What Internet Browser do you use?

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What Internet Browser do you use while on YWS?

  • Internet Explorer(Slow and clunky, move into the new age, and it makes Web Dev. lives' harder!) 3%
  • Mozilla Firefox(Open source, secure, and it makes Web Dev. lives' easier!) 38%
  • Google Chrome(Slim and yet functional, thus making it fast) 38%
  • Safari(made by Apple!) 17%
  • Opera(Don't know...) 3%
  • Other(Really?, please post what it is, I wanna see it!) No votes

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I searched a little, not too much, and although I seen a couple small topics on this, none where polls or had a lot of posts. So, I'll just post one! Unless there's a poll like this that was conducted in like the past four months(or going on now), leave this one up for the most up-to-date data :smt002.
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The Poll:
So, what internet browser(s) do you use while on YWS? Why? I am currently working on some "stuff" and I need to know, it will save me some time. That stuff is about 50%-75% done. Now I just need to work around some bumps...
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My Preferences:
Me? I use Safari while on YWS(it does work on Windows for those who don't know). I actually have IE, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari on this computer. I like Safari because when I'm typing up a story or review, I can expand the box I'm typing in!

Why I don't use Chrome or IE: Internet Explorer(IE) is the slowest of all browsers, not to mention the least secure.And even though everyone says Google Chrome is the fastest, I don't need it 'cause I gots fast 'nough interweb-a-browsing! :smt004
Mozilla Firefox is the safest, and Safari is just convenient with a sleek look and some nice tools for me.

Feel free to comment!
So please vote, and Thanks!
Last edited by ShadowKnight155 on Mon Feb 07, 2011 5:18 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Safari. :D
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I have used every browser that's out there except for RockMelt. I keep switching, but return to Chrome.
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I use both Chrome and Firefox regularly, for two totally different reasons.

Chrome is my MINDLESS browser: YWS, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, personal email, etc. Because it's faster and works better for me. For some reason, Facebook Chat quit working on Firefox, and I didn't want to deal with IE (because it's the world's #1 browser for downloading other browsers). So I thought I'd give Chrome a try, and I'm so glad I did.

Firefox is my SCHOOL browser: school email and research only. For some reason, I can't download attachments from my school email through Chrome, so I need to use Firefox for that. Also, my school is subscribed to EBSCO, which is a research database. Chrome takes out too many options in the dropdown menu, and doesn't always load EBSCO. Firefox always works. So I do my research there.




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It depends on what operating system I'm using. If I'm on Ubuntu, I use Chrome/Chromium mainly because it simply looks better than Firefox on Ubuntu. Though, I do use Firefox on Ubuntu for FTP (using the FireFTP extension).

If I'm on Windows, I use Firefox 4, which is awesome.




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Firefox, I just love it, great speed, excellent service and a cool logo. All awesome!
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Firefox. Does not mind my massive tab abuse, has nifty add-ons and just plain works.
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I use Internet Explorer, but that's only because I recently wiped my machine. I haven't been bothered to download other browsers. Before I wiped my laptop though, I used chrome. And before that was firefox. Chrome was much faster to use while playing WoW. ^_^
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Firefox primarily. However, when using my school computer, I'm sometimes forced to use IE, especially for YouTube usage. Because of all the security junk, they don't let us update certain things and the system admin does it but it won't update my video player on Firefox.

Any other tome, I use my iPod ( especially at work) and that's Safari...like right now. Though not at work. *snuggles in bed*
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We Opera users are a lonely breed.




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I LOVE Firefox 4, but it's being majorly glitchy for me. It just hangs after a minute. Every time I install.

So, Chrome now. :D
I use Opera from my phone though.
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Safari 99% of the time, as I have a mac and that's the default browser. Sometimes when I'm multitasking on Windows I'll access YWS on Firefox, though. (I have firefox, but I only use it when Safari crashes or I need to download videos)
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