Google Chrome - Holy S**T it's fast!

Chex · 03-22-2011, 11:23 PM

Thats could be an indicator that you should consider upgrading your PC.. simple browsers shouldn't take that long to load! Nor should thunderbird.

selar · 03-23-2011, 12:10 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Parallax

I tried Chrome and it was okay. I prefer Firefox. My only complaint about FF is startup time. The time from double-click to up and running is nearly enough to go to lunch. It isn't as bad as its email counterpart though. Some mammal species have shorter gestation times than Thunderbird's startup time.

Show firefox startup is usually the result of a poorly coded add on. Try disabling add ons one at a time starting from the latest installed till you get a fast start up

jct us101 · 03-23-2011, 03:02 AM

I've been using Chrome for months. Absolutely love it too.

Parallax · 03-23-2011, 04:50 AM

Originally posted by selar

Show firefox startup is usually the result of a poorly coded add on. Try disabling add ons one at a time starting from the latest installed till you get a fast start up

Thanks! I'll try that.

lithos · 03-23-2011, 05:20 AM

Opera > everything else.

Chrome's got nothing on Opera; Fireslug has even less.

séamuis · 03-23-2011, 10:37 AM

I still stick to safari because its fast enough for me and more importantly it has the cleanest interface of all the browsers. (on a mac. on windows, its kind of ugly.) its just very nice to use. and ‘top sites’ is without a doubt the best feature, and something I really cant live without. I keep firefox as a backup and actually spent a good while customizing it to look and act life safari. chrome is fast, but I don’t much like its interface, especially the tabs on top. bleh.

Bart · 03-23-2011, 12:03 PM

I've been using Chrome for years.
The new IE9 isn't bad either. Plus it has colour management now.

Lloydy · 03-24-2011, 02:01 PM

I use chrome for surfin, it's so much faster and more reliable. Using Flickr on Firefox has become a joke, a lot of pictures are there, but won't display. I can see them in Chrome or Explorer, I can download them, they just won't display.
Photobucket on Firefox died a long time ago, and not even FF4 has saved that.

causey · 03-24-2011, 02:09 PM

On my PC the speed difference btw. FF v. 4 and Chrome v 10 is negligible, and I can see pics on flickr just fine. I'm going to stick with FF, since it doesn't have the privacy issues: Chrome is a security nightmare, indexes your bank accounts | TG Daily
Plus, it simply doesn't display photos in PPG.

Andi Lo · 03-24-2011, 03:40 PM

Originally posted by KxBlaze

I like Opera with some minor complaints but I really like how you have complete control over the speed dial and can add as many dials as you want where as in Chrome it will automatically add the most visited (at least that's what it did when I use to use it before I switched to Opera).

Yay for Opera

Had Chrome at work but I ditched it, forgot why. It didn't have something that Opera had. Speed is about the same, but I find that it crashes a bit more often than Opera.

On the other hand I hate now how I can't type equations and have it calculated by google on address bar in Opera after the latest update. FF and Chrome still does this

lithos · 03-24-2011, 09:30 PM

Mouse gestures FTW! And other judicious uses of the mouse! Right-click left-click = back, the reverse = forward.

The ability to browse through directories simply by using forward and back is great. I know a guy on Chrome who was bitching about how hard it is to make a function that does that in Chrome - and it's something that Opera's had for years, a long with most of the features Firefox claims.

Andi Lo · 03-24-2011, 10:07 PM

Originally posted by lithos

Mouse gestures FTW! And other judicious uses of the mouse! Right-click left-click = back, the reverse = forward.

The ability to browse through directories simply by using forward and back is great. I know a guy on Chrome who was bitching about how hard it is to make a function that does that in Chrome - and it's something that Opera's had for years, a long with most of the features Firefox claims.

Ah! yes, gestures. That's why I ditched Chrome. I was thinking that was it but couldn't imagine a browser without gestures.

The remarks about Chrome running better on slower comps is true though. My netbook refuses to run Opera since they updated to version 11. It will just keep crashing. Chrome works fine.

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03-22-2011, 11:23 PM	#16
Chex Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: The 'Stoke, British Columbia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,678	Thats could be an indicator that you should consider upgrading your PC.. simple browsers shouldn't take that long to load! Nor should thunderbird.

