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Post by Chicago Jake on May 1, 2011 9:31:02 GMT -6
Anyone try out Firefox 4 yet? The reviews all say it is slicker and faster, but still just as much of a memory hog. Any opinions?
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Post by Merlot Joe on May 1, 2011 13:28:36 GMT -6
I down loaded it and it doesn't seem any faster to me and as you say it is a memory hog.
I am still running IE8 for most of my web browsing.
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on May 1, 2011 15:50:14 GMT -6
Chrome, baby, Chrome.
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Post by Chicago Jake on May 1, 2011 17:01:24 GMT -6
I like Chrome for its speed, but it just doesn't have the features of Firefox. The bookmarks are confusing, and searching within a page is a pain in the booty.
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on May 1, 2011 17:21:54 GMT -6
Have you tried either Safari or Opera?
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Post by Chicago Jake on May 1, 2011 18:02:00 GMT -6
No. Should I?
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on May 1, 2011 18:27:22 GMT -6
Well, my inclination is to say yes, but then again, I'm the same guy who thinks Chrome is The Absolute Shit, so take it for what it's worth.
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on May 1, 2011 18:54:37 GMT -6
F4 is getting a lot of press, and like Jake Chrome just seems a bit lacking. Im holding off ch-ch-changing to F4 until the new computer is in play
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on May 1, 2011 20:11:49 GMT -6
So exactly what are the requirements you guys find lacking in Chrome?
I keep in mind that compared to the other browsers, Chrome is a relatively immature browser given that it hasn't been around as long as the others, but I think is off to a better start than the others.
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Post by Chicago Jake on May 2, 2011 0:13:58 GMT -6
So exactly what are the requirements you guys find lacking in Chrome? Most of my problems with Chrome may well be because I just haven't figured out how to do the things I need to do. But they include: 1. Bookmarks. I just can't figure out how to create a bookmark in Chrome. That's a big deal for me. 2. Searching in a page. I have figured out how to do it, and it sucks. The little search tool goes away whenever you load a new page, which I find very inconvenient. 3. Print Preview - doesn't seem to exist. And lots of other little things like that that I can't recall at the moment. I'm not saying that they can't be done, but I haven't found them, and it isn't very intuitive. |
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on May 2, 2011 7:55:09 GMT -6
Most of my problems with Chrome may well be because I just haven't figured out how to do the things I need to do. But they include:
1. Bookmarks. I just can't figure out how to create a bookmark in Chrome. That's a big deal for me. You click the star in the address bar
2. Searching in a page. I have figured out how to do it, and it sucks. The little search tool goes away whenever you load a new page, which I find very inconvenient.You've mentioned that before. It's not quite so much of an issue for me, though. If it's really a legitimate concern for you, have you considered submitting an Enhancement Request? If you go to Help, there's a link for Suggest A Feature. Alternatively, there's Report An Issue from the Tools sub-menu
3. Print Preview - doesn't seem to exist. You're not alone -- folks have been clamoring for this -- it'll be in the next release (v # 11). Check this link:
www.google.com/support/forum/p/Chrome/thread?tid=29ea05faa34bade4&hl=en |
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Post by Chicago Jake on May 2, 2011 11:12:20 GMT -6
Thanks for the bookmark tip. Silly me, I expected it to be in the "Bookmark Manager" sub-menu.
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on May 2, 2011 12:38:32 GMT -6
Actually, you can do it from there, too, but it's easier to use the star in th address bar.
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Post by Chicago Jake on May 15, 2011 12:56:51 GMT -6
Okay, I downloaded Firefox 4. I intended to install it in a separate location so I could go back to 3 if I didn't like it, but it automatically overwrote my old version! Fortunately, it hasn't shown me anything I don't like yet. I'll let you know if it is worth the upgrade after a few days of experience.
Couple quick notes: by default, it puts your tabs at the very top of the screen (like Chrome does) which I don't like, and it collapses your menu bar into one "Firefox" button, which I also don't like. But both are turn-off-able.....Jake
Edit - after several hours of use, I can report that it DOES seem to be a lot zippier than the previous version. Maybe because it is optimized to work with my i3 generation processor? Just a guess.
Edit again - after four days, I can say that I definitely like this upgraded Firefox. Zippier, more ergonomic, and nothing missing. Worth the free upgrade.
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Post by Chicago Jake on Aug 16, 2011 19:14:35 GMT -6
Firefox 5.0 came out last month, and like a sap I "upgraded" to it. It sucked. Fortunately, Firefox 6.0 came out today! and it pretty much restores the performance to that of 4.0. What kind of crack are those guys at Mozilla smoking these days?
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Aug 16, 2011 20:56:00 GMT -6
Sometimes, you get what you pay for.
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Post by Chicago Jake on Aug 16, 2011 21:31:43 GMT -6
Sometimes, you get what you pay for. ? Are there any browsers that you have to pay for these days? |
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Aug 16, 2011 22:19:40 GMT -6
None that I know of, but my point is that "free" software isn't always "free"; you may be "paying" for an absence of quality control.
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Post by Chicago Jake on Aug 16, 2011 22:28:13 GMT -6
True dat.
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Aug 17, 2011 5:08:05 GMT -6
Just saw the popup for FF6. I never succumbed to the temptation of FF5, so should I upgrade to 6 to stick with 4?
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Post by Chicago Jake on Aug 17, 2011 6:01:13 GMT -6
I haven't noticed much difference between 4.0 and 6.0, except for cosmetics. I'd stand pat if I were you, on the "if it ain't broke" theory.
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Post by Ron on Aug 17, 2011 7:07:49 GMT -6
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Aug 17, 2011 7:47:12 GMT -6
IE9?? Good god my new computer that I just built I installed the lates Windows versoin, it came with IE8.. I had IE6 on my old computer.
I think its ALL version number envy and nothing more. Someone must have done a study which shows that people are happier with software with bigger version numbers. Realistically FF6 should be FF4.2. NO ONE comes out with 3 major upgrades one year, unless they are trying to inflate that version number.
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Aug 17, 2011 8:10:59 GMT -6
My guess is that it's a marketing gimmick designed to give the impression of a mature product. Unfortunately (and of course, I'm making a rather broad generalization here), Engineering gets very little say in the actual versioning upon release; usually, it's strictly a marketing call. I've seen some release versions of products I've worked on that were absolutely inexplainable.
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Post by Chicago Jake on Aug 17, 2011 8:48:22 GMT -6
I bought a new Windows 7 computer in December. It came with IE8, but I didn't know that until just now, as I had never launched it!
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Post by Ron on Aug 17, 2011 9:10:26 GMT -6
IE9 has big speed improvements over IE8, it's pretty much comparable now with FireFox. Chrome still has the edge in speed, but I had to gave it up years ago because of constant compatibility problems.
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Aug 23, 2011 8:26:58 GMT -6
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