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Title: Web Browser - What's your favorite
Post by: Jack W on September 21, 2015, 10:50:37 AM
I use Safari on Snow Leopard and Mavericks (the latest available for each).

Safari on Snow Leopard is getting very long on the tooth.

But I hang onto Snow because I really like it.

I also have been running firefox on both systems.

I have been very happy with firefox until now.

Dumping it because of some very major interface changes they have made on their latest versions.

Looking for a replacement.

What's your favorite and why?

Chromium - what do you think about it ?

Or other ?

Thanks,

Jack
Title: Web Browser - What's your favorite
Post by: tacit on September 25, 2015, 03:01:33 PM
I use Chrome as my primary Web browser, and quite like it. I abandoned Firefox a long time ago--I find it clumsy and clunky, and the user interface seems to be getting uglier with each new release.

Chrome is fast and stable, and has given me no problems.
Title: Web Browser - What's your favorite
Post by: Paddy on September 25, 2015, 03:41:54 PM
Safari most of the time, Chrome some of the time and Firefox for Firebug when doing website development.
Title: Web Browser - What's your favorite
Post by: Xairbusdriver on September 25, 2015, 04:10:26 PM
Almost always Safari, mainly because it seems to have settled into a standard interface... which probably means that there will be major changes after EC comes out! laughhard.gif I also used a "Poodle-proof version of Chrome during the first part of the year. I had to find a replacement for Speed Download a few weeks ago, so I ended up updating Opera, Chrome, and FF. That was the first time running any of them for several months! Habits are hard to break, but I also try to use most of the apps my wife does, so I have a better chance of finding a problem she might have...after 50 years, the fact that 'if momma ain't happy...' yes.gif
Title: Web Browser - What's your favorite
Post by: krissel on September 26, 2015, 11:16:35 PM
Safari on SL is almost useless since it has not been updated security-wise and it runs into problems on some sites. I don't have a problem with FF since it is updated regularly. Personally don't use Chrome on principle, it's that Google-knows-too-much already thing. Yeah, I know, everyone knows too much. I just have a spidey feeling about the big G (and Amazon but that's harder to avoid if you shop there).

Here is some interesting reading on the subject of tracking:

https://panopticlick.eff.org/self-defense.php
https://panopticlick.eff.org/about.php
https://panopticlick.eff.org/

http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-prevent-...m-tracking-you/