Comments on: The Battle of the Web Browsers - IE, Firefox and Opera - Which is Best http://onethingiknow.net/2006/08/12/the-battle-of-the-web-browsers-ie-firefox-and-opera-which-is-best/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:28:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Will http://onethingiknow.net/2006/08/12/the-battle-of-the-web-browsers-ie-firefox-and-opera-which-is-best/#comment-42 Will Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:25:26 +0000 http://s37651.gridserver.com/?p=170#comment-42 Yes, you probably have everything that you need in Firefox as far as looks and particular functions. This may be especially true if you don't want to download your email or rss subscriptions as I do (these two features alone are invaluable to me since I am not always in wireless range). However, Opera will still be the faster browser when it comes to downloading web pages while also being much less of a ram hog than Firefox. Of course, one of the things I enjoy doing is fooling around with software, and I love the ability to almost infinitely tweak the appearance of Opera. I have two very distinctive looks now that I use, one of which uses a modified "ribbon" (seen in Office 2007) approach to browsing and developed by Rijk and described on his blog Tweak (http://my.opera.com/Rijk/blog/show.dml/134372). Even though I have a widescreen, I love having as much of the scrren available for viewing and not taken up menus, etc, and this particular setup uses a small strip out the top, wich changes depending upon what I am doind, and a small panel on the side (about a half inch) to help me move quickly between tasks. My goal is not so much about converting Firefox users who are happy, as it is to expose IE users (those poor things) to another and better way to surf the web. Yes, you probably have everything that you need in Firefox as far as looks and particular functions. This may be especially true if you don’t want to download your email or rss subscriptions as I do (these two features alone are invaluable to me since I am not always in wireless range). However, Opera will still be the faster browser when it comes to downloading web pages while also being much less of a ram hog than Firefox.

Of course, one of the things I enjoy doing is fooling around with software, and I love the ability to almost infinitely tweak the appearance of Opera. I have two very distinctive looks now that I use, one of which uses a modified “ribbon” (seen in Office 2007) approach to browsing and developed by Rijk and described on his blog Tweak (http://my.opera.com/Rijk/blog/show.dml/134372). Even though I have a widescreen, I love having as much of the scrren available for viewing and not taken up menus, etc, and this particular setup uses a small strip out the top, wich changes depending upon what I am doind, and a small panel on the side (about a half inch) to help me move quickly between tasks.

My goal is not so much about converting Firefox users who are happy, as it is to expose IE users (those poor things) to another and better way to surf the web.

]]> By: Jim http://onethingiknow.net/2006/08/12/the-battle-of-the-web-browsers-ie-firefox-and-opera-which-is-best/#comment-43 Jim Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:45:14 +0000 http://s37651.gridserver.com/?p=170#comment-43 Eh. I can do all those things with Firefox. I've never liked Opera's clunky look, though perhaps you can customize it out the wazoo... sort of like you can do with Firefox. So I already have what I need. Why switch and have to relearn how to do everything? Eh. I can do all those things with Firefox. I’ve never liked Opera’s clunky look, though perhaps you can customize it out the wazoo… sort of like you can do with Firefox.

So I already have what I need. Why switch and have to relearn how to do everything?

]]> By: Tweak http://onethingiknow.net/2006/08/12/the-battle-of-the-web-browsers-ie-firefox-and-opera-which-is-best/#comment-44 Tweak Sun, 27 Aug 2006 12:01:00 +0000 http://s37651.gridserver.com/?p=170#comment-44 <strong>Opera's fans</strong> It is a perennial issue: why is Opera's marketshare not growing, when we have a product that attracts a large group of devoted users? I'll leave it to our sales and marketing department to look at this professionally, but one ... Opera’s fans

It is a perennial issue: why is Opera’s marketshare not growing, when we have a product that attracts a large group of devoted users? I’ll leave it to our sales and marketing department to look at this professionally, but one …

]]> By: Jen http://onethingiknow.net/2006/08/12/the-battle-of-the-web-browsers-ie-firefox-and-opera-which-is-best/#comment-41 Jen Mon, 14 Aug 2006 03:00:16 +0000 http://s37651.gridserver.com/?p=170#comment-41 It really is cool and faster than IE. It doesn't work well with my work website, so I still have to use IE for that. Though I have to admit, it's made me lazy since I don't have to remember passwords and can't access new sites requiring a password elsewhere. Try it, Jim!!!!!! Jen It really is cool and faster than IE. It doesn’t work well with my work website, so I still have to use IE for that. Though I have to admit, it’s made me lazy since I don’t have to remember passwords and can’t access new sites requiring a password elsewhere.

Try it, Jim!!!!!!

Jen

]]> By: Jim http://onethingiknow.net/2006/08/12/the-battle-of-the-web-browsers-ie-firefox-and-opera-which-is-best/#comment-40 Jim Sat, 12 Aug 2006 20:56:50 +0000 http://s37651.gridserver.com/?p=170#comment-40 Ooh! Ooh! I've got to go download me some Opera! not. Ooh! Ooh! I’ve got to go download me some Opera!

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