Best Browser and Why?
So, since we're having a big discussion on if and why surfing the web on a Mac is slower, and since a lot of that debate revolves around browsers and their merits, how about a discussion on specifically which is the "best" browser to use and why?
Personally, I haven't quite decided. I too have noticed that surfing on a Mac is often slower than a less capable Windows machine. I've been using Safari primarily but also have available IE and Firefox.
For me, Safari is the best of the three, but I'm still looking for more.
Personally, I haven't quite decided. I too have noticed that surfing on a Mac is often slower than a less capable Windows machine. I've been using Safari primarily but also have available IE and Firefox.
For me, Safari is the best of the three, but I'm still looking for more.
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In terms of overall look and feel, Safari wins. That's because the UI is made by the same guys that made the OS, so it has an advantage there.
In terms of extensions, plugins, and other capabilities, Firefox wins again. And I think it will win for a long time to come, especially when its 1.1 and 1.5 versions come that promise more optimization for Mac OS X.
That's like asking which automobile is 'best'.
Perhaps a discussion of the merits of each would be more productive.
Originally posted by jessearl
So, since we're having a big discussion on if and why surfing the web on a Mac is slower, and since a lot of that debate revolves around browsers and their merits, how about a discussion on specifically which is the "best" browser to use and why?
Personally, I haven't quite decided. I too have noticed that surfing on a Mac is often slower than a less capable Windows machine. I've been using Safari primarily but also have available IE and Firefox.
For me, Safari is the best of the three, but I'm still looking for more.
dfiler is correct. There is no "best," there are only personal preferences. If Safari works for you, then use it. If not, download and test each of your options. Most are free. If you need someone to tell you which browser is best for you, then perhaps browsers are not your problem.
Fastest:
1: Camino/Firefox
2: Safari
3 : Omniweb
Nicest Gui
Omniweb/Safari
Camino
Firefox
Most Productive
1: Omniweb (by a margin!)
2: Safari
3: Camino/Firefox (yes, I'm aware of Extensions!)
So, even though Omniweb is slower, it's my overall favourite browser because it has so many nice features I've become used to.
Originally posted by Placebo
Safari is the most feature-rich and with the absolute best polish and look-and-feel, but is often bogged down for no apprent reason. Firefox is insanely fast and has good formatting, but has a really PC-like look and feel to its interface.
Safari feature-rich?
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Originally posted by macanoid?
I made two movies showing the power of Omniweb in combination with Quicksilver. This combination allows for amazingly fast searches! A feature I use all the time.
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Oh, a Big Lebowski fan.
"Nobody fuck_s with The Jesus"
Have you seen Miller's Crossing? THAT is a good movie.
p.s. do you remember the scene in the coffe shop with The Dude and Walter? "What about the toe?!!?!?" - "Forget about the fuck_ing toe!!!"
(sorry about the thread hijacking guys!)
Originally posted by macanoid?
Cool - I'm a Coen Brothers fan too. Watch their movies all the time as well.
(sorry about the thread hijacking guys!)
Barton Fink
The big Lebowski
Fargo
Intolerable Cruelty
O brother...
Miller's Crossing
Mozilla to open any sites Safari has problems with. I've yet to find a site that Mozilla cannot navigate. I'll switch to Firefox since it uses the same code as Mozilla (correct?) after reading this thread.
Omniweb is interesting, but I find it's interface overly complicated for my taste and since it uses the same code as Safari, what's the point? It's thumbnailed tabbed browsing is just silly, I normally have too many tabs open to use it, and discerning between pages graphically is too hard (try choosing between different AI forums!).