Is it just me, or has Firefox become an outcast?
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@Dashrender said:
I don't use Chrome because I don't like the look of it. That said, with a sorta recent update to FF, it's not really any better.
The lack of NoScript in Chrome is a disappointment. Though I heard they have something called Not Script.
AJ, what about FF don't you like?
I don't like the feel of it. Also, I'm a heavy Google user. I love being able to sync my bookmarks and settings between machines, just by signing into my Chrome with my Gmail. Firefox feels sorely lacking in that category. There are a lot of add-ins for Firefox that aren't available on Chrome but that's just due to age.
Both are free but Firefox has been steadily mimicking Chrome in a lot of ways, and the latest mimicks the entire GUI of Chrome. Compare them side by side, and you'll see.
Firefox is also really bulky, and while Chrome has gotten steadily more resource intensive, I still find it more lightweight, and faster, than Firefox.
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FYI, FF does have a bookmarks sync solution similar to Chrome. and possibly a bit better because I think they are encrypted on the location machine before being sent to the cloud (kinda like LastPass). I'd be surprised if google was doing that Chrome bookmarks.
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@Dashrender said:
FYI, FF does have a bookmarks sync solution similar to Chrome. and possibly a bit better because I think they are encrypted on the location machine before being sent to the cloud (kinda like LastPass). I'd be surprised if google was doing that Chrome bookmarks.
I use LastPass for passwords, etc but stick to Chrome for managing most other stuff. Does FF also sync the installed add-ins, the homepage settings, and other browser settings? Chrome does.
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IE 11 is better than FF in most benchmarks that I have seen
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@IRJ said:
IE 11 is better than FF in most benchmarks that I have seen
The newer IE's, while still lacking a lot of basic features, IMO, are actually much faster than previous revisions.
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@ajstringham said:
@IRJ said:
IE 11 is better than FF in most benchmarks that I have seen
The newer IE's, while still lacking a lot of basic features, IMO, are actually much faster than previous revisions.
What do you consider basic features?
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@IRJ said:
@ajstringham said:
@IRJ said:
IE 11 is better than FF in most benchmarks that I have seen
The newer IE's, while still lacking a lot of basic features, IMO, are actually much faster than previous revisions.
What do you consider basic features?
Add-ins. There is no add-in market, like there is on FF and Chrome (extensions on Chrome). Sure, individual programs might have ones. But as a rule, IE doesn't have the expandibility I'll call it. It's not really customizable, like FF and Chrome are.
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Agreed, IE won't be really worthwhile until we can have addons!
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@ajstringham said:
@IRJ said:
@ajstringham said:
@IRJ said:
IE 11 is better than FF in most benchmarks that I have seen
The newer IE's, while still lacking a lot of basic features, IMO, are actually much faster than previous revisions.
What do you consider basic features?
Add-ins. There is no add-in market, like there is on FF and Chrome (extensions on Chrome). Sure, individual programs might have ones. But as a rule, IE doesn't have the expandibility I'll call it. It's not really customizable, like FF and Chrome are.
I wouldn't consider Add-ins a basic feature. Although, I do enjoy some of Chrome's extensions. Chrome extensions are necessary since they have an OS that pretty much depends on it.
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@ajstringham Actually IE has many add-ons http://www.iegallery.com/
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Why not? Firefox has had them since the beginning. Chrome has as well. Allowing the world to develop for your platform, and make add-ins/extensions that improve useability, among other things, is essential. Microsoft missed the band wagon, and STILL hasn't realized it.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@ajstringham Actually IE has many add-ons http://www.iegallery.com/
They have less than 1000. That's pathetic.
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What we really need to do is define browser. Because Chrome is more than a browser. Its a mini OS
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@IRJ said:
What we really need to do is define browser. Because Chrome is more than a browser. Its a mini OS
I wouldn't say Chrome is a mini OS. How do you figure that?
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You could literally live off just Chrome in Windows for the majority of your tasks
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@IRJ said:
You could literally live off just Chrome in Windows for the majority of your tasks
It's a browser. Yeah, Google has Google Docs and the like, but those are all web applications that can be used in any browser. Most of what we do nowadays is in a browser, so that's not really an accurate statement.
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@ajstringham said:
@IRJ said:
You could literally live off just Chrome in Windows for the majority of your tasks
It's a browser. Yeah, Google has Google Docs and the like, but those are all web applications that can be used in any browser. Most of what we do nowadays is in a browser, so that's not really an accurate statement.
Have you used Chrome OS before?
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@IRJ said:
@ajstringham said:
@IRJ said:
You could literally live off just Chrome in Windows for the majority of your tasks
It's a browser. Yeah, Google has Google Docs and the like, but those are all web applications that can be used in any browser. Most of what we do nowadays is in a browser, so that's not really an accurate statement.
Have you used Chrome OS before?
Never used a Chromebook or Chromium, no.
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I use both all day. Just not IE.
I think FF suffers from sharing an audience with chrome. IE has its own user base.
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@scottalanmiller said:
I use both all day. Just not IE.
I think FF suffers from sharing an audience with chrome. IE has its own user base.
McAfee still has all their company-issued laptops on IE8! We don't have admin rights either...
