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smart51 - 18/12/10 at 08:45 PM

I'm a bit annoyed with the latest version of firefox because it keeps hanging for 20 or 30 seconds at a time. It is a particular problem when dropping into say web mail, finding no new messages and quickly changing to a new site. If there are several windows open, they all freeze. What's the latest good non-MS browser?

MakeEverything - 18/12/10 at 08:51 PM

google chrome. no problems for me

scudderfish - 18/12/10 at 08:53 PM

Chrome. Very snappy.

britishtrident - 18/12/10 at 09:08 PM

quote:
Originally posted by smart51
I'm a bit annoyed with the latest version of firefox because it keeps hanging for 20 or 30 seconds at a time. It is a particular problem when dropping into say web mail, finding no new messages and quickly changing to a new site. If there are several windows open, they all freeze. What's the latest good non-MS browser?


Sounds like an addon screwing things up.

ashg - 18/12/10 at 09:11 PM

first used IE then Firefox, finally chrome, never looked back since.

Andi - 18/12/10 at 09:15 PM

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Originally posted by ashg
first used IE then Firefox, finally chrome, never looked back since.


Same here... Its a natural progression

RazMan - 18/12/10 at 09:18 PM

Chrome all the way for me

matt_gsxr - 18/12/10 at 09:43 PM

Chrome.

Occasional problems with forms, but I haven't had a problem in months.

Matt

jabs2 - 18/12/10 at 09:49 PM

I've been using Opera just recently without problems

PSpirine - 18/12/10 at 09:54 PM

I liked chrome, but it hangs with Flash often ("this plug-in is not responding - do you want to wait?". It works faster than Firefox (not even mentioning IE) but that annoying flash plugin hang is enough to put me off, so back to firefox for me!

Pavs

loggyboy - 18/12/10 at 10:06 PM

Never had an issue with IE - 5 and 6 were a little ify when i look back, but 8 is excellent.

mad4x4 - 18/12/10 at 10:55 PM

Chrome - No Probs here - even got an IE plug in for IE pages.

David Jenkins - 18/12/10 at 10:56 PM

I've stuck with Firefox - didn't like Chrome. Something about the way it does stuff...

blakep82 - 18/12/10 at 11:54 PM

no problems with IE

lol netscape. remember that?

mookaloid - 19/12/10 at 12:02 AM

Chrome here

dhutch - 19/12/10 at 01:33 AM

All our family use opera and i find it very good.

Chrome on the laptop as its steam powered and chrome is very light until you open more than a few tabs, but awful past about ten tabs an lacks the ability to tweak shortcuts etc.


Daniel

zilspeed - 19/12/10 at 08:48 AM

My own particular gripe these days is that in IE, which I've stuck with for years, youtube videos are extremely laggy.
I thought it was my connection speed.

Then I tried chrome.

No lag or breakup.

Not 100 % comfortable with it, but it's good for that.

smart51 - 19/12/10 at 11:21 AM

I've removed old versions of Java plug in and it now seems fine. I think I'll stick with it rather than changing. The Devil you know and all that.