The ultimate way to browse the internet is with Firefox. http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/
And you need three add-ons to really make it into a GREAT web browser.
First and foremost is Adblock PLus. http://adblockplus.org/en/ Goodbye ads. No more screen clutter and irritating pop-ups.
Then, Ghostery. http://www.ghostery.com/ Refers, web bugs, and other tracking crap are filtered out. Do you really want a dozen people leaning over your shoulder as you browse the web? I think not.
X-Marks. http://www.xmarks.com/ All your computers are synced. My work, home, and laptop computers are all synced the same. I can open Firefox on any of the machines, and all my passwords and bookmarks are the same on all.