Browser:which one do you use?

[priyanka-m6.net]

Hi everyone,
Just wondering ,what browser you are using currently and why?
At the moment, I use IE and at times Firefox.

[MarkB]

Firefox, with a smidgen of IE when I have to test.

[James]

Firefox.

IE when I have to test. It's the worst browser (Yes, IMHO worse than Amaya)

[Torito]

FireFox, IE for testing and the pagerank info of the Google toolbar

[MarkB]

Torito, there's a PR plugin/extension for Firefox.

[stymiee]

Firefox with over 20 extensions. IE 6, IE 5.5, Opera for testing. I also test on Safari and IE5.2 Mac when I have access to them.

[Mike]

IE6... can't seem to adjust to Firefox.

[MarkB]

stymiee, which extensions do you use?

[Torito]

Thanks MarkB, I've just installed it :) . BTW what more extensions do you use?

[MarkB]

Get the Web Developer one :) And ColorZilla is quite cool, too.

[chromate]

Firefox. Though, I have to admit to being forced to get used to it after IE got some spyware thing I just gave up trying to shift. I wont look back now! Firefox is awsome.

Mike, persevere. It's worth it, without doubt!

[stymiee]

stymiee, which extensions do you use?
When I get home I'll make a list and post it here.

[MarkB]

That'd be cool :)

[moonshield]

Firefox but there still is that stupid crossbrower attacks and I sometimes still get those annoying popups that should not exist. A run of AdAware clears it up though. When testing I try to remeber to test both because each has some little oddities that really can get annoying.

[Blue Cat Buxton]

Ooooh the developer extension is handy....

[stymiee]

Ooooh the developer extension is handy....
The web developer extension was made my elves! It's that good. ;)

[Blue Cat Buxton]

Damn but they are clever elves!

I am a real convert ot Firefox over the last couple of months - I really struggle with IE now.

[r2d2]

Firefox for me too.

I use Tabbrowser extensions, mouse gestures, and 'search status' which provides Google PR and links for checking the pages backlinks in the three SEs.

[stymiee]

Ok, by popular demand (ok, not really), here's my FF extension list:

Add Bookmark Here
Let's you add a bookmark directly from the bookmark toolbar just like Opera
Used Frequently

BBCode
Easily add BBCode to forum posts
Can't live without it!

Bookmarks Synchronizer
FTP your bookmarks to and from a server.
Used Regularly

Fangs Screen Reader Emulator
Emulates what a webpage would look like through a screen reader
Only used when testing websites

ForecastFox
Tells you the weather forecast from weather.com
Used Daily

Foxytunes
Let's you control your media player from your browser window
Used Daily

Gmail Notifier
Lets you now when you have a new gmail message
Used Daily

Google PageRank Status
Tells you the PR of the current page being viewed
Used Daily

HTML Validator (Based on Tidy)
Validates the HTML code of any selected page
Used Semi-Regularly

IEView
View the current page in IE
Used Semi-Regularly

JavaScript Debugger
Helps to debug problematic JavaScript code
Used Infrequently

ReloadEvery
Reload a page every X seconds/minutes
Used Semi-Regularly

SessionSaver
Remembers what pages you had opened when you closed your browser
Can't live without it!

Minimize to Tray
Minimize FF to the system tray
Can't live without it!

Undo Closetab
Undo the last several closed tabs. Includes their history, too.
Can't live without it!

Reporter
Report webpages that fail in Firefox
Used Infrequently

OpenBook
Customization of the Add Bookmark dialog
Used Semi-Frequently

Stop or Reload Button
Combines the Stop and Reload button into one button
Automatically happens

Firefoxview
Let's you view pages in Firefox from IE
Rarely used since I don't use IE ;)

Focus Last Select Tab
When you close a tab it returns to the last focused tab
Automatically happens

Web Developer
Collection of web developer tools
Can't live without it

Spellbound
Spellchecker
Used Regularly

Show failed URL
Forces the URL of pages that load to be viewed in the address bar
Automatically happens

SEOpen
A collection of SEO tools
Used Semi-Regularly

Autocopy
Automatically copies highlighted text to the clipboard
Used Semi-Regularly

Download Them All
Downloads all links on a page in bulk
Used Infrequently

User Agent Switcher
Changes the user agent of your browser
Used Semi-Frequently

[James]

I've been at Firefox since around 0.7
Never looked back.

I like using the WebDeveloper extension and now find it so useful it's always open (I used to just use it for quick disabling and enabling of images, style sheets, javascript, and now realize it can be used quite well for coding layouts).

Oh, and I also use the pagerank. Love that little bugger. A lot better than a big bulky toolbar.

PS thanks for the great list, stymiee. I'm now installing SpellBound and Show failed URL.

[moonshield]

that is quite the list. I only have the little Pagerank bar.

[Torito]

thanks stymiee! great list, I'm gonna try some of them .. I already love the little pagerank thing on the bottom-right corner. I've been using FireFox only for 2 weeks ... and it's amazing, IE looks like a prehistoric tool now

[stymiee]

I love the extension system because it lets you customize your browser to fit your needs. And considering it's my number one app I'd say that is a huge plus.

[Torito]

yeaaaaaah .. you're very right there stymiee, I wouldn't have said it better myself.

[priyanka-m6.net]

Did you hear that news developers have announced, the current Mozilla 1.7 version will be the last despite the wide availability of a 1.8 beta version. Their main focus is on FireFox browser and Thunderbird email client.

[James]

Oh, that's cool. Hopefully this'll mean that people will start moving to Firefox in a bit, meaning it's easier for Mozilla to keep everyone updated, and on browsers that can render the bestest.

[eMEraLdwPn]

i used to use mozilla before firefox (i switched to firefox a bit before it was renamed from firebird). i never understood, why did they have two different browsers anyway?

[moonshield]

mozilla has many more features doesn't it? Mozilla is more of a suite, and Firefox is more of a streamlined web browser.

[James]

Yep, I think that's the reason.

[ogito]

You can start a poll with the most known browsers...

I user mozilla and IE