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Mim
I prefer my lovers…dead.Registered User regular
I prefer my lovers…dead.Registered User regular
I am currently using Firefox's latest updated browser, but for some reason it is really laggy and slows my computer down. Right now I'm using Internet Explorer, and I don't mind it too much, but it just isn't Firefox.
Is there a browser out there better than Firefox? I definitely need the browser to be able to block websites (like facebook) both in the public and private settings (as in, if I'm "private mode" the block feature still needs to work which it didn't for chrome).
TL;DR Need browser than won't lag, but blocks websites both in public and private/incognito mode.
Is there a browser out there better than Firefox? I definitely need the browser to be able to block websites (like facebook) both in the public and private settings (as in, if I'm "private mode" the block feature still needs to work which it didn't for chrome).
TL;DR Need browser than won't lag, but blocks websites both in public and private/incognito mode.
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Does too!
Site blocking (and any kind of content blocking) is integrated.
Anyways, another vote for Opera here.
This doesn't seem to be the usual experience, but i went back to firefox and i've been happy ever since.
So... i guess give chrome a shot and give opera a shot but don't be surprised if they really aren't that much better or, in the areas you care about, worse.
Thus far, Opera looks good. I do love Firefox but it kept lagging. I thought at first I had too many programs open but that wasn't the case either.
Is the extensions page as in, in the browser settings or on the page you get the extension itself? Because I tried the latter but there was no checkmark.
But thus far, I'm liking Opera. Internet Explorer/Chrome's border is too bright and it really messes with my eyes and I end up having to close them after awhile.
Any downsides to Opera I should know about before I officially make it my new browser?
For me it is a checkbox marked 'Allow in incognito' on the page: chrome://extensions/
I checked it out, the problem was that it couldn't block sites yet. Someone (falsely) said it worked great in firefox 4 beta but there isn't even an available version for it yet.
- Some sites (not many nowadays) may not recognize Opera as a real browser. Mask as/Identify as IE/Firefox will take care of that. For example, Google Dox used to be a cockface about it until about version 10.60 but plays nice now.
- Extensions are new in Opera 11 beta, not a huge selection available so far but it's getting better.
- Certain people may give you grief for using a minority browser. Feel free to kick them in the nads.
The second, more serious issue is that some websites (banking, school based, corporate) are silly enough to DENY you the ability to use Opera. I've found that Opera is sometimes just outright blocked from using some plugins or logging in to some sites - which is stupid. Sometimes you can 'Mask' as another browser to make things work, but it doesn't always work right. It's not much of a deal breaker, though - just something to be aware of.
Even in spite of these minor drawbacks, though, I say go with Opera and never look back. It's fantastic as a minimalist browser with lots of granular control.
Chrome has themes that you can use to customize the appearance of the entire browser's window. There are dozens of themes to choose from, and some are quite nice.
I've been using Chrome for a couple of months now, and am loving it. I have it installed on all of my computers (work laptop, work PC, home laptop, home PC) and am able to link all of my browsers together so that if I modify my favorites bar somewhere, the change is automatically applied to all computers. This is a very handy feature.
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I'm guessing this is directed at me?
I still have Chrome and use it occasionally. Before I switched back I had been using it for almost a year and I finally just got fed up with the issues and switched back to firefox where there were none. I know most people have no issues with Chrome, I was just trying to make the point that there may be issues so the OP shouldn't be afraid to try any and all browsers s/he can (its not like the op has to buy them)
Not that I use Firefox anyway, I just recently switched over to Chrome! :P
(figured I'd be honest about it)
As far as I know, no browser has antivirus built in, though some have cloud blacklisting. Your native antivirus should interface with Opera without issue, though. If you're not running an antivirus suite, for the love of Niels Bohr, go install [http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/]Microsoft Security Essentials[/url], at the very least.
Opera has a fraud protection feature built in, to alert you of spoofing and phishing (as per community reporting) but I don't think it has the same blacklisting feature you're thinking of in Firefox. Still, in my opinion you shouldn't be relying on that feature to protect yourself, anyhow. If you're going to be checking out potentially dangerous sites, try running Opera in a sandbox, like Sandboxie, or running a virtual machine.
Honestly, don't rely on that "This site is dangerous and may harm your computer" notification as your only line of defense. Not only is it not going to be on every page that's dangerous, but there are going to be plenty of non-porn sites that try to infect you, too. Their certainly useful warnings, but reporting on those messages tends to lag.
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