Internet Browsers

vasudeva · 22nd January 2010, 12:52

The new Firefox 3.6 has been released. However, it seems that the IE tab does not work in Firefox 3.6. Check this, and if it does not work, and this tab seems important to you, perhaps uninstall the update.

sidd25 · 22nd January 2010, 17:29

Firefox seems to be way ahead in the race.

jkdas · 22nd January 2010, 18:56

Says its 20% faster than the old one!

Persona is a new thing.

vasudeva · 24th January 2010, 10:55

In fact, have been using Minefield (by Firefox) for the last 2 days, and it seems to be even faster. Minefield is under development with full support by Mozilla/.

11mahesh11 · 24th January 2010, 12:11

For last one year or so i am using google chrome, i like its uncluttered interface. It seems faster than Internet explorer.
It seems Team bhp members are firefox majority.
I remember using firefox long back, dont know why i changed to Internet explorer that time, maybe system had chrashed and i started using the default IE.

Glass · 24th January 2010, 19:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by 11mahesh11

For last one year or so i am using google chrome, i like its uncluttered interface. It seems faster than Internet explorer.
It seems Team bhp members are firefox majority.
I remember using firefox long back, dont know why i changed to Internet explorer that time, maybe system had chrashed and i started using the default IE.

You are a definite Chrome fan!

indian21r · 24th January 2010, 19:58

Huge Fan of opera. Have been using it since the last 5 years even before it was free. Very userfriendly. Most of opera features are now replicated on other browsers but still it rules for me.

ampere · 25th January 2010, 11:43

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Originally Posted by indian21r

Huge Fan of opera. Have been using it since the last 5 years even before it was free. Very userfriendly. Most of opera features are now replicated on other browsers but still it rules for me.

Totally agree. Even I had been using it for the last 5 odd years. But some how of late I am seeing, it seems to be hogging lot of memory. Not sure why?

For the time being I am on to Firefox 3.5.

arjunrudra · 25th January 2010, 16:47

I have a mac and i definitely love the mozilla firefox on it.chrome is yet to come out with a full spec working browser for the mac and the apple safari is more or less useless. Waiting to check out the chrome browser for the mac.
And as per the windows browser i love the google chrome .It totally rocks . Hope it does the same thing to the mac os too.

.sushilkumar · 26th January 2010, 22:06

Mozilla Firefox , that too latest one 3.5.7 , I use it everywhere..at home , at office :grin: , i use IE only when i am forced to

wildon · 26th January 2010, 22:39

Google Chrome now has extensions and bookmark sync. check it out !

somspaple · 27th January 2010, 17:33

i use chrome for the personal browsing and usage. it feels light. i especially like its restoring the last opened web pages. helps me a lot as i daily open around 8-10 web sites regularly (like team-bhp, xbhp, review sites, networking sites) and they remain open till i log-off.

PS: is there any way we can set a password to open the browser as such. with all the other sites having the 'remember' option checked it would be easy to manage that way on a pc.

vivekiny2k · 2nd February 2010, 03:07

does anybody know how to avoid the automatic prefix of computer name as domain name in IE8. I have WIn 7 which will not allow me to instal IE7 or lower. and the intranet site I am accessing does not like domain name, nor does it work on firefox.

vikramk · 2nd February 2010, 08:27

As a Mac user, I can confidently say that Safari is one of the best.
Its really fast and you get the joy of working on a Mac.

I'm not too sure about the Safari version for Windows. I used it a couple of times but did not like it as much as Chrome.

Chrome for Mac is also very good but needs a little work from Google to stabilize it fully.

RX135 · 2nd February 2010, 12:35

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Originally Posted by vasudeva

The new Firefox 3.6 has been released. However, it seems that the IE tab does not work in Firefox 3.6. Check this, and if it does not work, and this tab seems important to you, perhaps uninstall the update.

It seems to work for me. I don't know if there any specific issues with any specific site, but in general, it is working fine for me.

