Allamo Fox
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I use it because I reduce my virus chances, and for the speed.
If you use it, why do you use firefox?
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Should be moved to "Bits and Bytes" section. To answer the question I use it because it supports ABP (adblock plus). I also like the general organization of the browser.
Allamo Fox
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I think it is better than IE, and you know Safari is just a clone of IE. How do I do that?
Allamo Fox
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Bloodshot_Eyes
Well-Known Member
I dunno... I just do... Download helper...
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Lesser Virus Risks and of course the Foxkehs 
Scotty1700
is bored :V
fag!!!!!!
Okay. I'm gonna be an accuracy asshole here because a) I feel like it and b) I can.
1. FF does keep history. However, just like any browser, you can set it not to.
2. Yes, my precious, wrong section.
3. Safari is not a clone if IE. Safari uses Webkit. That's based on KHTML not the Trident engine (Which is based on the classic Netscape engine.) that IE uses. Also, safari passes the Acid3 test that IE (just about any version) fails miserably.
4. I either use Chromium (compiled from source) or Midori (from binaries).
5. No, Willow, FF doesn't scan pages for virii. It does, however, have a more rock-stable codebase. It also doesn't integrate with the operating system like IE does with Windows therefor isolating the browser from the WWW and inherently increasing security.
1. FF does keep history. However, just like any browser, you can set it not to.
2. Yes, my precious, wrong section.
3. Safari is not a clone if IE. Safari uses Webkit. That's based on KHTML not the Trident engine (Which is based on the classic Netscape engine.) that IE uses. Also, safari passes the Acid3 test that IE (just about any version) fails miserably.
4. I either use Chromium (compiled from source) or Midori (from binaries).
5. No, Willow, FF doesn't scan pages for virii. It does, however, have a more rock-stable codebase. It also doesn't integrate with the operating system like IE does with Windows therefor isolating the browser from the WWW and inherently increasing security.
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Fenrir Lupus
Politically incorrect.
Safari 'aint a clone of IE, and it's the second fastest browser (was the fastest, now chrome is... but by so slim a margin, it doesn't really count.)
--oh, and about that... chrome was made with apple's webkit, so...
I only use firefox for sites that don't work well with safari, and those are few and far between.
actually, this is the order I go with
safari
firefox
opera (especially if i'm short on RAM... this is a great lightweight browser)
wii's version of the opera browser (and that's if every computer in the house is being used, or i'm too lazy to type.)
never use-
IE
chrome
anything else
--oh, and about that... chrome was made with apple's webkit, so...
I only use firefox for sites that don't work well with safari, and those are few and far between.
actually, this is the order I go with
safari
firefox
opera (especially if i'm short on RAM... this is a great lightweight browser)
wii's version of the opera browser (and that's if every computer in the house is being used, or i'm too lazy to type.)
never use-
IE
chrome
anything else
Fenrir Lupus
Politically incorrect.
Bah, customization and crap that PC fanatics will drool over. People think of IE as a standard, and in every way, firefox is better than IE. Add in customization and they'll never see a reason to use a faster browser (hey look, I can use skins! whee!!!)
Willow
FAF's #1 Terrorist
Safari crashes every 5 minutes
I used Safari a few times, just to get some kind of use out of it cuz it came with my iTunes, it sucked
Fenrir Lupus
Politically incorrect.
I hate the company that makes chrome
chrome is only undetectably faster than safari
i'd have to go out of my time to download it
and it's made with apple's webkit anyway.
Fenrir Lupus
Politically incorrect.
Ah. Windows version.
I forgot what a sucky experience PC's were... maybe i'll have try using internet explorer again...
TreacleFox
dem murrs
My IE screwed up and died so I got firefox
Willow
FAF's #1 Terrorist
I don't even bother with my IE
ArielMT
'Net Help Desk
Firefox isn't secure, but it's more secure than IE. It's also usually faster and definitely more extensible in a useful and practical way than other browsers.
Well, Apple do seem bent on making (Win)Safari as insecure as IE...
Well, Apple do seem bent on making (Win)Safari as insecure as IE...
CatalinaTamiko
Miss Priss
cuz it scans everything that comes in, alerts me when something tries to get in without my permission, and lets me keep a page open without telling it to keep the page open. IE seems to want to close if i go AFK for more than 30 sec.
Runefox
Kitsune of the PC Master Race
As a Windows user, to use any browser other than IE is to go out of my way to download it, so I personally prefer Chrome. I'm not sure where the hatred for Google comes from, but on the flipside, I personally have a list of grievances against Apple. Furthermore, on the Windows front, Safari is far less of a performer than Chrome. As I understand it, the current efforts in Chrome's development are to bring the Mac version in line performance-wise to the Windows version.
Oh yeah, that reminds me about that exploit where files could be automatically downloaded to the desktop/user folder and, on Windows, executed without the user's consent. It was billed a feature rather than a bug. Fun times.
EDIT:
No, Firefox does not do that.
ArielMT
'Net Help Desk
Crap, that reminds me. What was that feature in Mac Safari where widgets could be installed from the Web, potentially without the user's consent, and couldn't be uninstalled by any user-accessible means? It was shortly after Leopard's release.