Browsers

[Hancock the Superb]

I love IE 8. It looks sleek, does have internet safety, and along with the ride is the tabs!

[norb]

estabu2 wrote:

Not to bring a thread back from the dead, but in my MaximumPC mag I got this month they recommended opera if you didn't like using Firefox or IE. I have been using IE 8 and it has some really slow loading times.

I remembered that norb said he used opera too, so I downloaded it and BAMMMM, what a difference. Fast load times and browsing the internet is a pretty good experience. I will have to learn some of the different features but it is much faster than IE.

I've been using Opera for a few years now and I am very happy. I love the magic wand that remembers users names and passwords for you. It's a great feature. One thing that you have to remember is that opera does not use a java plugin. So you must download and install the JRE yourself, otherwise a lot of pages won't work.

[ironsight]

I've got a love-hate thing with IE8 especially since its crashed on me a few times. One thing i found that speeds up IE downloads a little, just a little, is to disable the anti-phishing feature which i believe is the default.

[Jim]

I've been using FireFox for a couple of years. It's noticeably faster than IE any#. It is so much better that over 1/2 of the people where I work have it installed in direct violation of the 'rules' from the IT shop.

[estabu2]

norb wrote:

estabu2 wrote:

Not to bring a thread back from the dead, but in my MaximumPC mag I got this month they recommended opera if you didn't like using Firefox or IE. I have been using IE 8 and it has some really slow loading times.

I remembered that norb said he used opera too, so I downloaded it and BAMMMM, what a difference. Fast load times and browsing the internet is a pretty good experience. I will have to learn some of the different features but it is much faster than IE.

I've been using Opera for a few years now and I am very happy. I love the magic wand that remembers users names and passwords for you. It's a great feature. One thing that you have to remember is that opera does not use a java plugin. So you must download and install the JRE yourself, otherwise a lot of pages won't work.

I already have java on my PC, I have noticed already there are a few pages that don't work like they use to, I will have to find how to get them working.

[Hancock the Superb]

I seem to be a minority.

[ironsight]

Jim Wrote:I've been using FireFox for a couple of years. ...It's noticeably faster than IE any#. It is so much better...

Jim, that certainly hasn't been my experience! :S
I did a side by side comparison and FireFox will soon be deleted from my PC!:ohmy:

[norb]

Yes, I've also found that some pages won't work in Opera. Some of my bank's pages won't load, then I go to IE for them. I've got about a 99% success rate though.

[ironsight]

Norb,
couldn't resist another jab!:dry:
I found this one website's fourm pages (ugh,umm) don't work properly with IE8 using a dialup!

[Chamberlain]

ironsight wrote:

I've got a love-hate thing with IE8 especially since its crashed on me a few times. One thing i found that speeds up IE downloads a little, just a little, is to disable the anti-phishing feature which i believe is the default.

Hey ironsight, if you disable anti-phishing, are you opening yourself up to identity theft & e-mail scams too ?

Or, are you just disabling, downloading your files & then turning the phishing back on ?

Chamberlain