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An interesting look at browers — how many have you used?

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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

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VorpalF2F
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Hmmm,
Two browsers I currently use — Pale Moon and Duck Duck Go[1] aren't even on the list.

I don't recommend Pale Moon — it seems overly slow. DuckDuckGo on the other hand is my "default" browser. Any link I click that opens a browser goes there.
I uses Firefox for doing everything except opening random links. I keep Edge and Chrome around for those times when I want to seen what happens when I use a "clean" browser to access a site. I always empty the cache on those two.

[1] The DuckDuckGo link points to the windows download page. I don't know if it is available for other platforms


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SDK1987
Joined: 12.11.2008

I use mostly Chrome and than Microsoft Edge. Basicly the main brands.


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taavi1337
Joined: 29.05.2009

depends on the purpose right, business for business (Chrome), open source for open source (Firefox)...


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Harrier88
Joined: 01.05.2012

I used Internet Explorer until about 2010, simply because it was the standard browser and I didn't care yet about features and performance etc. When I got a new laptop later that year, I switched to Firefox when I was setting it up and never looked back. It has been my go-to browser ever since, so I am a little surprised that its usage is so low in recent years, according to the video.

Aside from preferring open source stuff whenever possible, Firefox seems to be the best for my purposes when it comes to extensions, and I like the customization options.

Another browser I tried once was Brave, but I didn't like it that much. Edge is kept around in case there are still websites and apps that absolutely insist on it for certain functions. I doubt that even still happens, but around ten years ago or so, I remember still coming across some stuff that needed Internet Explorer on rare occasions.


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VorpalF2F
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Originally posted by Harrier88
Another browser I tried once was Brave, but I didn't like it that much.

I use Brave for certain sites.
I'll be using it more if it can use the "One Video Control" extension.
That way, I don't need to use Chrome — which I keep around for testing problematic sites. I always keep its cache empty.

This is what the "One Video Control" looks like

And it does work with Brave — I just checked. There are similar for Firefox, but I had never tried any of them.


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VorpalF2F
Joined: 02.09.2010

Originally posted by Harrier88
I switched to Firefox when I was setting it up and never looked back. It has been my go-to browser ever since, so I am a little surprised that its usage is so low in recent years, according to the video.

It is low percentage compared to the most common ones however it is very heavily used by developers and people that like yourself enjoy all the customization possible.
My favourite extension is "Tree Style Tabs" With it, a single click can open all the PokerStrategy.com forums I do ever day, then review them in order. This isn't available with any other browser (that I know of anyway). Other browsers have similar, but none as good.

Here it is in action:

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