What Internet browser do you use? I use Google Chrome. Before that, I used Firefox and Internet Explorer.
Recently, I switched from Firefox to Google Chrome because of Chrome's ability to sync bookmarks and have them available on multiple devices, such as my desktop computer, laptop, smartphone, and tablet.
I used Explorer up through IE5 (yeah that long ago), migrated to Firefox for most everything for years, and now I pretty much only use Chrome, for pretty much the same reason as you (plus it's what we use at work, too).
Hey, anybody remember Netscape?
Mosaic
Quote from: slorydn1 on May 03, 2015, 01:25:26 AM
I used Explorer up through IE5 (yeah that long ago), migrated to Firefox for most everything for years, and now I pretty much only use Chrome, for pretty much the same reason as you (plus it's what we use at work, too).
Hey, anybody remember Netscape?
I remember Netscape. I also remember how slow Internet was on dial-up and that you couldn't use the phone while online.
Chrome for me. Have been using it for years. The apps are nice. One of the apps I have is 'font changer' and it allows you to change fonts on webpages. Being a signgeek, you all can guess which fonts I have set to webpages ;-)
I despise IE. I tried uninstalling it, but I couldn't. And now, it sits unused on my computer, somewhere because all shortcuts to it are gone.
Quote from: ilvny on May 03, 2015, 01:47:43 AM
Quote from: slorydn1 on May 03, 2015, 01:25:26 AM
I used Explorer up through IE5 (yeah that long ago), migrated to Firefox for most everything for years, and now I pretty much only use Chrome, for pretty much the same reason as you (plus it's what we use at work, too).
Hey, anybody remember Netscape?
I remember Netscape. I also remember how slow Internet was on dial-up and that you couldn't use the phone while online.
Despite my age, I remember Netscape (I don't really know how). I seem to remember liking that over IE.
I also remember dial up. I guess it's because I live in Canada and we were still using dial up until 2004 or so. I'd pick up the phone accidentally and my dad (working on his computer) would get into a fit.
Quote from: ilvny on May 03, 2015, 01:47:43 AM
Quote from: slorydn1 on May 03, 2015, 01:25:26 AM
I used Explorer up through IE5 (yeah that long ago), migrated to Firefox for most everything for years, and now I pretty much only use Chrome, for pretty much the same reason as you (plus it's what we use at work, too).
Hey, anybody remember Netscape?
I remember Netscape. I also remember how slow Internet was on dial-up and that you couldn't use the phone while online.
Oh yeah, I remember that too. I remember being one of the first of my co-workers who had a 56K modem, everyone else was slogging along with a 14.4 modem.
When the 56k's first came out it actually was pretty quick (for dialup). Then everyone started making their webpages more intricate (read:large bandwidth eaters) and then the internet advertising explosion began, further eating up bandwith per page.
Oh and yeah, heaven forbid one of my kids picked up the phone while I was downloading something important. I shudder to think of all the new words they learned during that process, LOL.
I used Chrome until a couple of months ago but went back to Internet Exploder as Chrome was becoming slow.
I use Pale Moon (http://www.palemoon.org/), a variant of Firefox, but with the old interface kept and other various changes. I wouldn't ever use Chrome since it is as close to spyware as you can get (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome#User_tracking).
I use Firefox.
I'm a bit old-fashioned, and prefer Firefox for PC browsing. On my Android phone, I prefer Chrome or Opera Mini.
I currently use Chrome, except for when I need to access my university's enrollment, in which case I use Firefox. I used to be all-in on Firefox, but then stunts like this (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2483549,00.asp) by Mozilla have turned me off of any of their products.
Quote from: slorydn1 on May 03, 2015, 01:25:26 AM
Hey, anybody remember Netscape?
Old school file sharing:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F05%2F03%2Fe85a6b93fea6361f004fe344fa73e14e.jpg&hash=22b47e9fb1baf9942f5b0684ea6371ef5ce5f8dc)
Also, I generally browse on an iPad so Safari is my usual. My desktop has chrome.
I use Chrome for both my phone and laptop.
