Which web browser do you use?

ILoveMyMacbook · Jan 28, 2008

Firefox!

Firefox.
At first I used it because it's what I had with my old win xp laptop, and I'm too used to it.

Then I started reading about how many people love safari - and it does seem like a good browser. But when I tried to use it for a bit yesterday it was slower than firefox for me.

Which seems really weird because almost everyone says it's the other way round, but FF does load pages much faster for me.

Also, I love my FF add ons, especially ad block and the search bar with all the search engines I use often (google, wikipedia, youtube and others).

I've had opera for a while in my old laptop, but I didn't use it very often, didn't like it that much (this was some 3 years ago or so).
When I installed Firefox I instantly fell in love with it.

Oh, something else I love in FF that safari doesn't (seem to) have is the ability to tap twice on the tab bar and to get a new tab. - That's extremely useful.

I'm just very puzzled about my Safari being so slow.

ILoveMyMacbook · Jan 28, 2008

Firefox!

Firefox.
At first I used it because it's what I had with my old win xp laptop, and I'm too used to it.

Then I started reading about how many people love safari - and it does seem like a good browser. But when I tried to use it for a bit yesterday it was slower than firefox for me.

Which seems really weird because almost everyone says it's the other way round, but FF does load pages much faster for me.

Also, I love my FF add ons, especially ad block and the search bar with all the search engines I use often (google, wikipedia, youtube and others).

I've had opera for a while in my old laptop, but I didn't use it very often, didn't like it that much (this was some 3 years ago or so).
When I installed Firefox I instantly fell in love with it.

Oh, something else I love in FF that safari doesn't (seem to) have is the ability to tap twice on the tab bar and to get a new tab. - That's extremely useful.

I'm just very puzzled about my Safari being so slow.

Shadow Jolteon · Jan 29, 2008

When I first got my MacBook, I used Firefox. But when the Safari 3 beta started, I began using that. When I upgraded to Leopard, I stuck with it.

I still occasionally use Firefox for certain things, though. (Mainly testing pages for my website.)

On my Ubuntu machine I use Firefox, and all the Windows machines here have Firefox used the most.

Shadow Jolteon · Jan 29, 2008

When I first got my MacBook, I used Firefox. But when the Safari 3 beta started, I began using that. When I upgraded to Leopard, I stuck with it.

I still occasionally use Firefox for certain things, though. (Mainly testing pages for my website.)

On my Ubuntu machine I use Firefox, and all the Windows machines here have Firefox used the most.

Antonvrg · Jan 31, 2008

Firefox for ever!

i use Firefox and have for a while

Antonvrg · Jan 31, 2008

Firefox for ever!

i use Firefox and have for a while

sugary · Feb 7, 2008

firefox for me all the way... i just can't live without all the add-ons and extras like web developer toolbar and more...

sugary · Feb 7, 2008

firefox for me all the way... i just can't live without all the add-ons and extras like web developer toolbar and more...

mac2maverick · Feb 12, 2008

I use Safari and Firefox occasionally because it has a nice feature to save youtube videos. Firefox crashes more than Safari in my experience.

mac2maverick · Feb 12, 2008

I use Safari and Firefox occasionally because it has a nice feature to save youtube videos. Firefox crashes more than Safari in my experience.

ILoveMyMacbook · Feb 12, 2008

You can download youtube videos with firefox if you install DownloadHelper.

ILoveMyMacbook · Feb 12, 2008

You can download youtube videos with firefox if you install DownloadHelper.

James- · Feb 12, 2008

ILoveMyMacbook said:
Firefox.
At first I used it because it's what I had with my old win xp laptop, and I'm too used to it.
Then I started reading about how many people love safari - and it does seem like a good browser. But when I tried to use it for a bit yesterday it was slower than firefox for me. Which seems really weird because almost everyone says it's the other way round, but FF does load pages much faster for me.

Also, I love my FF add ons, especially ad block and the search bar with all the search engines I use often (google, wikipedia, youtube and others).

I've had opera for a while in my old laptop, but I didn't use it very often, didn't like it that much (this was some 3 years ago or so).
When I installed Firefox I instantly fell in love with it.

Oh, something else I love in FF that safari doesn't (seem to) have is the ability to tap twice on the tab bar and to get a new tab. - That's extremely useful.

I'm just very puzzled about my Safari being so slow.

Might be the cache I dont really no but could be

James- · Feb 12, 2008

ILoveMyMacbook said:
Firefox.
At first I used it because it's what I had with my old win xp laptop, and I'm too used to it.
Then I started reading about how many people love safari - and it does seem like a good browser. But when I tried to use it for a bit yesterday it was slower than firefox for me. Which seems really weird because almost everyone says it's the other way round, but FF does load pages much faster for me.

Also, I love my FF add ons, especially ad block and the search bar with all the search engines I use often (google, wikipedia, youtube and others).

I've had opera for a while in my old laptop, but I didn't use it very often, didn't like it that much (this was some 3 years ago or so).
When I installed Firefox I instantly fell in love with it.

Oh, something else I love in FF that safari doesn't (seem to) have is the ability to tap twice on the tab bar and to get a new tab. - That's extremely useful.

I'm just very puzzled about my Safari being so slow.

Might be the cache I dont really no but could be

ben-scargill · Feb 12, 2008

ILoveMyMacbook said:
You can download youtube videos with firefox if you install DownloadHelper.

How do you install that!!!! I really want to be able to do that lolz... instructions please.

ben-scargill · Feb 12, 2008

ILoveMyMacbook said:
You can download youtube videos with firefox if you install DownloadHelper.

How do you install that!!!! I really want to be able to do that lolz... instructions please.

James- · Feb 12, 2008

ben-scargill said:
How do you install that!!!! I really want to be able to do that lolz... instructions please.

Well If its downloading youtube videos you want download tubeTV

just type that into google and you will be away....

James- · Feb 12, 2008

ben-scargill said:
How do you install that!!!! I really want to be able to do that lolz... instructions please.

Well If its downloading youtube videos you want download tubeTV

just type that into google and you will be away....

ILoveMyMacbook · Feb 12, 2008

ben-scargill said:
How do you install that!!!! I really want to be able to do that lolz... instructions please.

Open firefox, from the top bar (whatever its official name is... can't think of it right now

) click on Tools -> Add-ons. Then at the bottom right click on "Get extensions". Search for DownloadHelper (or just go here, haha), scroll down and install!

HTH!

ILoveMyMacbook · Feb 12, 2008

ben-scargill said:
How do you install that!!!! I really want to be able to do that lolz... instructions please.

Open firefox, from the top bar (whatever its official name is... can't think of it right now

) click on Tools -> Add-ons. Then at the bottom right click on "Get extensions". Search for DownloadHelper (or just go here, haha), scroll down and install!

HTH!