nzlegend 1 Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 I was fed up with the inferior and prone to hacking "Internet Explorer" a quality piece of work from microsoft. So I tried Mozilla, it was OK but I then tried Opera which I am hooked on, its so much better once you get used to it. It blocks popups with the need to install extra software. So what are you browsing with? Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Ummm...my browser it not mentioned there. Safari is my current browser. Has it problems with displaying Japanese fonts every now and then, but otherwise it is great! Have not seen a pop up in over a year! Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted September 10, 2003 Author Share Posted September 10, 2003 Safari? sorry I have never heard of that one! Link to post Share on other sites
Siem Reeves 0 Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 There was something wrong with my IE a while ago and it crashed every time another window poped up, so I started using netscape. Somehow IE fixed itsself so I use it again. Netscape is a bit greedy with my resounces often using over 20megs when it has a java appalate going. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted September 10, 2003 Author Share Posted September 10, 2003 ha huh! I just did a seach on Safari and I see that its Apples software, looks pretty good from the website Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 IE, never seen any need to change..... Link to post Share on other sites
mikazooki 0 Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 netscape (based on the mozilla platform), like opera, has popup blockers and tabbed browsing. i couldn't surf without the tabs, often having and working with upwards of 7 webpages at one time. i use netscape rather than mozilla simply because it supports the mail application which is very convenient. it is big on the memory, but streamlined versions are available from sillydog . and for some reasons not to use MS check out why microsoft is bad Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 I have not used Safari as I do not have the correct OSX version, so I use IE and it is by far the best I have tried on a Mac. NN is slow and chunky and nearly all other browsers do not support internet banking. So far IE is fast and does it all. As for PC - I also use IE, but it is the default at work and at home I never browse on my PC. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 IE sucks I use safari now but for some things like banking on UFJ and reading the counter on our homepage it wont work. also just got netscape and that seems good. Link to post Share on other sites
badmigraine 0 Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Kamoshika, how is Opera doing on Japanese character display? Normally they release non-Asian versions first, then the localized versions for various languages appear. Also, will an Opera browser with Japanese language support run on a non-Japanese OS such as US Windows XP? I suppose I could go to the Opera site to find this out but if you know the answer you can save me a trip. Ta! Link to post Share on other sites
justaddwater 0 Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 IE I've never had any problems with it. Link to post Share on other sites
KentaTakahashi 0 Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 I have never used anther except the Microsoft one. What do you think it bad about it? Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 I'm currently using IE as well but i have been considering a change for a month or so now because IE kept quitting on me for now apparent reason. Gets bloody annoying after its done it a couple of times in a session. s_f_g has just dowloaded Safari so i might give that a bash. I've also heard good thins about Opera so i might give that a go as well. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 IE here too - almost everyone seems to use it. Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Me too. Never used anything else. (Not that I went out and CHOSE ever, you understand) Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted September 12, 2003 Author Share Posted September 12, 2003 As I thought, most people sticking with the junk ole Bill Gates bundled with his shoddy Windows platform IE does the job, but there are better options out there. Kenta, The thing that is bad about it is, IE is the Browser that has the most loopholes in it, the one that hackers love to attack, have you noticed that every 5 mins windows update is putting out a security patch? IE is a safety liability. Also IE does nothing to stop pop ups, you need to aquire extra software to do that. Its cookie control is not very flexible or as tailorable as others. Its more difficult to clear your "history" (temp files, cookies, history of pages etc) than others. As Mikazooki said others have internal tabs for multiple browsing windows, rather than on the taskbar (Windows98 anyway) Other browsers are faster. Opera has a password magic wand, which remembers the different user name and passwords of all your sites and with one click no typing, you log in. There are basically more features and better thought out features on Opera (like a rewind to the start of the first page in addition to going back just one page), thats why I am sticking with it. Badmig I can read Japanese text just fine with opera, no probs. HAvent tried typing any text yet, havent tried to see if the IME will work......could be my next project Link to post Share on other sites
IIIII 2 Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 The vast majority don't seem to be complaining about it either....calm down there kamo! Link to post Share on other sites
mikazooki 0 Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 this is the c-nets editors review page on browsers...those using IE look like u could be doing better...and mozilla is now up to the 1.5 beta build, which seems to be satisfying most punters. i think u'll find it much faster that IE. those poll results are disturbing... difficult to compete with a built in browser Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted September 12, 2003 Author Share Posted September 12, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by IIIII: The vast majority don't seem to be complaining about it either. Yep I know ignorance is bliss.... IE does the job, but people should know there are better products out there that deliver a more enjoyable "surfing" experience. "Common sense is the best distributed commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it." René Descartes 1596 - 1650 . Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Well after kamo's nice little talk about Opera it's time i bit the bullet and now I'm off to download it. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted September 12, 2003 Author Share Posted September 12, 2003 Actually the thing I love about Opera is when restart it it remembers all the web pages you had open last time and goes straight back to them all, the only thing you do is refresh. Really handy! I leave a Snow japan window open (and my other favourite go to webpages) all the time and dont need to log on! they always there. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 Well I am now using Opera. So far it seems pretty good. Until just now when i pushed the delete button it would take me to the previous page. But it has now stopped doing it. Bloody odd. I originally was typing this message to make a complaint about that "feature", but it's sorted itself out now so it's all good! Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 Hmm, interesting. I had never heard of this opera thing before. Must give it a go. Link to post Share on other sites
r45 4 Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 I used that once and it froze up my machine, reverted back to IE. Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 downloaded safari last night and i love it! the bookmarks bar is super useful. i cant believe i waited so long to get it. Link to post Share on other sites
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