best web browser

[One_Inch_MAN]

i use opera right now is there a better one out there

[Paco103]

SlimBrowser if you like IE base but want the features of Opera. It works with all IE plugins, light weight, tabbed browsing, integrated search, and nearly perfect pop-up control, as well as built in zoom control.

I never cared much for opera, it always seemed like a system hog for me, but it has been awhile since I've tried it. Non-IE I prefer Mozilla/Netscape. . which I would be using if I didn't have SlimBrowser

[pyssdogg]

the best browser is the browser that gives you the least problems...

if you have hatred for ie, you got mozilla, opera, etc as options

[Bigjakkstaffa]

Mozilla firebird 0.7

--Jakk:t

[fishybawb]

I used to be a diehard IE man, but since trying Firebird out a while back, I wouldn't dream of going back :)

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firebird/

[Rob R.]

IE6 with MyIE2 is browsing bliss for me.

[Johnny Fist]

I second FireBird 0.7.

[BipolarBill]

Firebird.

[vince2100]

another vote for Firebird
:t

[cdroman]

Originally posted by Rob R.
IE6 with MyIE2 is browsing bliss for me.

Ditto.

[intimidator]

I use both IE & Firebird. Firebird is definitely :cool: .

[dajogejr]

Firebird....
Only bad thing is...can't use Office or Windows update from within it..and I'd say about 2% of the pages or site I browse don't work...big deal.
It's slim design and tabbed browsing are hard to beat.

Anyone know of a fix to be able to right click on a page and have a print to option?

It'd be nice!!

[G]

Opera V7.23

[Direct1]

Firebird for most web activity & IE6 for the rest (Windows Updates and the occasional site that doesn't work with Firebird). Good luck! :t

[The Lodge]

Originally posted by Rob R.
IE6 with MyIE2 is browsing bliss for me.
Second that.

[crossedup]

Mozilla 1.2.1 for me and a little firebird as well.

Works out good because they both use the same bookmarks format. Make a new one in one, you just copy bookmarks into the other and your done.

Still use IE when i have to

[Swordfish]

Originally posted by Bigjakkstaffa
Mozilla firebird 0.7

--Jakk:t

yeah what he said...;)

ok i also use IE 6 sp1 for navigating thru M$ websites.

Some of the M$ sites still doesn't work proper under Mozilla like the following one:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;KBHOWTO

[fancyf]

MyIE2...... what else?! :)

[DVOM]

MyIE2 on my left monitor and Opera on the right one.

[Johnny Fist]

If that page doesn't work in Mozilla I wonder why it looks fine in FireBirdy.

[Rugor]

Mozilla 1.5 normally-- IE and derivatives always feel "icky."

Now if I could get Konqueror for Win32 I would be happy.

[bonz_dragon]

OK, call me uninformed! What is MyIE2? Dose it work with all OS?

[Direct1]

http://www.myie2.com/html_en/home.htm

[fishybawb]

Originally posted by bonz_dragon
OK, call me uninformed! What is MyIE2? Dose it work with all OS?

MyIE2's one of the many browsers for Windows based on the IE core. Basically it's like a customised version of IE and inherits all its underlying nastiness :p :D

[cdroman]

Originally posted by bonz_dragon
OK, call me uninformed! What is MyIE2? Dose it work with all OS?

http://www.myie2.com/html_en/home.htm

[bonz_dragon]

Thanks! Took the tour now I'll have to do the same with Mozilla

[catch_66]

USed Opera back to 5.11 was trying 7.50 but still unstable but quite fast.
Started using Firebird 0.7 fast and nice.
Sticking with FireBird till something better.We dail-uppers need as much speed as we can get. LOL.
Catch_66

[CompGeek01]

Avant Browser (http://www.avantbrowser.com) if you want to try something different!

I like Firebird 0.6 -> 0.7 but you should try to broaden your hoizons :D

-B

[Rugor]

Re: Avant Browser.

The screenshot looked ugly and I don't like the IE rendering engine. I'll stick to Moz for now.

[Bigjakkstaffa]

I used MyIE2 for a wee while and found it to be darn ugly to lookit and not too intuitive to get around in the way that Moz or even IE are

--Jakk:t

[richard_cocks]

Originally posted by CompGeek01
Avant Browser (http://www.avantbrowser.com) if you want to try something different!

I like Firebird 0.6 -> 0.7 but you should try to broaden your hoizons :D

-B

urgh, any browser which won't let me customise down to only seeing: http://home.clara.net/cliffcocks/Image1.png is not a browser I'll use, which was my main gripe with opera/avant etc, and any browser which FORCES tabbed browsing (and indeed another view-space using bar to display tabs) is again, something that is really irritating.

can someone please explain the advantage of using tabs? I still haven't found one despite experimenting with numberous browsers, what's wrong with good old alt tabbing. ;)

[Paco103]

If you only look at a few pages at a time then there is nothing wrong with the alt-tab approach. Also if you don't mind having a cluttered taskbar. Personally I'll often have so many windows open at the same time, I prefer having the tabbed browsing, and I get plenty of view space. I actually don't like the full screen browsing for 99% of things. Tabs are great if you're a serious multi-tasker though and want a clean taskbar for other things you're doing. I usually have IRC, 4-5 browsers (one window, since it's tabbed), a couple IM's, a program I'm working on, and depending on the program a few other apps like Mathematica or Excel. That doesn't even count all the things that are minimized to the system tray. I couldn't stand going back to non-tabbed browsing after trying it.

Also if you like the full screen or removing all the toolbars, you can still do that in this one (I use SlimBrowser)

[richard_cocks]

I don't remove all the toolbars, because I use everything inline with the url bar and the file menu, both of which are useful.

p.s. my taskbar holds around 20 windows without getting cluttered or needing extra menus, so I guess that's why I prefer the alt-tab approach to irc+forum browsing+program running.

I guess that's also why I set my IRC windows to "desktop" rather than having them as children windows inside the main program.

[Rugor]

My personal preference for tabbing comes from my surfing habits, especially with news and forum sites. I run Moz, with new tabs set to open in the background on a middle-click. So when I am on Sysopt for example all I do is go to the index for a forum, and middle-click all the threads that look interesting. That gives me a nice line of new windows that I can examine one at a time, without having to lose focus on the index page.

IE insists on shifting the focus to the new window when it opens-- and I can't stand that. Just because I opened the page doesn't mean I want to look at it this instant. Using tabs means I have background pages that aren't hidden behind the main one.

For me, Moz works better than anything else I've tried.

[Swordfish]

MyIE2 is kinda crowded with options.....a whole lot of stuff here, there and everywhere.

Mozilla(Firebird) looks pretty simple layout wise and easy to go abt doing ya job.

[richard_cocks]

the new focus thing is mildly annoying, but then I guess I've now got a built in habit to alt-tab after shift+clciking, so it's probably more work for my fingers, but then I can easily tab around windows using stuff like minimize all which tabbing lacks.