Wednesday, 3. September 2008, 03:01:40
google, Web Browsers, review, software
I've been playing around with Google Chrome, and so far, here are my gripes and praises about it. Now I know that this is only a beta, and that all the features aren't in/finished, but I'd like to say this stuff anyway.
Positive:- The download manager looks really slick, and easy to use.
- Very clean interface.
- Smooth animations.
- Search Engine editor. One of the better features of Opera.
Negative:- I can't import my bookmarks from Opera, or an .html file.
- The fact that gmail.com comes up as a security threat...
- Inability to change the tab bar from the top to the bottom of the URL bar.
- After a moderate amount of web browsing, the URL bar becomes sluggish when typing.
This list is a WIP, and hopefully, will have a ton of positives, and no negatives for future releases.
Sunday, 16. March 2008, 01:39:31
Web Browsers
So, Opera decided to eat itself the other night by crashing every time it's closed, and consume more RAM than it normally does. I started off my troubleshooting by uninstalling/installing it several times. But I recently found the fix. I apparently fixed it by deleting the preferences folder (C:\Documents and Settings\Acheron\Application Data\Opera). Upon doing this, opening Opera again, I noticed all my preferences were gone (no duh) and it no longer crashes/eats RAM. So if anyone else is having this problem, try this fix.
PS: I am running 9.50b, however, it seemed to do this with 9.24 aswell.
Monday, 10. March 2008, 06:20:05
Web Browsers
After a week or two of using Opera as my primary browser, I can easily say that I am now an Opera user.
I've been using the Opera 9.50b version, which supports bookmark synchronization (woot), and I love it. All I have to say is keep up the good work, Opera Dev.
Sunday, 17. February 2008, 09:37:39
Web Browsers
So, I've been trying to get myself to use Opera as my main browser because of Maxthon's use of IE and the flaws in it. While I know that the IE engine has a ton of flaws, etc etc. I like the fact that it just works (for the good, and the bad) on the web. However, I've been working on web design lately and have realized that IE is a massive Nazi about how a page is written. I've been down the Mozilla path, and I won't go back.
So I'm basically stuck in between a rock and a hard place. On one side, I've got Maxthon: fast, Microsoft.com/Live.com happy, automatic bookmark, settings, and skin syncronization. And Opera: passes ACID2, good skins, secure, functional.
