I Switched to Firefox

[psp_crazy1]

Firefox since 2005. Never went back to IE. Only use it when I reformat to go to firefox.com to get firefox.

 

[Trotter]

Never went back to IE. Only use it when I reformat to go to firefox.com to get firefox.

That's why you download all your important stuff first and put them on removable media. THEN you reformat.

If Opera ever gets all the extensions I need to make it work just like my Firefox, I will use it.

 

[InsanityTech]

Firefox here as well. Used IE for a long time until about two years ago. I switched then because of the tabs, that IE didn't have at the time. Now if I have to use IE for half an hour I go mental. Can't stand it anymore.

 

[Kharn]

No to mention the fact you can, customize it to **** an back.

 

[Brinson]

There is a fun game you can play with firefox.

1. Start Firefox.
2. Visit 2-3 pages.
3. Watch your free RAM and CPU disappear!!!



Opera for the win.

The gecko engine is such a resource hog.

I can run opera on my p2 250mhz w/128mb of ram no problem whatsoever. It takes firefox ~30 minutes to boot on that machine.

Opera is like the lightweight browser with the features of the big boys.

 

[Jorsoft]

I switched a couple of years ago after I was sick of getting viruses and haven't looked back. I actually tried Opera first but I didn't like it (can't even remember why). I remember having to use IE 6.0 at work for ever, I was going nuts without the tabbed browsing. I don't even know how I surfed the net without it!

That's an interesting point about FF sucking up your memory. It's current using 110mb of ram right now and I've got maybe 6 tabs open. It's been running for a couple of hours. It gets up around 250mb if I leave it running all day. What's up with it always sucking my ram?