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Apparently Google Chrome isn't playing nice with the new MBA. I have noticed that it's the same with Windows 8 as well with Chrome, although the problems with Chrome and 8 doesn't require a hard reboot just a restart of Chrome itself.

Chrome will continue to be my favorite browser for now, but if it keeps this up I may be forced to go back to IE, I won't go back to FF.

1 posted on 06/27/2012 5:11:44 AM PDT by aft_lizard
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To: Swordmaker

This is of interest to you and your pinglist, and look I am not attacking Apple!


2 posted on 06/27/2012 5:12:40 AM PDT by aft_lizard
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To: aft_lizard

Google doesnt play well with macs in general, I gather. One more reason to get away from it if you can. Google IS the Evil Empire.


3 posted on 06/27/2012 5:17:58 AM PDT by the invisib1e hand (they have no god but caesar)
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To: aft_lizard

The recent upgrade to Adobe Flash has been doing a hit job on FireFox. It causes videos (youtube, etc.) to attempt to load, but fail.

Firefox 13 has its own problems, too, however.

I went back to FF12 and found that Adobe Flash 10 will work with it. But Adobe Flash requires ver 11 for IE9. [Both Flash versions can be installed — just install 10 for FF, but install 11 for IE.]

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Too many times, upgrades and updates create more problems than they fix.


4 posted on 06/27/2012 5:21:28 AM PDT by TomGuy
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Have you tried Safari?


5 posted on 06/27/2012 5:25:36 AM PDT by Not gonna take it anymore (If Obama were twice as smart as he is, he would be a wit)
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To: aft_lizard

Safari is still my fave when using my Air having no problems what so ever


7 posted on 06/27/2012 5:35:08 AM PDT by Nifster
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To: aft_lizard
"the performance of the computer, until a crash, is otherwise very, very good."

The same could be said of Toyota inadvertent accelerations.

12 posted on 06/27/2012 5:46:12 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Galileo: In science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of one individual)
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Of late Chrome is shoddy dreck on Mac OS X.

At the rate of Google's "updates" it'll either get fixed soon (ha!) or get worse. The recent revision changed how updates are done and it will prompt certain firewalls to ask for permission to connect several times every few hours. The kfetch updater is newly created in a temporary location each time so it can't be given permission "forever."

There's a persistent bug related to Flash in Chrome that makes the mouse pointer vanish.

17 posted on 06/27/2012 11:02:05 AM PDT by newzjunkey
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To: aft_lizard; ~Kim4VRWC's~; 1234; Abundy; Action-America; acoulterfan; AFreeBird; Airwinger; ...
New Macbook Airs crashing under Google Chrome?—PING!


Google Chrome crashing Macbook Airs? Ping!

Please, No Flame Wars!
Discuss technical issues, software, and hardware.
Don't attack people!
Don't respond to the Anti-Apple Thread Trolls!
PLEASE IGNORE THEM!!!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

19 posted on 06/27/2012 11:09:30 AM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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To: aft_lizard

Zero issues with Chrome on my 2011 11” MBA. Memory leak in Safari sucks still. Chrome works fine.


21 posted on 06/27/2012 3:55:43 PM PDT by TheStickman
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You prefer Chrome? Have you figured out how to completely stop Google from harvesting 100% of your browsing, posting, and other online activities while running Chrome?

As far as Firefox VS. IE - you actually prefer IE over FireFox? Why? (seriously)


22 posted on 06/28/2012 12:19:43 PM PDT by TheBattman (Isn't the lesser evil... still evil?)
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