Which browser do you use?
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August 6th, 2013 at 3:08:00 PM
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Which browser do you all use?
I can't stand Internet Explorer, but I know a lot of people still use it. Opera has some cool features, but it doesn't work on all websites. As for Chrome, it's fast, but I'm always wary when it comes to privacy issues with Google. And Firefox takes up too much memory.
EDIT: Damn, forgot to include 'Other' as an option. If you use a different browser, please state which one.
I can't stand Internet Explorer, but I know a lot of people still use it. Opera has some cool features, but it doesn't work on all websites. As for Chrome, it's fast, but I'm always wary when it comes to privacy issues with Google. And Firefox takes up too much memory.
EDIT: Damn, forgot to include 'Other' as an option. If you use a different browser, please state which one.
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August 6th, 2013 at 3:30:37 PM
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Firefox on my Mac. Chrome on my Android devices.
August 6th, 2013 at 3:39:04 PM
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Quote: DocFirefox on my Mac.
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August 6th, 2013 at 3:46:11 PM
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I use Firefox. You may want to check out disconnect.com for their free software to help with privacy issues. It does a great job of blocking data requests.
I read about them recently in Forbes.
I read about them recently in Forbes.
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August 6th, 2013 at 4:30:53 PM
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BTW, the disconnect software is advertising quicker times and less bandwidth and it does seem to be true. I've only had it for 3 days.
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August 6th, 2013 at 4:54:26 PM
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Quote: steeldcoI use Firefox. You may want to check out disconnect.com for their free software to help with privacy issues. It does a great job of blocking data requests.
I read about them recently in Forbes.
That link just is a set of pages on how to delete various social network accounts.
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August 6th, 2013 at 4:58:53 PM
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You're right. I'm sorry. I had remembered the website incorrectly. It is www.disconnect.me
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August 6th, 2013 at 4:59:47 PM
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Also, here's their tagline...
Unwanted tracking is not cool
Disconnect lets you visualize and block the invisible websites that track you.
Unwanted tracking is not cool
Disconnect lets you visualize and block the invisible websites that track you.
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August 6th, 2013 at 5:15:17 PM
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Firefox browser.
Yahoo email.
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August 6th, 2013 at 5:57:55 PM
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Chrome for me, on all my devices plus Google for my default search engine.
Installed cloud based Chromium on a old laptop once, wasn't worth the bother getting it to work, maybe Chromium has improved since then.
Installed cloud based Chromium on a old laptop once, wasn't worth the bother getting it to work, maybe Chromium has improved since then.
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August 6th, 2013 at 6:49:42 PM
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Firefox with No Script and Do Not Track, along with standards like AdBlock. The only thing any Google product is good for, considering their truly grave and sinful exploitation of privacy and histories, is Google Maps/Earth. Bing hasn't caught up to them (yet?) and Google Groups has seriously decayed since Deja Vu.
August 6th, 2013 at 7:39:59 PM
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Quote: SanchoPanzaThe only thing any Google product is good for, considering their truly grave and sinful exploitation of privacy and histories
Yeah, the privacy thing with Google really bothers me. I don't know if you like searching with Google, but if so, have you tried conducting your searches with Startpage? They take their results directly from Google, but it's totally private. They don't record your IP address or track your searches at all. In other words, no bullsh*t government surveillance to worry about (at least for now).
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August 7th, 2013 at 1:40:44 AM
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Chrome. I used Firefox (and Mozilla before it) for many, many years, but around 2010, it just started to get these nasty memory leaks, and I don't know why.
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August 7th, 2013 at 6:09:30 AM
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I like Internet Explorer, and my IPhone is Safari, though the two seem almost exactly the same.
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August 7th, 2013 at 8:05:46 AM
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I've used Ixquick for years. It was invented by the son of a colleague of mine, who sold it big-time to the Dutch. It doesn't record IP's either and is quite heavily oriented toward academia.Quote: Beethoven9thYeah, the privacy thing with Google really bothers me. I don't know if you like searching with Google, but if so, have you tried conducting your searches with Startpage? They take their results directly from Google, but it's totally private. They don't record your IP address or track your searches at all. In other words, no bullsh*t government surveillance to worry about (at least for now).
August 7th, 2013 at 8:09:58 AM
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IE on my phone
Chrome on my Nexus7
Firefox on my Win7 computer.
Chrome on my Nexus7
Firefox on my Win7 computer.
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August 7th, 2013 at 8:26:59 AM
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Quote: SanchoPanzaI've used Ixquick for years. It was invented by the son of a colleague of mine, who sold it big-time to the Dutch. It doesn't record IP's either and is quite heavily oriented toward academia.
I think the main difference is that Ixquick pulls search results from multiple search engines, while Startpage takes results from Google only. (I like both of them) DuckDuckGo is another good private search engine, although I haven't used it as much as Startpage.
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August 7th, 2013 at 8:58:55 AM
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Apparently disconnect.me doesn't work with IE, but it rocks with the others and seems to really speed up browsing and according to the page virtualization stuffs a bunch of junk. Pity about the IE though because I have a number of legacy apps that work only under IE or would be in need of a (paid) version upgrade to get everything to play together.
I like IE having used it for many years but even in IE10 MS still can't get it right as there are occasional "IE has stopped working" messages reminiscent of the Blue Screen of Death in WIN98...
I like IE having used it for many years but even in IE10 MS still can't get it right as there are occasional "IE has stopped working" messages reminiscent of the Blue Screen of Death in WIN98...
August 7th, 2013 at 11:15:52 AM
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This new item means that the Google program does not turn off:Quote: Beethoven9thYeah, the privacy thing with Google really bothers me.
"It might be a bit much to say that one of the new features packed into Android's 4.3 upgrade is controversial, but it's definitely one worth knowing a little bit more about. As those who have taken a spin around the Android 4.3 ROM have noticed, Google has made a change to devices' Wi-Fi settings in Android 4.3.
"To improve location accuracy and for other purposes, Google and other apps may scan for nearby networks, even when Wi-Fi is off," describes Google." pcmag
August 7th, 2013 at 1:19:07 PM
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Chrome on my windows laptop.
