http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: Whats your vista web browser except IE7 en Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:55:02 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-25217 Mon, 19 May 2008 14:16:52 +0000 butchiedog 25217@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I'll buck the trend too and say I like IE7 just fine. </p> <p>One just has to know how to use it and most folks won't read anything, so the Fisher Price type browsers are what they need instead and that's okay too. </p> <p>John </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-25203 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:35:44 +0000 Lighthouse 25203@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@Scott. Thankyou kind sir, but I don't use Linux! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-25201 Mon, 19 May 2008 13:30:34 +0000 Scott 25201@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@LH, <a href='http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/05/19/galeon-its-like-firefox-for-spartans/'>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/05/19/galeon-its-like-firefox-for-spartans/</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-25188 Mon, 19 May 2008 12:50:02 +0000 Scott 25188@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p><a href='http://lifehacker.com/391547/firefox-3-on-track-to-be-speediest-browser'>http://lifehacker.com/391547/firefox-3-on-track-to-be-speediest-browser</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-25183 Mon, 19 May 2008 12:31:55 +0000 Lighthouse 25183@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Nobody out there using K-Meleon? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-25112 Mon, 19 May 2008 01:32:37 +0000 Scott 25112@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>whs, you're right, Firefox has a large and passionate community. Mostly because we were underwhelmed by IE.<br /> I like Opera but Safari doesn't do it for me. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-25106 Mon, 19 May 2008 01:10:32 +0000 tan2x 25106@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>firefox can't view some microsoft sites, it gave me a message (you need internet explorer to view this site).<br /> as my notebook battery turns lowbat, my downloads still continues as i boot up and it never ends even if it reached 100%. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-25105 Mon, 19 May 2008 01:07:41 +0000 whs 25105@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I am glad you like Opera. Just a few additional points.<br /> 1. Make sure you set up the "Speed Dial" - it's real neat<br /> 2. There is a 9.5 Beta Version available which works real well and is even faster<br /> 3. The current Version has one little glitch - if you have viewed a topic on e.g. the HTG Forum, it does not automatically turn the topic from blue to black after you have exited it. But if you click the little red refresh arrows in the address bar, it will turn them black. This works better with V 9.5 - but not perfect either.<br /> I myself like the speed and the intuitive user interface - I hate to study things for weeks to make them work.<br /> PS. Expect to be overwhelmed by the Firefox fans - it's a big community. But I did not budge after I had used it for 6 months I found it to be too messy - and slow as you said. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-25104 Mon, 19 May 2008 01:06:40 +0000 Scott 25104@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>tan2x,</p> <p>Just out of curiosity, which sites can you not view in Firefox?</p> <p>The FF Download Statusbar extension offers dozens of tweaks not available in any other browser, one of which is resuming stopped/paused downloads. It even resumes after the browser has been closed. It's one of the more popular extensions.</p> <p>Threads on browsers are always tricky, as each individual has their own needs and preferences. I use four different ones, mostly to break the monotony. You may want to try Firefox 3 when it becomes final next month. Just my .02c </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-25099 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:54:39 +0000 tan2x 25099@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Based on my short experience, Opera gave me the best shot.<br /> Thanks whs.</p> <p>Firefox is somewhat slow and cannot view some websites. the download feature always stuck and sometimes cannot be fully resumed. but, firefox is also nice. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-25023 Sun, 18 May 2008 16:56:25 +0000 Lighthouse 25023@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Firefox I'm glad to say. It does what I like and it knows how to do it. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-25021 Sun, 18 May 2008 16:53:13 +0000 Aleeve 25021@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I like IE7 - sorry to buck the trend! I just like its tidiness and how easy it is to use! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-24930 Sun, 18 May 2008 02:41:37 +0000 whs 24930@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>ScottW, you should give Opera a try - just for fun. It's really neat and fast. I have used Firefox for a while but found it more troublesome than IE - only AOL beat it. And yes, the add-ons give you flexibility and function. But they also make it messy unless you spend a lot of time studying them to make your own sorting. Lack of function sometimes has it's advantages too - at least for a plain soul like me. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-24926 Sun, 18 May 2008 02:28:05 +0000 ScottW 24926@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>My recommendation would be Firefox + NoScript. The original idea behind Firefox was to keep the browser small and light but let folks use add-ons to modify or increase functionality. The great thing about Firefox today is the sheer number of add-ons -- extensions, themes, and plug-ins -- allowing you to customize the browser to your taste. Some people, in my opinion, go a little nuts with the add-ons and create there own big, bloated Firefox. Well, that's their choice.</p> <p>One of the best add-ons around is NoScript which disables scripting for all websites until you whitelist them. This cuts down on spyware, browser hijacks, and worse which is good because browsers are now one of the worst security threats on your system. Also, NoScript kills ads many of which use flash or javascript. Still got ads? Try AdBlocker. Got active server pages (.asp) that don't render right? Add IEtab and use IE's rendering engine but Firefox's interface.</p> <p>I've never used Opera, so I can't comment on it. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-24921 Sun, 18 May 2008 00:35:56 +0000 bamsan 24921@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I use opera. It's small, and complete. Only 5 mb download, and that's include a decent email client. compared with firefox/thunderbird combo which is nearly 20mb download.</p> <p>Also, with opera, you have the option to individually show pictures in a web page. So, you can skip those advertising pics</p> <p>I think opera can render page better than firefox. I encountered some pages with cascading menus (most of them with .aspx extension) that displayed well with ie, but garbled with firefox. opera can render the page better than firefox in most cases. Well, at least this is my personal experience </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-24920 Sun, 18 May 2008 00:29:24 +0000 whs 24920@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Make sure you set up the Opera "Speed Dial" page (usually first page that pops up). That's real neat. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-24919 Sun, 18 May 2008 00:26:16 +0000 tan2x 24919@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I'll try both :-) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-24918 Sun, 18 May 2008 00:23:40 +0000 whs 24918@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Opera is very good - and lightning fast. And they have a good Forum in case you need help.<br /> PS: I find Firefox to be messy </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-24917 Sun, 18 May 2008 00:22:47 +0000 jd2066 24917@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I use Firefox. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/whats-your-vista-web-browser-except-ie7#post-24916 Sun, 18 May 2008 00:19:09 +0000 tan2x 24916@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Wish I could know the most popular web browser here.<br /> I am tired of using IE7, but I can't switch for an alternative. </p>