Internet Browser

@lampar (7584)
United States
July 25, 2009 8:03pm CST
So you like to go online using explorer for various web sites. What is that in internet explorer make you tick and continue using it for all your online activities? For me , i only use it for Microsoft website to download all the necessary security patches and update for my operating system, that's the only use i find explorer is useful. Usually i used safari browser for all my internet surfing because i like it speedy page loading capability. What about you all??
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19 responses
@fwidman (11514)
• United States
26 Jul 09
I don't use Internet Explorer for anything. I have automatic Windows updates so I don't need IE for that even. I prefer Firefox as it is faster and more efficient than IE, Flock or Safari
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@fwidman (11514)
• United States
26 Jul 09
I came across Flock a while back. My wife uses it since Netscape has decided to stop updating their browser I thought it would be good. She likes it better than Firefox I think
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@payout (3794)
• United States
26 Jul 09
Oh thats.. cool =] haha..
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@payout (3794)
• United States
26 Jul 09
Haha never heard of Flock haha.. =P
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@jenncez (44)
• United States
26 Jul 09
I don't care for IE. I used to use it all the time but it seemed I would get a lot of spyware on my computer when using it. I now use Firefox and LOVE it!
@payout (3794)
• United States
26 Jul 09
Yeah I use to use it a lot too and I never knew there were things out there till one day someone told me about Sarafi but yeah I gave it a try and I hear a lot of people talk about how fast firefox is but yeah... =] A lot of people use it haha..
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
26 Jul 09
Yes, you got that right, Jenn. Whenever i open my explorer and used it for a while, then my p/c start acting up, freeze up for several minutes, and then alright, then happen again. My guess is as good as your, explorer must have some sorts of virus/ spy ware from Microsoft inside it, trying to steal our information behind our back. lol!! You see, after i used explorer, then i start my spyware /malware scanning, it is always full of unknown code it managed to find inside my computer from explorer.
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
27 Jul 09
Hello Friend, For me I don't use actually an Internet explorer for my browsing activities. I use mozilla firefox that is better than explorer. Even explorer upgrade it in explorer 9 or something is higher. They never dominate mozilla, about it's feature's speed...
@lampar (7584)
• United States
27 Jul 09
I will say probably out of ten people, 90 percent of them said firefox is better than IE, doesn't matter it is IE 9 or IE 1. I feel the same way, Pal! lol!!
@lampar (7584)
• United States
28 Jul 09
My friend , i read a report a tech. company done to test the speed of various browser fre months ago, according to them, safari is faster than Firefox if your web page is make up of only certain script code only, like faster than few micro second something like that. In actual situation, it is hard to differentiate because it is in micro second difference,without a measuring software, it is hard to notice. I am fed up of IE , it has too many spyware and malware in it, mess up my p/c all the time. lol!
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
28 Jul 09
Yup! Firefox is better IE whether 9....20. Because there is a problem in the bwoser my friend. If you compare the two browser. Internet explorer open many windows while firefox open only one window and is faster to open than IE.... How about safira is that faster than firefox? didn't try that one, my friend.
@rdadey (484)
• Canada
26 Jul 09
I've used many browsers; Firefox, IE, Netscape, Flock, Opera, Chrome, Safari and a couple more that I tried at some point. I only use IE for updates and Firefox is my main browser followed by Chrome. The main reason I like Firefox is because of all the cool addons. I use two different computers and my wife's once in a while. I put an addon called xmarks on the three computers and all my bookmarks and passwords are saved by it. When I switch computers and there's something new I sync and it loads up the new stuff. So that means all three computers have everything I need and I don't have to remember where I was and passwords to put them on another computer. I can also go on any other computer and do the same. It's also good if your hard drive crashes, you at least know your browser info will be ready to put on another one.
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
26 Jul 09
That is correct,it has so many add on, and continue to have different one week after week , if you are a regular user of Firefox, you will definitely find at least several one you like to add so long you understand what is it about.
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
26 Jul 09
I get to learn something new today from you, rdadey. That is quite cool you can do all that in case the HD crash on you. Thank for sharing here!
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@rdadey (484)
• Canada
26 Jul 09
It's really intended to keep all your bookmarks and passwords the same on however many computers you use. I had a problem on this laptop I'm using right now and ended up having to reinstall Firefox completely, there was no access to it before the reinstall. When I did reinstall, I downloaded the addon and made the sync and in a few minutes I had all my bookmarks and passwords back. It saved me hours of work because I didn't have to bookmark all my sites and I would have had trouble with some that I don't access much. It's double passworded so you're well protected too. Firefox has many great addons and are very easy to install.
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@VisuUnome (208)
• India
26 Jul 09
yes i agree with you i think of course the security also used a lot to me the new version internet explorer eight version has better performance from the previous one i am using both internet explorer and fire fox but i frequently use fire fox than the internet explorer.....
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
26 Jul 09
I believe IE has too many security issues inside it, not only the speed is slower. It seem like they are trying to figure out the patches for their security holes for a long time already, but still is not doing much good . IE can take its own sweet time to improve its browser , i have other browsers to use so far.
• United States
26 Jul 09
I use IE, although I prefer Firefox I haven't downloaded yet to my new harddrive... so I've been using IE and as for spyware and adware I now have programs to help me take care of those problems that arise from using IE. IE and Firefox are the only web browsers I prefer to use and will stick with one or the other.
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
26 Jul 09
Between IE and Firefox, i will go for Firefox. It is much better than IE as far as i am concerned. I will dump IE whenever possible, there are so many Spyware in it code and always mess up mu p/c after using it. lol!!
