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Hi all, computer dummy here,
Recently a motice appeared on my computer to update my browser.
There is the choice between Fire Fow, Chrome, Explorer, Safari and Opera but I havent got a clue what does what or which is best.
I have vista installed along with explorer. I dident want to change anything incase things went wrong (they usually do with me) but a friend says that things are much faster with these new browsers.
But which one?
Any help / tips would be appreciated.
John
Thanks Rog, do they have any effect on the colours displayed on screen?
Cheers Glen, I have a HP LP2475w, so I suppose I have what you say.........lol......when I say "dummy" I really mean it.
Like (I suspect) most on the Forum, I use Firefox. Originally to avoid the security problems with earlier versions of IE; now simply because I am accustomed to it and have no problems with it.
To be honest, most of the browsers you mention are probably OK and will leap-frog each other as new versions are released. (Just like Canon and Nikon cameras! ). Pick one and stick with it, updating as new versions are released.
Quote: Cheers Glen, I have a HP LP2475w, so I suppose I have what you say.........lol......when I say "dummy" I really mean it.
Not at all , the HP is a wide-gamut I think. The add-on is, I believe, the best solution for enabling colour-management in Firefox because it gives you the option of treating untagged files as sRGB.
Without that, a lot of pictures will still look OTT in colour like they are prone to do in Safari (although you wouldn't always know this unless you know how the original is meant to look of course).
Been using Micrsoft Internet Explorer in all its variants since it first appeared, Its the one I still use and prefer on all levels, No matter what is the current fashion accesory....
Before you ask, Yes I have tried all the others, Yes some are better than others, Firefox may well be the closest to Internet Explorer ( Version 9 ), But there is little to choose and in recent " IT "tests, Firefox fell behind IE9 on many levels of security issues, The other also ran options are just that.....
Like everything else in life, Use what your most comfortable with, Rather than run with the fashion pack....!!!
Always have at least 2 browsers loaded as you never know when one will start to play up or you hit a badly compiled website that functions poorly under some browsers. I've not used IE for years, after it got left behind by the competition. I know its now caught up but have never gone back. I tend to use Opera Mini on my android phone, FF on my Windows machine and Chrome on my Linux netbook.
There is no right answer to which is best, I would suggest trying IE, FF, Chrome and Opera to see which suits you best.
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