Which Browser Do You Use and Why?

[12stones]

Originally Posted by David_3

I can't tell the difference. But then, I use Safari......

LOL. I can tell you that in FF, it's a huge difference! They say that the next FF is going to be color managed, but the beta version isn't. Though it claims it is.

[OversighT]

Flock... excellent RSS subscription organization, Flickr/YouTube/Facebook integration, ability to blog straight from the browser, media bar, built on the Mozilla engine (same as Firefox)

http://www.flock.com

[CincoJoe]

Originally Posted by Steelsun

Firefox - for the ease of Tab Browsing - and all the plugins and addons for it (especially photog related).

I do use IE for some work applications that require it (certain databases work only on IE)

Ditto

[xseption]

Firefox, because CoolIris is way cool!

~ edd

[dreemes]

I used to use IE but I switched to Firefox several months ago because it seemed like every time I used IE my system started crashing.

[rkayw]

Originally Posted by Steelsun

Firefox - for the ease of Tab Browsing - and all the plugins and addons for it (especially photog related).

I do use IE for some work applications that require it (certain databases work only on IE)

^^^
what this person said

[epoh]

Firefox... thought I'm not 100% happy. I didn't mind IE6, but IE7 irritates me to no end. I love my tabs in FF and my add-ons. I may give Safari another try, but I don't recall liking it much last time I tried it. Used just as many resources as FF but didn't do as much for me.

The one thing I really like about FF is the ability to load the IE engine into the program for a specific set of websites (IETab). That was I can still access my companies SharePoint sites but without looking at that hideous IE7 layout.

[LegacyPhotographic]

I prefer Firefox from the standpoint of reliability and overal security. IE, in any version, is so over-run with spamwares and pop-ups, its disgusting. Since switching to Firefox, I have had hassle free security as far as that problem is concerned. I have some problems sometimes with certain websites not set up to work with firefox efficiently (namely my school's online course management websites)

[JMI]

Firefox. I only use IE on those sites that won't work right under FF because they're written poorly (ie. using Microsoft's development tools).

Customization and skins are nice but, to me, the overwhelming advantage is AdBlock Plus. This add-on keeps my browsing experience virtually ad free. I absolutely cannot stand annoying pop-ups, flash, etc. ads. AdBlock is so good at filtering out that crap I tend to forget it's there.

[Seth]

I use Firefox because I like it better than IE. I've not tried any other browsers except Opera a long time ago.