@chivann (138)
• Cambodia
26 Jul 09
I like opera. It's easy to use, and easy to exit also coz it save the tab we opened instantly. Feel free to visit my free games site: www.game4pal.com
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
26 Jul 09
Alright, i will check that out, but tell me you don't have any malware in your game site or special code that will freeze up my p/c . lol!!
@EliteUser (3964)
• Australia
3 Oct 09
Hey, Well I don't really like Internet Explorer, it actually overall feels slower, the actual application. Firefox and other browsers feel light weight. Also, Internet Explorer can't even render most web pages correctly. Make sure you have a good day, God bless and Happy Lotting!!
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
4 Oct 09
Just dump it in your recycle bin, IE is a piece of crap. To many spy wares codes inside it, my p/c acted weird whenever i opened IE other than just slower. Thank for chipping in. Happy mylotting!
@amitnaik (471)
• India
26 Jul 09
I don't use IE at all.Not even for a single site.I use safari and firefox for different websites(mostly firefox).I like Firefox because it has large amount of plugins,utilities,etc..!Some of its plugins like DownloadHelper,Downthemall are just awesome. Anyway,Nice discussion!!
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
26 Jul 09
Thank for sharing here, amitnaik. I also like both of the browsers you just mentioned.
@brienn (825)
• Philippines
26 Jul 09
Before I use IE for my browsing, but it always become slow and seems to be prone with viruses, and because of that I switched to Mozilla Firefox, it's very fast and I really love using it.
@lampar (7584)
• United States
26 Jul 09
That is true, brienn. I used IE several years ago too when i first started using P/c because IE always come bundle with new p/c , and then many better browsers come along, i have a better choice now, at least don't need to worry much about virus and spyware every time i surf the internet. IE has many security holes, it is not good at all.
@defcon505 (919)
• United States
26 Jul 09
Firefox is my primary browser and I love it.
@lampar (7584)
• United States
26 Jul 09
Alright, you are one of many who like to use Firefox too. Good luck ! Happy mylotting.
• United States
26 Jul 09
Thanks!
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@artfox (2)
• United States
26 Jul 09
I used to be obsessed with IE. I refused to use any other browser no matter what anyone told me, I was so set in my ways. Then one of my friends finally bullied me into trying out Firefox and I haven't used anything else since. The fact that it recovers from crashing is probably what made the switchover easiest for me. IE used to crash all the time and it drove me insane when I had to go dig up all those sites I was visiting and reopen them.
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
26 Jul 09
LOL!! IE doesn't have that function of recover from crash like Firefox. I think IE has many issues in its that need immediate attention and solution before it become the most popular browser from bottom up.
• Lithuania
26 Jul 09
I use AVANT browser. Sometimes is not bad :)
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
26 Jul 09
AVANT, another new one i heard of it first time. So sometimes it is bad? or most of the time?? lol!!
• United States
26 Jul 09
I prefer to use FireFox 3.5.1. I used to use Internet Explorer, but I changed for really no reason but to be different from everyone else in my family.
@lampar (7584)
• United States
27 Jul 09
I dump it because it has many spyware, always freeze up my p/c . lol! thank for your response.
@Ithink (9980)
• United States
26 Jul 09
A long time ago I used something else the IE but I cant remember what it was .. LOL! Anyways when I got my new computer I just left it to IE until a few months ago. I now use Firefox and I really love the tab function and I dont have the problems with it that I had with IE.
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
26 Jul 09
That is correct, everyone used Firefox before like its multiple tabs browsing and others functions, it also has less problems compare to IE in my opinion. I remember long time ago, the first or second browser i used is Netscape but now it is no more available for download, probably that is one you forget about the name. Thank for sharing here. happy mylotting!
• United States
26 Jul 09
I've tried using browsers other than IE and I always have confliction issues so I just gave up! Keeping up with those security patches is the crucial for any browser to work efficiently and safely.
@lampar (7584)
• United States
26 Jul 09
I have no troubles in security issue for all browsers other than IE , it is weird you have conflict issues, is that an error message keep popping out stating that your OS is having a conflict with them, but not with IE?? If that is the case, Microsoft probably had your OS code source altered , lol!!!
@xichen7 (153)
• Philippines
26 Jul 09
I use IE8.0 for my exploer browser. Before I use firefox and maxthon, because the speed is better than IE and they can open many windows in one page, it let me do the things more easy. When IE update to 8.0, IE have the same support, and it producted by MS, it work more better in some areas. Happy mylot.
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
26 Jul 09
Maxthon?? i have never heard of it before. xichen7 ! Is it a browser or something else, lol!! Yes, IE8 is a bit better than the rest of early version of IE , only that it still has too many spyware inside it, give me a big headache after i used it .
• United States
26 Jul 09
I don't really use ie anymore. I will occasionally use it for email, but the majority of the time I use either Firefox or Slimbrowser.
@lampar (7584)
• United States
26 Jul 09
Slimbrowser, first time i ever heard of it, thank for the head up.
• China
26 Jul 09
i use IE when i got my first pc, i think it's ok , acutually , i have no idea of search engine, i wish i can find some good explorer else here, so i am here . after seeing your post , i found a lot of explorer i have ever seem before.
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
26 Jul 09
Hi, bloodtypeO, you mean you found a lot of old version IE or other browsers apart from IE from your search engine, is that right?? Anyway, i am happy you get to read somethings useful here.