Best Browser? (Windows 10)
Aug 24, 2016, 11:18 am
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Best Browser? (Windows 10)
Any thoughts on this?
So these are my thoughts on the browsers I've used, and curious if people have recommendations of browsers of tweaks to improve my experience.
e.g.
- Chrome: I used to use this religiously. But it's so power-hungry and wastes battery, it consumes a ton of CPU, and when running Chrome, especially multiple tabs, the fan gets really loud (even on a Surface Pro 3)
- Opera: I tried replacing Chrome with Opera. Mostly satisfied. It runs faster and consumes less power. However, there are some basic parts of Chrome that Opera specifically doesn't support. First, I can't restore a session. That's huge because Windows automatically does updates and restarts my device without my knowledge (so I can't just OneTab everything), and unlike in Chrome, there's no "restore session" option. In addition, I don't like that Opera can't sync extensions across devices. I have 2 computers and a smartphone, and while Chrome can sync everything, Opera can't. (There are smaller issues, but mostly I'm happy).
- Edge: I read a lot about how this wasn't just a new iteration of Internet Explorer and I tend to agree. My issue with Edge is that it doesn't support any extensions at all (which is a huge aspect of browsers today) and some sites (specifically Facebook and FlyerTalk) load strangely every so often.
- Firefox: Haven't used it in awhile
- Safari: Haven't used it on Windows I think ever (maybe once or twice) and don't even know if they still support it.
- Internet Explorer: jk
- Others: Don't know of anything reputable
So these are my thoughts on the browsers I've used, and curious if people have recommendations of browsers of tweaks to improve my experience.
e.g.
- How to use Opera but restore previous session and/or sync extensions
- How to get extensions, somehow, on Edge
- A browser that works basically like Chrome but for a fraction of the power/battery cost that I didn't mention
- Let me know that Firefox does everything I asked for!
Aug 24, 2016, 4:07 pm
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Any thoughts on this?
So these are my thoughts on the browsers I've used, and curious if people have recommendations of browsers of tweaks to improve my experience.
e.g.
- Chrome: I used to use this religiously. But it's so power-hungry and wastes battery, it consumes a ton of CPU, and when running Chrome, especially multiple tabs, the fan gets really loud (even on a Surface Pro 3)
- Opera: I tried replacing Chrome with Opera. Mostly satisfied. It runs faster and consumes less power. However, there are some basic parts of Chrome that Opera specifically doesn't support. First, I can't restore a session. That's huge because Windows automatically does updates and restarts my device without my knowledge (so I can't just OneTab everything), and unlike in Chrome, there's no "restore session" option. In addition, I don't like that Opera can't sync extensions across devices. I have 2 computers and a smartphone, and while Chrome can sync everything, Opera can't. (There are smaller issues, but mostly I'm happy).
- Edge: I read a lot about how this wasn't just a new iteration of Internet Explorer and I tend to agree. My issue with Edge is that it doesn't support any extensions at all (which is a huge aspect of browsers today) and some sites (specifically Facebook and FlyerTalk) load strangely every so often.
- Firefox: Haven't used it in awhile
- Safari: Haven't used it on Windows I think ever (maybe once or twice) and don't even know if they still support it.
- Internet Explorer: jk
- Others: Don't know of anything reputable
So these are my thoughts on the browsers I've used, and curious if people have recommendations of browsers of tweaks to improve my experience.
e.g.
- How to use Opera but restore previous session and/or sync extensions
- How to get extensions, somehow, on Edge
- A browser that works basically like Chrome but for a fraction of the power/battery cost that I didn't mention
- Let me know that Firefox does everything I asked for!
Aug 24, 2016, 4:30 pm
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I use Chrome as I love the synched bookmarks,tabs and speed. It also has extensions like ....... and ....... for Youtube. I don't like IE and have not used Edge. I will give Chrome my highest recommendation for the simplicity of the synching.
Aug 24, 2016, 4:31 pm
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I prefer Chrome by a large margin, despite its hungry ways. In fact at home my primary machine is a Chromebook. I like the seamless nature of browsing on all of my devices.
Aug 24, 2016, 6:56 pm
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is there a way to have Chrome automatically restore a session ?
I normally keep way too many windows with too many tabs open and when windows crashes / restarts sometimes chrome does not show the "restore a session." window and its also not in the History dropdown menu by window , so I need to go tab by tab to restore , one at a time.
I normally keep way too many windows with too many tabs open and when windows crashes / restarts sometimes chrome does not show the "restore a session." window and its also not in the History dropdown menu by window , so I need to go tab by tab to restore , one at a time.
Aug 25, 2016, 1:40 am
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Can Firefox sync across multiple devices (tabs, saved data, extensions)?
Aug 25, 2016, 6:49 am
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EDIT:
Sync a little. Sync a lot.
You choose what parts of your Firefox you want to sync and where you want to sync them. Take your open tabs on your daily commute. Access your bookmarks at work. Whatever, whenever, everywhere.
You choose what parts of your Firefox you want to sync and where you want to sync them. Take your open tabs on your daily commute. Access your bookmarks at work. Whatever, whenever, everywhere.
Aug 25, 2016, 12:01 pm
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Chrome running slow
Lately, Chrome has been running very slow at times. I am not sure what was wrong (something running in the background?). Appreciate some suggestion to fix this.
I run Explorer and FF, no such problem!
I run Explorer and FF, no such problem!
Aug 25, 2016, 2:21 pm
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Chrome's flash plugin has a nasty habit of gobbling up 2-3GB RAM. Press Shift-Esc in Chrome to bring up its task manager. You can kill the misbehaving Shockwave flash plugin, but it will reopen when you visit another flash-enabled web site.
Aug 25, 2016, 11:39 pm
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NoScript is essentially a "blocked-unless-whitelisted" script extension. It is a little bit of a hassle when going to a site for the first time to allow whatever scripts are baseline necessary, but the upside is a fraction of the ads, a fraction of the tracking scripts, and lots of stuff like those "roomkey" offers and pop-unders just don't happen. It is for the privacy control freak for sure.