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Favorite Web Browser (Help with School Project)

AutequiAutequi Member Posts: 403
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Hello, lovely forum people!

My middle-schooler needs to collect data for a statistics poster. He would really appreciate it if you could reply with 1) your favorite web browser and 2) your gender. If there's anyone else willing nearby, we'd like to hear from them too.

In my household, the results are:
Mozilla Firefox, female
Mozilla Firefox, male
Google Chrome, male
meow, male ( cat)

Thanks!

Comments

  • NonnahswriterNonnahswriter Member Posts: 2,520
    I'll bite. I love education! :D

    I've got...

    Mozilla Firefox, female
    Mozilla Firefox, male
    Mozilla Firefox, male
    Google Chrome, female
    Google Chrome, male

    Good luck!
  • AutequiAutequi Member Posts: 403
    Five data points! Awesome! Thanks so much :)
  • jackjackjackjack Member Posts: 3,251
    edited February 2014
    Firefox - male (me)
    Safari - female
    Safari - female
    Chrome - female
    Chrome - male
  • Troodon80Troodon80 Member, Developer Posts: 4,110
    If you would rather just one per person, then;

    Firefox - male.

    I don't want to be that person, but I use multiple browsers depending on the device. Each one is on a different device, so I'll list each one separately. You can exclude if necessary (and my reasoning behind giving you the above on its own). Each 'build' has my favourite for the environment it is in; for example, if Chrome runs better than anything else under Windows XP on old hardware, that's what I'm going to use. If Firefox runs better under Windows 7 with modern hardware, then that's what I'm going to use. My favourite tends to be Firefox, but I owe no allegiance to any particular browser and will use whatever works best for the current situation.

    This is everything I use on a daily, or bi-monthly (applies to the last one) basis:
    • Firefox - male
    • Firefox - male
    • Firefox - male
    • Firefox - male
    • Chrome - male
    • Konqueror - male
    • Safari - male
    In order of the above-mentioned:
    • Desktop #1, Windows 7.
    • Desktop #2, Linux, Debian.
    • Laptop, Windows Vista.
    • Tablet, Android*.
    • Desktop #3, Windows XP.
    • Desktop #4, default browser, Linux, Fedora.
    • Work-only, Mac.
    * For Android, I have been using Firefox for certain sites where I prefer a larger font (like reading this forum), it's a fairly even split between Chrome and Firefox. Unfortunately, some sites don't take kindly to forcing a larger font and end up not displaying very well.
  • AristilliusAristillius Member Posts: 873
    Chrome - male
  • CrevsDaakCrevsDaak Member Posts: 7,155
    edited February 2014
    @Troodon80 if you use Command and + (= on english keyboard but it's the same) with Safari it increases the font (edit) this happens on Mac version, not sure if it's the same on windows (edit) NVM, it's android, duh *facepalm*.
    Safari, male
    (Edit) found more info
    Safari, female
    Safari, male

    Yeah, all my family has OS X :P
  • AutequiAutequi Member Posts: 403
    Thanks very much, everyone! He needs about 100 responses in all, so this has been a very helpful source.

    @Troodon80
    He could probably do a whole poster just on your data :)
  • deltagodeltago Member Posts: 7,811
    Like @Troodon80, I use multiple computers, and multiple browsers depending on the computer I am using.

    Home (PC) Laptop:
    Chrome

    Mac (PC) Laptop:
    Firefox

    Work:
    IE (although if I could use a different one I would)

    I am a male btw.

    My female roommate also uses Chrome on her PC laptop, Firefox on her Mac.
  • Awong124Awong124 Member Posts: 2,642
    Firefox - male

    The main reason I like and exclusively use Firefox is because it has the Red Cats theme. If it didn't have the Red Cats theme I'd probably use Chrome.
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    Opera - male
  • munchy01munchy01 Member Posts: 2
    Mac - Safari; Male
  • ArchaosArchaos Member Posts: 1,421
    Firefox (me)
    Firefox male

    ...Why not make a poll out of this? Isn't it more convenient?
  • HeindrichHeindrich Member, Moderator Posts: 2,959
    Google Chrome - Male.

    And yes, agree with @Archaos

    Though I imagine OP wanted to give people with 'multiple data points' a chance to share them all. Though I wonder if that would skew results in a small-ish sample size. For example I set up the computer for my parents, so they use Google Chrome as well. If I had set up Mozilla Firefox, which I used to use, then they'd likely use that as well.

    It gets worse if somebody replies from an office/school where the organisation uses a specific browser by default.
  • jackjackjackjack Member Posts: 3,251
    For what it's worth, my responses are from me and my four (!) roommates, and each of us set up our own computers, though the girls using Safari just use what came with their Macs. I'm also on a Mac, but I chose to get Foxy.
  • AutequiAutequi Member Posts: 403
    Sorry @deltago - he decided not to use that data!

    @elminster
    Finally, an Opera user! I wondered if we'd get any.

    @archaos
    The multiple answers thing, mostly. Plus I thought polls might be a bit played out ;)

    @heindrich
    Since this is more of a 'learning how to present data' activity, I'm not too worried about data skew (the data is hopelessly biased already anyway, given his available sources), but I'm glad you brought it up. I'll suggest he discuss that aspect on his poster.

    A big thanks to everyone who's taken the time to respond!
  • Troodon80Troodon80 Member, Developer Posts: 4,110
    Regarding Opera, I believe @Lemernis is also an Opera user.
  • FinneousPJFinneousPJ Member Posts: 6,455
    Chrome, male
    Opera mobile, male
    Firefox @ university, male
    Chrome, female
    Chrome mobile, female
  • LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
    edited February 2014
    Troodon80 said:

    Regarding Opera, I believe @Lemernis is also an Opera user.

    Yep, I (male) like Opera best (for my PC) and it's my wife's favorite as well (for her laptop), although we both use Firefox from time to time as well. We also use iPhones, an iPad, and a Kindle Fire.
  • KalesraKalesra Member Posts: 234
    My boyfriend and I (I'm female) both use Opera.
  • ChildofBhaal599ChildofBhaal599 Member Posts: 1,781
    2 chrome males. i know my brother uses chrome like me
  • FredjoFredjo Member Posts: 477
    Google Chrome - male
    Google Chrome - male
    Google Chrome - male
    Google Chrome - female

    Google is strong in our household :)
  • LoubLoub Member Posts: 471
    edited February 2014
    Male Opera user here.
    Brother uses Opera too.
    As does my mother.
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