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What Browser Do You Prefer? (27 posts)

Topic tags: browser, chrome, firefox, internet explorer, web browser

Don Purdum said
1 year, 4 months ago:
Each browser has strengths and flaws. Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome are pretty much in the lead in terms of users.
I use all three depending on the purpose. I really like Chrome, except I don’t have the drop down history bar. That to me is the one thing I wish it had. But, maybe I’m not using it properly? Thoughts?
What browser do you prefer and why?
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Terry Doherty said
1 year, 4 months ago:
My de facto browser is Firefox. Love the easy of use, accessibility of adding/tweaking/unplugging add-ons, and that its open source. I find it easier to do a lot of my HTML work for the website with Firefox, too.
That said, I also use Chrome as a backup. It has a clean, clutter-free interface, but finding add-ons/extensions and managing them can be a pain.
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Cal Evans said
1 year, 4 months ago:
For development, FireFox is still my favorite and it’s set as my default for when links are clicked, etc. However, for most of my browsing, I have turned to Chrome. I like the fact that each tab is a process in windows and it’s generally been more stable.
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Don Purdum said
1 year, 4 months ago:
@readingtub @calevans
How do you guys feel about all of the updates to Firefox? Have you noticed with certain updates the browser slows down?
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Cal Evans said
1 year, 4 months ago:
@donpurdum,
Actually 8 sped FF up on my Windows 7 box a lot. pre 8 I was having a LOT of problems with it, esp. first thing in the morning. It would literally take 2-4 minutes for FF to become responsive after I clicked on it. 8 cleared that up.
now that they have adopted Google’s auto-update policy, I don’t even notice anymore when they update. What version I am running only becomes an issue when I hit a problem and have to complain.
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Laura Christianson, Blogging Bistro said
1 year, 4 months ago:
Firefox. It does a much better job rendering websites accurately than does IE. I can’t speak for browsers other than those two since I don’t use them.
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sandiegowebdesign said
1 year, 4 months ago:
I use FireFox to develop in. Chrome for searches, Google accounts & gmail. Safari & IE I use just to test and preview websites during development.
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Dexter Eugenio said
1 year, 4 months ago:
firefox as my daily (the sync function is epic for 2 laptops, 3 pcs, an iphone and 2 ipads!
IE for server based remote access and compatibility stuff
Chrome for seeing “why things arent working on Firefox”

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Jakub Mysona said
1 year, 4 months ago:
Same here FF to build my sites, IE only for testing and NOTHING else I wanted to switch to Chrome at some point but I ended up coming back to FF to use fire bug.BTW have you guys see that article?http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2012/01/03/the-us-prepares-to-say-goodbye-to-ie6-as-usage-drops-below-1/
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Terry Doherty said
1 year, 4 months ago:
@donpurdum – With the initial transitions to FF8 I found some slowdowns and, as @DexterEugenio says I’d go to Chrome to see if it was the browser or me
Now, though, I see no difference in speed among the 3 computers I move between. I thought it was interesting the other day, though, when I was in Wordpress and I got a notice that my FF was “out of date.” (it was auto updating!)
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Terry Doherty said
1 year, 4 months ago:
Oh! I should add that I’ve made IE converts out of my mom (who is internet shy) and a couple of clients … Mom is exclusively FF, and my client now ditched IE for Chrome and FF.
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Dexter Eugenio said
1 year, 4 months ago:
IE bites and is more prone to malware, drive-by downloads and other stuff. it is the most compatible however (given all websites).
FF has great plugins, is hugely flexible, is now on a rapid release schedule but is an absolute resource hog on about the machines ive seen
GC is SUPER fast and i still feel its a little strange with no top bar. i dont like it linking to my google account for sinking and like FF is pretty flexible with some great plugins. i think its the least compatible of the 3 browser.
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Christy Kiltz said
1 year, 4 months ago:
Firefox for development (great plugins), Safari & Chrome for other accounts I don’t want to have to log into/out of all the time & IE only when I must see what a website looks like in it.
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Robin Carlisle said
1 year, 4 months ago:
@fsdegrees
thanks for the link. interesting. i’ll stick to my ff, lol.
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Robin Carlisle said
1 year, 4 months ago:
I’ll stick with FF, that is, unless I can get Safari to run side-by-side open tabs or windows on Safari. Saw a reference to that but couldn’t make the link work. Know how to do that?
@fsdegrees
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Douglas Millington said
1 year, 4 months ago:
I use IE8 most of the time. I have so many bookmarks saved and I’m so accustomed to the interface I find it quicker to get around. With that said I use FF when doing link building and SEO work because of the awesome add-ons that make FF rock. I’ve recently installed Chrome but have not used it a lot. One of the private blog networks I subscribe to has recently stated that their posting system works best in Chrome.
Moving forward I will be using more FF and Chrome and plan to achieve a 50% IE8, 30% FF and 20% Chrome.
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Fernando Cortes said
1 year, 4 months ago:
Firefox is the winner for me!
I have used safari and chrome, but in my opinion neither gave what FF does.

