What browser do you use and why?
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I use Opera 19, Firefox (nightly), and Safari. Firefox is by far the best browser to use for web development, Safari is nice because it's so integrated with iCloud, and Opera is awesome because it's just so damn fast.
Unless Chrome is separated from Google, I'm staying away from it.
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LOL…ah Krake; ever the master of understatement.
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I still use OPERA 12.14. With facebook and youtube it works better than 12.16. I still see no real replace for it. My second browser is IRON. I like it because it needs no Add-On/Extension for Adblocking. It contains also a simple script-blocker. IRON is much better than the new OPERA.
Im curious for MIDORI and OTTER.
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Firefox with a crippling number of add-ons, the latest stable Opera, Chrome, Safari depending on the site. Usually two or three at the same time with no particular preference, and the available mobile versions such as Coast or Opera mini.
Variety, spice, and all that (or perhaps a fear of attachment).
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Opera 12 cos suits my needs best and opera mini on my old nokia phone.
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@jimc
I've been running QTWeb through some paces lately, and so far it is performing pretty well. I use various operating systems and having similar functionality is convenient. It compares to Firefox 26 in terms of security, has decent bookmarking and a search bar. It is also quite small, the tarball for Linux is only about 12 meg, and the Windows download about 8. You can run it as a portable browser from live CD/USB, or even from the hard disk, and control what information is stored in your profile if you even want a profile. -
Home machine (linux) uses a mix of Opera or Iron, depending on what I'm doing.
Work machine is all over the place. Sometimes I use Opera 12 portable, sometimes Opera Developer, sometimes IE, sometimes even SeaMonkey, since I use that as a mailer, and it's loaded. To be honest, at the point, I'm using the Opera 12 less and less because of a real funky problem with rendered fonts. Sometimes some of the fonts display as Wingdings or a font very similar. Then, restart and it goes away…usually. Then it stops for a while and then it comes back, and, well, life's too short, you know? Opera Developer seems OK, as these things go. I don't do any active HTML / JS programming these days, so Dragonfly and firebug aren't really that important. When push comes to shove, they're all about the same, all in all.As for when I use each, IE seems to still be the default, so when it runs, I just run with it. I load Opera 12 first thing in the AM and check the standard link on the speed dial list, and if it's still open, usually jump to that. I use SeaMonkey if I'm reading mail, and want a brower, I'l ctrl-1 which is the hotkey to load the browser, since it's faster.
Since you asked
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Crome, IE won't let me print from any application so why bother ?
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[hide]The best browser is Opera, of course. But if you use Discover on Opera you will not use Vivaldi.net. So Firefox presumably is the better solution. So does it sure? ;)[/hide]
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I use Palemoon with a ridiculous number of add-ons for general browsing, Chrome for webgames and anything else Flash-heavy, IE when I just need a quick web search, Opera 12.x for mail/IRC/everything else. I wish the new version of opera was as functional as the old, but it just doesn't come close. So, Palemoon wins for now.
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I use Palemoon with a ridiculous number of add-ons for general browsing,
There I was thinking, due to your avatar, that you would be extolling the virtues of Iceweasel.
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I still use old Opera 12.16, but for "heavy sites" i work on Firefox or Chromium. That's because most of time i spend under Linux, and Google-Chrome suck's at it, and IE is not available. But - who cares about them
At work Opera 12 because I don't need to install it -
For me this is Firefox most of the time. I also use Opera, Chrome (I don't like it because it came from Google. Google start to be too much intrusive in our life and contacts), Avant Browser (I like it because it cleans all traces and cookies)… Yes, I take care about things like big brother
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I'm using Opera 12.16 on Windows XP, the latest portable version (Opera@USB). This works best on my old laptop, and when versions change I don't have to install anything anew, I just replace the folder and keep the profile. However, on certain sites (WordPress being the most annoying), the fonts change dramatically on Opera (the webfonts issue), so I use Firefox or SeaMonkey. I think I stay with Opera mostly due to speed and the decent memory usage.
On my smartphone I also use Opera for Android. Hard to tell why. I guess I'm an Opera fan… I'm using it as my main desktop browser since version 6.err… opera 12.16 is already portable. there is an option to have a standalone installation. also, you can make it portable looooong before 12.16. just need to adjust one option in the config file in the profile folder.
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We should all use Internet Explorer:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability-review/vulnerability_update_top50.html
http://secunia.com/vulnerability-review/browser_security.html:silly:
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Opera 12.14 Linux, because best functionality and comfort
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Firefox - main browser because of security: NoScript and HTTPS Everywhere
Chromium and Opera Next - radio station, flash and web apps -
When Opera started to change I started consideration of other options. Some people remember my posts about it (my name was Cylancer, would still be, but i have some issues with the account). Speed test was a surprise, fastest browser was IE and only browsers that came near it were ones based on same engine. However, IE takes too long to start and Microsoft has an odd policy considering OS support, so I choose second fastest option, Waterfox. Waterfox is x64 version of Firefox. Most add-ons work same as they do in x86 version, with exception for those used in games ie. unity web player or BFH plugin. After some time, I was annoyed with bugs/features that existed in WF (and FF), so I eventually switched to Pale Moon, and i still use it. Pale Moon is as fast as WF but with better interface and less bugs. For those games and for x86 machines I use regular FF. Synchronization is no match to old Opera nor are SpeedDial or gestures, even with excessive use of add-ons (which affects speed). Also use Thunderbird as mail client (Opera still doesn't support yahoo!, or otherwise). And yes, i need to use torrent client. I got used to all that, and browsing is effective, but not so enjoyable as before.
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Primary Opera 12.x: Speed, memory and tabs at bottom
Secondary Chrome/Chopera/IE: for pages like Gmail/Docs and Youtube where my Opera work too slow and with crashes
Opera 14+ lost its soul. Hope Vivaldi Browser will have own but familiar soul
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Firefox. It's the only usable browser (for me). Can be customized much and has working in ~all windows fully customizable gestures (I use FireGestures in place of dead Mouse Gestures Redox).
