Internet Explorer 7; NET Framework 3

[Ebonyr]

I would really try chrome. Its simple like IE6, but with tabs. I know that hackers have a really hard time cracking into Chrome, so the security is pretty good.

 

[Merlin's Shadow]

I'll second the vote for Chrome. If I'm not using it, I use Firefox. The only time I use IE is at work because that's all they will allow to be installed and, of course, it's IE6.

 

[Mercule]

I would really try chrome.

See, I think Chrome is just not ready for prime time. It has a lowsy UI and feels unfinished -- which I guess it is, since it piggybacks on IE for some stuff.

 

[Aus_Snow]

Firefox is more for customisers - and since you were pretty okay with IE6 for a long time, I think you don't need the extra functionality - unless you like the IE6 browser interface a lot, because you can customise Firefox to look and behave like the IE6 (sans IE6's horrendous security flaws).

Hrm. I dunno. I install Firefox on all computers that I set up or fix for folks (free of charge, mind you, as these days it's just people I know), unless - in theory - someone's going to take issue with that, of course. And yeah, you can customise it as much *or as little* as you like. Pretty much, for your 'average' users, I only load up Tab Mix Plus [tweaked], AdBlockPlus, CostomizeGoogle (how they want it), Download Statusbar, Fasterfox, a localised or otherwise appropriate dictionary, IE Tab, Video Download Helper and PDF Download. Plus whatever else might appeal to them. Maybe a theme, whatever. Well, that's the usual bunch. Things like NoScript, while fantastically useful and powerful, are simply too much work to use properly for most.

Likewise, Thunderbird. I've found that people like them pretty well, appreciate some aspects, and are glad that they 'just work'. Hardly the stuff of 'Gearheadville', or at least not exclusively.

 

[XCorvis]

...Pretty much, for your 'average' users, I only load up Tab Mix Plus [tweaked], AdBlockPlus, CostomizeGoogle (how they want it), Download Statusbar, Fasterfox, a localised or otherwise appropriate dictionary, IE Tab, Video Download Helper and PDF Download. Plus whatever else might appeal to them. Maybe a theme, whatever. Well, that's the usual bunch. Things like NoScript, while fantastically useful and powerful, are simply too much work to use properly for most...

ONLY? That's 9 add-ons. Don't overestimate the abilities (or interest) of your users. Fasterfox doesn't work on FF3 either, you're not still installing FF2 are you?

 

[Aus_Snow]

ONLY? That's 9 add-ons. Don't overestimate the abilities (or interest) of your users. Fasterfox doesn't work on FF3 either, you're not still installing FF2 are you?

I'm not overestimating anything. Those add-ons have proven to be very useful, if not *absolutely* necessary, of course. And they require practically *no* interaction after setup (by me, tweaked according to their wishes, if any), let alone full comprehension or ( ) maintenance.

And um, I'm using Firefox 3.0.8 with Fasterfox right now. Not sure where you got that idea from. . .

edit --- yes I am - it's under the 'experimental' heading on the official add-ons site. oops. forgot to mention that.

 

[XCorvis]

I'm not overestimating anything. Those add-ons have proven to be very useful, if not *absolutely* necessary, of course. And they require practically *no* interaction after setup (by me, tweaked according to their wishes, if any), let alone full comprehension or ( ) maintenance.

And um, I'm using Firefox 3.0.8 with Fasterfox right now. Not sure where you got that idea from. . .

edit --- yes I am - it's under the 'experimental' heading on the official add-ons site. oops. forgot to mention that.

I guess since I don't use any of those extensions, I don't consider them necessary, just bloat. To each his own, then.

Fasterfox's main site doesn't even mention their dev version. I assumed it became unnecessary with FF3's improved defaults.

 

[WhatGravitas]

I'm not overestimating anything. Those add-ons have proven to be very useful, if not *absolutely* necessary, of course. And they require practically *no* interaction after setup (by me, tweaked according to their wishes, if any), let alone full comprehension or ( ) maintenance.

They're useful - but if I fix PCs for "just-make-it-work" friends, I like Opera, because the extensions sometimes end messed up after an update (of either the extension or firefox).

Most of the time, they don't really see the full use of the extensions anyway and Opera is a bit sleeker and faster and handles tabs and downloads better without any extensions - so I give them that.

But believe me, I love my Firefox here!

Cheers, LT.