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[Lisa Preston]

This poll lists only the most common browsers.
If you are using a browser not listed, please list it here!

Also, WHY is your browser the one you prefer over others?
If you comment, please leave your OS as well...
AND screen resolution you currently use!

[joblythe]

Hi Lisa

Just the ONE ?

I currently use Firefox (windows XP pro and the latest version Firefox 2.0.0.15 ? because when I booted my machine tonight it automatically installed it - I normally have this PC on continuously - only switching off occasionally to see what updates need doing!). I have not (and will not just now) installed v3.0 (wait till the dust settles) Screen Res 1280 x 1024 (had to look that one up to check!!  )

I actually have a plug in (well lots - but this specific one) to switch rendering engine to IE.  And I also have Opera installed.  I use the two former ones as a test bed for sites, but I haven't thought of using them as the default.

Firefox is my fav!!  Lots of easy to install add-ons - because I like to play around!  I don't remember when or why I changed from IE - but I did (a long time ago) and never really think about using another - until someone says "have you tried . . . . . " and I will probably be there to do just that.  I'll give anything a go 

Interested to hear other views as well - great Poll !!
 

[Virginia Culp]

Since I use both a and a pc on my desk I could actually vote twice for my fav.

But in both cases it's FF (the latest is what I'm using) because of the plugins.

I originally switched to FF years ago and there's no turning back now.

But when I got a I did experiment with safari.  But I found that on some sites there was a compatability problem so I rapidly gave up on it.

Ginny

[zerofill]

In windows I use firefox...In linux I use firefox and epiphany...epiphany is extremely fast.

[Ron Killian]

Firefox for me. Probably mainly to smite MS, but I do like all the extra add-ons/plug-ins and the community around it. These days, I only use IE to double check my pages. 1440x900 on both monitors.

[Mike1MB]

Lisa,

Thanks to Ed Dale, I'm using the Flock Beta 2.  0b2 (Ed probably recommended the non-Beta) at 1440x900, on Vista Business Edition. 
I have it so loaded with addons, its hard to say why I like it so much.   But these are some of the things Flock advertises:    
    *  People Sidebar: Keep your friends with you while you browse
    *  Drag’n’drop: Share photos and videos instantly
    *  My World: Everything you care about in one place
Addons include, but not limited to:
    *  Better Gmail2
    *  Colorful Tabs
    *  DashBlog
    *  Fast Dial   -  This is absolutely my Favorite
    *  FireFTP
    *  FoxMarks BookMarks Synchronizer
    *  FoxyTunes
    *  Image Zoom
    *  KGen        -SEO types, pay attention
    *  ReloadEvery
    *  ScribeFire
    *  Smart Bookmarks Bar
    *  StumbleUpon
    *  Sxipper
    *  Tabs Open Relative
    *  Thirty Day Challenge Toolbar
    *  TwittyTunes

Not a browser or even a browser tool, but everyone should check out Digsby for IM/Email/Social Network functionality.   Featuring a chat multi-client, featuring Google Talk, Jabber, AIM, Yahoo, ICQ, MSN and FaceBook.   Email viewer for Gmail (Multiple Accounts), POP, IMAP, AOL/AIM, Yahoo, and  Hotmail. 
Social Networking viewer/poster for Twitter, MySpace, and FaceBook. 

Here's a Screen Shot of my 17" Laptop
hxxp: mike1mb. googlepages. com/MyDesktop. jpg/MyDesktop-full;init:. jpg

Mike Cunningham
http: twitter.  com/mike1mb

[JHardin]

Hey all, MS 7.0 All the way. I'm surprised to see firefox is numero uno?
Good Pluck

[StoneCS]

Score another one for Flock!(23. 1%) I also found out about this awesome browser from Ed Dale and the 30 day challenge.  It's the same as Firefox under the hood, but it has been tricked out with a ton of cool features for the ever growing social scene of the web. 

It keeps track of you accounts & services in the sidebar.  All the social media and bookmarking sites, as well as your favorite feeds.  There's also a media bar at the top that you can open on sites like flikr and youtube where you can flip through thumbnails and find stuff you're looking for a lot faster. 

It also has a built-in blog editor which you can configure to post to your blog from anywhere or save clips to post later.  There are a few more things I never even use. 

IE kept crashing all the time, so I found Flock at the perfect time, it never crashes on me. 

So long IE. . .  B)>

[amit0611]

I use Mozilla 3. 5 version because of its security fixes an amazing add-ons.  But Google chrome is really fast.

__________
hxxp: seoindya. com

[cathpearse35]

Me too, I still prefer Mozilla Firefox 3.5 because some of the add-ons that I'm using are not compatible with the latest version.

[foamyfern]

Google Chrome isn't on there so I wasn't able to vote.  I used to use Firefox but it got too slow and too cluttered.  I see that the latest version of Firefox is pretty much Firefox in Chrome skin.  LOL