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jwinslow;1642250; said:
What does it do far better than the rest for your needs?

IE 8 has really stepped up their game, but they lost me when previous versions failed to support very basic code that I programmed to be cross-browser compatible.
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When I browse the web using MIE (and I use IE 7, not IE 8, because IE 8 is too unstable for my tastes) I can get the websites to actually do what it is they're supposed to do. For example, when I log onto the Ohio Professional Engineers Board site using MIE, I can download a list of PEs registered in Union County, Ohio as the website suggests I can do. Safari I can hit the "submit" key any number of times and I get no results.

You can blame this problem on the webmasters of the sites I visit, but frankly I don't give a shit what the reason is: I don't (nor do most people) program code to be cross-browser compatible; we surf the web. And MIE does a fine job of that. Wish it were still supported for the Mac, because all the Mac browsers suck IMO.

Oh, I also like the simple way MIE allows you to open up a new tab, the simple way it allows you to place graphics onto a message board post, the intuitiveness of the interface overall. Is this because I've been using MIE program so long I've become accustomed to it? Probably. But so what? It works very well for me.
 
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Ah, so this is a Mac-based commentary? That changes things a bit.

Internet Explorer's long history of failing to support CSS is a big pet peeve of mine. CSS has been around for over a decade and is an internet standard for universal styling (change one line of code to affect text color, menu bar width, etc across the site), yet Microsoft has routinely used bandaids to fix problems akin to a missing torso.
 
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jwinslow;1642452; said:
Ah, so this is a Mac-based commentary? That changes things a bit.
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Actually, no. Most of the time I run my Mac on Vista, either via Boot Camp or in a Parallels virtual machine. But when I want to run in native OSX mode, I'm pretty much stuck with Safari, because the alternative browsers are even worse (for me; not suggesting they aren't fine pieces of programming, but I wouldn't know).
 
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MaxBuck said:
I know I'm in the minority here, but I still far prefer Microsoft Internet Explorer to any of its competitors. I've tried Safari, Firefox, Opera, Chrome - MIE still fits my needs better than any of them.
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+1. I've used them all and nothing is as good for me as IE8. Firefox is too slow to load the program and suffers from just as many security updates as IE. At least with IE I will get them automatically and on a predictable schedule. Some sites such as the MSN Portfolio Manager that I visit daily pretty much have to run on IE. And don't get me started on the management capabilities in a corporate setting.
 
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For the record, FF's appeal is slipping with FF3 vs IE8, as they've switched roles a bit.

I still appreciate the progress that browsers like Firefox, Chrome, Opera bring to the table. That's probably an underlying reason why I don't care for IE as much.
 
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jwinslow;1642452; said:
Internet Explorer's long history of failing to support CSS is a big pet peeve of mine. CSS has been around for over a decade and is an internet standard for universal styling (change one line of code to affect text color, menu bar width, etc across the site), yet Microsoft has routinely used bandaids to fix problems akin to a missing torso.
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Not to mention they make up their own CSS syntax...
 
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Chrome for Mac Disappears Like Lane Kiffin from Knoxville

OK, so I leave the computer on while I go out to run some errands. I had done some browsing just before I left, using Chrome. When I left, the little Chrome logo was resting quietly there in the dock at the bottom of the screen.

Upon my return, I look in vain for the little Chrome logo in my dock. Nowhere does it appear!

Next I look in the Applications folder. Nowhere does it appear!

Next I look in the Downloads folder to look for the .dmg file I used to load the program. Nowhere does it appear!

WTF?????
 
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Seriously weird. I find no Google Chrome in Applications. So I download it again. Then, when I try to install it, the installer says there's already a newer version loaded on my computer. I reopen Applications, and sweet mother of Tressel, there it is. I open it, and all my stuff (bookmarks, history, etc.) is there.

The last browsing I did before leaving the house, when I logged onto Buckeye Planet, Chrome had me as a "guest" - it didn't log me in as MaxBuck as it (and every other browser I've used) remembered to do in the past.

I smell a stink bug.
 
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jwinslow;1644742; said:
We can slow things down a bit. What types of things do you like to browse in your free time? :p

So it only disappeared the one time? Did you leave it open over another long downtime?
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So far it has disappeared just the once, in the few days I've had it loaded. Much like Lane Kiffin, who needed just the once. Only he hasn't returned.
 
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