Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Second try: http://tinyurl.com/obzub5t -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+alal=poly.edu at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+alal=poly.edu at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Akhil Lal Sent: 28 June 2013 13:02 To: 'Leica Users Group' Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Better browser? FYI: http://blog.emsisoft.com/2013/05/23/which-browser-offers-the-best-malware-pr otection/?ref=news130523website&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=newsletter& utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=news130523website -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+alal=poly.edu at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+alal=poly.edu at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Tina Manley Sent: 28 June 2013 09:45 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Better browser? I use Chrome with no regrets. Tina On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 2:27 AM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote: > Yes, there is that work-around for looking large. However, several > times, I've waited it out after the direct route of just clicking on > the enlarge icon and, after an annoying delay, the enlarged picture > showed. The work-around is faster. > > I quit Firefox because it seemed to have a memory leak, my computer > would slow down, and the activity showed that my available memory was > close to zero. It could very well have been some add-on (plug-in) but > a quick set of experiments failed to identify the culprit and I just > decided to switch to Chrome. Also, I've learned to love Chrome's > bookmark manager. > > Herb > > Herbert Kanner > kanner at acm.org > 650-326-8204 > > Question authority and the authorities will question you. > > > > > On Jun 27, 2013, at 8:52 PM, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> wrote: > > > This question lives in the Windows universe. Macs are perfectly good > computers, but outside the scope of the problem. > > > > The entity to which I am indentured requires us to use an earlier > version of the Bill Gate's browser. Since I sometimes need to connect > there from home, I have to keep my IE behind. Said version is now so > old that it often freezes or crashes on many Web sites these days. So > I am going to make another browser my default, and save IE for when I > need to connect to said entity. > > > > So... Chrome or Firefox? Or...? Which do you prefer, and why? I like > reliability and logical simplicity of controls. Reasonable security is > good, too. > > > > I've been fooling with the most recent version of Chrome, but have > noticed some quirks. Like the LUG gallery displaying blank pop-ups > when I click the little double rectangle to enlarge the pictures (they > show up fine if I right click and tell it to open in a new tab). > > > > --Peter > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information