03-23-2011, 12:10 AM - 1 Like	#17
selar Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,042	Originally posted by Parallax I tried Chrome and it was okay. I prefer Firefox. My only complaint about FF is startup time. The time from double-click to up and running is nearly enough to go to lunch. It isn't as bad as its email counterpart though. Some mammal species have shorter gestation times than Thunderbird's startup time. Show firefox startup is usually the result of a poorly coded add on. Try disabling add ons one at a time starting from the latest installed till you get a fast start up

03-23-2011, 03:02 AM	#18
jct us101 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 3,793	I've been using Chrome for months. Absolutely love it too.

03-23-2011, 04:50 AM	#19
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Originally posted by selar Show firefox startup is usually the result of a poorly coded add on. Try disabling add ons one at a time starting from the latest installed till you get a fast start up Thanks! I'll try that.

03-23-2011, 05:20 AM	#20
lithos Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, QLD, AUS Posts: 3,261	Opera > everything else. Chrome's got nothing on Opera; Fireslug has even less.

03-23-2011, 10:37 AM	#21
séamuis Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Savannah, U.S./Baguio City, P.H. Posts: 5,979	I still stick to safari because its fast enough for me and more importantly it has the cleanest interface of all the browsers. (on a mac. on windows, its kind of ugly.) its just very nice to use. and ‘top sites’ is without a doubt the best feature, and something I really cant live without. I keep firefox as a backup and actually spent a good while customizing it to look and act life safari. chrome is fast, but I don’t much like its interface, especially the tabs on top. bleh.

03-23-2011, 12:03 PM	#22
Bart Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: WW community of Pentax users Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,646	I've been using Chrome for years. The new IE9 isn't bad either. Plus it has colour management now.

03-24-2011, 02:01 PM	#23
Lloydy Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Shropshire, UK Posts: 1,114	I use chrome for surfin, it's so much faster and more reliable. Using Flickr on Firefox has become a joke, a lot of pictures are there, but won't display. I can see them in Chrome or Explorer, I can download them, they just won't display. Photobucket on Firefox died a long time ago, and not even FF4 has saved that.

03-24-2011, 02:09 PM	#24
causey Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Arlington, VA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,757	On my PC the speed difference btw. FF v. 4 and Chrome v 10 is negligible, and I can see pics on flickr just fine. I'm going to stick with FF, since it doesn't have the privacy issues: Chrome is a security nightmare, indexes your bank accounts \| TG Daily Plus, it simply doesn't display photos in PPG.

03-24-2011, 03:40 PM	#25
Andi Lo Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,924	Originally posted by KxBlaze I like Opera with some minor complaints but I really like how you have complete control over the speed dial and can add as many dials as you want where as in Chrome it will automatically add the most visited (at least that's what it did when I use to use it before I switched to Opera). Yay for Opera Had Chrome at work but I ditched it, forgot why. It didn't have something that Opera had. Speed is about the same, but I find that it crashes a bit more often than Opera. On the other hand I hate now how I can't type equations and have it calculated by google on address bar in Opera after the latest update. FF and Chrome still does this

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03-24-2011, 09:30 PM	#26
lithos Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, QLD, AUS Posts: 3,261	Mouse gestures FTW! And other judicious uses of the mouse! Right-click left-click = back, the reverse = forward. The ability to browse through directories simply by using forward and back is great. I know a guy on Chrome who was bitching about how hard it is to make a function that does that in Chrome - and it's something that Opera's had for years, a long with most of the features Firefox claims.

03-24-2011, 10:07 PM	#27
Andi Lo Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,924	Originally posted by lithos Mouse gestures FTW! And other judicious uses of the mouse! Right-click left-click = back, the reverse = forward. The ability to browse through directories simply by using forward and back is great. I know a guy on Chrome who was bitching about how hard it is to make a function that does that in Chrome - and it's something that Opera's had for years, a long with most of the features Firefox claims. Ah! yes, gestures. That's why I ditched Chrome. I was thinking that was it but couldn't imagine a browser without gestures. The remarks about Chrome running better on slower comps is true though. My netbook refuses to run Opera since they updated to version 11. It will just keep crashing. Chrome works fine.