Mostly Firefox, Chrome for one application at work.
Quote from: 6a on May 03, 2015, 10:25:03 AM
Old school file sharing:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Finsidetechtalk.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2FPunched-card-program-deck.agr_.png&hash=e8b61f81a05cee61cec7cb32127c560af102f9dd)
I use mainly Chrome, sometimes IE for the bookmarks not imported to Chrome (which choked on my large IE bookmarks file).
Firefox was once my favorite IE alternative, but a botched update made it unusable for me. I don't know if a later update fixed that problem.
I use Firefox in the computer and Chrome in my phone.
Mostly Chrome
IE once in a while
Safari on my phone.
I still use IE on the home and work desktops, and get mocked for it at work. No, I do not also drink TAB, watch VHS tapes or have an AOL account. Ipad browsing, for the few times I can wrench it away from my little guy, is on Safari of course. At home I also have an older version of Firefox for its ease in snagging video and audio files. At work, I also have Chrome mainly for one large file sending site that doesn't work well in IE. Before IE, I used Netscape, and somewhere I still have my Commodore 64's 300 baud modem for logging on to bulletin board systems. Good ol' days.
Quote from: riiga on May 03, 2015, 07:58:45 AM
I use Pale Moon (http://www.palemoon.org/), a variant of Firefox, but with the old interface kept and other various changes. I wouldn't ever use Chrome since it is as close to spyware as you can get (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome#User_tracking).
This is why I generally don't use Chrome. Good ol' Firefox for me.
I use Firefox because, as a Linux user, it is easier to keep updated than Chrome.
Quote from: slorydn1 on May 03, 2015, 03:02:52 AM
Quote from: ilvny on May 03, 2015, 01:47:43 AM
Quote from: slorydn1 on May 03, 2015, 01:25:26 AM
I used Explorer up through IE5 (yeah that long ago), migrated to Firefox for most everything for years, and now I pretty much only use Chrome, for pretty much the same reason as you (plus it's what we use at work, too).
Hey, anybody remember Netscape?
I remember Netscape. I also remember how slow Internet was on dial-up and that you couldn't use the phone while online.
Oh yeah, I remember that too. I remember being one of the first of my co-workers who had a 56K modem, everyone else was slogging along with a 14.4 modem.
When the 56k's first came out it actually was pretty quick (for dialup). Then everyone started making their webpages more intricate (read:large bandwidth eaters) and then the internet advertising explosion began, further eating up bandwith per page.
Oh and yeah, heaven forbid one of my kids picked up the phone while I was downloading something important. I shudder to think of all the new words they learned during that process, LOL.
I won't win this race to antiquity, but I do recall the novelty of dialing up a BBS on the 300 baud modem for the first time. And the disappointment.
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 03, 2015, 05:45:09 PM
I use Firefox because, as a Linux user, it is easier to keep updated than Chrome.
what would you say the difference is? My Chrome updates via the update manager (I added the repository) so it checks just like the rest of Linux does. Is Firefox way different in that regard?
Mainly Chrome on Windows, OS X, iOS, and Android. Chromium on Linux. Firefox as an alternate. IE only when I have to.
Mostly Chrome on the PCs and Mozilla on the phone. I've been playing a bit with Edge/Spartan recently as well.
If/when some of my preferred Chrome extensions become available for Edge, I might convert.
Quote from: bugo on May 03, 2015, 01:39:00 AM
Mosaic
Problem with Mosaic is the lack of the search bar.
Internet explorer for me
Quote from: 6a on May 03, 2015, 10:25:03 AM
Quote from: slorydn1 on May 03, 2015, 01:25:26 AM
Hey, anybody remember Netscape?
Old school file sharing:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F05%2F03%2Fe85a6b93fea6361f004fe344fa73e14e.jpg&hash=22b47e9fb1baf9942f5b0684ea6371ef5ce5f8dc)
A 3-D model of the SAVE icon. Cool!
I once used Netscape Navigator Gold 3.04 way back when; eventually I got up to Netscape 9; currently Firefox ESR channel on PC and Chrome on Android.
