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Offline Frances144

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« on: July 03, 2013, 05:09:23 PM »
I have just binned Google Chrome - it annoyed me once too often and I don't like the way Google plan to take over the world.

What web browsers do you use, apart from Safari, which I have reverted to?
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« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2013, 05:59:37 PM »
i use firefox, altho be it v3.6.24

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« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2013, 06:19:05 PM »
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?
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« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2013, 08:35:15 PM »
I gave up on Safari as it crashed once too often on me.

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.  whistling.gif
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« Reply #4 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?


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.
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« Reply #5 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

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Safari  6.0.5   1st choice.  Never a problem

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« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2013, 03:46:38 AM »
Glad I am not alone on Chrome loathing.  I shall try Safari again and look at others.
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« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2013, 04:44:32 AM »
Going slightly offtopic.gif .... 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  rolleyes.gif  

Maybe they just object to the competition biggrin.gif

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.
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« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2013, 08:12:16 AM »
Browser loathing runs in cycles. Mainly, I think, because that is the one category that is still evolving and (usually) improving. Fortunately, there is a fairly large group to choose from and 'love'... until a better/different one comes along in a few months. smile.gif
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« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2013, 10:17:19 AM »
I use Safari for most things, but since I design websites, I have to use them all to check that everything works in all browsers (something a few of the "big" guys apparently still don't bother to do...) and I also use the Firebug plugin with Firefox a LOT when developing a site.

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
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« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2013, 11:03:36 AM »
Off to look at Maxthon!
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« Reply #11 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........
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« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2013, 11:41:17 AM »
Ah, interesting. I have it on the MBP 10.7.5 and it is running fine.  I have upgraded the iMac to 10.6.8 so will give it a go there too.  Bye-bye Chrome. It put up quite a fight too!
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« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2013, 01:12:01 PM »
I would appreciate a report on Maxthon whenever/if convenient.  TIA
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« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2013, 03:59:56 PM »
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. yes.gif
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