Internet Browsers

Rehaan · 4th April 2013, 16:53

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Originally Posted by h@r$h@l

...But, the shocking part is that the spelling of "better" & "check" itself is wrong in the update notification....
Could this be a bug?

That's just Google's sense of humour!

Good news is that as of today, Chrome for android now also syncs passwords with Chrome for desktop.

cya
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msdivy · 3rd September 2013, 17:16

Latest development version of Chrome for Windows has built-in 'Chromium App Launcher', start menu kind of button, which pins to the taskbar & provide one-click access to Chrome apps. Probably will make it to main release shortly. Google is trying to fill the start menu void in Windows 8

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msdivy · 28th September 2013, 09:20

Google is trying to fool with their Chrome browser. In the latest Chrome update, new tab or a blank tab means Google homepage

Chrome is already a memory hog. If Google doesn't fix their browser or don't stop these cheap tricks, then goodbye Chrome.

500ContyCruiser · 28th September 2013, 10:13

I mostly use FF for most of my day-to-day work (not office related). However when accessing secure (banking) sites and any company internal sites, I use IE. With IE 10 & 11, it feels much faster and reliable.

Heard lots of about Chrome and its fast response. But somehow I don't really like it.

carboy · 28th September 2013, 10:41

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Originally Posted by msdivy

Google is trying to fool with their Chrome browser. In the latest Chrome update, new tab or a blank tab means Google homepage

Chrome is already a memory hog. If Google doesn't fix their browser or don't stop these cheap tricks, then goodbye Chrome.

I have uninstalled all google products on my desktop (gtalk, chrome etc) couple of years. All of them install a Windows Update service which runs all the time. I even manually deleted the service but it magically reappeared soon. I don't see why I have to have a google process running all the time even when I am not using the browser or gtalk. I replaced Gtalk with Pidgin and I use Firefox/IE/Opera as my browser.

msdivy · 30th September 2013, 13:48

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Originally Posted by msdivy

In the latest Chrome update, new tab or a blank tab means Google homepage

A way to fix this - How to bring back Chrome's old New Tab page

Quote:

1. Type or copy and paste chrome://flags into Chrome's omnibox
2. Search for "Enable Instant Extended API"
3. Change its setting from Default or Enabled to Disabled
4. Restart Chrome

kannan666 · 30th September 2013, 16:11

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Originally Posted by msdivy

A way to fix this - How to bring back Chrome's old New Tab page

Thanks for the tip - just did it, works fine !

babhishek · 30th September 2013, 16:34

using MAXTHON, guys give it a shot!

mercedised · 30th September 2013, 17:34

anyone know how to reduce the massive memory consumption of firefox, mine hangs sometimes. I have 1st gen i3 with 4gb ram, win 7.

k_nitin_r · 30th September 2013, 21:23

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Originally Posted by mercedised

anyone know how to reduce the massive memory consumption of firefox, mine hangs sometimes. I have 1st gen i3 with 4gb ram, win 7.

If you have a lot of tabs open with Flash objects within them, that could take up quite a bit of memory. You can disable Flash, to get around it. Sometimes, Javascript can cause hangs, if it isn't well-written.

I have an old Core Duo with 3GB RAM on Windows 8 (and previously with Windows XP) and there have been no problems when using Firefox, Chrome, or Opera. You can use Ad Blocker plugins if you want to disable only unwanted Flash objects.

ankan.m.blr · 30th September 2013, 22:40

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Originally Posted by babhishek

using MAXTHON, guys give it a shot!

Never heard about this 'cloud' browser. Just downloaded. Let me use it for a few days.

khoj · 1st October 2013, 13:37

Thank you for the quick response

Quote:

Originally Posted by mercedised

Nothing to gaga about. Similar like Firefox.

Has anyone here used TORCH. Any reviews?

mercedised · 1st October 2013, 13:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by khoj

Has anyone here used TORCH. Any reviews?

Nothing to gaga about. Similar like Firefox.

condor · 5th December 2013, 16:45

Guys, need help with IE

I need to delete one specific site from my browser history. How do find where the data is stored ?

it is not listed in browser history
It was not private browsing
The site (just FB) shows up on an utility that is used to find all browsing history
the FB page accessed today morning.

though the link leads to a pic of a bus on FB's KSRTC / BMTC page, I need to get it out asap. Pls don't ask why

condor · 5th December 2013, 18:10

Add:
I had opened the page in Firefox, and then accidentally switched rendering engine to IE, using the right-click button

View Poll Results: Internet Browsers - what do you use?
Internet Explorer	110	14.99%
Netscape	4	0.54%
Mozilla Firefox	363	49.46%
Opera	63	8.58%
Apple Safari	28	3.81%
The new kid on the block, Chrome from Google	144	19.62%
Any other?? Please specify	22	3.00%
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3rd September 2013, 17:16	#647
msdivy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,815 Thanked: 2,826 Times	Re: Internet Browsers Latest development version of Chrome for Windows has built-in 'Chromium App Launcher', start menu kind of button, which pins to the taskbar & provide one-click access to Chrome apps. Probably will make it to main release shortly. Google is trying to fill the start menu void in Windows 8 Last edited by msdivy : 3rd September 2013 at 17:19.
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msdivy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,815 Thanked: 2,826 Times	Google Chrome Goof up Google is trying to fool with their Chrome browser. In the latest Chrome update, new tab or a blank tab means Google homepage Chrome is already a memory hog. If Google doesn't fix their browser or don't stop these cheap tricks, then goodbye Chrome.
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500ContyCruiser BHPian Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: KA25 Posts: 610 Thanked: 769 Times View My Garage	I mostly use FF for most of my day-to-day work (not office related). However when accessing secure (banking) sites and any company internal sites, I use IE. With IE 10 & 11, it feels much faster and reliable. Heard lots of about Chrome and its fast response. But somehow I don't really like it. Last edited by 500ContyCruiser : 28th September 2013 at 10:15.
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babhishek BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: KOLKATA Posts: 328 Thanked: 35 Times View My Garage	Re: Internet Browsers using MAXTHON, guys give it a shot!
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mercedised Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Indore Posts: 1,204 Thanked: 353 Times View My Garage	Re: Internet Browsers anyone know how to reduce the massive memory consumption of firefox, mine hangs sometimes. I have 1st gen i3 with 4gb ram, win 7.
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5th December 2013, 16:45	#659
condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 15,864 Thanked: 16,013 Times View My Garage	Re: Internet Browsers Guys, need help with IE I need to delete one specific site from my browser history. How do find where the data is stored ? it is not listed in browser history It was not private browsing The site (just FB) shows up on an utility that is used to find all browsing history the FB page accessed today morning. though the link leads to a pic of a bus on FB's KSRTC / BMTC page, I need to get it out asap. Pls don't ask why
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5th December 2013, 18:10	#660
condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 15,864 Thanked: 16,013 Times View My Garage	Re: Internet Browsers Add: I had opened the page in Firefox, and then accidentally switched rendering engine to IE, using the right-click button
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