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Number3124

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45. Apr 23, 2008 9:22 AM

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Re: Updated Web Browsers: Which One Works Best?

Safari is the fastest web browser?!?!?!?! That thing is slower than IE7! Maybe it's because I'm on dial-up but come on thirty seconds to lode Google?!?! That's ridiculous.

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baljeetd

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Feb 16, 2008

46. Apr 25, 2008 3:25 AM

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Re: Updated Web Browsers: Which One Works Best?

Here's my 2cents:

IE - best if you're a novice user who uses computers with perhaps more reluctance than enthusiasm. Firefox and opera users find it very low tech and even clumsy. Works reliably on Windows, but practically impossible elsewhere (...WINE).

Opera - best IMO for most users. Always has been the most feature-rich and slick browser out-of-the box, and most compliant. Happy on windows, linux, mac, unix, pda/mobile. Has rare crashes, but bounces back beautifully due to it's crash-proof design. Also, some non-standards compliant sites are locked into IE & Firefox, so they work less than 100% in Opera.

Firefox - best for users who want maximum control & need to "twiddle every knob". Always has the most features, but only after you spend time loading & configuring add-ins. Recent out-of-the-box configs are catching up with Opera, but may never match Opera's feel of having it's features so integrated.

I'm clearly an Opera fan, which I've used ~95% of the time since around 1999. I'm a UNIXy guy by trade, so I like things that are elegant, and that work. The main Opera drawcards in my case are: powerful and easy mouse gestures, sessions (auto & named), magic wand (encrypted auto-passwords), auto-personal data, auto-RSS, auto-bit torrent, bookmarks compatible across Windows & Linux, and speech. I use IE on the rare occasions that a site is hopelessly locked into IE or Firefox. I avoid Firefox as the second browser because a) IE is already there; b) because I'll want all my Opera features, but get pissed off with time wasted on evaluating & getting used to alternative versions of the same feature, and c) it just refuses to install on some of my PCs. Despite that, FF will be one I'll keep an eye on, as it has so much backing, we all know it will come good.

Still, it is sad to see that so many reviewers go with the IE and Firefox hype, and fail to give Opera it's proper dues. A number of colleagues at work have switched since I've demonstrated it's features, and I'm sure much more of the world would too, if it weren't so neglected.

pcworldbtg

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Apr 14, 2008

47. May 2, 2008 1:17 PM

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Re: Updated Web Browsers: Which One Works Best?

I see a lot of people are unfamiliar with SeaMonkey. Below is a description of its features from the web site. I can't imagine having to keep 3 or 4 apps open to do what one will do. I happened to be using Safari the other day and found a article I wanted to send to someone. The process was so tedious, I opened Seamonkey, found the article and sent it in a heart beat.

SeaMonkey has inherited the successful all-in-one concept of the original
Netscape Communicator and continues that product line based on the modern,
cross-platform architecture provided by the
Mozilla project.

The Internet browser at the core of
the SeaMonkey suite uses the same rendering engine as its sibling Mozilla Firefox,
with popular features like tabbed browsing, popup blocking, find as you type
and a lot of other functionality for a smooth web experience.
SeaMonkey's Mail and Newsgroups client
shares lots of code with Mozilla Thunderbird and features adaptive Junk mail
filtering, labels and mail views, multiple accounts, S/MIME, address books
with LDAP support and is ready for both private and corporate use.
Additonal components include an easy-to-use
HTML Editor, the ChatZilla IRC chat
application and web development tools like a DOM Inspector and a JavaScript
debugger.
If that's still not enough, SeaMonkey can be extended with numerous
Add-Ons that provide
additional functionality and customization for a complete Internet
experience.

boagongrui

1 posts since
Jan 28, 2008

48. May 6, 2008 3:14 AM

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Updated Web Browsers: Which One Works Best?

I use Avant Browser
it is Brilliant

dayalaman

1 posts since
Jun 17, 2008

49. Jun 17, 2008 8:47 AM

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Updated Web Browsers: Which One Works Best?

Another webbrowser to look out for is Maxthon

ejdo

11 posts since
Mar 5, 2008

50. Jul 11, 2008 2:24 PM

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Re: Updated Web Browsers: Which One Works Best?

FIREFOX

I'm sure all the arguments have already been mentionned...

Grr8008

293 posts since
Aug 11, 2008

51. Oct 5, 2008 9:31 AM

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Re: Updated Web Browsers: Which One Works Best?

Ok I know that this is an old topic but just to let everyone know that chrome works faster than anything I've ever worked with and with Google's might behind it It just might go somewhere. I love the crash control and I love the speed as well as the integrated spell check. the integrated search and URL bar is also really nice.

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