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To: ShadowAce

Now that FireFox has become such a bloated hog (currently running 201,000k for me right now), I’m more than willing to go to IE9 if they make it good.

Chrome is simple too sparse, but I use it as the default. Opera is too “busy”.


6 posted on 10/20/2010 8:34:21 AM PDT by VanDeKoik (1 million in stimulus dollars paid for this tagline!)
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To: VanDeKoik

FireFox with NoScript and Adblock are the ideal browser. No blinking ads or popups, I love it.


17 posted on 10/20/2010 8:42:52 AM PDT by B4Ranch (Conflict is inevitable; Combat is an option. Train for the fight.)
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To: VanDeKoik
Chrome is simple too sparse, but I use it as the default.

I agree with that.

For quick use, I found a browser called QTWeb that loads quickly and runs most video formats.
35 posted on 10/20/2010 8:57:18 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: VanDeKoik

Jesus! How many add-ons do you have? Ever think about turning some of them off? I use NoScript, AdBlockPlus, and Ghostery, and I’m running around 80 Mb (80,000 Kb). I agree that a browser should be agile, but lightweight has gone the way of the dodo!

With newer machines coming in with more than 4 GB RAM and hard drives reaching 3 TB, sure we want fast, but memory and hard disk footprints don’t much matter anymore.


38 posted on 10/20/2010 8:59:54 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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