
  
• Open source. But pseudo-controlled by shared development standards -- so no Tom ###### Harry can "zhng" their own Firefox and distribute it to public.
  
• Embraces, and abides by, the World Wide Web (W3C) standards, making sure website developers make better and functional websites.
  
• Plugins.
  
• Works in Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
  

The sad part is, a lot of web developers still create websites with fancy features that IE can only display properly. That's partly the reason why I stick to IE.

[-ResiDue-]

Originally posted by redbeacon@February 16, 2007 07:30 pm

Bro, I presume you have to search for a Firefox alternative to DAP; perhaps a plugin could accomplish the same? DAP only works on IE or Netscape, to my knowledge.

hmmm..weird..my DAP has an integrate into FF option..

[redbeacon]

Ah...apologies. Using an older version so I'm very unaware of the FF integration.

 

Paiseh.

[jB]

using the original IE that cfam with xp Pro.. didn't like the IE 7 with tabs.. find my com too slow to support it..maybe till I up from 1gb to 2gb then i change..hehe too much multi tasking liao can't support IE7..mozilla I read had many loopholes for viruses too..but not as many as IE