Blog Catalog Discussion: Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?

sarahspy on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

sarahspy — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:30:36 -0500

when i switched to firefox i got noticably less virus threats.

sarah
http://sarahspy.blogspot.com

pipedreamer on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

pipedreamer — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:02:55 -0500

Before this discussion, I had no idea that IE was such a risk. It's quite an eye-opener. I really thought that, apart from some functionalities, a browser was a browser!

Well, I'm using Firefox now! I still have to explore the add-ins, but I'll get there.

WilDip on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

WilDip — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:11:02 -0500

Firefox.

DeadRooster on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

DeadRooster — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:08:44 -0500

Way too easy to get a browser hijacked with IE. I use Firefox mostly, but Safari seems to run better (I just don't know all the gadgets yet so, for now, I'm sticking to Firefox).

dotartdude on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

dotartdude — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:04:02 -0500

Microsoft stopped making versions of IE for the Mac.

I was using Safari until videos started making it crash. Then I kept running into sites that said to view with Firefox.

Firefox is what I now use.

fatalhilarity on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

fatalhilarity — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:51:39 -0500

Couldn't agree more with The_Mrs - I have used Firefox for about 3 years now but whilst setting my blog up decided to do some testing on safari - wow, not only faster but so much prettier; it uses Apple's text rendering so all text on sites looks much more atheistically pleasing (it makes more of a difference than you would believe). Also, whilst using Firefox all of my bookmarks were simply dumped into a folder and I would scramble through them to find a particular site, with Safari it almost encourages you to be more organized with bookmarking.

RSS reader is also much better - this I think is being addressed with Firefox 3.

filmasia on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

filmasia — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:44:06 -0500

I have both; but I use IE7 as for now

soarkaios on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

soarkaios — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:29:01 -0500

Firefox. No competition.

jeremylong on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

jeremylong — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:15:27 -0500

Firefox wins 'cos of speed!

pipedreamer on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

pipedreamer — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:59:07 -0500

Okay, I've downloaded Firefox! Seems great, and fast, compared to what I'm used to!
Should I uninstall IE6, or do I just leave it there and use Firefox as the default?

friedclyde on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

friedclyde — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:25:43 -0500

I A G R E E :D

graphicidentity on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

graphicidentity — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:40:59 -0500

O p e r a faster to load than anythingelse ;)

towr on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

towr — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:33:06 -0500

Firefox! faster to load and more user friendly.

voodooKobra on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

voodooKobra — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:11:05 -0500

Firefox.

thegnr on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

thegnr — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:52:11 -0500

Hey Pipedreamer ;

Good to meet you. BC is a great resource I have met some wonderful bloggers on here.

friedclyde on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

friedclyde — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:32:19 -0500

wat opera is lighter and faster than FF

friedclyde on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

friedclyde — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:31:53 -0500

Im a fan of Opera as well atlast someone else on BC

pipedreamer on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

pipedreamer — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:26:20 -0500

Thanks to everyone for this illuminating discussion! I only discovered BlogCatalog this week, but now I don't know what I've been doing without all of you and this site. Actually, I do - I stuffed up! It's great to be here.

pipedreamer on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

pipedreamer — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:21:56 -0500

Seems like Firefox all the way and and Safari following up.

pipedreamer on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

pipedreamer — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:18:49 -0500

Hi thegnr. I read your blog - thanks. Pretty compelling stuff!

Now I also understand why my laptop crashed one day and wouldn't load up again when I switched on. It would try, then switch off again. Had to format and reload. Thankfully, I had partitioned my hard drive, so personal files were still there!

thegnr on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

thegnr — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:22:16 -0500

Hey pipedreamer

Firefox is the way to go! I wrote an article on my blog not to long Why internet explorer is the worst browser
http://thegnrgroup.com/blog/internet-explorer-is-the-worst-browser/

ccRicers on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

ccRicers — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:16:56 -0500

Firefox for me. For a while I was in the Opera camp but when I was using version 8 it would crash unexpectedly so I went back to FF.

silvertooth26 on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

silvertooth26 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:10:52 -0500

Firefox for non-work related sites.
IE for our work sites.

pipedreamer on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

pipedreamer — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:30:41 -0500

That's interesting - I've heard someone else mention the issue about viruses as well.
Any problem accessing Blogspot sites?

jims on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

jims — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:25:22 -0500

I used to use IE7, now I have switched to firefox. I don't have much knowledge about these but I noticed that the number of viruses that were entering my computer has decreased after using firefox.

pipedreamer on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

pipedreamer — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:18:25 -0500

Thanks for that feedback. Seems pretty convincing that IE is not the way to go!

souldrift on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

souldrift — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:11:52 -0500

Firefox for me too, definitely! I tried Opera for a while & liked it a lot, but my laptop is too slow for it & I can't access some websites with it.

natxohm on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

natxohm — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:08:40 -0500

I tried Safari and I like its design but I do not see many differences from Firefox. Anyway, my guess is that both of them are better than IE7. As "Toppy" said, "Anything but IE. Please"

musampa on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

musampa — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:18:57 -0500

FireFox

pipedreamer on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

pipedreamer — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:24:48 -0500

Hi xtremer. I've just been reading the related discussions in the discussion "Firefox not loading Blogspot blog". I use a Blogspot template, so those discussions worry me a bit.

Your comment there about the sidebar and the way it loads is very interesting. Thanks.

pipedreamer on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

pipedreamer — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:11:33 -0500

Hi MiLan. So Mozilla can do anything IE7 can do, but you prefer IE7 ?

xtremer on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

xtremer — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:04:15 -0500

None of the above!! I would certainly choose Opera ....... it's loaded with features including a feed reader, unlike IE or Firefox!

pipedreamer on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

pipedreamer — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:03:51 -0500

Thanks, doffer. It sounds like the way to go.

pipedreamer on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

pipedreamer — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:02:37 -0500

Hi Toppy - that's pretty definite! thanks.

pipedreamer on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

pipedreamer — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:01:37 -0500

Thanks, natxohm. Your follow-up below is actually great testimony to Firefox.

pipedreamer on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

pipedreamer — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:59:02 -0500

That's VERY interesting! My PC seems okay, but perhaps that explains my laptop's reluctance at times. Perhaps I should try Firefox on the PC and Safari on the laptop as a comparison?

pipedreamer on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

pipedreamer — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:54:25 -0500

Thanks, Saxyphone. The little face looks happy about it!

pipedreamer on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

pipedreamer — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:53:39 -0500

Does changing over have any negative repercussions on existing files?

pipedreamer on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

pipedreamer — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:49:27 -0500

Thanks, crkian. Scrolling down the line here, that seems the popular choice.

MiLan on 'Internet Explorer 7 or Firefox ?'

MiLan — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:31:43 -0500

I use Firefox for design purpose only. IE 7 is latest and most common (with 85% users). If something (design or anything) works in IE7 then it has to work on Mozilla.

IE7 is best.