• @[email protected]
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    112 years ago

    I’ve tried firefox in the past. Back and forth I go when google does something dumb but I always go back. This time I think I’ll deal with the stuff I don’t like for now, or maybe make extensions to fill the voids that I miss desperately.

    • @[email protected]
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      62 years ago

      Been using it since the start of the year, the transition was pretty simple. what don’t you like?

      • @[email protected]
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        52 years ago

        15 years ago, Firefox would cause my desktop computer to spin up its really loud fan once or twice an hour. It was a room away from my bedroom, but it was enough to wake up my (now) wife, who was angry, but unable to identify the source of the noise. That lasted for a few weeks before I noticed it during the day. When I switched to Chrome, it stopped.

        It’s totally unreasonable, but it’s enough to keep me off Firefox. I’m sure both browsers have been rewritten multiple times since then.

        Well, it was, until the whole “web integrity thing”.

        • @[email protected]
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          32 years ago

          Yeah. That does sound unreasonable haha.

          I used to use Firefox before chrome released. It used to be the best, but chrome took the crown after Firefox became a memory eater.

          Now chrome is being all iTunes walled garden, and Firefox also recently overtook it in terms of speed.

          I installed it alongside my trusty chrome install, played around with extensions(or add-ons) until the experience mostly matched, and switched over once I was satisfied.

          Chrome’s still installed if I need it, but I haven’t needed it!

          It’s worth a go at least!

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        22 years ago

        I rely on chromes tab groupings. Nothing in Firefox does as good a job, but I’m getting by just fine for now.

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            32 years ago

            I usually have 30+ tabs grouped around in chrome. I got a lot going on and it helps keep my ADHD in check when I’m trying to work on something.

            • @[email protected]
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              32 years ago

              My version is starred emails in Gmail and folders full of bookmarks instead 😅

              I hope they integrate a tab grouping functionality for you tab hoarders soon!

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        52 years ago

        Yes. This. Chrome’s multi-profile mode is perfect. Firefox’s about:profile bullshit is just awful.

        Im still FireFox only, but I would love to see some improvement in this area.

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          22 years ago

          Agreed - they really just need to roll the ‘Profile Switcher for Firefox’ extension into base functionality - and this would have the benefit of not requiring an additional install to work.