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  • forcutty
    forcutty Posts: 1,055
    Andy wrote:
    whyamihere wrote:
    The reason I won't use Chrome: NoScript. You can't install NoScript on Chrome, and that's a gigantic thing for me. I really do hate Firefox. It's an awful browser nowadays. It is, however, the only one I'll use, because of NoScript.

    Chrome does have other annoyances, like a lack of RSS bookmark support, but I can live with those.

    That is easily, far and away the most boring thing I have ever read on a bike related forum. Keep in mind I spent a while on a forum with Ant talking about his diesel focus.

    You should be ashamed.

    And kitty's daily food intolerances/moaning :wink:
  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    Oh god yeah that too! Lets just say that place in general.
  • forcutty
    forcutty Posts: 1,055
    Yeah O.K :lol:
  • flamedude
    flamedude Posts: 119
    whyamihere wrote:
    There's getting far too much bloat in it. Firefox was originally designed as a light, small, fast browser with pretty basic raw functionality, which could them be added onto with your choice of extensions. It's becoming an oversized monster.

    Awesomebar - crap
    Safe browsing thingy - crap, at least you can turn it off

    It's also STILL got memory leak issues.

    The memory issues with FF are pretty bad, especially in Win7, but there is a useful extension called Memory Fox which sorts that out. I was a bit sceptical about it but FF is now running quite nicely without eating up all of the system memory.
  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Maaaaan, Opera's slow!
    MTB/CX

    "As I said last time, it won't happen again."
  • Graydawg
    Graydawg Posts: 673
    I use Linux with Firefox 3.5 or Konqueror.

    Oh yeah, and I dont use antivirus software either :)
    It's been a while...
  • Kiblams
    Kiblams Posts: 2,423
    Graydawg wrote:
    I use Linux with Firefox 3.5 or Konqueror.

    Oh yeah, and I dont use antivirus software either :)

    Ah the joys of KDE based Linux, running Kubuntu by any chance?

    I personally use IE, and it is mainly due to when I was doing my dissertation involving 3d content plug-ins that were only available in IE. Firefox has goten far too bloated for TBH, occasionaly use Chrome when I want simple and fast browsing.

    For a great sense of secure browsing you really can't beat an obscure browser like Konqueror on Linux. :D
    HandsomeDog - OrangeCommuter
  • Graydawg
    Graydawg Posts: 673
    Kiblams wrote:
    Graydawg wrote:
    I use Linux with Firefox 3.5 or Konqueror.

    Oh yeah, and I dont use antivirus software either :)

    running Kubuntu by any chance?

    Yup sure am - 9.10 the Karmic Koala!! Roll on the Lucid Lynx! Really like the feel of KDE4.3.x its fresh and sharp. And coupled with the regular 6 monthly update on the Ubuntu platform, you're never too far away from any updates. And - I dont need to pay for Office (openoffice.org & the OS for that matter!)
    For a great sense of secure browsing you really can't beat an obscure browser like Konqueror on Linux. :D

    Very true indeed!! I love being part of the minority :D:D
    It's been a while...
  • MacAndCheese
    MacAndCheese Posts: 1,944
    From a web design/developer veiwpoint IE is a PITA, I can get a site to look perfect in Firefox and safari, then view it on IE and it will do something silly.
    Santa Cruz Chameleon
    Orange Alpine 160
  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    So, here’s my theory:

    Google launch their new browser. Google would like more people to use it than it’s competitor Microsoft.

    Google say their email account system in China is being hacked:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8455712.stm

    This creates a huge interest. Low and behold, Google say it’s a weakness in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer that was utilised by the hackers:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8460819.stm

    Oh Noes! What shall the Internet do? The German Government says:

    The German government has warned web users to find an alternative browser to Internet Explorer to protect security.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8463516.stm

    The French follow shortly:

    France has echoed calls by the German government for web users to find an alternative to Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) to protect security.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8465038.stm

    it was this paragraph that started to make me think there may be a conspiracy going here:

    Following the news, Germany's Federal Office for Information Security issued a warning against all versions of Internet Explorer and recommended that users switch to an alternative such as Firefox or[/i[] Google's Chrome.

    However, I’m not sure where this one’s going:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8467491.stm

    Might be Google flexing it’s corporate muscles in China, but again, the last paragraph of that story reads:

    As a result, the governments of France and Germany have warned their citizens to switch to a new browser such as Firefox or Google's Chrome

    To conclude: Google’s trying to shaft Microsoft and the Chinese Government.

    Let the geek-fest conspiracy theories start…
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  • blister pus
    blister pus Posts: 5,610
    El Capitano wrote:
    Let the geek-fest conspiracy theories start…

    No need. Two different things.

    Google and China is pure geo-political power struggle: link

    The EU (germany / france) microsoft antitrust case / stance has been rumbling on for years. This is just another justified two fingered poke in the eyes again.
  • robertpb
    robertpb Posts: 1,866
    Linux and Firefox, I'm happy. :D
    Now where's that "Get Out of Crash Free Card"

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