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On logging on this morning i got a 'browser selector' screen on Internet Explorer, apparently following the EU rulings.
It basically asks which browser i want to use, with easy download links.

I've always been lazy, and therefore only have ever used IE.

What should I do?

Am i right in thinking some are more secure?

I like the idea of Safari cos i love itunes/apple.
I like the firefox one cos I hear its more secure.
I like the chrome one cos of the pretty colours.
and
I like IE cos I'm lazy and its familiar.

Hit Me!

the mac version of safari is a thing of great speed and beauty, but sadly the pc version isn't quite right. i'd avoid

your best bet for pc are chrome or firefox

chrome is light and fast and great for casual browsing or for low-spec pcs

firefox is a bit of a brute but its very powerful and can be extendded/updated with "add ons" to get loads of cool new features... ...if you want them.

if you don't want all the features of firefox i'd go with chrome. it's a newcomer to the browser scene but it's pretty nippy and comes with a few groovy features such as being able to search google direct from the url bar

tbh, you're not limited to one so pick whatever you want and then go download another if you dont like it

direct links are:

http://www.google.com/chrome
http://www.getfirefox.com/

if you're used to IE, firefox is probably the most similar. chrome can feel like a bit of a departure at first as google have done some fundamental things differently.

Firefox for me.

Anything but Explorer!

IE8 is actually not all that bad nowadays, and it's a far cry from the times of unrestrained ActiveX running wild on your PC. I'm a creature of habit though and I'm just comfortable with using Firefox.

One thing: if this is a work PC you may have policies in place to set a proxy server and so forth, which just won't work with other browsers. You may also have policies regarding users installing software on their own machines. You may even have internal web applications that only work with IE6 (if you've anything from Oracle chances are that you do - it's either IE6 or Netscape 4 and screw the rest of 'em). If so check with your admin first before doing anything.

i use safari, chrome and firefox. i used to use opera as well but i don't need to have 4 browsers running at same time these days :p

Firefox. However as I do web development as a job I also have several million other browsers to test on.

I use Firefox, tho sometimes it will be contrary. I guess you can pretty much get that with any browser tho. IE was the most horrible

Opera. And Firefox (sometimes)

Firefox, because it was easy when I went Mac, I could just move all the nice little tweaks with me. It becomes more of a pain to use with each version though

Changed from Opera to Firefox long ago ... very simple, never any difficulties again ... ...

I use FireFox but I find that it often doesn't close properly if you click on the X in the top right, rather than use File/Close. Remains running in the background consuming increasing amounts of resources. Pain in the erse.

Big Si wrote:

LOL!!!

I use Firefox too - never had any problems.

Big Si wrote:

For me

I don't use one at all.

Hom_Corleone wrote:I don't use one at all.

You use butterflies?

http://xkcd.com/378/

markfiend wrote:

Hom_Corleone wrote:I don't use one at all.

You use butterflies?

http://xkcd.com/378/

Yes.

FF at the mo, I flip between that and Safari on't Big Mac, I haven't tried Camino on this yet (it was a fave on my underpowered G4) and today at work I used some version of clunky, shiitey IE, yes I'm now a peecee and it is fuckin' hell

Never really understood the hate for IE.. it works most of the time. I use Firefox, and IE with the occasional bit of Safari..

IE = CLUNK!
Safari/FF = smoooooth

nes pas?

vicus wrote:

Big Si wrote:

Cute

Firefox here.
But getting a bit narked with these personas.

Pista wrote:Firefox here.
But getting a bit narked with these personas.

I installed them, took one look, and uninstalled them just as fast. Ghastly idea.

Gary wrote:Never really understood the hate for IE.. it works most of the time. I use Firefox, and IE with the occasional bit of Safari..

Most of the hate comes from the developer end.

IE6 doesn't render web-pages properly. IE7 isn't much better. IE8 is nearly fixed. And because each of these versions of IE has significant market share (and is broken in a subtly different way) a web dev has to make sure that his sites work in all three—as well as in browsers that work like they should (FF, Safari, Opera, etc.)

And don't even talk to me about IE's javascript support.

When the average user comes across a site that doesn't work properly in IE they blame the site, not the browser. Nine times out of ten, it's actually the browser.