Switch from Firefox to Chrome?

I have been following this discussion with interest. Just to summarize then, aside from the the ability to "effectively" block ads (particularly, the very irritating flash-based ads) and probably the Active X elements of IE8, can anyone list the major problems with IE8?

I personally have three browsers - IE8, Chrome and Opera. Of these, I use IE8 the most and have had no real problems with it. I also use Chrome quite a bit and nowadays, though I keep Opera updated, I don't use it as much. Never really liked FF (though I do use Thunderbird).

 

Chrome is bad because it doesn't have "master password" option... Which is very bad.

 

I have and love IE8 and am looking forward to IE9.
I find using others browsers more time is spent on forums talking about tweaking it or trying to that "one" site to work than just having a care-free browsing experince. Sure IE's may do horrible in the acid test but IMO every good web developer is coding for IE first as thats what all most people use, people that don't even know there are other browsers.

 

This site helps me out with A LOT of my IE problems...checkum out...

IETips.net

 

I'm still on Firefox, and am fairly happy. It seems faster than Chrome at least for me, and the extensions I use are invaluable.

 

I've recently switched back to IE8 on Windows 7. I must say, it does everything I need it to. It may not be as fast as Chrome, but I certainly find it more stable and faster than FF.

 

+1 for Iron.

 

Hmm once my university's online course website supports Chrome, I'll be very tempted to switch.

 

I'll reference here my post from earlier in this thread about LastPass: http://forum.notebookreview.com/windows-os-software/491986-switch-firefox-chrome-4.html#post6375150

It's not necessarily a perfect solution for everyone since it's a third-party extension; but I don't trust the Firefox master password, to be honest. Recovering passwords/form information from Firefox isn't exactly difficult. Having a Master Password doesn't change that. With LastPass, you get the convenience of auto-logins/auto-fills, but everything is stored in a heavily encrypted database. Or if you want to go for an even more secure solution (in that it's completely local) go with KeePass.

 

I use Chrome on my netbook because it's much faster and renders things more quickly on a less powerful system. On my laptop/desktop it's firefox hands down. As long you don't notice a performance issue with your system, firefox is just more customizable I find. Right now it's all preference though, so go with what you like, heck - have 3 or 4 browsers loaded and don't commit

 

I am looking forward to IE9 too. For me, IE8 has been stable. Sometimes I used Chrome - and, yes, it is fast! But for some reason, it still feels rough around the edges...of course YMMV.

Edit: I wish the Accelerators and slices were somehow more customizable than what they are currently. They might be a good way to do the "add-on" thing for IE (but within limits). And, yes, IE does need a native flash-blocker. In case there is one, then I don't know about it and would appreciate some pointers to it. Thanks.

 

I just switched to Chrome from IE8 and I absolutely love it. I also installed LastPass which so far I like a lot (probably more than RoboForm now) but Chrome itself still asks me if I want to "Save Password", with only an option to accept or select "Never for This Site". I wish there was a way to disable Chrome's internal password manager entirely, especially since I'm using LastPass. Anyone know if that's possible?

 

Main shortcoming for me is it does not install the Yahoo toolbar as do FF and Explorer.

 

There is. Go to the "wrench" where you have all the menus like Bookmark Manager, downloads, extensions etc. Choose Options from that list. Within Options, click on the Personal Tab. There the 2nd option that deals with Passwords give you the option you need to have Chrome to switch/ disable its internal password manager. Hope this help! cheers!

 

^^^ Thanks. That's what I needed.

 

I like Chrome, but I experience some issues with it that forced me to go back to the Fox. Chrome often crashes for no reason and lags on certain sites like reddit.com. Plus, FF 3.6 without extensions is faster than the older versions too.

 

I'm hoping that Firefox 4.0 will bring it's speed up to Chrome along with the redesigned look. I'm still sticking with it cause I've used it for so long and love the extensions. If they can just make some improvements in certain areas for the next version, then I'll be a happy camper.

 

Chrome has little quirks everynow and then. On Priceline's website, Chrome does not select August 2010 in the reservations calendar popup. It opens with July > hit Next.. nothing happens > hit Next again.. and voila! it jumps to September > hit Back.. nothing happens > hit Back again... jumps back to July.

Works perfectly in IE and FF..

 

To me that's a feature...

 

I'm using FF on my desktop (coz I tweaked it and it loads pages faster than Chrome) and for my 10" netbook I just switched from FF to Chrome mainly because FF loads way slower than Chrome on my netbook and sometimes FF lags while Chrome seems to be smooth all the time. Chrome's interface are tiny so it doesn't waste as much valuable screen space as FF or IE, which is really good on a 10" netbook.

The one thing I hate in Chrome so far is that the mouse scroll speed at the "Other Bookmarks" menu is extremely slow and because I have a huge list of bookmarks it takes forever to get to the bottom ones. I can't find any options/settings or extensions in Chrome to increase the mouse scroll speed in the bookmark menu.. My mouse scroll speed in the bookmarks menu in IE and FF are fine though (so it doesn't have anything to do with my mouse settings) but just not in Chrome. >.>

 

Would you mind explaining your awesome tweaks?

 

My tweaks are not that awesome..
How To Speed Up Firefox (Helpful Vanity)