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Browser Wars – Objective Testing

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Browser Wars – Objective Testing

from JoeUser Forums

 

Well, we’ve had a week or two to try out ie9, ff4 and Chrome10. Cnet.com (Seth Rosenblatt) has run some benchmarks on the three (Opera and Safari not included because they haven’t been updated recently) and the results have been published.

Using Google’s benchmark, Chrome 10 came out a big winner, but they tailored their browser to that benchmark. Boot time didn’t fare as well. Using JSGamesbench, ff4 won and Kraken showed for ie9.

FF4 should do much better when full hardware acceleration is enabled by Mozilla.

Firefox 4 was chosen the overall winner, but I expect good things of Opera. After all, tab stacking is unique to it, and it frequently surprises with other features like Unite.

Not sure what Safari will bring to bear, though.

Not choosing “best” or worst, here. Everyone should find something to appreciate in each browser. Competition is just making better browsers for us all.

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Reply #26 from JoeUser Forums Top

I am using Pale Moon and have been quite happy with it. It loads and runs faster than the stock FF.

Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top

MasonM... that's because it is specially built for Windows. At least that's what the Pale Moon site states. I'm quite happy with it as well. Hopefully some nice themes will come out for it.

 

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Reply #28 from JoeUser Forums Top

Quoting DrJBHL, reply 27
MasonM... that's because it is specially built for Windows. At least that's what the Pale Moon site states. I'm quite happy with it as well. Hopefully some nice themes will come out for it.

 
End of DrJBHL's quote

Yes, I know. I use the standard Firefox in Linux and it works quite well, but the Pale Moon rebuild works much better for Windows 7.

Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Just re-formatted my drive. Installed Win7 Pro and thought I'd give FF4 another shot. THE DAMN THING DOES NOT FREAKIN' WORK!!!

Try to go to another web site like imageshack, connection times out. Four times I tried. It happened with Google and photobucket. I finally got to photobucket because I needed to show Philly 0381 the QED rainy I downloaded. It works fine but I can't show it because FF4 will not copy the direct link nor paste it. I'm hoping I can get to cnet and roll back to 3.6.15. At least I know that one works. Sheesh!!

Tried for FF3.6.15 ... I didn't get it. Got Palemoon 4. It won't copy/paste either. What the hell am I doing wrong?!?

I installed speed dial in palemoon. Instead of putting the sites I want in there, it puts up the forum pages. WTF.

Reply #30 from JoeUser Forums Top

Quoting Uvah, reply 29
Just re-formatted my drive. Installed Win7 Pro and thought I'd give FF4 another shot. THE DAMN THING DOES NOT FREAKIN' WORK!!!

Try to go to another web site like imageshack, connection times out. Four times I tried. It happened with Google and photobucket. I finally got to photobucket because I needed to show Philly 0381 the QED rainy I downloaded. It works fine but I can't show it because FF4 will not copy the direct link nor paste it. I'm hoping I can get to cnet and roll back to 3.6.15. At least I know that one works. Sheesh!!

Tried for FF3.6.15 ... I didn't get it. Got Palemoon 4. It won't copy/paste either. What the hell am I doing wrong?!?
End of Uvah's quote

 

Something is borked because I can use those sites in both FF4 and Pale Moon 4.

Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Correction. Its Pale Moon 3

Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Uvah, reply 29
Just re-formatted my drive. Installed Win7 Pro and thought I'd give FF4 another shot. THE DAMN THING DOES NOT FREAKIN' WORK!!!

Try to go to another web site like imageshack, connection times out. Four times I tried. It happened with Google and photobucket. I finally got to photobucket because I needed to show Philly 0381 the QED rainy I downloaded. It works fine but I can't show it because FF4 will not copy the direct link nor paste it. I'm hoping I can get to cnet and roll back to 3.6.15. At least I know that one works. Sheesh!!

Tried for FF3.6.15 ... I didn't get it. Got Palemoon 4. It won't copy/paste either. What the hell am I doing wrong?!?

I installed speed dial in palemoon. Instead of putting the sites I want in there, it puts up the forum pages. WTF.
End of Uvah's quote

what security software?

Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Uvah, reply 31
Correction. Its Pale Moon 3
End of Uvah's quote

No. It's Pale Moon 4.

 

Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Lantec, reply 32
what security software?
End of Lantec's quote

All I have right now is MSE. I didn't have time to install MalwareBytes or ThreatFire. Those are the only ones  I'm using now. And Doc ... it was Pale Moon 3 I installed from the home site. It gave me a choice. 3 or 4. I chose 3. I now have FF 3.6.15 and that won't copy/paste either. I went to the help page online and it says shutting down remote desktop will fix it. I can't seem to find out how to do that. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top

IN the Start Menu, right click "Computer", choose properties, from the items on the left choose "Remote Settings", uncheck "Allow......."

Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Nope. Didn't work.

 

Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Uvah, reply 34
it says shutting down remote desktop will fix it.
End of Uvah's quote

It's not on.

Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks yrag for showing up. You know more about this stuff than just about everyone. Can I impose upon your genius ... please. I now have Win7 Pro installed. Went smoothly, no problems. I took your advice and have only the three security apps, no more than that. MSE, MalwareBytes and ThreatFire. Same as DrJBHL uses. I opted for a clean install so I'm starting from scratch.

Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Does "Ctrl+c" "Ctrl+v" work?

Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I'll try it.

http://s1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd361/uvah1/?action=view&current=QEDrainy.jpg

I right clicked on the image itself rather than where it says direct link. It pasted the link here and in the dialogue box but the image isn't here.

BTW ... right click and click on copy link location.

Reply #42 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Are you talking about this forum as it relates to copy/paste?

Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yes. I used to use imageshack but Fire fox no longer supports it so I went to photobucket. Worked like a charm before.

Reply #44 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Imageshack on FF

Reply #45 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Your links appear to be private.

Reply #46 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Just out of curiosity I clicked on tools, add-ons and found imageshack as a right click for FF. If my links appear to be private shouldn't I change that and if so how..

Reply #47 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Not so fast Grasshopper....

Right click my image/Properties in reply #44, c/p to insert image

Reply #48 from JoeUser Forums Top

For some obscure reason, FF3.6.xx and FF4 want to hang on my notebook (run-of-the-mill Dell Vostro 1500 with XPP) after opening multiple tabs, usually on tab 5-8 or so.  Just locks up 'Not Responding'.  Using AdBlock+ & IE Tab 2 in FF3 & AdBlock+ in FF4 as only add-ons, but would do the same thing clean of add-ons.  Even after a couple of full uninstall/re-install cycles.  IE8 has no problem opening as many tabs of the same websites, and more.  I really prefer FF, but it just keeps locking up at the most inopportune times.  Have no trouble with FF3.6.xx on two other computers so not sure what the heck is going on.  Couple of sites I have to use regularly require IE so to use FF I need to use IE Tab 2 (or 2 browsers, which offends my sensibilities).

Do FF3.6.xx compatible add-ons work in Pale Moon?  Never mind.  I should learn to read before I type.  LOL

Reply #49 from WinCustomize Forums Top

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/9427/bat.gif

By right clicking on the image it didn't show as upload to imageshack. Clicked on image info then c/p that to here. Fist in the reply box then in the dialogue box. That worked ... obviously. Strange though. If I right click outside the box it shows up. Another thing. On the mouse pad. Normally if I tap it it should be the same as left click. Instead it does the right click. Weird. Weirder still is that the 'upload to imageshack only shows up when the browser is open. Not if I have it minimized. I tried it on an image in my download folder.

Reply #50 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Scratch that....do you have flash player installed?