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dcp - Jul 27, 2011 4:10:52 pm PDT #17319 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Safari extensions: [link]

Opera extensions: [link]


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."

Webmail:

[link]

Group chrome tabs: [link]

Colored tabs (or tabs of color! :) will be coming soon: [link]


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.


Jessica - Jul 28, 2011 4:51:47 am PDT #17328 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

FF5 will be ok once TabKit updates its extension. It trips me up when tabs get overwritten by default.