Thinking of switching browsers?

[Bigmallly]

I found this to be quite interesting reading.

Tested: Google Chrome vs IE8 vs Firefox 3.1 | News | TechRadar UK

[SueA]

Mmm, interesting, they all seem to have different advantages/disadvantages & the testers came out with Firefox as the winner 'just', that's the one I'm thinking of trying so I might give it a go now.

[organic]

Maybe worth mentioning that the article is nearly 18 months old now... things have moved on a fair bit since then.

I've had a quick speed-read of the article and it didn't change my view that Firefox is the best for me. The ability to make the browser do exactly what I want it to do via add-ons without having to have loads of useless features I'll never want is really a huge selling point for me.

Cheers for the link, Mally.

[Two_Sheds]

Chrome was the winner wasn't it?
I've got Chrome, and it was only recently that I realised: "One thing Chrome has done is simplified the traditional combination of address bar and search bar. Instead, you use the same box to type URLs and search criteria"

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[SueA]

Overall they said Firefox was the winner Two Sheds ('just' even though they gave Chrome as the winner of 2 sections ) at the end of the article but as Organic's pointed out the report is quite old now so things may have changed.

[organic]

TS - I do exactly the same thing in FireFox and have done for some time. If anything that's typed isn't a proper address it turns into a search term.

I dunno if that came as part of an addon or if it's standard with FireFox but it certainly works.

[organic]

Is it just me that thinks there's something fundamentally wrong with "18 months" being considered "old"?
I know computers and computer software move at a fairly blistering pace, and as a computer user of 20+ years it's not news to me - but I still find it wierd that I almost dismiss out of hand anything much over 6 months old as "probably not accurate any more".

I'm glad I don't have that view of non-computery stuff... I'm really traditional and slow moving on that front!

[Madasafish]

I use a mixture of Chrome and IE8.

Firefox crashes with some Java programs.
Chrome does not work with a few key programs.. So I run IE8 and Chrome together at times..

Edit
I sympathise with organic. I have a 40 year old lawnmower but my PC is upgraded every year...

[organic]

Every year???
Seriously?

Are you into bleeding-edge gaming or professional sound/video editing or something?

[greengrass]

been using firefox for a while now and been ok

[weekendwellies]

I have used Chrome and it was great until they put that facebook type thing on and everything started going wrong then. I used Mozilla Firefox previously and went back to that. Its fine for me.

[Madasafish]

Organic.

Every year? Yes.

I build my own from second hand parts.. so when I upgrade I sell the old ones.

I am always about 2 years behind the latest technology as a result as anything new is FAR too expensive.

The net costs of each upgrade after selling the bits is under £50.

My disks are new but surplus stock sold at silly prices (£15) on ebay, My CPU cost £60 - I sold the prior one for £30.. and I run 3 monitors (2 19" secondhand and one 19 widescreen - all HP and all around £90 or less)...

I run realtime sharetrading systems so reliability is vital. I keep a backup rather slow PC in case the current one falls apart and use a UPS as we have occasional power outages..

[skegblade]

I always use Firefox as it's safer than IE, plus it is updated on a regular basis.

Phil

[Bigmallly]

I don't know if it's a coincidence but since changing from chrome to firefox, my PC takes forever to boot up.

[bishop]

I use IE8 for windows xp, never fails to load a page, is as fast or faster than any other browser, really depends on what you use you comp for, and what os you use,