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Offline Yezinki

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Browser?
« on: April 19, 2009, 01:16:34 PM »
Hello every one,

I have a query.

Which browser out of these would you smart guys recommend, IE, FF, Google Chrome, or Opera 8.5?

Hoping to hear your experienced thoughts as always,

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Re: Browser?
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2009, 01:44:29 PM »
I can say Firefox and IE can be a good combinaison but i got IE + Safari and both are work good

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Re: Browser?
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2009, 02:29:18 PM »
Hi Yezinki!

The browsers are all very good and I like all of them.
I'd say its a decision of sympathy... :)

If you are interested in Google Chrome, I recommend also to have a look at the Iron Browser.
Its like Chrome, but without Google spying what you do ;)

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Re: Browser?
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2009, 04:10:27 PM »
...IE, FF, Google Chrome, or Opera 8.5?...

I use Internet Explorer 8, it's fast and stable if you don't install so many add-ons (toolbar, BHO and...) on it.
Firefox is good because of add-ons that it support, for example ad-blocker and....
also I've seen so many user who like FF because of some add-ons like No-Script and... but anyway I prefer IE 8 :)

Google Chrome is good for fast searching and slow internet connections, because it load fast and is light.

I only use opera on mobile phone and not PC :)
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Re: Browser?
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2009, 04:11:04 PM »
A browser is a tool and the one to use is the one you're happy with.
Remember it's not usually the browser that gets your system infected but rather
the places you take your browser too that make the difference.  ;D
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Re: Browser?
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2009, 04:21:53 PM »
Use the browser you like.

I use Safari and Firefox.
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Re: Browser?
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2009, 04:31:48 PM »
A browser is a tool and the one to use is the one you're happy with.
Remember it's not usually the browser that gets your system infected but rather
the places you take your browser too that make the difference.  ;D


On the contrary: it's the browser you choose that gets you infected and the places you visit doesn't matter much any more.
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Re: Browser?
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2009, 04:46:41 PM »
Much is down to personal preference and I prefer firefox, but security has to be a consideration.

The main reason I don't use IE is because, a) activeX, b) BHOs and c) it is fully integrated into the OS, so any exploit of the browser could mean an exploit of the OS. Those are security considerations which you can go some way to reduce, but most people just the bog standard default settings.
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Re: Browser?
« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2009, 07:18:36 PM »
A browser is a tool and the one to use is the one you're happy with.
Remember it's not usually the browser that gets your system infected but rather
the places you take your browser too that make the difference.  ;D


On the contrary: it's the browser you choose that gets you infected and the places you visit doesn't matter much any more.
Are you fudging numbers again ???  ;D Statistic have been proven to only prove the point of the person who what's to make a point.  ;D
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Re: Browser?
« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2009, 07:23:56 PM »
Are you fudging numbers again ???  ;D Statistic have been proven to only prove the point of the person who what's to make a point.  ;D

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« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2009, 07:55:32 PM »
<snip>
Are you fudging numbers again ???  ;D Statistic have been proven to only prove the point of the person who what's to make a point.  ;D

You can create a laboratory experiment to prove anything you want. ;D ::)

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Re: Browser?
« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2009, 08:07:59 PM »
I prefer Opera because it's the most secure, fastest & most user friendly browser.

Firefox is a wantabe operating system. ;D ::)

I don't need another os, I've got XP sp3. ;)

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Re: Browser?
« Reply #12 on: April 19, 2009, 08:50:16 PM »
wantabe
??? What is it?

I use Firefox with some set of addons making my browser experience comfortable and highly configurable ;)
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Re: Browser?
« Reply #13 on: April 19, 2009, 09:40:11 PM »
want-to-be ;D  Firefox wants to be an os. ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Browser?
« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2009, 09:48:12 PM »
want-to-be ;D  Firefox wants to be an os. ;D ;D ;D
Yes... specially with addons ;)
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