What browser are you using and why?

I am using IE 6.0 for all standard browsing purposes. I use netscape for PayPal and online banking because I have it tweaked for security purposes.

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I use IE7 and am very happy with it. If you are still using IE6, I recommend 7, if for no other reason than the security updates is has - not so much for holes that are patched, as I never fell for the Firefox hype that using IE automatically made me vulnerable - But for the much improved BHO (add-ins) manager, the very effective (but not over-zealous) pop-up blocker, and excellent phishing filter.

I was worried that ieSpell would not work and I can't live without that. But it integrates perfectly with IE7 as well.

I have had no problems accessing my on-line banking (Wells Fargo and a local bank), credit card accounts, two credit unions, or my 401K/broker secure accounts.

I have noticed no performance issues at all - except it may even be a little quicker (but I will not rule out wishful thinking or power of suggestion for that - but performance was not degraded).

Tabbed browsing is something I never yearned for, having experienced it years ago in Netscape, before Firefox arose from ashes. However, now that I have gotten used to it, I like it. I still open with just one home page, but I can easily open different groups of home pages (all the forums I help out at, for example). And I love Quick Tabs.

I use firefox and have done for years. I love the way it's so easy to customise with plug ins and themes. I use IE7 just for sites that won't work in FF.

Primary: Firefox (a few versions starting from 2.0.0.3)

Secondary: Opera 9.10.

Troubleshooting/testing: IE 6, 7, Maxthon 1.5.9, NeoPlanet 5.1 Build 1262, Netscape 8.1.2, Avant 11.0 Build 43, SlimBrowser 4.03.

I was once involved in the development of Firefox/Thunderbird so I've built my own versions customized from top to bottom completely. Hence, why I use them. Everything I could ask for was completed in the present release of Fx 2.0.0.3.

I've used IE7 since it came out before that it was firefox.

i use firefox

used to use opera but went off it

I support quite a few PCs with IE7 and I still can't get used to clicking a link and remembering to look up the top for a new tab rather than down the bottom for a new window ...... so I still use IE6 SP2 and am very happy with it

Originally Posted by DJNafey

I still can't get used to clicking a link and remembering to look up the top for a new tab rather than down the bottom for a new window

Hmm, I think that is just a feature of tabbed browsing - which can be disabled (and/or highly customized) in IE7. And with that in mind, since IE7 is inherently safer than all previous versions, I recommend you check it out again, this time, giving it time to get used to it.

I use internet explorer 7 the newest version just because its good