Seeking suggestions for an alternate browser.

[Richard Schollar]

I tend to use Firefox due to its ease of use and the incredibly useful add-ons/extensions you can get for it (NoScript anyone?). I do like the look of Opera and use it intermittently, but FF is my number one.

 

[Thorin]

I too use Firefox and love it, I recently found the following link which can speed up your Firefox browsing, and for me it instantly worked.

http://www.madwahm.com/webmaster-stuff/8-easy-firefox-tweaks-for-super-fast-web-browsing/

 

[Oorang]

Put me down for Firefox. It can do sooo much more than IE thanks to a very robust developer community. You have a lot finer control thanks to about:config (And Firebug) and when it says it deletes things, it actually does. Well unless you have a misbehaving plug in (Move media player can you hear me??)

Course it doesn't lend itself to VBA like IE does.

 

[shades]

On the Mac (OS X 10.5.2), I use Safari and Firefox. Both excellent browsers.

 

[Cbrine]

I've been using a browser called Slimbrowser for about 6 years. It's got tabbed browsing, that works better then IE, a built in pop up blocker, customizable search bar, etc... and it's had them far longer then the big guys. It uses the explorer back bone, so I've never had any real compatibility issues either.

Cal

 

[Expiry]

I don't understand why it makes much of a difference.

I use bog standard IE. Surely, all you need in a browser is a place to type www.mrexcel.com.

What does FF give you that IE doesn't? Am I missing out on something cool?

 

[Zack Barresse]

Enhanced security, a higher performing pop-up blocker, better tabbed browsing customization(s), add-ons, themes, developer tools, the list goes on. Those are my personal favorites. Before IE7 came out, IE6 was a joke. Firefox was released and IE took the tabbed browsing idea and implimented into IE7, and I'm sure IE8 will have it as well. I think it's more a matter of preference than anything. I switched during IE5, so my problems went down to almost nothing.