IE users have low IQ - vicious lie?

[aziffel]

Duh,where am I





sent from my PC,not no phone

 

[rettigmandrew]

Hidden Microsoft: Which browser is more secure IE8, Safari 4, Firefox 3.5, Chrome 4, or Opera 10?

Not justifying IE use, I don't use it, but go read it.


"IE8 caught 85% of the live threats.
Apple Safari caught 29% of the live threats.
Mozilla Firefox 3.5 caught 29% of the live threats.
Google Chrome 4 caught 17% of the live threats.
Opera 10 caught less of the 1% of the live threats."

 

[mlinky]

I use IE because non-compatibility is more irritating to me than running anti-virus/anti-spam programs. I have to use a lot of sites that contain information that is critical to me, but are pretty badly designed.

 

[Anarchy in Bedrock]

Firefox + Noscript & Adblock addons = Never get a virus.

please look into it everyone. majority of viruses and malware on your computer comes from scripts ran on websites...noscript blocks all of that

but scripts "are" needed to run most websites properly, noscript lets you "allow" scripts from sites you trust, and will remember, so its a one time thing for sites you visit on a regular. youll be surprised how much unnecessary crap loads from every website.

that said, google chrome is faster than firefox, but google likes to gather all your damn info and don't allow addons for some ......ed reason. so firefox is a must imo.

Thanks for the tip. I've been using Adblock for a while and swear by it but didn't know about Noscript. I'm adding it...now.

 

[fray]

There is an add on for firefox to open webpages with IE in a separate tab within firefox. I have to use it for website that do not support anything but IE.

 

[Twisty]

Dunno 'bout yous guys, but this is the only ways to browse da interwebs

Now that there is funny I don't care who you are.

 

[incantius]

Hidden Microsoft: Which browser is more secure IE8, Safari 4, Firefox 3.5, Chrome 4, or Opera 10?

Not justifying IE use, I don't use it, but go read it.


"IE8 caught 85% of the live threats.
Apple Safari caught 29% of the live threats.
Mozilla Firefox 3.5 caught 29% of the live threats.
Google Chrome 4 caught 17% of the live threats.
Opera 10 caught less of the 1% of the live threats."

not sure on the other browsers...but FF current version is 5 so that is rather outdated (not to mention sponsored by M$ )

 

[WomanOfHeart]

I'm forced to use IE at work and walk other stupid users through how to use it properly with our application. Other than that, I use FF and Chrome exclusively.

 

[dragonladee]

I loathe IE, and I don't even want it on my machine. There are a few sites that require it-I went to renew my FIL's boat registration and it wouldn't even let me proceed to the necessary forms without opening up that old mess.

I was peeved when I got my laptop with Windows 7 that they intentionally made it virtually impossible to remove. Of course everyone has figured out how to get it done since but having to dig so much bloat out of the reg is a pain.

 

[rolygate]

I loathe IE, and I don't even want it on my machine. There are a few sites that require it-I went to renew my FIL's boat registration and it wouldn't even let me proceed to the necessary forms without opening up that old mess.

I was peeved when I got my laptop with Windows 7 that they intentionally made it virtually impossible to remove. Of course everyone has figured out how to get it done since but having to dig so much bloat out of the reg is a pain.

What you can do is block it in your PC's firewall - for example a good one like Online Armor will allow you to easily, selectively block applications from dialing out. You could do that for Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, and ftp.exe (malware can use that to phone home with).

 

[Wolf]

When I had a PC I had FireFox as my default because I got tired of IE crashing on me. Also, added Safari. I gave my PC to my grandson and now use a Mac so use Safari most of the time. At work I'm stuck using IE7. My phone is an iPhone so I'm using Safari there too.

 

[JustaGuy]

What you can do is block it in your PC's firewall - for example a good one like Online Armor will allow you to easily, selectively block applications from dialing out. You could do that for Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, and ftp.exe (malware can use that to phone home with).

I already use AVG, Advanced System Care & Malwarebite's, 'anti' (protected) up the wazoo! Still need Online Armor?

 

[Valsacar]

Firefox, Chrome, Opera, SeaMonkey... and a few others. Being a Linux only user (except when stuck at work, stupid US Government wasting money on... hey, I found a great place for those upcoming budget cuts!) means never even having to remove IE!

 

[carpedebass]

Valsacar, which Distro are you using? I prefer Ubuntu, but really like the speed of an old Turbo distro.

 

[Valsacar]

Valsacar, which Distro are you using? I prefer Ubuntu, but really like the speed of an old Turbo distro.

Ubuntu 10.04 on my main and server, both laptops are on 11.04. Not a fan of Unity for desktops at all, great on netbooks though.

 

[nicadd]

Internet Explorer story was bogus

Is the Internet Explorer lower IQ study a hoax?

Study of Internet Explorer users’ IQ was likely a hoax

 

[jtpjc]

Too bad. I use Chrome, so it sounded very convincing.

 

[Phil D Rock]

Chrome FTW!!! i use to use firefox and loved it BUT chrome is so much faster.

 

[Valsacar]

So, turns out this story was all a big hoax... but let's not let that sway us, we know the truth, IE users have lower IQ. Little things like facts never stopped BT, so why should it stop us from telling everyone how using IE makes you dumber!

 

[Glam]

Dumb old IE user still......IQ test in college=135. (a few years before pcs and the internet)