No More Firefox...

[ericadawn16]

I've been trying to put off the inevitable and not face facts but I was finally forced to admit today...

Firefox has been screwing up my computer.

Every week or so, they come up with an update and half the time it claims to be incompatible with my security program...WTF?

Then, within 1-3 days after updating, my USB ports start malfunctioning. First, it's my hard-drive back-up... not cool at all.
Then, it's my battery back-up... one horrible power hiccup away from disaster...

Plus, the only reason I downloaded Firefox in the first place was because everyone said it was the best. Even job applications required it. Now, six years later, this isn't the case and websites that once welcomed me have me on their black list because of my browser being suspicious...

So, I have Safari.

Honestly, Safari was I wanted in the first place but it wasn't available for PC back then and when it was...everyone said Firefox was best.

I figured out how to add a "Home" button. When I pull up a new tab, it suggests ideas for where I want to go based on previous History. Best of all, everything loads super fast especially LJ and it brings everything onto one page so I don't have to scroll side to side anymore. It's like going from Pan and Scan to Letterbox.

I already tried IE and it sucks. A lot of people like Chrome but I don't trust Google that well.

Comments

[tiggerallyn.livejournal.com]

I would've suggested Opera. :)

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

Okay, I may still be sold on Opera. Safari also had the advantage of already having been downloaded from an Apple update...

However, there's something called webtoolkitprocess or something similar that breaks on Safari every 1-3 hours depending on how heavily I'm clicking on stuff. When that happens, everything gets reloaded whether I'm in the middle or something or not.

So, tell me about Opera.

[tiggerallyn.livejournal.com]

I've been using Opera occasionally since 1998, regularly since 2003, and exclusively since 2005. It's the George Harrison of browsers.

It's a lightweight download (way smaller than Safari or Firefox), it's very fast, and it does almost everything you want — without resorting to plugins or extensions. It's my browser, and it's my e-mail client, and it's my RSS reader, and it's a web development tool, etc.

Ad blocking, for instance, is built into the software. (It's not automatic, though. You can either "train" it to block ads, or you can download a list of sites and URLs to filter. I did the former, and now I do the latter.)

I love it. I love it because it's niche. And I love it because it's the bleeding edge. It's the browser that everyone else steals their ideas from. :)

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'm trying it now.

[develish1]

IE is all that is evil in the world, lol.

seriously though, it's the slowest, most likely to crash browser I've ever used, and when it crashes it often takes your whole damn system with it. Firefox used to be good, but it's rapidly becoming just as bad as IE is, and both of them are now terribly unstable.

I've tried is Opera, Safari and Chrome, and they're all very similar as regards what features they offer. I currently use all 3 on the various laptops and such that I have access to, and I personally prefer Opera as it seems to be the quickest.

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

I do really like Safari...

Except it has some problem with webtoolkit.exe or something and when that happens, everything gets reloaded whether I'm in the middle of something or not. It happens every 1-3 hours depending on how heavily I'm clicking stuff.

[develish1]

oh yes, I've heard about this with the newest version of Safari, but thankfully I haven't experienced it as I'm using a slightly older version on the laptop where I do use it, mostly because I deliberately didn't update after hearing about the problems.

From what I've read on the net though there seems to be no fix right now, the only thing people are suggesting is to use an older version (which I already am and intend to carry on with), as anything earlier then Safari 5.0 seems not to suffer this issue.

Aside from that, I'd say try Opera, it's fast and I've had no issues at all with it so far :)

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'm trying Opera.

[elvenforever.livejournal.com]

I adore Chrome. Fast, slick and easy. I only use Firefox to go to one website that requires it.

Glad Safari is working so well for you! :)

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

I'm using Opera now, lol.

I'm still very resistant to the Google bandwagon especially their fine print.

[elvenforever.livejournal.com]

I liked Opera when I used it to test websites. Didn't like Safari quite as much. :)