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.
Quote from: 6a on May 03, 2015, 10:25:03 AM
Quote from: slorydn1 on May 03, 2015, 01:25:26 AM
Hey, anybody remember Netscape?
Old school file sharing:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F05%2F03%2Fe85a6b93fea6361f004fe344fa73e14e.jpg&hash=22b47e9fb1baf9942f5b0684ea6371ef5ce5f8dc)
I remember first writing to someplace for a catalog, then putting money in the mail to them to obtain freeware/shareware. After a couple of duds I abandoned the practice, but the whole process of getting a very basic utility could take a couple of months.
Most little programs in those days came my way when someone used the extra space left over on a 720kb floppy used to share a file to put other utilities they found useful. The interesting part being, of course, "extra space left over on a 720kb floppy."
Chrome
Firefox on PC and Android. Firefox has had a decent sync function for quite a while now.
Lynx
I use both IE11 and Chrome. I use IE11 mostly at home with Chrome for things that aren't 100% compatible with IE11 in a way that it makes the site I'm on hard to use. I also use Chrome at school mostly because the school puts so much stuff on the school-issued laptops that it bogs IE11 down a lot.
I absolutely despise Firefox as when I had used it, it was extremely slow and laggy, especially on Google Maps (and we're talking about Classic here!).
I use Chrome. While it does use a lot of RAM, it is at least pretty speedy. Firefox is slow as hell.
Firefox. I only use IE when I am on certain sites that have forms that don't work well with Firefox.
I use Internet Explorer 11, but will probably start using Project Spartan once I upgrade to Windows 10.
Firefox primary (sometimes with Selenium); Chrome; IE when required; curl; and LWP::UserAgent
/nerd
I use Waterfox, which is basically 64-bit Firefox. I only ever use IE on the Surface RT.
Quote from: 6a on May 03, 2015, 07:53:23 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 03, 2015, 05:45:09 PM
I use Firefox because, as a Linux user, it is easier to keep updated than Chrome.
what would you say the difference is? My Chrome updates via the update manager (I added the repository) so it checks just like the rest of Linux does. Is Firefox way different in that regard?
Firefox updates through the main distro repositories, meaning I don't have to bother with adding a new repository for it that has to be checked every time I run a system-wide update.
Quote from: Roadsguy on May 05, 2015, 01:20:39 AM
I use Waterfox, which is basically 64-bit Firefox. I only ever use IE on the Surface RT.
I also use Waterfox. I use IE if a site won't load in Waterfox (rare, but does happen once in a while).
Quote from: 1995hoo on May 05, 2015, 11:01:46 AM
Quote from: Roadsguy on May 05, 2015, 01:20:39 AM
I use Waterfox, which is basically 64-bit Firefox. I only ever use IE on the Surface RT.
I also use Waterfox. I use IE if a site won't load in Waterfox (rare, but does happen once in a while).
Is it faster than Firefox? Can you import bookmarks from Firefox?
I use Firefox on my laptop and for all bookmark keeping. I have considered Waterfox but haven't taken the plunge; the Wikipedia article on it currently mentions "mild" improvements over Firefox. I tolerate Chrome on my phone because it is not my principal data access device and I don't really want to mess with uninstalling Chrome (not sure it can be done since it is a preloaded app) or adding another browser app. Of course the laptop (running Windows 7) also has IE, but I use it only for sites that rely on user agent checking to enforce a requirement to use it. (If I automate data extraction from such sites, I spoof user-agent headers.)
All of my downloader scripts wrap around wget, which so far has proven to have all the capability I need except for one site--Oregon DOT's electronic plans distribution platform, which is Flash-driven and so uses binary postdata (I haven't found a convenient AMF serializer/deserializer which can conveniently be invoked from within a NT batch script).
