Comic Talk and General Discussion *

Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer?
Pulse at 7:38PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(online)
posts: 92
joined: 10-22-2007
I WAS using internet explorer until now. Now I use Mozilla firefox which works so much faster for my labtop..how about you which do you use? Or do you use a different program?
last edited on July 14, 2011 2:56PM
deleted-byrequest-03 at 8:09PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(offline)
posts: 812
joined: 8-13-2006
I use firefox. My computer can't use the latest internet explorer, so I can only use firefox if I want tabs.

It works better for me.

This year, school's full of BS!!!
last edited on July 14, 2011 12:05PM
Ozoneocean at 8:11PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(online)
posts: 29,041
joined: 1-2-2004
SeaMonky.

Modern theme.
FireFox's cool older bother.
last edited on July 14, 2011 2:30PM
crazyninny at 8:11PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(online)
posts: 1,457
joined: 7-20-2006
Internet Explorer becuase Fire Fox freaked the crap out of me when I tried to use it.
last edited on July 14, 2011 11:49AM
crocty at 8:11PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(offline)
posts: 6,677
joined: 8-16-2007
Firefox.
It's much faster, and if I use Firefox, I can have a Mario plugin, which changes all my window to Mario themed.
:D
I'm not really around much anymore, but here's my Tumblr, Twitter, and Deviantart. Also if you remember me from back when I was around, I'm sorry.
last edited on July 14, 2011 11:50AM
Kumiko_san at 8:12PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(online)
posts: 2
joined: 3-22-2006
I say firefox is easier. My bro says its easier to get viruses on internet explorer.


*cough*
last edited on July 14, 2011 1:24PM
SpANG at 8:15PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(online)
posts: 3,103
joined: 1-1-2006
The latest IE also has tabs.

Personally, I use FF, but I do have some gripes. It seems to use a lot more CPU performance than IE. And that's saying something. FF also doesn't recognize special characters.

So, I switch back and fourth.
“To a rational mind, nothing is inexplicable. Only unexplained.”
last edited on July 14, 2011 3:53PM
Mashed at 8:15PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(offline)
posts: 27
joined: 11-26-2006
Internet Explorer becuase Fire Fox freaked the crap out of me when I tried to use it.

Haha. That's how I felt. But my brother kept probing me to try it, and eventually i did.
Now i love it. Believe me, with time you will learn to love it too!
last edited on July 14, 2011 1:54PM
CoyoteLongshot at 8:32PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(offline)
posts: 162
joined: 10-10-2007
Now that they both have tabbed browsing, I really have no reason to prefer one over the other.

I still use Firefox most times, though. Act of habit.
I'm on the Hairway to Steven, baby!
last edited on July 14, 2011 11:47AM
Ozoneocean at 8:46PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(online)
posts: 29,041
joined: 1-2-2004
Jeez, if tabs were the only issue… Mozilla based browsers always seem more forgiving with most webpages, and they load them better. IE seems to have this stupid thing about getting all the content it can before it deigns to display the page for you. Which is SUCH a bad idea when a page is made up of different elements sourced from all over the place…

I prefer SeaMonkey to Firefox though. It's based on the look and functionality of Mozilla's original flagship project before popular little FF took the limelight. It uses much the same engine as FF, but you have more control…
FF is the version made to appeal to IE users.
last edited on July 14, 2011 2:30PM
usedbooks at 8:54PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(online)
posts: 3,357
joined: 2-24-2007
I've used Firefox for a few years, so that's what I use because I am used to it. Bad IE stuff back in the day forced me to switch over. I don't think it's preference as much as just habit/comfort. The updated version of pretty much any browser has the same features these days, so it's just a matter of what one is used to using.

It can make a difference when you're coding, though. Some browsers display things differently and are more sensitive to html and java errors. If you're actually doing coding, it helps to have a more “sensitive” browser to at least test things on.
last edited on July 14, 2011 4:37PM
CoyoteLongshot at 8:59PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(offline)
posts: 162
joined: 10-10-2007
usedbooks
I've used Firefox for a few years, so that's what I use because I am used to it. Bad IE stuff back in the day forced me to switch over. I don't think it's preference as much as just habit/comfort. The updated version of pretty much any browser has the same features these days, so it's just a matter of what one is used to using.

It can make a difference when you're coding, though. Some browsers display things differently and are more sensitive to html and java errors. If you're actually doing coding, it helps to have a more “sensitive” browser to at least test things on.

Opera, anyone?
I'm on the Hairway to Steven, baby!
last edited on July 14, 2011 11:47AM
hpkomic at 9:02PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(offline)
posts: 1,031
joined: 1-1-2006
CoyoteLongshot
Opera, anyone?
Opera is love.
last edited on July 14, 2011 12:50PM
Ozoneocean at 9:05PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(online)
posts: 29,041
joined: 1-2-2004
Opera was. -_-
First with tabs as far as I know, but it lost it… Not as great as it used to be.
That's a sensitive one.
Safari is the same.
last edited on July 14, 2011 2:30PM
Pulse at 9:08PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(online)
posts: 92
joined: 10-22-2007
the only thing that I don't like about firefox is that it has an oldish look to it while IE looks cool and sleek. Mozilla loads faster though.
last edited on July 14, 2011 2:56PM
Bocaj at 9:23PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(online)
posts: 3,280
joined: 4-3-2007
FF.

