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  • edited December 2008
    isn't the first thing one does when a program doesn't work reinstalling?

    the fact that it does the same thing in 9.62, 9.63 and 10.0alpha leads me to believe that either a) it hates google or b) it hates me

    in either case, it's not really worth my time when i have two other fully functional browsers installed.

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2008
    What's the deal with chrome now? It seems to have a problem saving some of my cookies, mainly Facebook and a few forums

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  • edited December 2008
    Me Too! wrote: »
    What's the deal with chrome now? It seems to have a problem saving some of my cookies, mainly Facebook and a few forums

    I've had that now and again as well. No idea what's causing it and I don't care enough to report it.

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  • MKRMKR Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Download the SQLite plugin for Firefox, open it up, and load C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Cookies (might be different on Vista). You might have a screwy cookie somewhere in there.

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2008
    yeah but what do I do once I do all that? How do I know what cookie is screwy? Or can I just skip to the opening part and delete my cookies and start over?

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2008
    OK I did all that and there's no cookie nothing in that file that SQlite can open

    I found cookies, nevermind, now to just open it with SQlite I guess

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  • FramlingFramling FaceHead Geebs has bad ideas.Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    isn't the first thing one does when a program doesn't work reinstalling?

    the fact that it does the same thing in 9.62, 9.63 and 10.0alpha leads me to believe that either a) it hates google or b) it hates me

    in either case, it's not really worth my time when i have two other fully functional browsers installed.

    Yeah, I'd say the reasonable thing to do is just drop it. It sounds like it hates you, or at least your computer. Maybe give it another shot if you reinstall your OS or get a new computer or something.

    Or don't. I don't think anyone would fault you for just deciding you hate it forever if it's giving you this much trouble.

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  • Mr. Henry BemisMr. Henry Bemis God is love Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    yeah really firefox does everything i need it to do

    there's not a whole lot of incentive

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  • MKRMKR Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    I wish I had that choice. Firefox is just too hard on my computer. :(

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2008
    Hey MKR that SQLite thing won't open up the cookie file once I found it, what should I do? Should I just delete the file and start over and see if that works or what?

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  • MKRMKR Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    The plugin opened mine, so your DB may be screwed up. See if you can find some tool to repair SQLLite databses.

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2008
    That doesn't really help, since I don't know how to do any of that. Can I just delete the cookie file?

    Also the cookies didn't even show up as an SQL, I had to hit "view all files" to make them show up.

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  • MKRMKR Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Try renaming the file to something else and see if Chrome will create a new cookie database.

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2008
    Looks like that did the trick, thanks

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  • CyvrosCyvros Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    isn't the first thing one does when a program doesn't work reinstalling?

    the fact that it does the same thing in 9.62, 9.63 and 10.0alpha leads me to believe that either a) it hates google or b) it hates me

    in either case, it's not really worth my time when i have two other fully functional browsers installed.

    My installs of Opera have all fallen for the G.

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  • StraythStrayth Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    L|ama wrote: »
    MKR wrote: »
    Are there any websites written in Klingon?

    go to google, select 'preferences', klingon is in the dropdown 'language' menu


    edit: oh so apparently this changes the title of English in that menu too, making it extra fun to go back!

    Oh you are so kidding me.

    Oh god.

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  • IskanderIskander Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    change it to a random language and hope you know the word for 'english' in that... YOU FUCKING NERD

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2008
    Elmer Fudd is an option

    From now on I'm searching in Elmer Fudd

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  • bentbent Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Me Too! wrote: »
    What's the deal with chrome now? It seems to have a problem saving some of my cookies, mainly Facebook and a few forums

    I've had that now and again as well. No idea what's causing it and I don't care enough to report it.

    Getting the same problem on this end every so often. Keep getting signed out of various sites once in a while.

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  • Me Too!Me Too! __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2008
    Delete your cookies and start over, or just rename the existing file. Either works I guess, I renamed it and I haven't had problems since.

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  • edited December 2008
    Framling wrote: »
    isn't the first thing one does when a program doesn't work reinstalling?

    the fact that it does the same thing in 9.62, 9.63 and 10.0alpha leads me to believe that either a) it hates google or b) it hates me

    in either case, it's not really worth my time when i have two other fully functional browsers installed.

    Yeah, I'd say the reasonable thing to do is just drop it. It sounds like it hates you, or at least your computer. Maybe give it another shot if you reinstall your OS or get a new computer or something.

    Or don't. I don't think anyone would fault you for just deciding you hate it forever if it's giving you this much trouble.

    I want to like it. Heck, I actually use it for most stuff at work now. I suppose I could switch search engines.

    It's nice and fast (like chrome) but it's more functional (like firefox, but fast).

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  • Donovan PuppyfuckerDonovan Puppyfucker A dagger in the dark is worth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Me Too! wrote: »
    Elmer Fudd is an option

    From now on I'm searching in Elmer Fudd


    Anytime you change the language, there is a link written in english on the main page to let you switch back to englsh.

    Also, pirate is the best google language. 'Advanced search' hotlink becomes 'Use me better spyglass' link, 'Log in' is 'Sail into Port', 'About Google' is 'Who be this Google', 'Images' is 'Engravin's'...


    Bork bork bork (swedish chef from the Muppets) is good too.