I don't use bookmarks for site access. Instead, I use automatic URL completion. As an example, "aa" followed by down button and Return key to load the AARoads forum takes me less time than fishing in the bookmarks menu. Since Chrome and Firefox have different algorithms for sorting possible complete URLs (Firefox is much more frequency-oriented), this tends to lock me in to using copies of Firefox that I have programmed through repeated use. This is a limitation I am prepared to accept (versus other options such as making user profile data available across multiple platforms) since I tend to feel I would accomplish more if I did a bit less on the Web.
Quote from: on_wisconsin on May 04, 2015, 11:50:03 AM
Firefox on PC and Android. Firefox has had a decent sync function for quite a while now.
I use Firefox on both devices as well, but I don't have them synched and don't want them synched.
To me it's just best practice cybersecurity to not link together things that don't need to be linked together. This way compromising one cannot be used as a vector for compromising the other.
Quote from: bugo on May 05, 2015, 11:18:13 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on May 05, 2015, 11:01:46 AM
Quote from: Roadsguy on May 05, 2015, 01:20:39 AM
I use Waterfox, which is basically 64-bit Firefox. I only ever use IE on the Surface RT.
I also use Waterfox. I use IE if a site won't load in Waterfox (rare, but does happen once in a while).
Is it faster than Firefox? Can you import bookmarks from Firefox?
Yes to the second. As to the first, I've found it to be faster, especially when I have lots of tabs open, but as usual with computers your experience might vary.
Chrome on everything. It's pretty much Spyware, but so is everything else, and NYPD is prolly spying on me anyway, especially after I got arrested at a BLM action back last Black Friday [emoji14]
You want ancient tech? I used dialup in 1971 for a teletype terminal that connected to a mainframe that used BASIC. We don't need no stinkin' browsers...LOL! Been on the net since 1995.
Today I used IE11 except for weak paysites, then I shift to Chrome Incognito mode.
Rick
Was the mainframe running BASIC an HP 2000 by any chance? Gotta love those 110 baud dial-up lines.
But it's amazing how much bandwidth we have now that get sucked up in Flash and spyware and just plain bad programming.
I use Chrome almost exclusively. The school workstations have Firefox, and my Windows Phone has IE. I'm a bit of a web developer too, so it's nice to have other browsers to test my stuff on. :)
Internet Explorer, except when a site doesn't work properly, then I use Chrome.
Quote from: kkt on May 06, 2015, 01:35:59 AM
Was the mainframe running BASIC an HP 2000 by any chance? Gotta love those 110 baud dial-up lines.
But it's amazing how much bandwidth we have now that get sucked up in Flash and spyware and just plain bad programming.
No idea KKT. You are spot on about the bloat eating up bandwidth.
Rick
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.
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.
Chrome at home as Firefox has ceased working on the computer for some reason. Firefox at work. I really hate IE.
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.
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. :confused:
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.
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 07, 2015, 06:11:14 AM
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.)
Quote from: Otto Yamamoto on May 05, 2015, 10:34:15 PMespecially after I got arrested at a BLM action back last Black Friday [emoji14]
Bureau of Land Management?
Yeah, that's it. Didn't pay my real estate tax.
No, seriously, I have no clue what a "BLM action" is. I don't think we have those down here in the Bluegrass.
Then you should look it up :hmmm:
Quote from: Otto Yamamoto on July 12, 2016, 02:54:56 AM
Then you should look it up :hmmm:
I don't think he cares anymore.
And nothing of value was lost.
XT1585
To continue actual discussion of the thread, I use Safari.
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.
I use Chrome on my computers, and Safari on my iPad
Vivaldi and Safari. Chrome for work & school stuff. Not a fan of IE or the newer iterations of Firefox.
Quote from: hbelkins on May 27, 2015, 08:54:45 PM
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."
Quote from: SSOWorld on May 04, 2015, 07:03:20 AM
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.
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.
Quote from: hbelkins on July 12, 2016, 02:25:16 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on May 27, 2015, 08:54:45 PM
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
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 (http://markholtz.info/133)), Chrome for personal stuff, and Internet Explorer for monitoring the call queue.
Plugins that I cannot live without:
- LastPass (http://markholtz.info/lastpass) password manager
- Adblock Plus
- Xmarks (http://markholtz.info/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