Post by: Frances144 on July 03, 2013, 05:09:23 PM
What web browsers do you use, apart from Safari, which I have reverted to?
Post by: Jack W on July 03, 2013, 05:59:37 PM
jack
Post by: Xairbusdriver on July 03, 2013, 06:19:05 PM
Is there something in particular that you are annoyed by in Chrome?
Post by: kimmer on July 03, 2013, 08:35:15 PM
I reluctantly gave up on the latest version of FF due to a bug that BUGGED me no end.
I now use Chrome (even though I swore I'd never use it!), and surprisingly, I'm very pleased with it.
Post by: rgray on July 03, 2013, 09:54:20 PM
QUOTE(Xairbusdriver @ Jul 3 2013, 07:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
While I agree with your distaste for Google, I think Chrome is the only browser that runs Flash® in a sandbox. Does Firefox also do that? The advantage is that you can have the flashy stuff (no pun intended, of course!) some sites demand but you don't have to put up with the garbage that Adobe puts all over one's drive(s). And it's security problems are restricted to the browser. Plus, when it needs updating, Chrome takes care of that, also. I can now pretty much ignore Flash®.
Is there something in particular that you are annoyed by in Chrome?
Is there something in particular that you are annoyed by in Chrome?
What is this "garbage that Adobe puts all over one's drive(s)"? In its latest forms Flash seems to be a fairly tidy install....... ???
My Safari rarely crashes and I use it pretty much exclusively. FreFire I use to connect through my UK proxy to stream BBC and the like because you can set the proxy for FF only and turn it off at will whereas to use a proxy with Safari you have to change System Preference or switch SP with Locations.
As for Chrome (never liked it much on cars ;-} ) I stay away from Goog as much as possible. If you don't like what Facebook does with your personal data you really shoud have a mad hate on for Google.
Post by: daryl66 on July 03, 2013, 10:06:10 PM
QUOTE(Jack W @ Jul 3 2013, 05:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i use firefox, altho be it v3.6.24
jack
jack
Safari 6.0.5 1st choice. Never a problem
Firefox (just down loaded v22) Close 2nd choice
(click to flash enabled)
OmniWeb 5 as last resort
Chrome does not exist here
Daryl
Post by: Frances144 on July 04, 2013, 03:46:38 AM
Post by: Highmac on July 04, 2013, 04:44:32 AM
.... did anyone else see the Google welcome page that urged people to sign a petition against the NSA invading privacy? Thought that was a bit rich coming from them - the folk who "accidentally" logged IP details as they took pictures for Street View
Maybe they just object to the competition
On topic - I use FireFox (now feels much faster in v22.0) as my main browser on the iMac (ML), with the occasional foray into Safari (6.0.4) and don't have problems with either. Never been tempted to try Chrome.
Post by: Xairbusdriver on July 04, 2013, 08:12:16 AM
Post by: Paddy on July 04, 2013, 10:17:19 AM
Safari, with Click to Flash and Ad Block is my normal default. However, it's not the fastest (according to Sunspider) nor the most HTML 5 compliant (according to html5test.com). And it still has memory leaks - very apparent after a long time running and with lots of windows open. If you want speed, try Maxthon - it's the top-rated for that. Some people are leery of running it because it's Chinese, but given what we now know about the US and various allies, I'm not sure I'm going to be bothered worrying about that. I downloaded it a while ago and then forgot about it. I just started it up and ran Sunspider - it came in 2 ms behind Chrome (the fastest) and much faster than Safari which was taking almost twice as long to do things. It's the best browser on the HTML5test.com site. It scores 100 on AcidTest3 (CSS3 test). I think I may give it a bit more attention!
http://www.maxthon.com
Post by: Frances144 on July 04, 2013, 11:03:36 AM
Post by: rgray on July 04, 2013, 11:39:34 AM
QUOTE(Frances144 @ Jul 4 2013, 12:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Off to look at Maxthon!
Maxthon requires minimum 10.6.8........ so unless you have upgraded from the 10.5.6 in your sidebar profile it's a no go........
Post by: Frances144 on July 05, 2013, 11:41:17 AM
Post by: rgray on July 05, 2013, 01:12:01 PM
Post by: Xairbusdriver on July 05, 2013, 03:59:56 PM
Post by: Frances144 on July 06, 2013, 03:37:36 AM
Post by: rgray on July 06, 2013, 05:35:49 AM
QUOTE(Xairbusdriver @ Jul 5 2013, 04:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Perhaps an update of your Profile... at your convenience, of course. It really makes getting some answers faster when we know the hardware/software involved.
Just to be devil's advocate for a moment.............
On the one hand, I have a problem with publicly listing my stuff in these equipment profiles on personal security grounds as it provides a convenient list of what a thief might expect to find if he came to the house.
On the other hand, such listings seem like a display of a kind of material narcissism, which is not generally in my character.
Post by: Frances144 on July 06, 2013, 05:51:46 AM
I will probably remove that when I can find a better one!
I have iPod - hear me roar!
Post by: Frances144 on July 06, 2013, 07:36:56 AM
QUOTE(rgray @ Jul 5 2013, 01:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I would appreciate a report on Maxthon whenever/if convenient. TIA
Well I have it as my prime browser on my MBP.
Interesting.
A bit prone to popping up new tabs rather than using the one you have if you ask it to open a site. This results in millions of little tabs!
It is quick, easy to use.
The Bookmarks are not simple to set up but are achievable if you just persevere (I forgot to export mine from Chrome to Maxthon before I removed Chrome).
So, on the whole, yes I like it. We are just getting to know each other!
Post by: Paddy on July 06, 2013, 09:33:10 AM
Post by: Xairbusdriver on July 06, 2013, 10:57:37 AM
Surely Maxthon has prefs for how/when to open in a new tab. It's not a bad habit to delve into the prefs of any new app before jumping in with both feet (or fists, in my case.
). What's available probably depends on what the Chinese developers 'borrowed' from whatever browser they used for the basis of the app. [rant]As for worrying about what might be extracted from one's browsing by using a Chinese Internet product, I doubt it would be anything to do with national security but most likely any and everything about one's personal info that could be of value in the market place. I don't think China (or its usually State-owned companies) are much interested in an individual's political leanings but I'm positive they will do anything in their power to steal anything of financial benefit.[/rant]
Post by: Frances144 on July 06, 2013, 02:51:44 PM