Which Browser to use? (please help)

I’m under Window 2000 since quite a while now, I don’t have the time, the money nor the will to switch to another operating system, as long as I can browse the Internet, send or receive E-Mail, work on some of my software, I’m fine.

Now, since about a year, my Internet Explorer has been hijacked (no longer work), so I went to Netscape 9.0, it work fine, great, no problem.

But since the support of Netscape will end March 1st 2008 (AOL’s decision), Netscape suggest to switch over either “Flock” or “Firefox”.

I don’t know, either of those Web Browser, which one do you suggest me?

Thanks in advance.

P.S.: I’m not a blogger, so I don’t care if any of these browser have an edge in that area.

I use Firefox, and I love it. I use Firefox addons like "NoScript" for increased security. I think Firefox is the best out there for us PC users. This is MHO.

Originally posted by PopeyeFAFL
I’m under Window 2000 since quite a while now, I don’t have the time, the money nor the will to switch to another operating system, as long as I can browse the Internet, send or receive E-Mail, work on some of my software, I’m fine.

Fire Fox

Well if you had the time switch....switch to linux its free. They support firefox.
in fact you can get ubuntu on cd mailed to you which you can run on your machine with out install, or you can just double click the install. Linux has gotten
very user friendly over the years.

If its windows only software that your want to run they might work in WINE and or might have an equivalent on linux ie: Micro$oft office = open office
photoshop = gimp ans so on and so on.

I'm always seeing firefox hyped up wherever i go....Don't get me wrong, firefox is a GREAT browser, one of the top browsers, but when it comes down to it i prefer opera

lots of neat features and stuff i can take advantage of

RD, I will give Opea a try, I am downloading it atm. Thanks for the heads up.

Firefox is good but Opera is best.

I don't know which browser will work best on your computer, but Opera has many small things that make it my favourite browser:

• Notes
  
• Possibility of reopen all the pages from the last session, recovering their history
  
• Possibility of creating a search menu item directly from the textbox where we write the text to be searched
  
• E-mail
  
• Torrent client
  
• Zoom of the pages
  
• Mouse gestures
  
• Possibility of adding a spell-checker.
  

Opera. Most features of Firefox but more secure. Very secure actually. Torrent client in Opera is junk though, other clients are three times as fast.

Oh, and it's the only browser I've tried that can pass the acid 2 test.

[edit on 24/2/2008 by C0bzz]

I tried Opera and I really dislike it. I will not be one of the opera crowd, Firefox is still better IMHO.

I just did the switch from Netscape (like several users tonight is the last day) to Firofox, so far so good.

I manage to export then import my bookmarks, ouf!

Anyway thanks for your help.

Id have to agree with firefox and or

Opera as someone had mentioned before

Opera is the best & fastest. It loads websites faster than firefox and Internet Explorer.

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My God, go with Firefox 3. it's the best out there, in my opinion. Try it out, if you don't like it, then dump it.

Opera isn't bad but its kind of overrated in terms of security. Firefox with NoScript, Ad-Block Plus, and the Filter updater and you will never look back.

seeing as how firefox and opera are both manufactured by the same company i dont see where it matters, either way you're set, just dont use IE *shudders*

I've only experienced IE and FF, but I'm another one for FF, and v3 loads sites just fine for me.

On a side note ...... I run Win2K as well, wouldn't bump it up for nothing !!

@ Xilvius ......... Are you following me?

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Are you sure about that?

Opera is made by a private company, Opera Software ASA, a Norwegian company.

It has nothing to do with Firefox.

And I also use IE, without any problems.

i can assure you, the source code to opera looks almost identicle of that from firefox.


and misfit i was gonna ask you the same thing haha

[edit on 14-8-2008 by Xilvius]

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How did you get access to Opera's source code, isn't Opera a "close-source" (meaning not open-source) application?

I would recommend you opera.It is the best browser has features like mouse gestures and a cool interface which is very easy to use

I like Firefox 3 but I find myself using avant browser for general surfing. Maxthon is also a good browser.

www.avantbrowser.com...

www.maxthon.com...