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DAve
23rd November 2005, 15:12
I use the following browser:

(out of sheer curiosity)

Fyndir
23rd November 2005, 15:19
I use Firefox.

Sideshow
23rd November 2005, 15:24
Hold on... I voted for Firefox, because that's what I use the most (and find to be the best), but you also have Mozilla/Seamonkey, and Gecko builds/RC's - I'm using 1.5RC3, so what box should I have ticked?

DAve
23rd November 2005, 15:35
what box should I have ticked?
Dunno. One you use most / like most?

I use firefox 1.5 RC2 (en-gb) at home the most. I use FF 1.0.7 at work though, because I'm not too keen on testing the bleeding edge at work and having to recover stuff when I should be working.

Sideshow
23rd November 2005, 15:52
well, when it was still beta it was a bit glitchy, but the release candidate is pretty stable. I don't think it's crashed yet (though it may have - not sure if my last crashes were before or after I switch from beta). Plus, now Noia and adblock have 1.5 compatible versions.

DAve
23rd November 2005, 18:02
Yep, firefox is a lot more stable at RC level thatn it previously was. The bleeding edge is still a bit unpredictable at times, but the Firefox fanbase is really great for testing and providing tools (like 'nightly tester tools') for making it easier to keep the nice extensions.

Have you got Adblock plus? I'm using the G-list auto-advert blocking list, it's fantastic. I haven't seen an advert in weeks.

Phizz
23rd November 2005, 23:23
I'm using firefox because KDE's Konqueror doesn't seem to like the pre installed java so I'm running Firefox.bin with a symbolic link to Sun Java(?) or something like that. :-D

Strings
23rd November 2005, 23:35
Just use an optimised IE. :)

Bluepixie
2nd December 2005, 10:52
Just use an optimised IE. :)

No.

DAve
2nd December 2005, 11:39
Just use an optimised IE. :)
No.
Seconded.

Phizz
3rd December 2005, 02:26
You can optimise IE to make it even more poo? wow!