The current massive plugging of Google Chrome has reminded me that it's really time I got round to dumping IE - my only axe to grind is it's apparent susceptibilty to cyber-attack.
But which browser to swap to...?
Thanks David
I'd vote for Firefox - reasonably fast, useful addons, only slight moan is that it's a bit over-enthusiastic on the cacheing front, which causes some web-design confusion until you suss it!
Apart from that - not drawbacks. Only use MSIE here for checking website compatibility
Adrian
Lobster gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
Firefox.
Get the AdBlockPlus plugin on there, too.
ditto - wait till you install adblock, it's a NEO moment
I recommend Firefox. You can download several very useful add-ons such as Adblock Plus, NoScript and Flashblock all of which make browsing faster, more secure and more pleasant (I hate adverts especially the big flashy ones).
I'm wary of Chrome. As I understand it has some privacy issues and sends details of every web site you visit back to Google. That's one step off spyware.
And Flashblock.
David,
I use Firefox with the following Add-Ons to 'kill' some of the irritating stuff (to me anyway).
Adblock Plus - kills adds and banners BetterPrivacy - kills non deletable long term tracking cookies Flashblock - stops Flash animations (these really irritate me)! No Script - stops JavaScript, Java and Flash Ghostery - alerts you about 'tracking' web bugs, ad networks and widgets
These can cause the odd problem or two now and again, but if that is the case, you can easily 'open' any 'blocked' items at will to get things working as they should - usually with a click or two of the mouse - or even permanently 'allow' them in your favourite programs.
Cash
Rod gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
FlashBlock/NoScript are very marmite, imho. There's no way I'd recommend 'em straight off-pat, because you can guarantee most users will get almightily peed off at 'em in seconds flat, and be ready to string you up for recommending 'em by the end of the day.
FF + Adblock
If you want to be really secure then the NoScript add on as well.
If you do any web development there are some very nice tools for debugging and drilling down into CSS etc.
Firefox, and make use of the vast range of extensions for it. AdBlockers for starters.
Chrome mostly works for me, but about every two days it hangs solid and I lose whatever was on that page. If you use it for online editing (inc email), that's a killer.
I like firefox personally.
YMMV.
Certainly understand what you are saying. But, rightly or wrongly, I think Lobster is an experienced enough user to appreciate the effects they have.
Which service(s) did you subscribe to, if any?
I couldn't find one that appeared suited to the UK.
Bruce gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:
These days, it's auto-subscribed by default to EasyList - which works fine. The localisation is more by language than anything else.
I moved from the ancient Filterset.G to Easylist-USA, seems fine.
As many others here have said - Firefox, although of late I've been pee'd off with it's rather large resource grab. Currently trying Sarafi... quite nice, but I've yet to be sold out-right on it.
On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:18:39 +0000, Mike Dodd gently dipped his quill in the best Quink that money could buy:
Why do i get this loaded onto my system when I tried FF ... Spyware.infoTrafficZ ?
Went back to IE.
Mike P the 1st
Did you have any bookmarks in IE for the spywareinfo.com site and allow FF to import them?
The spywareinfo.com domain used to be a "good guys" site but they somehow lost the domain and now it's run by "bad guys" ...
Yes, FF is probably the easiest to change to. I prefer Opera, but use FF occasionally. For a bit leaner version of FF, Pale Moon is very good:
Yes. I've tried it a couple of times and it does do some dubious things and takes a bit of hacking out. Comodo does a version without some of the nasty bits, but it's still in the early stages. I did see a 'sanitised' version somewhere; there is a portable version.
HomeOwnersHub website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.