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  • CyvrosCyvros Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Logging out with Pirate: "Catch th' outgoing tide". :D

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  • SnorkSnork word Jamaica Plain, MARegistered User regular
    edited December 2008
    i just installed this mofo on my shitty desktop that can't even handle firefox while i'm waiting for my laptop to get ragnarok'ed by HP

    it's very pleasing to use and there are a lot of really fantastic features that I like a lot

    however no middle mouse scroll is KILLING me right now

    also i miss mouse gestures but from what i've heard they're thinking about implementing extensions soon

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  • Lucky CynicLucky Cynic Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Snork wrote: »
    i just installed this mofo on my shitty desktop that can't even handle firefox while i'm waiting for my laptop to get ragnarok'ed by HP

    it's very pleasing to use and there are a lot of really fantastic features that I like a lot

    however no middle mouse scroll is KILLING me right now

    also i miss mouse gestures but from what i've heard they're thinking about implementing extensions soon

    Buh? I have middle mouse scroll...

    Unless you have a crappy old school mouse with no wheel.

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  • L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    I have no middle mouse scroll with chrome.

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  • DragDrag Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Holy shit I just got Chrome yesterday and it's a million times faster than Firefox; the only problem is that apparently it doesn't support any plug-ins. Is there some planned future release for an equivalent to Adblock?

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  • KhavallKhavall British ColumbiaRegistered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Here's the question: What motivation do I have for downloading Chrome over Firefox?

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  • McClyMcCly Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    I never realized there were so many language options. Bork, bork, bork is my new default. :D

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  • DragDrag Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Khavall wrote: »
    Here's the question: What motivation do I have for downloading Chrome over Firefox?

    For me, it opens up and runs really goddamn fast. Even on a fairly good computer, Mozilla tends to chug a long time upon opening right after start-up, and then when I open it up afterwards it still tends to take a second or two. Chrome is almost immediate.

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  • McClyMcCly Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Firefox is a lot more solid to me. Chrome craps out randomly way too often.

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  • KhavallKhavall British ColumbiaRegistered User regular
    edited December 2008
    When Chrome introduces 3rd-wheel click free-scroll I will gladly proclaim its wonder

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  • IskanderIskander Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    really though all these FF plugins are just toys

    - adblock, yea, i'm not really bothered by ads. unless you're a fucking goldfish it's not that hard to focus your eyes on a part of the screen you want to look at
    - chrome blocks popups pretty well by itself. i've never had a popup not blocked that i didn't want.
    - chrome has a solid http header trace. just type "about:network" in the address bar and enable I/O tracking.
    - it has a preinstalled dictionary
    - it has a very solid code analyzer thing

    this already equalizes 90% of all FF plugins i was using
    everything else isn't really that necessary to begin with

    I WISH chrome had:

    - middle mouse click scroll
    - it should remember form fields such as login names, email addresses to different sites, like FF and IE do

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  • MKRMKR Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Iskander wrote: »
    really though all these FF plugins are just toys

    - adblock, yea, i'm not really bothered by ads. unless you're a fucking goldfish it's not that hard to focus your eyes on a part of the screen you want to look at
    - chrome blocks popups pretty well by itself. i've never had a popup not blocked that i didn't want.
    - chrome has a solid http header trace. just type "about:network" in the address bar and enable I/O tracking.
    - it has a preinstalled dictionary
    - it has a very solid code analyzer thing

    this already equalizes 90% of all FF plugins i was using
    everything else isn't really that necessary to begin with

    I WISH chrome had:

    - middle mouse click scroll
    - it should remember form fields such as login names, email addresses to different sites, like FF and IE do

    NoScript
    AdBlock
    FlashBlock

    I often have to kill the flash plugin just to read a page. These three plugins are essential (to me) for controlling which flash videos are and are not allowed to load. I also wouldn't mind a plugin that makes the escape key stop GIF animations.

    I would also like:
    All-in-One Sidebar
    Google Notebook
    Firebug

    But I can live without those.

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  • IskanderIskander Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    MKR wrote: »
    I often have to kill the flash plugin just to read a page. These three plugins are essential (to me) for controlling which flash videos are and are not allowed to load. I also wouldn't mind a plugin that makes the escape key stop GIF animations.

    My question is, why do you care about constrolling these things?

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  • MKRMKR Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Iskander wrote: »
    MKR wrote: »
    I often have to kill the flash plugin just to read a page. These three plugins are essential (to me) for controlling which flash videos are and are not allowed to load. I also wouldn't mind a plugin that makes the escape key stop GIF animations.

    My question is, why do you care about constrolling these things?

    Because I like my CPU not running at 100% constantly, and my fan not running at full tilt (because of the CPU thing). Most Flash and GIF animations are also horribly distracting when I'm trying to read something.

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  • IvarIvar Oslo, NorwayRegistered User regular
    edited December 2008
    I have gif animations and plugins turned off by default, and enabled for the few sites where I want to see them. I don't understand how people can stand reading anything with annoying shit jumping all over the screen.

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Some of us have full-grown human brains that allow us to filter things and pay attention to what we are looking at.

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  • DragDrag Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    not everyone has computers that can easily run massive, obnoxious scripts/flash animations slowing to a crawl

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  • NotASenatorNotASenator Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Drag wrote: »
    not everyone has computers that can easily run massive, obnoxious scripts/flash animations slowing to a crawl

    well that is a completely different thing.

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