Internet Browsers

[Scott5114]

Fortunately everything that can be done in Flash can now be done in HTML, so we theoretically shouldn't need it any more. Unfortunately, website owners haven't caught up with the times yet.

[busman_49]

Chrome at home and work for most things.  IE at work for a few things.

I used to use Firefox until we got a new computer and I think that download came with a bunch of crap I didn't want, that's what got me hooked on Chrome.  I never liked IE.

[Brandon]

Chrome at home as Firefox has ceased working on the computer for some reason.  Firefox at work.  I really hate IE.

[Billy F 1988]

I grew up with IE but since 2013, Chrome's been my browser of choice. Microsoft really took a shit on IE lately and it's not that good, not very secure AT ALL, and it's a piece of decaying shit that should get flushed down the cyberspace toilet.

[DaBigE]

IE as my browser of choice at home, with Chrome as my back-up. Chrome on my phone. IE at work, as we have no other choice.

Lately, I've found IE to be faster than Chrome, especially when loading for the first time (following a fresh boot or restart). I also like being able to set my own favicons for favorites/folders in my favorites bar (makes my favorites bar much smaller/more room for other stuff) - don't know why Chrome won't allow that. By the same token, I don't know why it took IE so long to finally integrate spellcheck.

[Dr Frankenstein]

I use Arachne.

...just kidding. I use Chrome, but most browsers nowadays seem to be pretty much equivalent, especially from a user's point of view. Even IE has caught up with most of its lag now that version 11 is out.

Fortunately everything that can be done in Flash can now be done in HTML, so we theoretically shouldn't need it any more. Unfortunately, website owners haven't caught up with the times yet.

With questionable performance, when games and animations are concerned. (But better portability.)

[hbelkins]

especially after I got arrested at a BLM action back last Black Friday

Bureau of Land Management?

[Otto Yamamoto]

Yeah, that's it. Didn't pay my real estate tax.

[hbelkins]

No, seriously, I have no clue what a "BLM action" is. I don't think we have those down here in the Bluegrass.

[Otto Yamamoto]

Then you should look it up 

[jakeroot]

Then you should look it up 

I don't think he cares anymore.

[Otto Yamamoto]

And nothing of value was lost.

XT1585

[hotdogPi]

To continue actual discussion of the thread, I use Safari.

[bing101]

Chrome browser on Chrome OS. I heard stuff that Chrome OS is supposedly more secure than Google's other OS Android. Also I heard stuff that they were supposed to merge at some point.  But then again take precautions at some point somebody is going to find flaws with Chrome OS too.

[7/8]

I use Chrome on my computers, and Safari on my iPad

[US 81]

Vivaldi and Safari. Chrome for work & school stuff.  Not a fan of IE or the newer iterations of Firefox.

[hbelkins]

No, seriously, I have no clue what a "BLM action" is. I don't think we have those down here in the Bluegrass.

Oh OK, I'm guessing you meant Black Lives Matter, although "action" is not the term I typically associate with what they do. "Protest, "demonstration," "riot" or "massacre (after Dallas)" but not "action."

[SSOWorld]

Firefox.

I've been in situations where FF was banned from company computers though (because IT admins can't control the settings of FF like they can IE or Chrome) - in those cases I had a preference of Chrome over IE.

Well I ended up with Chrome since FF decided they weren't going to be nice to anyone anymore.

[noelbotevera]

For the desktop (the computer I'm using to type this post), it's running Firefox. For the laptop, it's running Chrome. I believe "I'm" (this is really my dad's computer) running an older version of Firefox, and the laptop is running some newer versions of Chrome. I'm later planing to build my own PC with the help of my dad, and I've decided on Windows. Not sure which one yet.

I strangely remember dial-up and how I used to go on the phone as a child and listen to what my parents were saying. The only reason why I remember is because from 1994 to 2010, we used dial-up. No longer use it now. Also I think we used to use Netscape, but I don't remember it.

[Otto Yamamoto]

No, seriously, I have no clue what a "BLM action" is. I don't think we have those down here in the Bluegrass.

Oh OK, I'm guessing you meant Black Lives Matter, although "action" is not the term I typically associate with what they do. "Protest, "demonstration," "riot" or "massacre (after Dallas)" but not "action."

'Liberals' protest and demonstrate. An action has results, perhaps not immediately, but something is usually gained. Your boy Bratton has been ousted, likely as a result of the latest activity at City Hall.

Nice try attempting to perp the false story of BLM being associated with Baton Rouge and Dallas, but that's been disproven many times.

XT1585

[ZLoth]

On my personal computers, I tend to use the following in order of preference:

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Internet Exploder

When I'm at work, I'm using Firefox for work-related stuff (with some about:config mods), Chrome for personal stuff, and Internet Explorer for monitoring the call queue.

Plugins that I cannot live without:

• LastPass password manager
• Adblock Plus
• Xmarks bookmark manager

And, if you are wondering what Firefox tweaks I'm using.....
browser.search.openintab - Set to True so that the search opened up in a new tab instead of the current tab
layout.spellcheckDefault - Set to 2 so that spell-checking is performed on single-line boxes