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Don Purdum said
1 year, 4 months ago:
@readingtub @calevans @laurachristianson @sandiegowebdesign @dextereugenio @fsdegrees @designbykiltz @atlantarobin @douglasmillington @fernandocortes
Thanks for posting everyone! Your comments are all pretty much in line with my experiences as well. I use FF and dabble in Chrome, and I avoid IE like the plague.
IE is just to loose and vulnerable to many issues. I love Chrome except for the lack of a drop down history, which I am used to having and like.
FF is awesome but you have to be careful of all the plugins in my opinion. They can slow down the load time when you open it and even cause certain sites to load slowly in my experience.
For you FF users, have you experienced issues with plugins no longer being usable due to FF updates? I get messages with almost each update that the plugin is no longer up-to-date and it turns them off.
Thanks again everyone! Don
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Kristy C. Cartier said
1 year, 4 months ago:
@donpurdum I switched over to Chrome last year because of Klout of all things. I was unable to connect my LinkedIn account through IE. I’ve never looked back. While no browser is perfect, I do like Chrome (and Firefox). Added bonus is that I have access to my Google+ account as well (if I ever used it!).
At work I do have to use IE when I’m in the CMS as some of the functions do not work with other browsers.
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Charlotte Wood said
1 year, 4 months ago:
I use Firefox exclusively. Chrome is intriguing, but I haven’t made time to test it.
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Christy Kiltz said
1 year, 4 months ago:
@donpurdum, I trimmed my plugins back extensively awhile ago to what I actually use (not what I think is nice), and haven’t had that many issues. Also, I’m on a Mac, and our version updates come out a little behind the Win. versions which might give the plugins a chance to catch up.
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Don Purdum said
1 year, 4 months ago:
@designbykiltz
Great point Christy. I was obviously forced into cutting back since they don’t work with each new update. But I’m actually okay with that.
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Sean Cook, CEO Salyris Studios said
1 year, 4 months ago:
@readingtub as said already, I use FF for web development/design and SEO work. I did notice a lot of crashing on FF 8 like everyone else, so I installed Chrome and like its speed along with quit a few extensions. However, I too see issues with installing too many extensions, so I am not picky about which ones I install and read through the reviews.

Good thread @donpurdum
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Rich Brooks said
1 year, 4 months ago:
I often have two or three browsers open simultaneously. FF is my go to, Safari is what I use for my flyte Google accounts, and Chrome is for trying out new things.
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Warren Veach said
1 year, 3 months ago:
Firefox.
Over time, I seemed to have more and more problems pop up when I was still using IE, but those seem to have all but disappeared after switching to FF.
My wife is very resistant to changing her’s from IE, but every time she gets stuck and asks for my help, I suggest she could solve that by switching.
What’s a guy to do???
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Susan McCarron said
1 year, 3 months ago:
I used to use IE, but now I use Chrome for a majority of things because it loads faster on my computer. I’ve got FireFox for a back-up. Just like @warrenveach, I seemed to have more and more problems with IE before I switched.
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Ray Hiltz said
1 year, 3 months ago:
I’m a big Chrome fan. Especially now with Google+ integration, I have little reason to switch browsers. Although, I do move over to FireFox when I have to access my “other” YouTube account since doing so in Chrome reverts everything to my other Google account.
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