What web browser do you use?

I use Safari (Mac). I used to use Firefox, but I got tired of it. Back when I had a PC it worked better. The rest of my family loves Firefox. I have yet to convert them to the religion of Apple hehe.

MikeEnRegalia wrote: ^ the best browser ever, particularly if you also use the plugins Noscript and Adblock Plus. Strongly recommended plugins, not only because adverts can be a real nuisance, but also because they can pose a real security risk. Besides, some pages load *much* faster without the ads.

I certainly understand the temptation to use these add-ons, as I did for quite some time.  However, there are some compelling reasons not to use them, especially in the case of Adblock.  The unpleasant fact of the internet is that it's not free, but advertisements (as obnoxious as they generally are) assuage the financial burden of site hosts.  By blocking the ads, one is, in fact, shifting costs to another party altogether.  (Note that I'm hardly a cheerleader for capitalism, but this is the reality we presently and unfortunately face.) 

Javascript does pose a potential threat to users, mainly because the user is allowing an external program to run on her machine.  However, disabling javascript may cripple the functioning of legitimate websites (financial institutions, etc.).  Of course, NoScript allows the user to "white list" safe sites in a fairly straightforward way.  Still it is likely that only advanced users would detect that a disabled script is causing a particular rendering problem.  In any case, the use of a little common sense while online is arguably the best way to maintain security.  (I haven't used NoScript for about six months, and yet I haven't had one malware infection on my machine, which runs XP Pro.)

Wow, a lot of people use firefox .

HughesJB4 wrote: stonebeard wrote: MikeEnRegalia wrote: I hope all you Firefox users have installed Firefox 3 by now ... and all the others: Try out the new Firefox, it's much faster! Yeah but lotsa old add-ons are no longer compatible. Adblock and Noscript still work with Firefox 3, which I reckon are the 2 most important and desired add ons.

There's an allmusic search thing in the tool bar that I really want, but tis outdated.

I received an update warning for Adblock today, so I installed that, just waiting on the next Noscript update now.

stonebeard wrote: MikeEnRegalia wrote: I hope all you Firefox users have installed Firefox 3 by now ... and all the others: Try out the new Firefox, it's much faster! Yeah but lotsa old add-ons are no longer compatible.

Adblock and Noscript still work with Firefox 3, which I reckon are the 2 most important and desired add ons.

I used to use MS Internet Explorer. But when I started in PA it resulted better Mozilla Firefox.

Firefox 3 is amazing. It's a great improvement.

MikeEnRegalia wrote: I hope all you Firefox users have installed Firefox 3 by now ... and all the others: Try out the new Firefox, it's much faster!

Oooh thanks for the heads up.

Chameleon wrote: I use Internet Explorer.   I see no reason to switch to Firefox.

Passionist linked to a good reason.

I use Opera.