----------------------------------- andrew. Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:16 am Internet Browser ----------------------------------- I was just curious and wanted to know what your current and/or favourite internet browser is? Also, what browser would you like to try? Here is a list of common internet browsers: Internet Explorer Firefox Safari Opera Flock Konqueror (Linux only) Netscape Navigator/Netscape Browser I am currently using Firefox 3 and it is my favourite next to Safari. I have tried all of them, but I can't wait to try Safari on my new MacBook.[/list] [edit by md] Made into a poll. [edit by Tony] Added Chrome. ----------------------------------- Unforgiven Sun Jul 20, 2008 10:20 am RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- I use Firefox primarily, but also have Opera installed, "just because". I have Konqueror, too (I'm on KDE), but I mostly just use that as a file browser when I don't feel like typing. I've toyed with Flock a bit, but it's just a little too much, for me. ----------------------------------- md Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:29 am RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- This was just so asking to be a poll... so now it is! I prefer firefox, however I sometimes use Epiphany when I want to act like two different people at once. ----------------------------------- Clayton Sun Jul 20, 2008 3:20 pm RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- This was just so asking to be a poll... so now it is! ... and you missed an option, so I fixed it! Anyways, Firefox is my browser of choice, it's easy to use and there's extensions for anything you could think of for it. ----------------------------------- andrew. Sun Jul 20, 2008 3:35 pm Re: RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- I use Firefox primarily, but also have Opera installed, "just because". I have Konqueror, too (I'm on KDE), but I mostly just use that as a file browser when I don't feel like typing. I've toyed with Flock a bit, but it's just a little too much, for me. Yeah, I've tried Flock too, but I don't really like it. How is Konqueror? I never bothered to install KDE because I heard it's not as stable as GNOME. I may try it because it's summer and I'm bored. ----------------------------------- Unforgiven Sun Jul 20, 2008 4:31 pm RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- Firstly, KDE is awesome. Just stick with the 3.5.x version for now. KDE 4 looks like it's going to be pretty damn awesome, but it still needs work right now. Secondly - I mainly just use Konq as a file browser, like I said. It works fine as a web browser too from what I've seen, but I rarely do so, so I couldn't give a well informed opinion. ----------------------------------- andrew. Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:00 pm RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- How different is KDE from GNOME, Windows, and Mac OS X? ----------------------------------- apomb Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:21 am RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- Well, if you're any type of computer-literate person, you should really find that out for yourself, because lets face it, KDE 4 is trying (and failing) to be a mixture of AeroGlass and Aqua. (or, to use your wording, "Windows, and Mac OS X") @ Unforgiven, if you like Konq for filebrowsing, I suggest you re-think your opinion that KDE 4 is going to be pretty damn awesome because it ceases to be a file browser in KDE4. ;) ----------------------------------- Unforgiven Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:41 pm RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- The default may be Dolphin (ugh, what a step backwards), but Konq is still there. Defaults were made to be broken. I mean, changed. ----------------------------------- andrew. Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:00 am RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- Yeah, I have an extra HDD lying around so I will install Kubuntu on that. Or I could actually install it on a virtual machine seeing that I was one of the first people to get Ubuntu 8.04 working on VPC 2007. ----------------------------------- agnivohneb Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:59 pm Re: Internet Browser ----------------------------------- Firefox 3 is my main browser and use it 96% of the time. I use Firefox 2 for any plugins not yet supported by FF3 (like Firebug) about 3% of the time. I use Internet Explorer 1% of the time when I need a Microsoft update and when checking my website on multiple browsers (This 1% also includes other browsers like opera, flock...). ----------------------------------- juzten Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:01 am Re: Internet Browser ----------------------------------- dang...the numbers for FF are outrageous, you should add Google's Chrome into it, I havent used it yet, but I am planning on it in a few days. juzten daily free software ----------------------------------- Warchamp7 Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:13 am RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- The only time I ever use internet explorer is at school since thats all they have. ----------------------------------- Mobius Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:31 pm Re: RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- The only time I ever use internet explorer is at school since thats all they have. i only had mozilla and firefox, complete opposite from what you have, since UofT comp labs dont use windows at least 3 years ago :) ----------------------------------- Warchamp7 Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:34 pm Re: RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- The only time I ever use internet explorer is at school since thats all they have. i only had mozilla and firefox, complete opposite from what you have, since UofT comp labs dont use windows at least 3 years ago :) Well I'd expect a University to pick a real browser as opposed to a high school ----------------------------------- md Fri Sep 12, 2008 2:37 pm RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- I'm curious as to what the server logs show browser wise. Maybe dan can get those up? ----------------------------------- Dan Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:28 pm RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- For the /v3/ (forums): http://compsci.ca/~dan/browser.xhtml ----------------------------------- andrew. Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:27 pm RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- Could a mod please add Google Chrome to the list? I see that a lot of people are using it now. ----------------------------------- Tony Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:35 pm RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- All 0.15% apparently. Pretty good for a browser this recent. Added. ----------------------------------- Dan Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:04 am RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- Personally i find using an unportable browser that is still in beta as your main browser a bit silly. ----------------------------------- gitoxa Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:07 am RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- I find using a browser from a company that is trying to take over the internet a bit silly. ----------------------------------- [Gandalf] Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:23 am RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- And I find the internet silly. So, what's the point? Now that I'm making a post might as well point out this little oddity: Ugh, never mind, you've all ruined it by posting... Was going to say that Dan, myself, Zeroth, md, and andrew. all had 17 posts this month... Bah surely now I'm starting to sound mad... Mahebehmumble. Another interesting statistic, this past year we've had a significant decrease in the amount of new accounts made per month, apart from the summer months which have seen an increase. Change of audience I guess? ----------------------------------- md Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:25 am RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- Now call me crazy... but firefox throws an error looking at those stats dan. And given that *everyone* uses firefox I find it hard to believe no one besides me has noticed it :P ----------------------------------- Zren Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:59 am Re: Internet Browser ----------------------------------- Same here, using FF 3.1 XML Parsing Error: Location: http://compsci.ca/~dan/browser.xhtml Line Number 2, Column 358: ------...----^ Had to use Code BBCode since Quote broke the page....wiataminute.... :evil2: ----------------------------------- [Gandalf] Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:44 am RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- FireFox 2.0.0.16 has no problems with that page. ----------------------------------- Brightguy Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:54 am Re: RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- Now call me crazy... but firefox throws an error looking at those stats dan. This is a Firefox bug from 07-11-19, partially fixed 08-04-08. Yes, this is bad. :( ----------------------------------- Zeroth Sat Sep 13, 2008 9:31 am Re: Internet Browser ----------------------------------- just remove the meta tags and everything works fine. I hate autogenerators for this reason. Anyway, here's the stats for my website: Firefox No 2527 57.7 % MS Internet Explorer No 1352 30.9 % Mozilla No 133 3 % Opera No 106 2.4 % Safari No 84 1.9 % Unknown ? 52 1.1 % Netscape No 36 0.8 % NetNewsWire (RSS Reader) No 32 0.7 % K-Meleon No 17 0.3 % Phoenix No 12 0.2 % Others 21 0.4 % No chrome, and for awhile, someone was using a PSP to visit my blog. ----------------------------------- Insectoid Sat Sep 13, 2008 11:34 am RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- I'm running Firefox right now, but when my Macbook comes in I'll be running safari until I decide weather or not I like FF better. ----------------------------------- Dan Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:22 pm Re: RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- Now call me crazy... but firefox throws an error looking at those stats dan. And given that *everyone* uses firefox I find it hard to believe no one besides me has noticed it :P It's acuatly a bug in firefox 3, so only firefox 3 users will notice. We have talked about this befor on irc whith one of the xhtml documents i postsed (witch both this and that one are vaild xhtml). The bug was reported to the firefox peoleop but they don't seem to care, witch is why i still use firefox 2 :p just remove the meta tags and everything works fine. I hate autogenerators for this reason. I refuses to go out of my way to acoumdate buggy browsers :P Now that I'm making a post might as well point out this little oddity: Ugh, never mind, you've all ruined it by posting... Was going to say that Dan, myself, Zeroth, md, and andrew. all had 17 posts this month... Bah surely now I'm starting to sound mad... Mahebehmumble. Another interesting statistic, this past year we've had a significant decrease in the amount of new accounts made per month, apart from the summer months which have seen an increase. Change of audience I guess? You do realises that the month is only 1/2 over so all the acounts per month and posts per month stats are not complte yet for this month and still have 16.5 days to go. If the rates keep going as they are it will probly be about the same as last year or a bit better. ----------------------------------- [Gandalf] Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:04 pm Re: RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- You do realises that the month is only 1/2 over so all the acounts per month and posts per month stats are not complte yet for this month and still have 16.5 days to go. If the rates keep going as they are it will probly be about the same as last year or a bit better. I do realize the month isn't over, but that's irrelevant for what I'm quoting: Number of new users by month 2007 368 122 134 192 237 180 29 37 170 88 99 116 2008 177 93 97 137 165 121 41 38 49 0 0 0 Actually makes it more interesting when coupled with the increase in posts/topics. Fewer new users, but more topics. Hmm. :) *edit* It probably has to do with all the spammer accounts being blocked? ----------------------------------- andrew. Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:12 pm Re: RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- I'm running Firefox right now, but when my Macbook comes in I'll be running safari until I decide weather or not I like FF better.I just bought a MacBook Pro and I think I like Safari better. It's just faster than Firefox. The only noticeable thing is that Firefox has themes and addons. ----------------------------------- Dan Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:14 pm Re: RE:Internet Browser ----------------------------------- *edit* It probably has to do with all the spammer accounts being blocked? That and 2007 was not repserstive of all the other years well 2008 seems to be fallowing the trends of the other years.