I tried Opera and Safari and I didn’t like them. I was also brave or stupid enough to try Google Chrome again (after they released a new version). I didn’t like Google Chrome either. The main problem with all these browsers is that there are not a lot of plug-ins. So I stay with Firefox. To free up memory, I periodically quit and restart Firefox.
August 4, 2009
March 27, 2009
Google Chrome
Firefox uses a lot of memory. The longer I use it, the more memory it uses, and the slower it gets. I tried different methods suggested by various websites, but it is no use. Those suggestions even messed up my Acrobat configuration that I had to reinstall Acrobat.
What are the alternatives? How about I try Google Chrome.
I downloaded Google Chrome a few days ago and installed it. When I ran it for the first time, it started to import my settings from Firefox. When it was importing my searching settings, it just kept going and going. I couldn’t even terminate the import process with the “Skip Import” button. Needless to say, I immediately uninstalled it. After googling around, it appeared that other people have the same problem.
Well, I decided to give it another try today, thinking that they probably have fixed the problem. When I clicked the blue “Download Google Chrome” button, a window popped up, probably determining my system configuration or preparing for the install. I don’t remember since everything happened so quickly. What happened next was that I got the Windows blue screen and my computer automatically restarted! I can’t believe this. This is a product from Google. I expect better from Google.
Now, do I dare to click the blue “Download Google Chrome” button again?
[Windows XP Pro, Firefox 3.0.8.]
