The Definitive "BEST BROWSER" thread


What is the Best Browser  

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  1. 1. What is the Best Browser

    • Mozilla/Firefox
      427
    • Opera
      86
    • Internet Explorer
      111
    • IE Alternative (MyIE2, etc)
      85
    • Netscape
      1
    • Safari
      13
    • Konqueror
      1
    • Lynx
      2
    • K-Meleon
      3
    • Other
      7


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Oh no, we can't afford to spare 30MB of memory these days... Why, our computers will simply grind to a halt under that amount of strain... ;)

Really, IE uses as much if not more memory when its run. Microsoft has taken steps however, to hide the real memory usage from its users.

well for me opera is simply the best, extremely light, tabs, never had a problem with it so i cant think of any problems to name.... just try what you think is good and use what you like thats all, but i know opera gives some very good competition to all the rest mentioned

IE has the best rendering engine by far (and the most widely used and accepted.. meaning more compatibility overall), and coupled with MyIE2, its unbeatable.. and yes, ive tried them all.. Firebird, Mozilla, Opera, and all IE frontends (Avant, Crazy, Green, NetCaptor, plus many other i cant remember).. and i always keep coming back to MyIE2.. everyone should try it, just for the sake of it.. i doubt you'll want Firebird back after you taste MyIE2.. just MHO.. :D

IE has the best rendering engine by far (and the most widely used and accepted.. meaning more compatibility overall), and coupled with MyIE2, its unbeatable.. and yes, ive tried them all.. Firebird, Mozilla, Opera, and all IE frontends (Avant, Crazy, Green, NetCaptor, plus many other i cant remember).. and i always keep coming back to MyIE2.. everyone should try it, just for the sake of it.. i doubt you'll want Firebird back after you taste MyIE2.. just MHO.. :D

tried MyIE and its nothing impressive, just a weak attemp to immitate mozilla tabs behavior, IMHO

,Jun 29 2003, 21:01] tried MyIE and its nothing impressive, just a weak attemp to immitate mozilla tabs behavior, IMHO

Why weak?

I'm hooked on the mouse gestures.

Theres a button which lets me enable/disable images, java, scripts, activeX, etc

Theres a button which lets me magnify the browser to the absolute full screen, autohiding the toolbar up top.

Theres another button which will slowly scroll the page for me or set autoscroll speeds

Theres a button which lets me undo operations such as reopen last closed tabs

Theres a button which autohides the toolbar up top

Theres a button which lets me choose from the various groups.

ctrl +/- lets me zoom in and out of a web page.

These are just a few of the abilities I've found so far.

Why weak?

I'm hooked on the mouse gestures.

Theres a button which lets me enable/disable images, java, scripts, activeX, etc

Theres a button which lets me magnify the browser to the absolute full screen, autohiding the toolbar up top.

Theres another button which will slowly scroll the page for me or set autoscroll speeds

Theres a button which lets me undo operations such as reopen last closed tabs

Theres a button which autohides the toolbar up top

Theres a button which lets me choose from the various groups.

ctrl +/- lets me zoom in and out of a web page.

These are just a few of the abilities I've found so far.

ditto. (Y)

dont forget:

  • Groups (open several sites at once)
  • the great and extensive Plugins and Skins support
  • Cleaning System (cache, adresses, cookies, etc..)
  • very powerful Pop-Up stopper (no modern browser is good without it)
  • Links list feature (display all links on a page)
  • show statistics in the status bar (IP, memory, network speed..)
  • easy and configurable one-touch proxy setup
  • configurable URL aliases (for example, i have mine setup so when i type 'n' in the adress bar, Neowin.net pops up.. pretty convenient)
  • configurable Quick Searching (type ANYTHING in the adress bar and its automatically Googled.. (Y) also, you could configure any other search engine on it, like for me typing 'nb search' would search newzbin.com for my searchstring.. incredible timesaver, this)
  • awesome drag-dropping capabilities.. select any text on a page and drag-drop it on the same page, and a new tab will open up with Google searching that word.. same thing goes for URLs.. select a URL and drag-drop it and it will automatically be visited in a new tab.. amazing, really

you call this 'weak'? it beats Firebird as far as features goes single-handedly, and thats including all of Firebird's plugins.. that said, Firebird is a good browser, but i dont think it can compare to MyIE2, IMO.. :)

,Jun 30 2003, 00:06] so? all those features are in firebird too, plus you can add more features via plugins

umm no theyre not.. like i said, ive thoroughly tested Firebird and checked out practically every plugin there is, and the functionality, compared to MyIE2, is sub-par, at best..

again, most of these features are NOT in Firebird..

umm no theyre not.. like i said, ive thoroughly tested Firebird and checked out practically every plugin there is, and the functionality, compared to MyIE2, is sub-par, at best..

again, most of these features are NOT in Firebird..

well, you must be blind and biased because I use or used to use every feature that have you listed :rolleyes:

Care to tell me what feature is not in Firebird?

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