Which browser is better???
Which do you think is the best (looking for opinions on those who have actually tried multiple browsers)???
Why am I asking??? Because there's something that bothers me about the three browsers (besides Internet Exploder) that I've tried.
Firefox has an annoying, useless "Downloads complete" pop-up that can't be turned off. It also sometimes cuts downloads partway through so you can't use the resulting file.
SRWare Iron (a Chromium - which Google Chrome is based on - derivative) looked attractive at first, but some page elements don't work properly and there aren't many settings. For example, middle-clicking on something other than a plain link will either have the same effect as left-clicking, or in some cases will follow the link in both the same tab and a new tab.
And, yes, I'm trying Opera, and have already hit a major obstacle: They don't provide old versions on their site. I found older versions of the Opera browser itself here, but I'm SOL for ad blocking. I've tried Firefox 3.6, 3.6.12 (the latest version when I first used Firefox), and 3.6.28 (the last 3.6 version). I'm trying out Opera 11.64 and also have 10.63 ready to try out later. I've only tried one version of Iron (20.0.1150.1, the latest when I downloaded it). I don't know if there's an older Iron version that displays pages correctly or an older Firefox version without the useless pop-up, but waiting ages for downloads with such slow Internet isn't fun. But I already have a feeling that it's not really a question of the best browser, so much as it is a question of the least bad browser.
The other problem I found with Opera (which they admit to themselves) is that AdBlock Plus for Opera can't hide placeholders or apply filters individually to each page the way the Firefox and Chrome versions can.
In case you're wondering, I posted this from Firefox 3.6.28.
Why am I asking??? Because there's something that bothers me about the three browsers (besides Internet Exploder) that I've tried.
Firefox has an annoying, useless "Downloads complete" pop-up that can't be turned off. It also sometimes cuts downloads partway through so you can't use the resulting file.
SRWare Iron (a Chromium - which Google Chrome is based on - derivative) looked attractive at first, but some page elements don't work properly and there aren't many settings. For example, middle-clicking on something other than a plain link will either have the same effect as left-clicking, or in some cases will follow the link in both the same tab and a new tab.
And, yes, I'm trying Opera, and have already hit a major obstacle: They don't provide old versions on their site. I found older versions of the Opera browser itself here, but I'm SOL for ad blocking. I've tried Firefox 3.6, 3.6.12 (the latest version when I first used Firefox), and 3.6.28 (the last 3.6 version). I'm trying out Opera 11.64 and also have 10.63 ready to try out later. I've only tried one version of Iron (20.0.1150.1, the latest when I downloaded it). I don't know if there's an older Iron version that displays pages correctly or an older Firefox version without the useless pop-up, but waiting ages for downloads with such slow Internet isn't fun. But I already have a feeling that it's not really a question of the best browser, so much as it is a question of the least bad browser.
The other problem I found with Opera (which they admit to themselves) is that AdBlock Plus for Opera can't hide placeholders or apply filters individually to each page the way the Firefox and Chrome versions can.
In case you're wondering, I posted this from Firefox 3.6.28.
); lack of proper adblocking
) that uses 100% CPU usage for an unreasonable amount of time.
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