On Sunday 27 November 2005 08:38 am, Bruce Johnson wrote: > On Nov 26, 2005, at 12:47 PM, LN wrote: > > I notice that most of you seem to use more than one browser for > > internet purposes. Can > > you tell me which you use and why? > > Firefox: my main browser, use it out of habit, mostly, since I've > been using Mozilla in one form or another since Version 0.6. > > Safari: Use occasionally, FF has problems printing some pages, I also > use it to test things to make sure they work with Safari. There's > nothing wrong with Safari, I've just never gotten into the habit of > using it. > > Mozilla, Netscape: I support users with these, and the menus are all > slightly different. > > IE: When I absolutely have to I grit my teeth and fire it up. Given > that the Mac version of IE is long, long obsolete, more often than > not, if I need to do something in IE, I use Microsoft Remote Desktop > and use it on one of our server PCs in the office. That said, most of > my interaction with IE is telling people "Don't use it, it's crap." > and scouring spyware out of PC users' systems.
Another browser to look at, particularly if you are running X on a low-end G3, is Opera. Opera got rid of its ad-supported mode and is as free-as-in-beer as IE and Safari but not free-as-in-speech as in Firefox. Opera is also very lightweight compared to the biggies. On my 300MHz G3 iBook "clamshell" machine Opera is my browser of choice for most applications. However, there are websites that I have to fire up Firefox to use. I find on this machine that Safari is bloated and a memory hog by comparison. Of course Firefox has memory leaks too, and shouldn't be left open too long. I run Panther on this machine. So if you have a low-end machine on this list consider Opera. If you have a more high-end machine Firefox should be your browser of choice, but just make sure you don't leave it sitting open too long. Hopefully 1.5 will fix this nasty memory leak problem. Take care, Michelle -- Michelle Klein-Hass Box 2273, Van Nuys, CA 91404-2273 Brought to you by Linux, KDE and KMail...try it, you'll like it! -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