I used to use IE, but I was stuck with FF for a summer, and when I came back home IE seemed unnatural and slow. Now FF is my main. I only use IE when DD (or some other site, but usually DD) is loading strange, and I want to see if IE will do it better.
last edited on July 14, 2011 11:31AM
Ozoneocean at 9:32PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(online)
posts: 29,041
joined: 1-2-2004
Pulse
the only thing that I don't like about firefox is that it has an oldish look to it while IE looks cool and sleek. Mozilla loads faster though.
That's because the basic look of FF was made to appeal to IE6 users. But it's got about a bazillion skins to make it look better ;)
last edited on July 14, 2011 2:30PM
Lord Shplane at 9:35PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(offline)
posts: 7,975
joined: 6-3-2007
IE, simply because I don't like to download things. Really, that's all. I just don't feel like downloading FF.
last edited on July 14, 2011 1:44PM
Pulse at 9:40PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(online)
posts: 92
joined: 10-22-2007
yeah I downloaded a new skin for my mozilla firefox looks really cool :)
last edited on July 14, 2011 2:56PM
Skullbie at 9:55PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(online)
posts: 4,805
joined: 12-9-2007
Firefox! :D
Because when you really get into the plug-ins, hax, and downloads it's superior to all others. ^^
Pretty much made for pleasing the person who is using it!
I'd seriously hate my internet right now If it weren't for firefox.
last edited on July 14, 2011 3:44PM
Red Slayer at 10:05PM, Feb. 10, 2008
(online)
posts: 1,872
joined: 3-1-2006
Firefox for main usage.
Opera for versatility, lightweight, session saving(fucking module 7 error ruined all of this.)
last edited on July 14, 2011 3:03PM
Frostflowers at 12:20AM, Feb. 11, 2008
(online)
posts: 689
joined: 10-8-2006
Firefox - I'm a bit of a complete tech-idiot, so my brother set me up with Firefox, but now I love it to bits and don't want to change.
The Continued Misadventures of Bonebird - a poor bird's quest for the ever-elusive and delicious apples.
last edited on July 14, 2011 12:31PM
Custard Trout at 1:03AM, Feb. 11, 2008
(offline)
posts: 4,566
joined: 2-22-2007
IE. People keep telling me to use Firefox and I can't do anything with it, so they tell me to download this plug-in and that plug-in and I just can't be arsed. IE works well enough, I have no reason to change over at all.
Hey buddy, you should be a Russian Cosmonaut, and here's why.
last edited on July 14, 2011 12:00PM
Orange at 1:42AM, Feb. 11, 2008
(online)
posts: 1,313
joined: 7-23-2007
Internet Explorer…I just like it better :3
last edited on July 14, 2011 2:22PM
Steely Gaze at 6:19AM, Feb. 11, 2008
(offline)
posts: 824
joined: 7-7-2007
I've used Firefox since the day I finally ventured out of my shell and got online (which was only a year or two ago). It's more secure, it's faster, and it has near-infinite plug-ins and skins to make it really mine.

I use the Morning Coffee plug-in to open all my webcomics at once, without having to go through the pain in the butt of using bookmarks; I use Cooliris, which is possibly the best freaking plug-in ever, so that I rarely have to click anything if I don't want to open a whole new page; and I use Adblock Plus to improve my browsing experience. Along with the Walnut theme because I'm old-fashioned.

With Firefox, life is good.
A Roll of the Dice now with full-size pages!

John Clyde now with ten times the tacky Hawaiian shirts!
last edited on July 14, 2011 3:57PM
Neilsama at 10:23AM, Feb. 11, 2008
(offline)
posts: 437
joined: 1-2-2006
Firefox. I'm not really into using alternative software to be cool. I'm usually content to use whatever's stock. But when I got my new PC, I got stuck with Vista, and IE on this is pretty buggy. Firefox just works like a champ, plus there “Click to activate” Flash bullshit doesn't exist.
last edited on July 14, 2011 2:10PM
SpANG at 10:41AM, Feb. 11, 2008
(online)
posts: 3,103
joined: 1-1-2006
I must say that when it comes to FF, the constant updates are a really great thing to make you stay current. But one of the most annoying things is the constant updates.

It's all a matter of timing for me. ;)
“To a rational mind, nothing is inexplicable. Only unexplained.”
last edited on July 14, 2011 3:53PM
VegaX at 4:15PM, Feb. 11, 2008
(offline)
posts: 617
joined: 4-28-2006
Firefox.

The adblock, spellcheck and many other features rock my socks off.

last edited on July 14, 2011 4:39PM
Allan at 5:41PM, Feb. 11, 2008
(offline)
posts: 255
joined: 2-15-2007
Firefox.
last edited on July 14, 2011 10:49AM
Ozoneocean at 6:13PM, Feb. 11, 2008
(online)
posts: 29,041
joined: 1-2-2004
Neilsama
plus there “Click to activate” Flash bullshit doesn't exist.
Wassat? I run Flashblock in SeaMonkey and FireFox. So all Flash elements are “click to activate” :)

I LOVE it that way. Flash is like… Well, it's better when you get to CHOOSE what shows up.
last edited on July 14, 2011 2:30PM

Forgot Password
©2011 WOWIO, Inc. All Rights Reserved Mastodon