As far as Chrome goes, I wouldn't even think of using it till it has equivalent of Firefox Adblock. Firefox extensions make it way much more powerful compared to other browsers.

View Poll Results: Internet Browsers - what do you use?
Internet Explorer	110	14.99%
Netscape	4	0.54%
Mozilla Firefox	363	49.46%
Opera	63	8.58%
Apple Safari	28	3.81%
The new kid on the block, Chrome from Google	144	19.62%
Any other?? Please specify	22	3.00%
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22nd January 2010, 12:52	#511
vasudeva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 2,221 Thanked: 212 Times	The new Firefox 3.6 has been released. However, it seems that the IE tab does not work in Firefox 3.6. Check this, and if it does not work, and this tab seems important to you, perhaps uninstall the update.
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22nd January 2010, 17:29	#512
sidd25 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 135 Thanked: 7 Times	Firefox seems to be way ahead in the race.
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22nd January 2010, 18:56	#513
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Says its 20% faster than the old one! Persona is a new thing.
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24th January 2010, 10:55	#514
vasudeva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 2,221 Thanked: 212 Times	In fact, have been using Minefield (by Firefox) for the last 2 days, and it seems to be even faster. Minefield is under development with full support by Mozilla/.
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24th January 2010, 12:11	#515
11mahesh11 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Goa Posts: 41 Thanked: 2 Times	Me Using Chrome For last one year or so i am using google chrome, i like its uncluttered interface. It seems faster than Internet explorer. It seems Team bhp members are firefox majority. I remember using firefox long back, dont know why i changed to Internet explorer that time, maybe system had chrashed and i started using the default IE.
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24th January 2010, 19:58	#517
indian21r BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 964 Thanked: 808 Times	Huge Fan of opera. Have been using it since the last 5 years even before it was free. Very userfriendly. Most of opera features are now replicated on other browsers but still it rules for me.
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25th January 2010, 16:47	#519
arjunrudra Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Gurgaon/Chennai Posts: 1,577 Thanked: 197 Times View My Garage	I have a mac and i definitely love the mozilla firefox on it.chrome is yet to come out with a full spec working browser for the mac and the apple safari is more or less useless. Waiting to check out the chrome browser for the mac. And as per the windows browser i love the google chrome .It totally rocks . Hope it does the same thing to the mac os too.
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26th January 2010, 22:06	#520
.sushilkumar BANNED Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: HP21 Posts: 790 Thanked: 979 Times Infractions: 0/1 (5)	Mozilla Firefox , that too latest one 3.5.7 , I use it everywhere..at home , at office :grin: , i use IE only when i am forced to
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26th January 2010, 22:39	#521
wildon BANNED Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,440 Thanked: 1,235 Times View My Garage	Google Chrome now has extensions and bookmark sync. check it out !
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27th January 2010, 17:33	#522
somspaple BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 342 Thanked: 915 Times	i use chrome for the personal browsing and usage. it feels light. i especially like its restoring the last opened web pages. helps me a lot as i daily open around 8-10 web sites regularly (like team-bhp, xbhp, review sites, networking sites) and they remain open till i log-off. PS: is there any way we can set a password to open the browser as such. with all the other sites having the 'remember' option checked it would be easy to manage that way on a pc.
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2nd February 2010, 03:07	#523
vivekiny2k Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: cincinnati, jabalpur,chennai Posts: 1,264 Thanked: 209 Times View My Garage	help! does anybody know how to avoid the automatic prefix of computer name as domain name in IE8. I have WIn 7 which will not allow me to instal IE7 or lower. and the intranet site I am accessing does not like domain name, nor does it work on firefox.
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2nd February 2010, 08:27	#524
vikramk BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 123 Thanked: 117 Times	As a Mac user, I can confidently say that Safari is one of the best. Its really fast and you get the joy of working on a Mac. I'm not too sure about the Safari version for Windows. I used it a couple of times but did not like it as much as Chrome. Chrome for Mac is also very good but needs a little work from Google to stabilize it fully.
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