John Brown
John Brown SuperDork
12/26/09 9:43 a.m.

I switched to Google Chrome on the semi hurt ancient MPC Clientpro that was sitting on the desk... what a difference in browser speed even when comparing to FF.

Who else is running Chrome?

maroon92
maroon92 SuperDork
12/26/09 9:45 a.m.

you JUST switched. I have been using Chrome for just over a year now. It is Awesome!

John Brown
John Brown SuperDork
12/26/09 9:51 a.m.

Remember I just got the heap running again (plus I had the work box) but yeah... JUST!

You need a hangover before you leave?

maroon92
maroon92 SuperDork
12/26/09 9:52 a.m.

I might just take you up on that. you got any cool projects that need some work?

Grtechguy
Grtechguy SuperDork
12/26/09 9:52 a.m.

I agree Chrome is FAST, but I stick with FF as I use a variety of plugins that aren't available on Chrome

donalson
donalson SuperDork
12/26/09 10:03 a.m.

i've dabbled in chrome... but i've been using FF for so long... at work I use it specifically because of some of the plugins...

jrw1621
jrw1621 Dork
12/26/09 10:04 a.m.

What plug ins for FF do you like so much?
What are some of the "can not live without" plug ins that I should be looking into?

mtn
mtn SuperDork
12/26/09 10:13 a.m.

I use chrome for 99.99% of all browsing I do, and Firefox when chrome won't work. But in the past year, Chrome has been getting better and better. Almost nothing doesn't wokr.

Osterkraut
Osterkraut Dork
12/26/09 10:18 a.m.

Like I've said, no Adblock, not using it. For shame, the times I've used Chrome I've been impressed.

donalson
donalson SuperDork
12/26/09 10:26 a.m.

ad block and tab kit (the last one specifically at work where i'm using a number of tools all at once) are my 2 big ones.

it's kinda like the final killing point for IE back in the day, I went to opera back in the late 90's, the tabs where HUGE for me back then... it was also much faster then IE or netscape even with dial up (we're talking over 10 years ago)

also hate having to re setup my favs and such :)

I just got a new VAIO 3 weeks ago and was surprised that it came pre-loaded with Chrome on it. I didn't think that major manufacturers would give it a chance since it's a huge IE competitor.

DrBoost
DrBoost Dork
12/26/09 4:01 p.m.

Maybe I"ll give chrome another chance. I tried it about a year or so ago and it would stumble on sites enough to make me go back to FF. I'm on FF now and don't really find any of the plug-ins great enough to keep me. Maybe I'll give d'load it tomorrow.

f86sabjf
f86sabjf New Reader
12/26/09 4:23 p.m.

been using ie so long I would be scared to change. Never been much of a computer tinkerer.

mtn
mtn SuperDork
12/26/09 4:27 p.m.
f86sabjf wrote: been using ie so long I would be scared to change. Never been much of a computer tinkerer.

This would be the perfect reason to switch to chrome. You have an address bar, and bookmark bar. Simple. Easy.

mtn wrote:
f86sabjf wrote: been using ie so long I would be scared to change. Never been much of a computer tinkerer.
This would be the perfect reason to switch to chrome. You have an address bar, and bookmark bar. Simple. Easy.

Yes, and SOOOOOOO much more secure thean IE.

sobe_death
sobe_death New Reader
12/26/09 5:58 p.m.

I use Chrome every day, but there is only one thing that gets me. IT CAN'T FREAKIN DISABLE AUTOMATIC IMAGE RESIZING!!!

AARGH!

1slowcrx
1slowcrx Reader
12/27/09 2:39 p.m.

I'm a die hard FF fan.... although I'm also using ubuntu to type this!

JeepinMatt
JeepinMatt Reader
12/27/09 4:25 p.m.

What does Chrome have over FF?

mtn
mtn SuperDork
12/27/09 10:38 p.m.
JeepinMatt wrote: What does Chrome have over FF?

For me the big thing is that its much simpler.... the top doesn't have anything up there. Less distracting, and more screen. Here, you can see on my screen the difference in FF and Chrome. Its not much, but if you're on a small-ish screen it does make a difference.

But Chrome cannot compete with this:

donalson
donalson SuperDork
12/27/09 10:56 p.m.

mtn... next time you're using FF hit F11

jrw1621
jrw1621 Dork
12/27/09 11:07 p.m.

Hey mtn:
In FF try the Add-On theme known Classic Compact for a clean smaller header area

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