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I've been using Chrome as my browser for almost a couple of years now. I switched from firefox for basically one reason. The browser is fast. Blazing fast. Sta
by statictype 16y ago
I've been using Chrome as my browser for almost a couple of years now. I switched from firefox for basically one reason.
The browser is fast. Blazing fast. Starts-faster-than-notepad-while-my-system-is-still-settling-down fast.
I don't like how tabs get obscured if you have too many open. And there are some crashing bugs (I'm running the developer channel) but I still prefer it to any other browser.
There are some other nice features it has:
1) Silent updates that don't ask you questions. One day I'll click on the bookmark organizer and find that its been revamped completely since the last time I saw it. One day the tools menu has new items in it. I keep getting improvements pushed down as and when they are released and I've never had to notice it or take any action on it.
2) Automatically registers search engines whenever you search with it.
3) Syncs across multiple machines. Re-arranging the bookmarks on my Mac show up on my Windows system the next time I open Chrome on it.
That said, I still keep Firefox around as a container for Firebug. The chrome developer tools are nice but not on the same level as Firebug.
- bobf 16y agoFirebug and LiveHTTPHeaders are basically the only reason I keep Firefox around these days.
- e40 16y agoPrint preview is still missing from Chrome. It's the only reason I keep FF around (to make sure meeting agendas fit in one page, and I will adjust the zoom until they do).
- mxavier 16y agoThe search engine registration feature is fantastic. I do a ton of searching all day on various sites and when I ever have to use firefox, I find myself start typing en.wiki-- hitting tab and remembering that firefox still has quite a bit of friction in the search interface.