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I actually have all three of the browsers installed on my computer (and a few more) as I test with them while developing software for my company’s web site.

For many years I have used FF as my default browser, and every once in a while I would need to use IE to get onto certain sites. Far more often I found that a site works right in FF and not in IE. Even while developing Web sites I find that there always have to be special work-arounds for IE to load the pages properly.

Currently I like FF because of all of the Add-Ons, it’s like the icing on the cake. I like Chrome because I like the clean interface. And I use IE only when I need to. I also bring up Opera on occasion because I just like it (several of the Add-Ons I have in FF mimic some built in abilities in Opera).

My un-scientific opinion…

[*]For speed: #1-Chrome, #2-IE, then #3-FF (FF is actually faster until you load all the Add-Ons, then it slows down).[*]For ease-of-use: #1-Chrome, #2-FF, then #3-IE.[*]For flexibility: #1-FF, #2-Chrome (Chrome is in a very close second place), then #3-IE.[*]For security: #1-Chrome, #2-FF, #3-IE (although IE seems to be catching up with security).

The main reason I stick with FF as my default is because it lets me customize it so that it is truly a browser that works the way I want it to, and the security is good. If I could change one thing about it, it would be to speed it up even with a couple dozen Add-Ons installed in it.

With all of that being said, I don’t think any one should truly rely on just one browser, the same way we shouldn’t have just one tool in our tool box, and that way we can also keep the competition going so that there is always innovation.

I, too, found the http://windows.live.com/options page. There are more settings under the ‘Messenger Social’ section, specifically ‘Your updates’, I clicked there and de-selected all of the options there.

Here are the options they have:
Connected services – Updates about services connected to Windows Live
Discussions – Updates about discussions in groups
Favorite things – Updates about favorite books, music, and movies
Groups – Updates about groups
Messenger games – Updates about games played in Windows Live Messenger
MSN – News, sports, weather, entertainment, and financial info all in one place.
Network – Updates when people become friends
Office on SkyDrive – Updates about shared documents on SkyDrive
Photos on SkyDrive – Updates about new photos
Profile – Profile updates
Profile notes – Updates about notes left on profiles
Shared favorites – Updates about shared favorites
Spaces blogs – Blog updates on Windows Live Spaces
Spaces guestbook – Updates about comments added to guestbooks
Spaces lists – Updates about changes to lists on Spaces

I’m hoping that will help.

-George