tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post5168930473382074104..comments2024-03-26T17:37:35.499+00:00Comments on Linux notes from DarkDuck: Is it time to betray?DarkDuck (m)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-40320936992412871482013-10-12T17:37:59.170+01:002013-10-12T17:37:59.170+01:00Firefox has a Chrome-like new interface called Aus...Firefox has a Chrome-like new interface called Australis in it's Nightly branch for now. you can download it for your personal testing in Windows (check for the .exe file) or Linux (in Linux you'll have to build it) and you can download it here: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/latest-ux/ I will be testing this one in Windows 7 since building it in my Linux installs now it's more work than it's worth. I'm a big fan of Chrome since 2008 and i don't think i will change that but i agree with your decision to move to Chromium that was updated to version 32 in Windows this week and it's Open Source.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847388279508907539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-43332751589439242842013-10-02T21:58:50.360+01:002013-10-02T21:58:50.360+01:00I understand that, but I am not maniacally suspici...I understand that, but I am not maniacally suspicious. I use GMail and lots of other Google Apps. This blog, for example, runs on Google's Blogger.DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-32165304725518174902013-10-02T19:07:15.269+01:002013-10-02T19:07:15.269+01:00Chromium is too close to Chrome, especially if you...Chromium is too close to Chrome, especially if you have the browser set to log into Google to share bookmarks, tabs and passwords. Google is still getting a lot of information out of you.<br /><br />And if you don't allow the browser to log you in to Google, they're pretty much the same.<br /><br />I'm using a whole lot less Chrome and a whole lot more Firefox because I really don't need to be providing more data for Google.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-77586073196257887732013-10-02T16:37:11.450+01:002013-10-02T16:37:11.450+01:00Balaji,
I cannot comment on pp.1&3.
However, w...Balaji,<br />I cannot comment on pp.1&3.<br />However, who does create extensions if not developers? I use some extensions, I doubt they come from Google.DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-46510604558123930012013-10-02T15:09:31.980+01:002013-10-02T15:09:31.980+01:00Hi Darkduck,
I assume you must have heard about x...Hi Darkduck,<br /><br />I assume you must have heard about x-notifier email extension. It is an excellent extension to get notifications from several email services.<br /><br />Also, my browser of preference is still firefox. I like google chrome/chromium for its speed, but that alone is not enough for me. I do not prefer chrome/chromium due to the following facts.<br /><br />1. There is no "official" portable version of chrome.<br />2. Extensions created by developers are not supported - this may have changed now, but I am not sure.<br />3. Chrome/chromium seems to save the cache/temporary internet files under the user's profile if we use the unofficial portable version. My profile directory is a network folder (from the company I work) and every one is assigned with some limited space. Unless I clear the cache manually, it fills up my network folder fast and my system becomes unstable. There is a way to specify the cache location during startup, I had problems with that too. I just don't remember it now.<br /><br /><br />Thanks,<br />Balaji.Balaji Neelakantanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17540703470334657960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-42821908669772641552013-10-02T13:13:26.441+01:002013-10-02T13:13:26.441+01:00I've decided for Chromium for now. Firefox wou...I've decided for Chromium for now. Firefox would be too radical for me. Let's see...DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-77115061192095996142013-10-02T11:24:44.784+01:002013-10-02T11:24:44.784+01:00I switched back to Firefox in 2012.Speed-wise, I w...I switched back to Firefox in 2012.Speed-wise, I was pleasantly surprised by Firefox's improvements as it had become quite sluggish when I left in for Chrome in circa.2010.<br /><br />My reason to have left Chrome was that the privacy options at the time (I have not come back to chrome recently to check this out) were not fully developed, and there was no way to automatically delete history when I shut down the browser, as on Firefox. Having to manually press control + H and then delete, was becoming tedious. There was also the half baked solution of Click&Clean extension, but that somehow didn't work for me....<br /><br />Another big thing that bugged me was that somehow, when I logged off, Chrome would frequently omit to delete my login details, and I would open my browser and be logged on automatically....I really hope they have worked on that.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327259870599011941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-87333222158995985432013-10-02T10:05:23.462+01:002013-10-02T10:05:23.462+01:00I feel your pain. Sometimes companies change their...I feel your pain. Sometimes companies change their products for the sake of it even though the products they are changing are fine as they are.<br /><br />I have switched back to FirefoxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11719786605400058652noreply@blogger.com