Are there any internet browsers that allow you to have a homepage other than Internet Explorer?

[CindahThee Great(:]

I am trying to make Yahoo as my homepage so I can check for mail but, I am currently trying Safari but it has to let the Apple site as your homepage and I don't like to use Internet Explorer because of so many people in the world use it and so it is likely targeted for viruses.

[kyle]

Ok, your browser doesn't make a lot of difference as far as viruses are concerned, however i don't blame you for not wanting to use IE because it's awful. Try Firefox or Google Chrome, both allow you to change your homepage.

[Patrick]

Open Safari go to preferences, under Safari tab while in Safari, not system preferences click on general type in the link you want your home page you want

[max b]

I have never used Safari before but this tutorial might help.
http://browsers.about.com/od/safar1/ss/s...mepage.htm

But onto your question...
I can personally say that Firefox is an excellent web browser.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html
I also have heard good things about Google Chrome and Opera.
http://www.google.com/chrome
http://www.opera.com/

[David K]

In safari, click Edit>Preferences from toolbar. change the option on opening new windows from 'top sites' to home page. Then, in a box on same menu, select your preferred home page. Kewl!

However, you should know that most malware now comes in via the browser and not email. There was a significant independent study done on browsers (IE8, IE7, firefox, opera, safari) in july of this year by NSS labs. they found that IE8 trapped 83% of all malware, while firefox came in second with 21% and opera and safari were somewhere around 10-15% and IE7 only 5%. So, it may be that IE8 is safer, but that depends a lot on the sites you visit. Regards.

[Sunrise]

http://www.fav20.com/
Fav 2.0 is a modern way to use your most visited websites. Set it as homepage and add your most visited sites. It uses cookies to store your sites and settings.

http://43marks.com/
* Keep the default bookmarks or delete them and add your own.
* Re-arrange categories & bookmarks in any order you want.
* Toggle between Google and Yahoo search results with one-click.
* The Ultimate Homepage — All your bookmarks in one place!
* Get a unique URL — 43marks.com/username.
* Access your bookmarks on any computer anywhere in the world.

http://www.mystartsite.com
MyStartSite is a personalized homepage allowing you to search multiple sites, provides easy access to your favorite sites, and allows you to receive news headlines.
MyStartSite allows you to search these websites- and more- by serving as a single starting point. You can view the results from a selected search engine without having to actually go to the homepage for that specific search engine.

http://www.webwag.com/
Webwag is the unique place where you can access all the information and services that matter for you, in a click of a button.

Choose between news feeds, online services, live TV, emails (pro and personal), sticky notes, weather forecasts and many more.

Simply click ‘Add New Content’ to install your widgets, drag and drop and you’re done with your ultimate personal portal.

And to make yourself at home on any computer, sign up, it only takes 30 seconds!

http://www.sputtr.com/
A refreshingly clean way to search the things that matter the most.
With Sputtr you can save valuable time by having all the right searches on just one page!

Some of the best things about Sputtr are that it is…

* Simple to use.
* Fully customizable – build your own search homepage!
* Fast – we hate wasting time, so we go directly to the source of your search results.
* Visually appealing and easy on the eyes.

http://bonzobox.com/
BonzoBox will redefine your internet experience!
Instantly save your favorite websites as real-time
images and save time by clicking through to your
favorite websites without having to retype your
log-in information.
Share websites in a fun and interactive way


http://www.google.com/ig

http://www.netvibes.com/
Netvibes pioneered the personalized startpage, an alternative to traditional Web portals. With millions of users in more than 150 countries, Netvibes lets individuals assemble all in one place their favorite websites, blogs, email accounts, social networks, search engines, instant messengers, photos, videos, podcasts, widgets, and everything else they enjoy on the Web. Founded in 2005 by Tariq Krim, Netvibes has offices in Paris, London and San Francisco.

http://beta.my.aol.com/
Create a personalized page with everything you want and nothing you don’t – all in one place.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/home/beta/

http://ginger.netvibes.com/
Ginger is the next release of Netvibes, your super-personalized startpage, that introduces loads of cool and essential new features. Netvibes Ginger is currently in private beta.

Netvibes ginger will open mid-february for every netvibes user!
* One private page, one Universe: Create and personalize a netvibes Universe page just for yourself or publish one for your friends, family, everyone! A Universe is your very own personal dashboard that’s updated live directly from all your favorite Web services (email, Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, widgets) and media content (blogs, podcasts, video). Everything you enjoy on the Web, available at a glance, all in one place — spend less time surfing and logging in from site to site and more time enjoying your web, your way.
* All your social profiles in one place: Build your netvibes public page and share with your friends and family all that matters most to you on the web, all your internet profiles, your favorite photos, videos, stories — everything.
* The perfect help for your social life: No more emailing links or bookmarking articles. Save or share anything you like on the Web automatically with the people you want with live timeline feeds of all your new favorite widgets, feeds, podcasts, photos and videos, articles and more.
* Connection with your friends: Easily add friends on netvibes by inviting them or import them from Facebook, twitter, MySpace, Flickr, GMail and Yahoo! Then, for the first time, your entire Web, your Universe, becomes a shared experience everyday: see what your friends are doing, what they’re reading or listening to, what their social networking activity is, their photo or video collections, etc.
* The ability to create your own widgets: Any widget on Netvibes can be easily personalized with different looks, synced with your user accounts on different services (like your Flickr or MySpace) and instantly shared with your friends and family — live and synced on any browser, desktop or phone they use. (Or if you want to build one from scratch, developers can click here for information on how to build universal widgets on the netvibes open platform.)

http://leapfish.com
The best of the web in a click-free search.

http://www.pageflakes.com/
Personalize your homepage with your favorite news, weather, sports, entertainment, photos, videos, music, email…and much more, all in one place!


http://www.feedly.com/
A more social and magazine-like start page for firefox!

http://www.symbaloo.com/
Symbaloo is an easy way to start your daily internet session. Traveling information, phone numbers, translations, flight tickets, recipies, traffic information and many other usefull things you’re looking for on a daily internet session are now accessible within a single click.