Comments on: Alternative Browsers: Why Use Only One? http://gigaom.com/collaboration/alternative-browsers-why-use-only-one/ Fri, 25 May 2012 21:56:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Blog.WSG.net » Blog Archive » Make it stop! No more alternative browsers! http://gigaom.com/collaboration/alternative-browsers-why-use-only-one/#comment-73326 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:47:11 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=2667#comment-73326 [...] make it stop, the growth in browsers, that is.  Web Worker Daily felt the need to push some of the fringe browsers in a post today.  Most design and development people will check for usability on Firefox (2.0 or 3.0), IE6 and 7, [...]

]]> By: the one http://gigaom.com/collaboration/alternative-browsers-why-use-only-one/#comment-73325 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:19:28 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=2667#comment-73325 I think I’ll stay with my safari browser…

]]> By: Browsersphere » Blog Archive » Around the Browsersphere #11 http://gigaom.com/collaboration/alternative-browsers-why-use-only-one/#comment-73324 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:00:48 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=2667#comment-73324 [...] Web Worker Daily points to the Off By One Browser, which has “a footprint of about a megabyte.”  I think I may have mentioned it here before because I recognize the website, but it doesn’t hurt to drop its name here again. [...]

]]> By: Lisa M. http://gigaom.com/collaboration/alternative-browsers-why-use-only-one/#comment-73323 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:35:45 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=2667#comment-73323 Like others who have commented, I’ve used some of these other browsers and found that you just can’t beat Firefox for security, ease of use, compatibility, and extensibility.

]]> By: Cathy http://gigaom.com/collaboration/alternative-browsers-why-use-only-one/#comment-73322 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:51:43 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=2667#comment-73322 I’ve rediscovered SeaMonkey (Mozilla product) and I couldn’t be happier. I encountered a few bugs with Firefox 3 so switched over to SM and havn’t gone back. Built-in HTML editor, email, chat all in the browser window. I think I’m in love.

]]> By: Zara http://gigaom.com/collaboration/alternative-browsers-why-use-only-one/#comment-73321 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:33:28 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=2667#comment-73321 The Opera browser is a fantastic browser to try, and most of the add-ons in Firefox have a built-in equivalent in Opera.
(Disclaimer: I work for Opera.)

]]> By: Tips Supremo http://gigaom.com/collaboration/alternative-browsers-why-use-only-one/#comment-73320 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:10:19 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=2667#comment-73320 Firefox has a Portable Edition (on USB drive) as well.

]]> By: Edward http://gigaom.com/collaboration/alternative-browsers-why-use-only-one/#comment-73319 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:37:30 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=2667#comment-73319 As a developer, I love testing new software tools. But the web isn’t as nice a place as it once was. My web browser needs to be secure enough to handle it.

I use Firefox almost exclusively because of the availability of the “Web of Trust” and “NoScript” add-ons that make Firefox much safer.

- Edward
(Programmer and Security Geek)

]]> By: Eric Boehnisch-Volkmann http://gigaom.com/collaboration/alternative-browsers-why-use-only-one/#comment-73318 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:44:10 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=2667#comment-73318 Of course I need to add DEVONagent here which is first a powerful Internet research tool but also a fast and simple web browser.

(Disclaimer: I am the President of DEVONtechnologies)

]]> By: iLibrarian » Six Alternative Browsers http://gigaom.com/collaboration/alternative-browsers-why-use-only-one/#comment-73317 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:43:14 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=2667#comment-73317 [...] Opera and want to test drive an alternative, the latest article from Web Worker Daily presents an annotated list of six that you might [...]

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