I don't know anything about Safari and Opera. Are there extensions? I love extensions.
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Dana - Jul 27, 2011 4:06:39 pm PDT #17318 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
dcp - Jul 27, 2011 4:10:52 pm PDT #17319 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Gris - Jul 27, 2011 4:17:29 pm PDT #17320 of 25501
Hey. New board.
Why do people hate the new Firefox? I just switched back from Chrome for a trial and am liking it quite a bit.
dcp - Jul 27, 2011 4:29:46 pm PDT #17321 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
My only complaint about Firefox is that it is slow to launch initially.
Quick check on this system:
Chrome12: 8 seconds
Safari5: 8 seconds
IE9: 11 seconds
FF5: 16 seconds
YMMV
Gris - Jul 27, 2011 4:50:43 pm PDT #17322 of 25501
Hey. New board.
(shrug) I launch it once per boot. It does seem to use a bit more of my CPU than chrome, but I just don't care very much.
Android users: do any of you root your phone? Pros and cons?
le nubian - Jul 27, 2011 6:14:24 pm PDT #17323 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Dana,
I switched to Chrome from FF and nearly every extension I want is available on Chrome. Can you tell me which ext you are looking for and I might be able to help you find the chrome alt.
Dana - Jul 27, 2011 6:18:42 pm PDT #17324 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I miss Webmail, which let me check my accounts across various services, and I had a tab manager that grouped tabs by color.
le nubian - Jul 27, 2011 6:47:16 pm PDT #17325 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Dana - Jul 27, 2011 6:53:16 pm PDT #17326 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Yay, I have all my webmail back. Thanks!
Gudanov - Jul 28, 2011 4:50:35 am PDT #17327 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I'm pretty happy with Firefox 5 which I use on Windows at home and on Linux at work, though I prefer Chrome's development tools over firebug. Firefox is more tweakable though.
I haven't noticed anything about start-up times but I haven't timed anything. Off my home desktop's SSD it feels pretty much instantaneous.