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Browsers - Ole - 12-22-2011
OK so I am little slow on new tech stuff (old age).... I just tried out Google Chrome in lieu of IE8. I guess I liked knowing where all my favorites were and how I could arrange them according to importance. I had a spellchecker installed and all was good with the world. Now I am trying this Chrome browser and I like the speed but I miss some of those things that made IE so nice (for me).
Should I continue with Chrome or get IE9? what do you all think?
Re: Browsers - JustinG - 12-22-2011
Should be able to import the favorites from IE over to Chrome, and my Chrome uses a spell checker. Can't look to see how, on the work PC and it only has IE.
Re: Browsers - SlimKlim - 12-22-2011
There are extensions in the "Chrome Web Store" for spellcheckers and spell check preventers.
You can also choose to have the new tab page show you an "apps page" which actually looks to just be a pretty collection of logos linking to web tools like Producteev and Google Docs/Apps with a bookmark bar at the top, or show a grid of your most frequent sites.
Chrome also comes with a developer tool built in that has way more features than FireBug, awesome for me because I can do performance testing for work without having to understand marcos, awesome for your average web user because you can still steal the image that pesky site is trying to block you from doing so by right clicking on the object>inspect element>copy the link in <img src="">
Whether or not you're a web nerd or even a "computer guy," moving away from IE is generally a good thing, if only for the simple reason that in a modern browser like Chrome, you're seeing the sites you visit the way the people that built it intended, not a boiled down, deprecated version of it. No matter what browser you use you should keep it somewhat updated, we just dropped FireFox 4 off our matrix for a new project, its just not possible to make a key that fits every single lock perfectly.
Re: Browsers - Evan - 12-22-2011
browsers are like religion to some people.
if IE works for you, then go with it. IE9 is very fast, and Im used to all the keyboard shortcuts so thats what I stick with. that being said there really isnt a bad browser anymore.
Ive been testing chrome and firefox lately, and they leave me unimpressed. in both browsers parts of a page will load lightning fast, but then other parts will really lag and then pop in.
IE is a more consistent feel to me.
Re: Browsers - Evan - 12-22-2011
SlimKlim Wrote:Whether or not you're a web nerd or even a "computer guy," moving away from IE is generally a good thing, if only for the simple reason that in a modern browser like Chrome, you're seeing the sites you visit the way the people that built it intended, not a boiled down, deprecated version of itlolwut?
if you're a web developer you should already know that IE9 passes ACID3 100/100
Re: Browsers - Apoc - 12-22-2011
Evan Wrote:in both browsers parts of a page will load lightning fast, but then other parts will really lag and then pop in.
IE is a more consistent feel to me.
That's because they both attempt to paint the page asap in an effort to get you something. IE waits until it has pretty much everything before it renders anything; a design element much maligned by many site developers.
Re: Browsers - Evan - 12-22-2011
Apoc Wrote:I call BS on that, "many site developers" prefer FOUC to a properly rendered page? :dunno:Evan Wrote:in both browsers parts of a page will load lightning fast, but then other parts will really lag and then pop in.
IE is a more consistent feel to me.
That's because they both attempt to paint the page asap in an effort to get you something. IE waits until it has pretty much everything before it renders anything; a design element much maligned by many site developers.
Re: Browsers - Apoc - 12-22-2011
Evan Wrote:I call BS on that, "many site developers" prefer FOUC to a properly rendered page? :dunno:
Properly? Ha. If you're talking FOUC, fine... although I only ever see that with MM. FOUC is a problem of site designers and web infrastructure, not browser. I'm talking about pages loading in sections.
In a world where users are impatient, the ability to get them something as soon as possible can have a significant impact on revenue. There's a pretty big gap in user perception and satisfaction when a site starts rendering after one second and fills things in over the next four versus a site that takes five seconds to show anything. IE being the latter is what site developers hate.
Re: Browsers - Mike - 12-22-2011
When we write a web app, IE always causes us the most pain... By far. Just sayin'.
I'm a Chromeboy after many years with Firefox and a brief stint with Safari.
Re: Browsers - HAULN-SS - 12-22-2011
I dont have any links or data to back me up, but is it true that Chrome is more or less the same as Firefox, with the exception being on Google's own sites?
Re: Browsers - Mike - 12-22-2011
I've never heard that.
Re: Browsers - Evan - 12-22-2011
no, chrome is similar to safari.
both based on webkit. chrome adds the v8 js engine, but safari does not afaik.
and last I read, both the most insecure
firefox uses gecko